Gas is back for cars. Dacia is launching a new factory-fitted dual-fuel solution across its range of award-winning Duster, Sandero and Logan models, the only manufacturer in the UK to do so. The all-new 1.0-litre turbo Bi-Fuel 100 engine combines petrol and LPG fuel to deliver reduced fuel costs, lower emissions and improved performance without compromising on quality. On average, customers … [Read more...]
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Motorcycle sales encouraging 2020 kick off
With motorcycle registrations improving by 2.8% on the previous January, the start of the new year is heading in the right direction,said Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association. A total of 6,146 new motorcycles were registered throughout January, an increase from 5,976 in January 2019. Much of the growth came from the higher powered 651-1000cc and over 1000cc … [Read more...]
New Severn Bridge tolls to beat congestion in England?
A new toll system for using the Severn bridges is being considered by a consortium led by English councils from the West Country. They are likely to be part of a M4 & M5 road tolling scheme to discourage traffic and encourage motorists to use public transport or share vehicles, primarily to reduce traffic jams in Bristol, but also along the motorway corridor in South Wales. While the … [Read more...]
£12M annual parking fines paid in Cardiff
Drivers in Cardiff forked out over £12M in parking fines in 12 months, figures reveal. Overall, Brits waste at least £132 million each year on parking tickets – that’s a shocking £530 million since 2015, with 14 million fines being issued by councils. Leasing company Moneyshake obtained the data under Freedom of Information requests to over 40 councils and they found 1.1 M tickets were issue … [Read more...]
Have your say on M4 Newport plans
If you have suggestions to improve traffic flow alaong the M4 around Newport, the South East Wales Transport Commission want to hear from you. It has launched ‘Have your Say’ – an online survey to gather ideas and suggestions for tackling congestion on the M4 and improving transport across the region now that a southern relief road around the city has been deleted from planning. The … [Read more...]
Frustration faces first to use Cardiff’s rapid charger points
Cardiff is getting a big boost to a rapid charging network, but electric vehicle drivers face frustration under current parking laws. Engenie has installed its first two rapid EV charge points in Cardiff city centre as part of a wider rollout that will more than double the number of rapid chargers in the city, but it's left the council red-faced as it tries to catch up with legislation to help … [Read more...]
Law proposed to clean up hand car washes
Car hand washes will have to come clean under a planned new law. “We are excited that Government, through the Office for Labour Market Enforcement, is at last proposing practical measures to combat the fast growing, mostly illegal, trade of non-compliant hand car washes,” said Brian Madderson (right), Chairman of the Petrol Retailers and Car Wash Association. Tomorrow, Matthew Taylor, the Interim … [Read more...]
EVs used sales soar nearly a quarter
The flow of used evs coming to market jumped 23.4% last year, show latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. This is going to be a challenge for the resale trade but a tremendous opportunity said Seán Kemple, Director of Sales at Close Brothers Motor Finance. The SMMT’s used car registrations show a slight 0.1% decline in sales of used cars for Q4 2019, and a dip of … [Read more...]
Volvo and Geely considering merging expertise
Volvo Car AB and Geely Automobile Holdings Limited are considering combining their businesses to create a strong global group, which would accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies. This would be a combination between two strong companies. The considered combination would have the scale, knowledge and resources to be a leader in the ongoing transformation of the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 12 February
The huge differences between pass rates for would-be driving instructors training at different test centres hints at a gulf between examination standards, new analysis shows. Car specialist AMT has used official statistics from the Department for Transport, which lists instructor applicants’ pass rates for every UK test centre over the past ten years with the toughest being Ashford, and the … [Read more...]