ŠKODA is searching the length and breadth of the UK for the most ‘extreme’ school run. Having already completed over a million miles of testing in some of the most extreme climates around the world, ŠKODA engineers are planning to put the new Kodiaq through its toughest test yet: an extreme UK school run. Any family who faces a daily battle with … [Read more...]
Education
Rural diesel issue wins star prize for student
A Welsh journalism student has won a £1,000 prize, a driving experience at Silverstone, and work experience at some of the UK’s top automotive publications for a video produced on her course. Emily Brown, who graduated from Cardiff university this summer, took the automotive journalism module on her course, and created the video, which was eligible for … [Read more...]
Seamless cover for autonomous cars?
Insurers are offering to handle the complications of insuring the first automated cars behind the scenes, meaning consumers should notice hardly any difference to the current system of motor insurance. Responding to the Department for Transport’s consultation on how to support developing automated vehicle technologies, the joint paper from the Association … [Read more...]
Fleets need to prepare for new generation cars
Fleet managers will need to familiarise themselves with the different kinds of autonomous car technologies as they start to arrive on the market, says Arval, a leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company. There will be no overnight shift to driverless vehicles but the next few years will see a range of stepping stones towards autonomous driving, … [Read more...]
Britain’s roads are safer than you think – if in a vehicle
A new report shows that Great Britain has consistently been among countries with the lowest rates of road deaths. In the past decade the UK has been second to Malta in the league table of safest countries and Britain has fewer vehicle occupant deaths per head of population, according to the study by TRL for the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on … [Read more...]
Simple ways to boost economy of any car
Driving style has a huge impact on fuel consumption and is key to reducing your impact on the environment. You can buy the greenest car on the market but if you drive it badly or use it too much, you simply undermine all the benefits. There are however some things you can do to save money and reduce CO2 emissions and pollution. Here are some … [Read more...]
Mobile phone use epidemic behind the wheel
There is an “epidemic” of mobile phone use by drivers, says the RAC, but Welsh drivers take a serious view of the danger. About 11 million motorists admitting to making or receiving a call while driving in the last 12 months and a shocking five million saying they have taken photos or videos while at the wheel. Research for the RAC’s Report on Motoring … [Read more...]
Drivers delay repairs due to lack of money
GoCompare insurance found that almost one in seven (15%) drivers have put off essential vehicle repairs and servicing because they couldn't afford them at the time. The survey of 2,000 UK motorists found that replacing tyres was the repair most likely to be delayed by motorists with brake related problems, mechanical repairs and windscreen repairs also … [Read more...]
Fines kick in for M4 Newport speeders
M4 drivers who break variable speed limits around Newport now face prosecution. The system was installed five years ago but only this year was it disclosed no-one had been prosecuted. Now GoSafe will begin sending out penalty notices and taking court action if necessary. A 50mph fixed camera monitored section of the M4 at Port Talbot has resulted in … [Read more...]
Survey questions law changes to introduce driverless cars
Seventy-four per cent of drivers think insurers should provide cover for damage caused by hackers accessing control systems in driverless cars, according to road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. Almost 1,200 people responded to the survey which sought opinions on what driverless cars will mean for them as the UK heads towards autonomous vehicles becoming … [Read more...]
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