MOTORING

    Motoring | THE INDEPENDENT | Validation of motor vehicles is a process where a taxpayer captures details of the old log book into the URA online motor vehicle register to acquire a new E-log book. From 2020, you will need to validate your logbook to be able to pay …

Get more from your car and protect your engine Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Prevention is always better than the cure and looking after your vehicle and keeping it well maintained is the best way to avoid costly repairs. With more components and a more complex design, turbocharged engines are a …

Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING | As is the norm with every new model now introduced in the modern era, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class has grown a little by being 120mm longer, 16mm higher and 6mm wider, but 20kg lighter. And in the quest for ever better efficiency, which every manufacturer is under …

The five factors to consider Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | For a car to be considered safe for passengers, it must be able to perform well in accident avoidance and maximally protect them in case of accidents; especially collisions and roll-overs. This means the car must have effective driving and collision …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE  | In the coming months, drivers/riders operating under Taxify might have to abide by the terms and conditions of the trade lest they lose their job. Julian Byamugisha, the city manager for Taxify, Kampala told The Independent by email that Taxify team recently flagged fraudulent …

Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Many drivers do things on the road that they should not be doing. Some are mistakes, results of ignorance, and outright recklessness. As a consequence, many motorists end up in the garage when they would not if they were just a bit more careful, cautious, …

“I do not want to hear that shit anymore!” declares BMW development boss Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Negative media reviews of recent BMW 3 Series generations have motivated the German car-maker to aim for new driving benchmarks with its latest mid-size luxury sedan. Speaking at the Paris motor show recently, …

The facts and the fiction Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Regarding fuel consumption, Ugandan motorists can be grouped into two; those that watch the fuel gauge and those that drive on empty. Both carry tiny jerry cans in readiness for a dash to the fuel station whenever they run out. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | I recently had to send my car to the mechanic – and things did not go according to plan; mainly because this was not my usual mechanic but one supplied by the car dealership in the Banda neighbourhood of Kampala city. I suspect this mechanic …

Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Offspring of Land Rover Range Rover is the larger offspring of the Land Rover; the icon vehicles built since 1948 and became the second oldest four wheel drive vehicles in automotive history after Jeeps. Initially, Land Rover was made by Rover, but Land Rover as a company …