{"id":1205,"date":"2015-04-24T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=1205"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:50:22","slug":"from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-13\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Mouth of Martin: Top Tips to Slash the Cost of Motoring – #13"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strap yourselves in wannabe petrol heads. With the help of money saving expert, Martin Lewis, Book Theory Test Today is hitting the road with 50 top tips that will cut your motoring costs. Tune in each & every week for a new tip and remember to share with friends and family and slash the cost of motoring.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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This week we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at driving in Europe, a potential pocket pilferer adding to the cost of motoring. However, those costs can be avoided, check out Book Theory Test Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest tip…<\/span><\/p>\n

Cut the cost of motoring tip #13 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Driving in Europe<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Book Theory Test Today<\/strong><\/a> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When driving on the continent, too many motorists simply assume that breakdown cover and insurance are covered. However, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not always the case and the financial ramifications can be costly and let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face it, the cost of motoring is bad enough in Britain, without adding Europe to your motoring woes.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Before you set off for your wild ride across Europe, you should really check the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Your car insurance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The majority of comprehensive or third party, fire and theft policies, revert to third party only when outside the UK. Basically, these policies will only pay out if you damage another vehicle, not your own and provide no cover if your car is stolen abroad. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth checking your policy with your provider prior to travelling, before you inadvertently increase the cost of motoring.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Breakdown cover \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 99.9% of the time if you leave the UK your breakdown cover becomes invalid. Check to see if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re covered, but if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not, consider upgrading to a European policy or purchase one-off temporary cover.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Give your vehicle a maintenance check \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cut the cost of motoring by doing a maintenance check before travelling. If you can prevent a problem before it starts, do so. When travelling, do make sure you have all the necessary documents needed so that you can contact someone if your vehicle does breakdown.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Check out the driving rules \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Road rules across many European countries are different to those of the UK. Many UK motorists are caught out by parking fines in other nations because where it may be fine to park in Britain, it may not be in other countries. You can access the AA website for country-by-country road rules. Book Theory Test Today recommends that you check it out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Book Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK theory test, or practical test, at test centres<\/strong><\/a> across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test? Book your theory test online today…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Strap yourselves in wannabe petrol heads. With the help of money saving expert, Martin Lewis, Book Theory Test Today is hitting the road with 50 top tips that will cut your motoring costs. Tune in each & every week for a new tip and remember to share with friends and family and slash the cost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[111,158,117,174,258,160,257,86,126],"class_list":["post-1205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-advice","tag-book-theory-test-today-2","tag-book-your-theory-test","tag-book-your-theory-test-online","tag-book-your-theory-test-online-today","tag-breakdown-cover","tag-cost-of-motoring","tag-driving-in-europe","tag-theory-test","tag-uk-theory-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}