RAC Fuel Watch data for July shows the average price of diesel at the pumps fell 5p a litre as retailers finally began passing on the savings in the cost of wholesale diesel, which has been below that of petrol since the end of May. At the start of the month diesel was 120.63p, but by the end it had dropped almost 5p to 115.74p. And, on Wednesday 29 July the country saw the first forecourt … [Read more...]
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Over 5,600 Audi Q5 models have been recalled in the US to check on faulty sensors in the power steering. Investigations have shown that power assistance could unexpectedly fail in models made between May 2013 and April 2015 but the 3.0TFSI affected is not sold in Britain. A four-day open-air motor show in Turin, the Parco Valentino, has won recognition for promoting the industry. But the … [Read more...]
Comprehensive cover climbs in cost
The average price paid by motorists for an annual comprehensive motor insurance policy rose by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers. The ABI’s Quarterly Average Private Comprehensive Motor Insurance Premium Tracker shows an average premium of £367 for the three months of April, May and June, up from … [Read more...]
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More car camkers face being dragged into recalling models which could be hacked and controlled from outside the vehicle, it has been learned. Cybersecurity issues led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to recall 1.4 million vehicles last month but safety analysts now believe this could spread to other car makers who used the same supplier software in their communications systems and Mark Rosekind, who … [Read more...]
Spain fines car-makers for cartels
GM and Ford in Spain have been hit with multi-million Euro penalties for anti-competitive actions. Spain's competition authority fined 21 automakers and two consultancy firms 171 million euros for anti-competitive practices. The biggest individual fines were 22.8 million euros for General Motors and 20.2 million euros for Ford Motor. French carmakers received the next highest penalties with … [Read more...]
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Cheaper bus fares for young people are being rolled out across Wales from 1 September. The scheme was successfully trialled in North Wales and is now being gradually extended to help young people get to college and work and encourage the use of public not private transport. Cardiff Bus Station will close on Sunday for over two years. Local services will be relocated to surrounding streets in … [Read more...]
Welsh garage charges amongst lowest in UK
Average hourly labour rates for car repairs vary by as much as 220 per cent across Britain. Using data supplied by used car warranty provider Warrantywise, leading weekly car magazine Auto Express has revealed average rates reach a peak of £141 per hour in Twickenham, south-west London, compared to the cheapest average rate of £44 per hour in Kirkwall, Orkney. This results in a massive … [Read more...]
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Major motoring organisations and experts are backing a petition urging the Government to include driving on the school curriculum. The petition has been launched in a bid to help cut the high number of accidents involving newly qualified drivers on the UK’s roads. Five years after their strategic cooperation was established, Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have significantly expanded … [Read more...]
Speed cameras are just cash generators say high mileage motorists
High-mileage drivers are more likely than any other type of road user to think speed cameras have ‘little or no influence’ in reducing the numbers of road casualties in the UK, according to a white paper issued by the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ Drive and Survive division. The paper, titled Speed Cameras – The Views of High Mileage Drivers, also found 28% of high-mileage drivers have a … [Read more...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to pay a $70 million fine, accept three years of additional oversight by an independent monitor and buy back more than 500,000 vehicles as part of a consent agreement to settle a U.S. government probe into 23 recalls since 2009. The $70 million cash fine is part of a potential $105 million civil penalty, the largest ever imposed by the National Highway Traffic … [Read more...]
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