Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts

Thursday, June 16, 2011

ADAC provides information about costs of the crossing of the Alps

Who on vacation in the south quickly and conveniently will come over the Alps, the toll transit routes not pass. From the perspective of the ADAC, the shift to free secondary lines worth rare. Who uses reductions and switching to video toll, saves money and time. The club has purchased in advance for some important connections at cheaper toll tickets.

These are the Lötschbergtunnel / car train: 17,30 € (savings from Friday to Sunday and public holidays around 5 €), the Felber Tauern Tunnel: 18 € for two trips (save 2 Euro) and the Grossglockner road: 25 € (save 4 Euro). Also for motorcyclists, there are discounted tickets at the toll ADAC.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

down gasoline, diesel up: ADAC

While the price of petrol since last week has fallen significantly, to slightly more expensive diesel. As the ADAC tells much is a liter of super E10 currently average € 1.544 (- 2.5 cents). Of a liter of diesel, the drivers currently pay € 1.400 (0.3 cents). The price difference between the two types of fuel is, as done in the previous week again become smaller.

Currently, the difference between E10 and diesel, according to ADAC Super 14.4 cents.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Minor repairs: save with the "lever method" money

You are always angry, the little dings and parking bumps, which is hardly a vehicle spares. Many drivers pay little attention to these mini-damage. However, the car is for sale or lease return, the moment of truth, the trouble is inevitable. The car must be in the workshop, and the repair bill comes mostly from juicy.

But even the smallest accident damage must be more expensive? The experts from the Society for Technical Supervision GTÜ in Stuttgart have now points to alternative repair methods that can be drawn with minor accident damage to the outer skin of the brakes. Many service centers are now working with the appropriate smart repair programs.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Rating: sidewalk for adult cyclists taboo

bWer illegally as an adult with the wheel on the pavement runs, but must pay for the consequences of a collision with the driveway out of a moving car. The Local Court in a ruling Hannover (Az: 562 C 13120/10). Decided on the points of the ADAC / b A car came out of a driveway across the sidewalk and had to go on the road.

There was a collision with a cyclist coming from the left. The driver demanded compensation from the cyclists. In court he stated that he was slowly driven out of the driveway, which is limited by the side walls of houses, so that the narrow footpath was difficult to see. The cyclist was illegally on the sidewalk and at a brisk pace down near the wall.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

ADAC: Oil multinationals show red card

Notwithstanding the very significant decline in oil prices the oil companies are powerful drivers ask the cashier. As the weekly evaluation of the ADAC shows fuel price database, E10 currently costs Super a national average of 1.569 € per liter. Diesel increased in price to the current 1.397 € per liter.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude has fallen by nine last week to below 110 dollars per barrel (159 liters), but which is not reflected at the pump. The ADAC recommends motorists, the oil companies for their excessive pricing to show the red card. So it is important to avoid particularly expensive gas stations and to drive consistent comparatively cheap stations.

ADAC: price difference between diesel and petrol again larger

As the current investigation ADAC in fuel prices of branded service stations in 20 cities in Germany shows, the prices for E10 and diesel at high levels. The Super L is not in E10 EUR 1.56, EUR 1.39 under non-diesel. The most expensive diesel drivers refuel in Kassel, with an average of 1.422 €. The cheapest city of Braunschweig was 1.394 €.

Similarly, at E10. Here you have the most expensive city in Würzburg two cents pay more for a liter of biofuel than in Mannheim (€ 1.569). The price difference between diesel and E10 has been normalized by up to 18 cents. Of the surveyed communities, there are, according to the ADAC currently only eleven cities in a wide range of new super-E10.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Highway construction sites together over 1500 miles long

The number of highway construction sites in the past four weeks from 360 to 69 to 429 and thus rose by more than 19 percent. As the Auto Club Europa (ACE) today reported, are being renewed for a total distance of more than 1523 kilometers of the tracks and expanded. Just under a year (mid-May 2010) the number of highway construction was according to the club with 498 but still higher than today.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

ADAC traffic jam forecasts: the construction season begins

After the Easter holidays, the travel is now putting a pause. Long traffic jams are not to fear, according to ADAC next weekend. Shorter breaks, there will be compulsory but the use of new construction areas on the highways. With disabilities must be on the A 1 Cologne - Dortmund and Bremen - Hamburg - Lübeck, on the A3 Nuremberg - Würzburg - Frankfurt, the A 4 Erfurt - Chemnitz, on the A5 Karlsruhe - Basel, the A8 Stuttgart - Munich A 13 Dresden - Schönefeld junction and the A14 Magdeburg - Halle - Leipzig expected.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Car costs are rising faster than cost of living

In the past twelve months, driving in Germany have risen by 4.2 percent. In contrast, the general cost of living has increased since March 2010, only 2.1 percent. The decisive factor for the sharp rise in prices is mainly the fuel prices, which rose by 11.2 percent. The car cost index, published quarterly, the ADAC in cooperation with the Federal Statistical Office is to ensure that in 116.2 points, the cost of living index at 110.3 points.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Rating: No ban for life hazard

A letter from the employer with a threat of termination may be sufficient to spare the victim a threatening signs. Thus, according to the ADAC, now currently held by the Higher Regional Court Bamberg (3 Ss OWi 2 / 2011 dated 26/01/2011). In the present case, the sales representative of a farm equipment company, at a speed of 104 km / h was insufficient safety distance of less than 3 / 10 of half the speedometer reading for the vehicle in front was observed.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

ADAC: Petrol prices to a record hunt

The price of gasoline in Germany has risen sharply since last week. As the ADAC tells much is a liter of super gasoline (E10) is currently in federal funds € 1.562 per liter (up 4.1 cents). From the highest ever recorded daily average price in July 2008 that premium gasoline is just 2.3 cents away. A further price increase had to accept the drivers of diesel cars, the price rose by 1.6 cents per liter to 1.450 €.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ratings: It's time for summer tires

When temperatures rise again, it is time to replace the winter tires to summer tires. They are generally from 7 degrees Celsius, the better choice. If the tires from last year be re-installed shall be sufficient for the profile. Legally required a tread depth of at least 1.6 millimeters. The Society for Technical Supervision (GTÜ) recommends, for reasons still improving road safety for summer tires at least 3 millimeters.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Diesel only 7.4 cents cheaper than gasoline

While the price for premium gasoline E10 according to the ADAC has fallen since last week by 1.3 cents to an average of € 1.515 per liter in diesel prices changed nothing. As in the previous week does a liter of diesel fuel in the nationwide average 1.441 €. Thus, the gap narrowed between the two varieties to 7.4 cents, although the liter diesel almost 22 cents less tax is collected.

The club calls on the oil companies to explain to drivers why diesel is clearly overpriced for several weeks and the price of gasoline approaches more and more.

Monday, March 21, 2011

ADAC expects few traffic jams on weekends

The ADAC expects for the coming weekend with only a few traffic jams on the highways. In Germany there are currently no federal holidays abroad and push the students back to school benches everywhere. To barriers on roads in and out of the winter sport resorts of the Alps, but there may still occasionally.

On the A3 Frankfurt - Würzburg - Nuremberg, the A7 Würzburg - Füssen, the A8 Munich - Salzburg, the A9 Munich - Nuremberg, the A93 Kufstein - Inntaldreieck and the A 95 / B 2 Munich - Garmisch-Partenkirchen and A 99-pass Munich must be especially on Saturday with congestion gerechnet5.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Price of premium has fallen E10

The price per liter for the new fuel E10 premium gasoline has fallen, according to recent ADAC-evaluation compared to last week by 2.1 cents to 1.528 €. Diesel drivers have to pay the other hand, in a current nationwide average price of 1.441 € 0.2 cents more. Currently, it is evident in each region to bottlenecks in the grandfathering places Super and Super Plus.

Motorists whose vehicles are not tolerated E10, then forced to avoid the most expensive premium grades, criticized the ADAC. The club specifically requested that the drivers must all have the choice between real Super E5 and the new biofuel E10. Moreover, the U.S. price difference from the current eight to ten cents between the alternative offered by Super Plus (98 octane) for E10 unacceptable.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

ADAC test season tires

The ADAC also tested this year, the summer tires. Here, a more than 22 feet longer stopping distance on wet roads is different differentiates a winner from the rear. In an emergency, the difference between life and health. Nevertheless, motorists can use with twelve "good" and eleven "satisfactory" models, a sufficient choice of tires available to good to come over the summer.

Seven tires show, however - especially on wet roads - so poor performance that we must discourage the purchase of these products. Sun comes as the best 175er tires, the Conti Premium Contact 2, when braking on wet roads after a 58.3 feet to a stop, the Italian Dayton needs to 80.4 meters.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

ADAC: price for super fast up

With the increased oil price of fuel in Germany has become much more expensive. As the current analysis shows the fuel price database of the ADAC, super gasoline will cost in Germany is currently an average of 1.501 € per liter (up 2.8 cents). There was also increase in diesel price, he climbed in comparison to last week by 0.5 cents to 1.379 €.

The riots in Libya have significantly contributed to the price of crude oil has risen in recent days. So motorists at the pumps will not be asked about fees to pay, competition in the fuel market is crucial.