{"id":1421,"date":"2015-07-23T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T08:59:14","slug":"from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/from-the-mouth-of-martin-top-tips-to-slash-the-cost-of-motoring-25\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Mouth of Martin: Top Tips to Slash the Cost of Motoring &#8211; #25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>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 &amp; every week for a new tip and remember to share with friends and family and slash the cost of motoring.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This week we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at free parking. Is it really free? In some cases free parking is a bit like those \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsee your credit report for free adverts.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advertised as free, looks free, but before you know it there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a cost involved, jacking up the cost of motoring for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cut the cost of motoring tip #25 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Suspect everything when it comes to parking<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book\/skip\"><strong>Book Theory Test Today<\/strong><\/a> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No double yellow lines, no double red lines, no parking meters and no \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdo not park signs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in luck. However, an hour later you return to your car and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been slapped with a ticket, ramping up your cost of motoring.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How did that happen? Well, even if the parking is free there are usually some rules you have to abide by. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s often the case that you can park for free in rural or suburban locations because there are no road markings. However, just because there are no markings, meters or signs, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just leave your car anywhere. If you carelessly park your vehicle, we can guarantee you will be increasing the cost of motoring for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are some things you should avoid doing to stop yourself getting hit with a parking ticket and a cost of motoring increase&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t park at the top of a hill \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Approaching vehicles may not be able to see your parked car and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just one outcome in this instance, an insurance claim coupled with an increase in your cost of motoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t park on a bend \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A bit like parking on a hill, other motorists might not see your car until it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too late. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be calling your insurance company again and they will like you even more<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t leave your car on a clearway or red route \u00e2\u20ac\u201c No sign? Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look for one? Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t park in that area, find yourself a residential street or road where other cars are parked<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t park your car within 10 metres of a junction \u00e2\u20ac\u201c If we have to explain why this is unsafe you deserve to see your cost of motoring increase<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lowered kerbs, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t park on them \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Lowered kerbs usually mean access to a driveway. Blocking someone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s driveway could lead to a whole load of grief<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To avoid increasing your cost of motoring with numerous parking tickets, remember, if there are no other vehicles parked where you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re parking there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably a reason for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Contact Book Theory Test Today<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK theory test, or practical test, at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?page=find\"><strong>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&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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