Average car insurance premiums could increase by up to £75 a year as a result of a government ruling, industry experts have said. A new formula for calculating compensation payments for those who suffer long-term injuries has been announced by the Ministry of Justice, but the Association of British Insurers (ABI) called the decision "crazy". The … [Read more...]
Education
Write-offs and your rights explained
The Financial Ombudsman regularly deals with complaints from people who believe that their insurer has not properly valued their car after it has been damaged to the extent that its insurer decides it is a ‘write-off' and uneconomical to repair. Typically, cars are considered to be a total write-off when they have been so severely damaged that they cannot … [Read more...]
Motor crimes blackspot Wales
Wales is a blackspot for some motor crimes. A survey shows 172,000 motoring offences recorded in Wales in 2015/16 and speeding accounted for 159,000 motoring offences in Wales while it ranks as fourth worst region for seatbelt crimes with 5,700 violations. Just one driver was prosecuted for lane hogging on a road in Wales. To highlight the research, … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 February: Vauxhall pensions mountain
The pensions deficit at Vauxhall stands at about £1 Billion, Reuters has been told. Peugeot is considering taking over GM's European divisions Vauxhall and Opel, and many multinational companies including Tata Steel have had to deal with increased pension spending, and it could be a factor which influences Peugeot in where to make any possible cuts … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 February
As Welsh Government scrutinises a detailed financial proposal to build the £425M Circuit of Wales, it has emerged that nearly £1M was given by the developers to another consultancy headed by the project's chairman. Michael Carrick set up the Heads of the Valleys Development Corporation, which has received £9M grants and loans from Welsh Government for … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 February
Councils want part of the fuel duty ring-fenced to pay for pothole repairs, which they have blamed on the rise in larger lorries. The RAC has been campaigning for this for several years but disputes the LGA assumption the damage is due to bigger vehicles and says it's an historic problem and the alternative would be smaller but more lorries leading to … [Read more...]
First impressions last, for some anyway
The next car you buy might move you to love with a Ferrari, or leave you stranded as a singleton with a 'missing' wheel as in a Reliant Robin. A lot of pressure piles up on that first date and making an impression on the one you want to know. With the new plate change coming and tens of thousands of used cars out there it’s important to make the right … [Read more...]
First MoT test looms for a million UK cars
Simple vehicle checks will help to keep you safe. A million Q1 2014 cars now face annual MoT tests for the first time. The SMMT were talking up 465,000 new cars registered in March 2014, it was a ten year record, after a 13.7% rise to over 688,000 new cars in the preceding two months. With the MoT test looming for thousands of new cars at the end of … [Read more...]
Low carbon trucks may not bring anticipated reductions, say experts
Britain’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, has been looking into the future of trucks and refuelling. The trial was commissioned by the UK government to support the procurement of low-emission heavy-goods vehicle (HGV) technologies and their supporting infrastructure. In partnership with engineering consultancy … [Read more...]
One in four MoT tests ‘fail’ defective tyres
Drivers put themselves at risk of paying up to £27 million in fines in 2016, as 2.5 million vehicles failed their MOT tests with bald or defective tyres. The Freedom of Information data obtained by Cardiff-based Confused.com shows that one in four (23%) MOTs are failed by defective tyres, with ‘bald’ tyres being the most common tyre-related reason for … [Read more...]
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