In a week's time the new 24-plate will start appearing on vehicles, but over a third of people don’t even look at number plates when purchasing a car and 14% said they didn’t “have a clue” how many times a year UK registration plates are updated. Go.Compare has released a survey revealing mass confusion among drivers when it comes to a car’s number plates and their meanings. The research quizzed … [Read more...]
Crash, bang, wallop – it’s National Pothole Day
To mark National Pothole Day, Go.Compare Car Insurance can reveal the top ten counties in England and Wales whose roads are most peppered with potholes today. Topping the peak pothole list was Derbyshire County Council, which reported 215,787 potholes over three years between January 2020 and December 2022. Two more northern counties took the 2nd and 3rd place spots, with Durham and Lancashire … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 December
Quakers Yard railway station will reopen to passengers today following infrastructure upgrade works. As part of the South Wales Metro project, the station has been upgraded from a single platform to double, installed a new step and ramped footbridge and installed additional railway track which will double the services in and ot of the Capital, said Transport for Wales. There is just a month … [Read more...]
Wales’ drivers get more out of evs in winter
South and West Wales drivers will suffer less than the north of Britain as winter sweeps in and cuts the mileage from their electric cars and vans. Technical components distributor Distrelec estimates that the ideal climate for an EV is 21°C to get the most miles out of a single charge. Comparatively, EVs tend to achieve more mileage in climates that are milder. Distrelec’s research found Truro … [Read more...]
Welsh train services cancelled and amended tomorrow
Passengers are being urged to check for the latest information before travelling as a number of routes will be closed tomorrow due to the impact of Storm Ciaran. There will be no services on the Heart of Wales line between Swansea and Shrewsbury or the Conwy Valley line between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog on Thursday 2 November. On the Cambrian line an amended timetable will be in place … [Read more...]
TfL chasing thousands of innocent drivers
Hundreds of drivers are being hit with charges and fines in error while driving in London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, car experts have warned. Over the last three months, VRM Swansea’s Plates4Less team have been inundated with questions after many drivers have been issued fines in error and have been working hard to help clients challenge and overturn ULEZ charges that they should never have … [Read more...]
Identity theft on a plate is soaring, says Welsh expert
Number plate cloning is sweeping the UK and inflicting fines on thousands of innocent drivers, number plate Welsh experts have warned. Plates4less is part of VRM Swansea and issued the caution in the wake of receiving more than 50 calls a week from drivers who have been hit by the plate-cloning criminals and landed with fines and legal action against them. The cloning is allowing criminals … [Read more...]
Every little helps for Wales ev drivers
Wales' capital city of Cardiff does not figure in the top 100 UK centres providing electric charging points for motorists. The Welsh cities with the most chargers from nationwide research by business services provider Direct365 were Newport, placed 33 overall with 0.2% of the total in Britain, and Swansea came in 58th with 0.1%. Cardiff fell out of the top 100 rankings and Tesco was the store … [Read more...]
Swansea is among cheapest in UK for residents parking
Residents in Swansea have Britain’s cheapest parking outside their homes - it’s free! Only Leeds can match them with nothing charged for residents’ parking permits but Cardiff charges £24 while Newport comes close with a £37 annual fee, but it’s also among the worst in Britain for obtaining a permit. By contrast, the City of London charges residents a hefty £1,543 annually to park outside their … [Read more...]
More on-line services from the DVLA
Motorists can now opt for digital vehicle tax reminders rather than having to wait for a paper reminder to drop through their letter box. The change comes as part of DVLA’s new Driver and vehicles account service, which allows motorists to easily access their driver and vehicle information in one place and has been launched as a public beta so the DVLA is asking motorists to provide feedback to … [Read more...]