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Better alternative – Auto Bild Sportscars tests all-season tyres
7 Nov 2025
Auto Bild Sportscars argues there is no alternative to “genuine summer tyres” for those wanting “to get the best possible performance out of a sports car on the asphalt,” at least in the warmer months of the year. But UK summers are a fleeting phenomenon, and tyres that deliver top performance in warm weather can struggle on winter roads. All-season tyres offer a practical alternative; the performance motoring publication has tested ten products in 225/45 R18.
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MOTs paused from 30 March 2020
25 Mar 2020
Cars, motorcycles and vans won’t need an MOT from 30 March 2020 for the next 12 months to allow essential travel during the lockdown. But “vehicles must be kept in a roadworthy condition, and garages will remain open for essential repair work”. And the government adds “drivers can be prosecuted if driving unsafe vehicles.”
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Do I need to get an MOT test in the COVID-19 lockdown?
24 Mar 2020
With many in the UK on COVID-19 lockdown, motorists will question whether getting an MOT test counts as an "essential" reason to leave their home. The government has already issued advice that "lorries, buses and trailers" needing an MOT in the next three months will receive an automatic exemption, barring a few exceptional cases.
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Kwik Fit: Business as usual “where possible”
24 Mar 2020
Kwik Fit says it is carefully monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, with centres open for business as usual “where possible” at present. It stresses that the company’s “overriding priority” is the health and well-bring of its staff and customers.
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Garages can open despite lockdown
24 Mar 2020
Pubs, shops and restaurants might be closed, but frontline services still have to get to work and for that any vehicle needs tyres. That's why despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlining strict stay-at-home measures for the whole of the UK, garages are allowed to remain open.
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Halfords offers free car checks to NHS workers during coronavirus pandemic
20 Mar 2020
Halfords is offering its Ten Point Car Check to all NHS frontline workers during the Coronavirus pandemic. The check, fo which Halfords normally charges £15, includes top-ups of tyre inflation, screen wash and checks on oil levels, headlights and brake lights.
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Nokian Snowproof P – Winter grip & sporty performance
13 Mar 2020
Nokian Tyres is launching a successor to its Nokian WR A4 winter tyre. It calls this new addition to its cold-weather portfolio the Nokian Snowproof P and describes it is a “sporty and modern combination of high-performance handling and reliable winter grip.”
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