Articles tagged
safety
Are you buying or selling a classic car? Find what changes
Created by Lucas Luís at Thursday, 24 July 2025
A new legislative proposal from the European Union promises to significantly change the used car market. At stake is the new European End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation, currently under analysis and negotiation between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.The main goal of...
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Paulo Valente focuses on the value of preventive maintenance
Created by Lucas Luís at Thursday, 1 May 2025
Benecar's vision in the voice of Paulo Valente on ‘Discovering the Five Stars’In the latest episode of the podcast ‘Discovering the Five Stars’, organised by the Five Star Award, Paulo Valente, Director of the Benecar Workshop, shared the company's vision of the importance of preventive maintenance,...
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Renault bets on prevention with the help of Pierre Gasly
Created by Lucas Luís at Monday, 7 April 2025
Renault has launched a new international road safety campaign, focusing on young drivers and the dangers of speeding. The initiative is part of the Human First Programme and features Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly from the BWT Alpine team. The aim is clear: to raise awareness of the importance of saf...
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List of Speed Cameras in Portugal and the Islands in 2025
Created by Lucas Luís at Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Every month, the Public Security Police (PSP) publishes a list of the locations where it will be carrying out road inspections using speed cameras.Below is the list of PSP radars planned for April:DistrictDateTimeLocationAveiro8 april 202509h30R. Dr. Eduardo Vaz - Santa Maria da FeiraAveiro22 april...
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Rules for transporting children in the car
Created by Lucas Luís at Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Transporting children in the car requires compliance with specific rules to ensure that they are safe. However, there are still many doubts about the rules in force for the use of child seats. In this article, we'll explain everything you need to know about Portuguese legislation and the importance...
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Surveillance cameras to ensure compliance with rules
Created by Lucas Luis at Tuesday, 28 January 2025
The city of Porto is implementing new technological measures to improve parking management and ensure greater safety on the streets. This initiative involves the installation of surveillance cameras in various locations, the main purpose of which is to monitor and identify parking violations.How do...
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Traveling with animals: some precautions for a safe trip
Created by Ana Faustino at Monday, 30 May 2022
Pets are often already part of the family. There are many reasons to take them for a drive, but it's always important to ensure their safety, ours and that of the road in general..One of the most frequent reasons for taking a pet is to go to the vet, which often leads them to associate motoring with...
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What to do when you damage your car in potholes on the road
Created by Ana Faustino at Wednesday, 25 May 2022
If you've never had problems with potholes on the roads, you can count yourself lucky! The roads in Portugal are not the best maintained in Europe and often the signs are not correctly placed. Find out what to do if your car falls victim to this situation.When you have this misfortune, you have the...
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How does the airbag work?
Created by Ana Faustino at Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Safety systems in cars are getting better and better and, like seatbelts, airbags are one of the main systems that reduce the negative consequences of an accident for the driver and passengers.To be triggered, various parameters are taken into account, such as sudden deceleration, the speed and weig...
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