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  Buying and selling a van on eBay (Article)
  the mileage and paperwork. On the test drive, try and take in a variety of roads and speeds, make sure you use all the gears including reverse and have a good look under the bonnet; clean oil, brake fluid and a tidy engine bay suggest a van that’s been well maintained. The name and address
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  Honest John Kit Award Winners 2019 (Article)
  inches. It’s the Continental AllSeasonContact.  The Continental do well in wet and dry conditions too with reliable, reactive braking and the tyres are also very quiet and refined even at high speeds. They're  also very fuel efficient
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  Cheap van finance and advice (Article)
  mileage limit. Examine the service agreement There is a difference between a service and full maintenance agreement; the former only covers for the intermittent service as and when required and may not cover for other wear and tear, such as replacement brake discs or tyres
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  How to sell your van (Article)
  honest, to the point and simple. Avoid technical phrases or terms that buyers will not understand. And always list additional equipment that you van has, like roof bars, racking, tow bar and/or additional security. If you know your van's payload, include it, along with the braked towing limit
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  Buying and selling vans at auction (Article)
  If the vehicle is described as such it means the vehicle should not have any major faults in the engine, gearbox, clutch, brakes, steering or transmission. Any claims are limited to being reported within one hour of the auction ending, however.  Specified faults
• INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
  sustained structural damage, so the issue may be cosmetic, or a problem with the electrics that isn’t economical to repair. Don’t assume such vehicles are drivable, however; non-structural faults may include brakes, steering or other safety-related parts. Think of Cat D / Cat N
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  Concern Over Brake Disc Quality 31 May 2008 (News)
  Brakes on some modern vehicles wear out faster, warp and lose their braking performance earlier because car manufacturers are cutting corners claims a new report. Mail Order specialists, Car Parts Direct claims that more motorists are replacing their original brakes earlier than ever
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  Lowest Rossini Brake Disc Prices and Free Caliper Paint 21 Feb 2008 (News)
  www.carparts-direct/brakes.co.uk is offering the renowned multi drilled Rossini replacement brake discs at the best prices in the UK. They guarantee to refund double the difference if you can buy better
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  Cut Price Brake Discs Could Save Lives 14 Apr 2004 (News)
  at speed and sudden braking takes place brake fade can occur. The vehicle simply will not stop as quickly as it should. This happens because the brake discs heat up and the hot surface of the brake disc glazes the friction material of the brake pads. In wet driving conditions the brake pads can lift from
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  Brake Survey: Which Discs Are The Worst 7 Jun 2008 (News)
  An online survey is under way to discover which vehicles have the worst brakes on British roads - our readers have been asked to help. According to the Department for Transport 1-in-3 road accidents happens because a vehicle fails to stop in time. This survey could reveal why some
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  Top Stopping Power at a Rock Bottom Price 29 Mar 2005 (News)
  www.carparts-direct.co.uk is offering the renowned multi drilled Rossini replacement brake disks at the best prices in the UK, and adding £25 of red high-temperature calliper paint free of charge. Rossini discs give
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  Some Britons 'travelling with faulty brakes' 18 Mar 2008 (News)
  Road users in the UK are continuing to drive despite having faulty brakes, according to new research. Statistics from Kwik-Fit show that 51 per cent of motorists took to the road for a month even though they had such problems. It added that seven per cent continued to use
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  Honda develops ‘City-Brake Active’ for next Jazz 2 Apr 2013 (News)
  The Japanese version of the next generation Honda Jazz – called Fit in its home market – will be fitted with a collision-mitigating braking system called ‘City-Brake Active’ when it goes on sale in Asia in late 2013. The system
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  Coated Brake Discs Prevent Unsightly Rust 18 Mar 2011 (News)
  Federal-Mogul’s Ferodo brakes product range now includes a range of premium coated brake discs engineered specifically for vehicles equipped with 'see-through' alloy wheels. The new Ferodo COAT PLUS brake discs are available immediatelythrough distributors. Ferodo COAT PLUS brake
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  Upgrading brakes 'a good idea' 12 Dec 2007 (News)
  A vehicle accessories company has commented that motorists in the UK should look to improve their brakes as the wet weather increases over the next few months. Car Parts Direct described 'brake fade', where moisture and gases seep onto pads, as one particular problem people could
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  Half of drivers drive too tired, says Brake 25 Jul 2013 (News)
  Road Safety charity Brake has warned that drivers are taking too many risks when it comes to tiredness. In 2011 there were 84 deaths and 420 serious injuries in tiredness related crashes in the UK, yet according to Brake half of male drivers are happy to drive more than
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  Road safety group launches pledge to cut road deaths 21 Nov 2016 (News)
  It’s Road Safety Week this week - 21-27 November - and Brake has launched its annual awareness campaign to cut the number of deaths on Britain’s roads. According to Department for Transport figures, there were 186,000 reported casualties and 1732 deaths
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  'Urgent action' required to combat car tyre and brake dust pollution 11 Jul 2019 (News)
  Government ministers are urging the automotive industry to cut pollution caused by brakes and tyres. Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey and Transport Minister Michael Ellis are leading the push, following warnings in a new report published today by the Air
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  SPECIALLY ADAPTED NOTE AT MOBILITY ROADSHOW 2 Jun 2006 (News)
  at the UK’s largest outdoor mobility event. Some of Nissan’s best selling cars have been fitted with an array of extras, like pedal transfer and push-pull hand operated brakes and accelerator levers, designed to keep people with disabilities mobile. Physically impaired drivers
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  Automatic braking should be standard, says Thatcham Research 10 May 2016 (News)
  Thatcham Research, the UK’s only NCAP accredited research centre, has urged car manufacturers to fit automatic braking as standard after if emerged that just two per cent of car buyers are taking-up the tech as a paid-for option.  A recent