There are more than 304,000 over 65s currently driving on UK roads with penalty points on their licence, nearly 25 times the number of young teenagers – of which there are just over 12,000 with penalty points. The findings, which came from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the DVLA by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity – IAM RoadSmart – also revealed that the oldest person … [Read more...]
Brits still love the car showroom
The reopening of car showrooms is good news for the industry, as research finds that the majority of car owners (76%) still buy their cars from a showroom, with nearly a quarter (24%) of these second-hand cars. The survey of 2,000 UK drivers, which was commissioned by InsuretheGap.com, a leading supplier of GAP Insurance (Guaranteed Asset Protection) for new and second-hand cars, found that car … [Read more...]
Younger drivers happy to tackle car maintenance
Brits are more likely to tackle a car maintenance job than some believe. LV=, the UK’s third largest car insurer, has revealed that there is a large car maintenance skills gap between generation Z and generation Y. The study found that millennials come out on top for their car maintenance skills, with half of 17-24 year olds saying they would find it easy to perform some basic car … [Read more...]