Florida drivers, it's time for your update on all things local! This week, the Florida Deparment of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, aka the Florida DMV, announced that they will be paying attention to brake systems on commercial vehicles. Checking for leaks, brake hoses and tubing will be a part of their compliance checks in the upcoming weeks. It's important to pay attention to the ongoing interests of the Florida Highway Patrol, as these campaigns can give you an idea of what areas of car safety they will be paying attention to when they handle routine checks or make traffic stops.

The new Tampa Bay Lightning custom license plate is now available! The cool blue tag is a great way to support your team. Proceeds help the team and you can request a custom tag number as well with the newly designed plate.

Last week, as I was on my way to a birthday party here in South Florida, I heard something I didn’t expect to hear on my drive. It started out faint, but as the sound grew louder, I was able to slowly identify and make out the curious noise. I glanced over my shoulder and saw it: a motorcyclist weaving his way through traffic, his boombox perched carefully on his lap. And emanating from those speakers was the familiar synth-pop sound of Phil Collins belting out “In the Air Tonight.”...

Florida has quite the reputation. With Florida Man making his rounds in the news every so often, the public eye is often centered on our beautiful state when it comes to legal happenings. While many laws have come into play for a good reason, it’s safe to say that some of the laws in Florida are downright silly. It almost makes you wonder: what exactly happened here to establish such a precedent to justify these laws? The world may never know.

South Florida is a funny place. Nowhere else in the world could someone casually bring up the topic of owning a boat without anyone batting an eye. If someone way up north or in the Midwest mentioned owning a boat, you may think of a fishing dinghy. Of course, we use our boats to go fishing out here, too. But for some of us, owning a boat – and living on it -- is actually a lifestyle choice. While it may seem like a fun and exciting one at first, the truth is, living on a boat may be something that’s best reserved for fantasy if you’re not properly prepared for it.

While some people are perfectly content in dropping a few bucks in a drive-thru coin-op car wash, many others are more of a fan of the hands-on approach to keeping their car free from dust and dirt. If you’re part of Team DIY when it comes to keeping the outside of your car squeaky clean, you may benefit from a few helpful pointers on how to wash your car properly. As your local Pompano Beach auto tag agency, we're veterans of the damage the tropical Florida environment can do to your car.

Some of us love the experience of driving. Getting behind the wheel, putting on your favorite jams, and letting the open road whisk you away can be an enjoyable experience in and of itself. However, what about those of you who aren’t as enthusiastic about driving and prefer to be the passenger instead of the chauffeur? Thanks to new legislation that was passed on July 1st, if you hate driving, surprise: you may not have to actually do it anymore. Governor Ron DeSantis has just approved a new bill that makes way for self-driving vehicles to start operating on the Florida roadways. While not everyone is thrilled about this new policy, others are queuing up to take advantage of it. As a South Florida driver, though, what does this legislation mean for you?

When you think of camping, what’s the first thing to come to mind? Is it the great outdoors, roasting hot dogs on a make-shift spit over an open fire, and burning helpless marshmallows to oblivion before trying to messily shove them between two chocolate-laden graham crackers? Or, do you perhaps think of cautiously navigating your fully-loaded recreational vehicle to one of the fully stocked camp sites that dot the South Florida coast?...

If you haven’t figured it out by now, we truly and genuinely care about our South Florida motorists. In fact, safety is something we really want to emphasize in our little corner of the internet, as the roadways here can be quite dangerous at times. We’ve touched briefly before on the best safety gear for motorcyclists, but now we want to take a moment to drill in a few more motorcycle safety tips into your (well protected, helmet wearing) brain. Once you're legally allowed to drive your motorcycle in the State safely, actually driving safely is the most important part!...

There are a few things that are guaranteed to tick off even the most steadfast driver. Jerks who cut you off without signaling. People who drive slow in the fast lane. Tailgaters. Ugh. They’re the worst. But you know what really toots a South Florida driver’s horn? Excruciatingly slow traffic.