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Front wheel drive vs Rear wheel drive
Created by Lucas Luís at Friday, 24 June 2022
If you've ever heard someone ask if the car ‘pulls at the front or the back’ and you didn't realise what they were talking about, they were referring to the car's traction. In this case, the question would be whether the car in question had front or rear-wheel drive. This detail can make all the dif...
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How to react in cases of tiredness and stress
Created by Ana Faustino at Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Stress and tiredness are responsible for many less pleasant situations, which can often be prevented.Tiredness can have various causes, all of which are closely related to drivers' lives, such as insufficient sleep or the activities carried out throughout the day. When a driver is fatigued, their p...
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Can I drive barefoot, in flip-flops or naked?
Created by Ana Faustino at Monday, 20 June 2022
We've all heard that it's forbidden to drive barefoot, in flip-flops or naked. Is that true?What the law says about these cases is... nothing!.Nothing in the law says it's allowed to drive in these conditions, but it doesn't say it's forbidden either. Even so, there are many certainties about how to...
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Advantages and disadvantages of LED headlights
Created by Ana Faustino at Monday, 6 June 2022
If you've ever had your car hit and run, you know what a headache it can be. If it's never happened to you, here's how to proceed if someone does..First of all, whenever possible, write down the license plate number of the car that hit you. If you can't get this information, try to gather as many ch...
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Can pregnant women not wear a seat belt?
Created by Ana Faustino at Wednesday, 1 June 2022
When you become pregnant, various day-to-day tasks are altered due to the changes in your body. In most cases, the belly that starts to protrude can make simple tasks, such as driving, uncomfortable. Can the seat belt be dispensed with in these cases?.What does the law say?You can see in the Regulat...
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What are classic, antique and historic cars
Created by Ana Faustino at Tuesday, 31 May 2022
There are three important names when it comes to classic cars: classic vehicles, vintage vehicles and historic vehicles..The definition of classic vehicles is the broadest, not depending on the age of the car, but on other characteristics. Here, intrinsic quality characteristics count, such as craft...
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Traveling with pets
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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How to register a motor vehicle
Created by Ana Faustino at Thursday, 26 May 2022
If you're buying or selling a car, you've already wondered what you need to do to register the vehicle in your name. Fortunately, the days when you had to wait endlessly in a queue to do so are long gone and you can now do it online..Registration must be done by the buyer, but anyone interested in t...
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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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