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The motorists on collision course with skin cancer Frequent driving may increase the risk of developing skin cancer, research suggests. Studies have shown that sunlight coming in through the side windows of cars could be to blame for the increase. Read more Dailymail 04 February 2007 
According to the Carbon Trust, compared with replacing windows "Solar control films offer a cheaper retrofit options"
Smash and grab The Sun newspaper revealed that a thief made the biggest mistake of his life when he stole a laptop from a parked vehicle. Little did the thief know but the vehicle and the laptop belong to SAS veteran Andy McNab. The Sun reported that the small time crook would probably not have dared smash the window of McNab’s Audi Q7 had he known who the owner was. Andy only popped into a West London newsagent to buy a paper when thief broke into his and two other vehicles. This demonstrates that all vehicles are potential targets and it only takes a split second for someone to break the glass and gain access to personal belongings. If an automotive security film was used then the thief would have been stopped or delayed in the act. Andy commented that the thief stole from the vehicles because he couldn’t be bothered to go out and earn. A detective on the case added “I just hope we catch this chancer before Andy does.”
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations According to reports by members of The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations, when office workers are exposed to temperatures of or above 24 degrees Celsius productivity can fall by as much as 50% and accidents can increase by 30%. |