He will probably suggest a combination of rest anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and possibly ultrasound treatment

He will probably suggest a combination of rest, anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen, and possibly ultrasound treatment or massage. A heel pad that raises the heel slightly may help because it takes some of the strain off the tendon. If these measures don’t solve the problem, you might even find yourself in a plaster cast to immobilise the tendon. Any exercise that causes pain should be avoided, as this prevents the tendon from healing.Please mail your questions for Dr Fred to health independent.co.uk. If Nash is recalled as a marque by anyone in Britain, it is as the fons et origo of that thing of ridicule, the Metropolitan – the bathtub looks of the 1950 Nash Rambler reduced to fairground roundabout proportions, built by Austin, running on outdated working parts derived from the Austin A40 Somerset, and marketed in America as “Milady’s perfect companion for shopping trips”. If the uninsured get caught, they receive an IN10 (driving without car insurance) endorsement, which pushes up the cost of insuring their car even further, provided they have insurance.Another proposal to make driving safer is to introduce motoring curfews, in which young motorists would not be able to drive between 10pm and 6am, to reduce the number of under-25s involved in late-night crashes.

Cars such as Peels, Heinkels and Goggomobils made the case for micro-motoring long before DaimlerChrysler’s Smart car arrived on the scene.
Their dedicated owners remind us that there are still some people out there who have not been seduced by excessive size and power.. IF THERE’S one good thing about being middle-aged, it’s that your car insurance premium drops – assuming you were able to get cover at all when you were younger. Young drivers are seen as risky, particularly teenage boys. This group makes the highest number of claims and, typically, they are more expensive. The statistics make depressing reading: a quarter of people killed in car accidents are under 25, yet 10 per cent of drivers are under 25, and 30 per cent of crashes involve drivers aged 17 to 25.
I pretended to be Darren, 18, seeking insurance for a 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.1-litre I was quoted between pounds 2,488 and pounds 2,694.

I then changed Darren’s profession from apprentice bricklayer to accounts clerk and the premium fell to between pounds 2,270 to pounds 2,613. The only way I could significantly reduce the premium was to change gender. As Debbie, an office worker, my quotation fell to pounds 1,365.The car I chose for this case would have been worth no more than pounds 700, yet it cost a minimum of twice that to insure. Younger drivers often cannot afford a car, and overload their friends’ cars on a night out, or drive older, more dangerous cars which they can afford to run.”It’s all about risk,” says Malcolm Tarling, from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).