Car manufacturer Toyota has received yet another disastrous body blow to its international representation after a recent model Prius was halted by the US highway patrol after it was found to be accelerating out of control. The issue is a continuation of the massive problems with braking and accelerating that have plagued the brand image of the Japanese car maker.
The drama occurred on the Interstate 8 freeway near San Diego, where Californian police officers were contacted by the 61-year-old driver, James Sikes, who used his mobile to ring the Highway Patrol as his 2008 Prius accelerated out of control. The [...]

The recent state visit of South African President Jacob Zuma to Britain seems to be yielding positive effects for the nation. Zuma, together with a dozen of his cabinet ministers and 200 more people from the business sector, came to Britain not only for economic interests but also to promote the upcoming World Cup event – to be held at the African country.
South Africa will host the soccer event in three months time and thousands of soccer fans are expected to flock the nation. With the sudden influx of visitors to witness the sports event, warnings are now out that [...]

According to Senator Walton Brown, the Caribbean island of Bermuda is making steps forward on visa-free travel privileges to Europe. Brown has been working for 18 months just to secure Bermuda passport holders with visa-free travel privileges to Europe.
Under the previous EU policy, all citizens of Bermuda are required to obtain visa when entering countries within the bloc, except if the passport holder has a ‘right of adobe in the UK’ stamped on the document.
The senator is glad to inform that the people of Bermuda are now entitled to have the ‘right of adobe in the UK’ stamped on their [...]

The past year has not been a kind one for the motor industry. Car hire companies across the globe have faced slashed budgets, staff cutbacks and fleet reductions as they try to stay afloat in the ongoing economic downturn.
While several smaller operations have been forced out, some have thrived and look primed for a bumper summer season that looks to leverage off the strong end of season rush experienced in 2009. Indigo Car Hire is one such rental group, with the company formerly known as 121 Car Rental being busy enough  in recent times to expand and upgrade its services [...]

An airline stewardess with British Airways has been arrested, along with a self-styling Hindu holy man, for their suspected roles in a prostitution racket estimated in the multi-millions of pounds.
The pair was arrested in Delhi, with local police authorities claiming that the man, Hindu swami Shiv Myra Dwivedi, had been using his south city temple as a cover for an operation involving up to as many as 200 prostitutes. Among the number were students and air hostesses who were normally offered to guest of five-star hotels.
The holy man claims to have a following of over 100,000 including a number of [...]

Holidaymakers heading toward Turkey for their vacation had best take heed of the latest changes to road rules, which will come into effect as of May 1st.
The main issue concerns the use of people carriers of the 9-seater variety. These minibuses have long been the preferred choice of larger families of sports teams for travel but new legislation in Turkey has declared that such vehicles be classified as a heavy vehicle rather than a car. This means that a specified heavy vehicle license will be required before you can get behind the wheel.
Those people who are contemplating hiring such a [...]

The terrorist attack at the popular Indian tourist destination of Pune last weekend has seen Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States renew their travel warnings for travel to the country.
The Indian government has called the warnings an understandable and routine reaction to the German Bakery explosion but most industry analysts feel their mild acceptance of the reactions as pointing to significant changes to inbound tourism as travellers once again come under threat in the Asian nation.
Three foreigners were among the nine dead in the blast which has sent shockwaves across the region with upcoming sporting events also thrown [...]

Major international car hire company Enterprise Rent A Car has announced the launch of a new three-year partnership with Call Zebra – the accident management organisation.
Beginning on the 1st of February the new arrangement will see the car rental giant offer replacement automobiles across Britain to Call Zebra customers involved in vehicle accidents. The relatively new Call Zebra has itself only been operating since April in 2008 but has won many accolades for its forward thinking approach to accident management which focuses on providing a transparent approach to its service along with high quality repair work, fast turnaround times and [...]

Keen to capitalise of the booming eco-friendly car industry trend, Honda has announced an ambitious new project that could soon have you filling up in the comfort of your own driveway.
The latest development from the Japanese giant is a home-based hydrogen re-filling station, and what’s more it’s solar-powered.
The manufacturer has been working on the new technology at its US base where plans for the next-generation hydrogen fuelling stations that harness sunlight are being fine-tuned for home installation, effectively doing away with trips to the service station forever save for the papers and savouries. The new prototype has been designed to [...]

New plans have just recently been unveiled for an ice and roller skating rink for one of the best known holiday parks, Pontins. This is part of the £5 million revamp that the park is getting.
A new village square complex and a fairground are also part of this upgrade. This upgrade is going to create 300 permanent and 200 construction jobs over the next three to five years. Also planned for this area is a new amusement arcade and a village square complex. As far as refurbishment goes, the site will see an upgrade to its theater, ballroom, restaurants and [...]