The number of vehicles clamped or impounded for non-payment of road tax peaked at more than 12,200 a month last summer, over double the number recorded prior to the abolition of paper tax discs. With just one postal reminder from the DVLA, many motorists who relied on the disc as a reminder of the renewal date are being penalised unfairly due to the new tax system. To tackle this … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 June
The safety and confidence of older drivers could be vastly improved if they were more connected to the outside world with the accident alerts, fault warnings and breakdown alerts that now come as standard in new vehicles. This is the view of Penny Searles, CEO of Smartdriverclub, the UK’s first connected car ‘upgrade’ plug-in service for older cars costing £6.60 per month. Insurer More Than … [Read more...]