Soon the value of your new car may no longer be at risk from loose stones and poor road surfaces We all love our cars looking bright and new- the sight of a chip or scratch to the paint can be a blow. Poor road maintenance, mud & other weather conditions, even inconsiderate drivers can…
12 months into retirement and the Defender has yet to get far from the headlines. It’s been just over a year since the final Land Rover Defender rolled off the JLR production line in Solihull. However the news of the venerable 4×4 icon hasn’t stopped- indeed there has been more buzz than ever. First JLR…
Runaway pollution fears open door for a generous incentive program. New figures linking 50,000 early deaths to air pollution, costing £27.5 billion each year, have prompted London Mayor Sadiq Khan to suggest diesel drivers should receive credit toward alternative transport. Citing excise duty as a form of subsidy for the polluting cars, Mr. Khan…
National supermarket juggernaut Tesco already gets up to a lot besides selling your bread and milk- internet, insurance, and, allegedly, dodgy accounting to name a few. Yet the chain is increasingly branching out into new areas that have left many skeptical at the prospects of the embattled supermarket. Building thousands of flats on top of…
A lot of people who come to us do so because their car has had some bad luck on the road- and now sports a scratch, dent or worse. Perhaps its unsurprising, then, that we’re big supporters of car safety and responsible driving. Regularly meeting people who have damaged car bodywork from road accidents, others’…
As we are soon to say goodbye to the ‘65’ plates, and hello to the ‘17’, we thought it was important to raise a few new models that ought to get you excited for the coming year. Surely there’s something here to take your fancy? Nissan Micra Gone are the days of the Micra being…
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, preparation for bad weather conditions can be worth consideration. The mixture of mud, grit and salt can cause serious damage to your car, and combined with stones that might be thrown up, your paintwork might become chipped leading to exposure of the underlying metalwork. In…
There was a time when car bodywork wasn’t about uniformity –or excess. Worried about your car’s bodywork? Not as much as some of the owners of these cars! Today bright, exotic custom paint jobs are the preserve of the super-rich, a throwaway expense. Often running into the tens of thousands of pounds, this garish…
Car body repair is something most drivers consider at some point, yet it isn’t as simple as we’re often led to believe. How can you judge when is best to attempt to DIY, and when you should call in the experts? John Bee prides itself on good honest service, matched by honest & fair prices-…
We all fear getting into a collision on the road- but what factors can we judge to potentially save ourselves a hefty bill- or worse? There are, of course, statistics for everything these days, and luckily we’re able to break down the figures for all the different kinds of car accidents on Britain’s roads. Being…
