Miscellaneous

DriveGain is the secret weapon to combat high petrol prices

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You know as a London driver I’m sure we must have some of the highest petrol prices in the country. I know the AA have just said that petrol prices have reached a new record average high of 142.8p. But if that’s all I was paying I’d be reasonably happy. Don’t get me wrong I [...]

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The Real Elizabeth by Andrew Marr book review

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I don’t really like Andrew Marr on the tele, and I am certainly not a Royalist, but I found myself strangely drawn to read “The Real Elizabeth“. Perhaps it was the “Will and Kate effect” that drew me. Perhaps it was the excitement that 2012 promises, being the Jubilee year (not just the year of [...]

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Are Rated People cowboy trader protectors or just inefficient?

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UPDATE: I don’t know if it was this post. But a few hours of the post going live I got a call from Rated People apologising about the delay. To cut a long story short, they’ve now suspended Phoenix Construction’s membership. Nice job by Rated People. If you’ve had problems with a company let us [...]

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What do London drivers and car fleet managers have in common

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If you drive in London you probably don’t think you have anything in common with a car fleet manager. But you, me and car fleet managers do all have one thing in common. We’re all being ripped off when it comes to car servicing and car repairs. But that’s not the worst part. The worst [...]

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