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5 Dangerous driving distractions

Your safety is the king’s concern, always! That’s why I want to make sure that when you get behind the wheel of your car, you are fully present and focused. It’s easy, especially when you have hours of traffic, endless potholes and another set of robots out to get distracted on the roads, especially when… Hey, stop looking at your

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Save money on car maintenance

Isn’t it funny how just a little bit of knowledge can make a big difference to the way you do things? Well kids, hold onto your hats because the king’s about to hit you with some knowledge that’s going to blow the back of your head right off.

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5 Tips to Preserve Your Petrol

We had a nice little treat at the beginning of the year with the petrol price drop, didn’t we? Suddenly we all had a little extra cash in our wallets and a little more petrol in our tanks, to get to where we wanted to go. Ah…. Good times.

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Roadside assistance….The unsung hero

Everyone has a story about a car breakdown, but the most interesting ones hardly ever include roadside assistance coming to the rescue. Let’s face it, there’s just no drama in that news. You’d rather hear about how someone was stranded for hours, had awkward ‘local’ encounters or spent the night fighting off baboons, right? However, when you put two tales

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Hidden gems for your next mini break

It’s hard to believe that we’re already in March… Where is the year going? And more importantly, now that we’re officially at the end of the first quarter of 2015, where are you going to celebrate? Mini-breaks are a great South African tradition. Simply take a half day’s leave on a Friday, drive out to somewhere close enough to be

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Hitch a ride with the king

We’ve all attended an awesome party, work function or date with friends, where the energy is electric, the liquor flowing, and no one wants the fun to end. Unfortunately, the night always winds down, guests leave and you slowly realise that it definitely isn’t a good idea to drive home.

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5 Lessons we can all learn from learner drivers

There are some things in life, and on the road, which are great equalisers. Whether you’re driving the convertible sports car of your dreams, or still stuck with your second-hand student-mobile, there are some issues that all drivers need to deal with. These include traffic, etolls and of course… the big red ‘L’ we’ve all stuck on our rear window.

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Are we there yet?

I know that many of you are planning to travel across our vast and beautiful country over the December break. But before you pack your padkos and practice screaming ‘I swear, I will turn this car around!’, please read our road trip safety tips on this week’s ‘a word from the king’. Your safety is our concern…. Always.

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How roadworthy is your car?

The South African economy forks out over 300 billion Rand each year on car accidents. In addition to drunken driving, a major factor in these incidents is that many of the vehicles aren’t roadworthy. So maybe it’s time to ask yourself if your car is in tip-top working condition.

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SA road accident facts: Why you can’t afford to be uninsured

South Africa’s yearly car accident toll is among the highest in the world. According to a 2013 report by the International Transport Forum and The Clark Law Office attorneys, vehicle-related calamities cost the nation more than R307-billion per annum. What’s more, the same period recorded a total of 58 312 motor thefts, and 139 572 smash and grabs. With such

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