The pure electric Mazda MX-30 will begin at £25,545 for the SE-L Lux when it reaches showrooms next spring. Top model in the five-car series will be the GT Sport Tech at £32,845, after the PIVG allowance. Average car insurance premiums fell by £53 since the start of the lockdown, as many drivers were forced off the road and insurers reduced prices, according to the … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Handrakes are slipping says survey
Traditional mechanical parking brakes are slackening their appeal and dying out as car manufacturers ditch them in favour of electronic parking brakes, according to CarGurus. It found that just 24% of new cars on sale in the UK today come with a manually operated handbrake, falling even further from 30% recorded last year. Some popular models, including the BMW 1 series and 3 … [Read more...]
Company car ‘at home’ danger
Fleets need to work on issues arising from an emerging “home working, home charging” model being created by the rise of electric vehicles and the effects of the coronavirus crisis, says FleetCheck. The fleet software specialist says that a potentially important new subset of company car driver is emerging who now works largely from home and is set to choose an EV as their vehicle because of low … [Read more...]
Smoother roads will help lower overall emissions
The UK has set ambitious targets to become net zero carbon by the year 2050. Proposals to road infrastructure have been mooted in order to eliminate the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions from road freight. The installation of overhead charging cables for electric lorries on e-Highways across the country has been widely discussed over the summer. However, it isn't just … [Read more...]
Tourists taking a hit with tickets and fines
As thousands of Brits travelled to explore new corners of the UK this summer, research shows a worrying correlation between driving on unfamiliar roads and motoring offences. A survey of 2,007 British motorists, carried out by motoring solicitor specialists, Kenway Miller, has exposed the nation’s poor road knowledge, with the rise in staycations meaning 67% of people are driving on unfamiliar … [Read more...]
Premiums and write-offs lower in Wales
Insurance premiums in Wales have dipped by about 5% over the last 12 months, as a report shows fewer cars are written off in Wales after accidents. The change was less over the summer at approximately 3% compared to the summer of 2019, according to figures from Comparethemarket. In Wales this year, the average premium is £572.33p and the UK figure is £695. While the British average has not … [Read more...]
Put brakes on speed limiters, say drivers
The majority of motorists want manufacturers to put the brakes on introducing speed limiters in all new cars according to Motorpoint. The online survey on the Motorpoint website – www.motorpoint.co.uk – found 61 per cent of drivers were against the forthcoming change which is set to come into force from 2022. Some 1,524 people took part in the study by Motorpoint, the UK’s largest independent car … [Read more...]
Claims collapse but will savings be passed on?
As expected, the number of motor insurance claims notified to insurers in the second quarter of the year significantly fell according to figures from the Association of British Insurers. The fall largely reflected the lockdown period, when far fewer vehicle journeys were made. Claim payouts during the period while also down, fell at a lower rate. The figures come as the average price … [Read more...]
Best of the tests are in Wales
Llandrindod Wells is home to Britain’s best drivers, according to Collingwood Insurance Services. The Newcastle-based insurance intermediary examined the latest data from DVLA test centres across Britain and discovered the Welsh town returned the highest pass rate, with 73.19 per cent passing the test. Of 593 conducted tests, a staggering 434 people passed with flying colours and subsequently … [Read more...]
Newslines 2 September
Bentley has built its 40,000thFlying Spur at Crewe. This is currently the third generation of the luxury sporting model since it was launched as the Continental Flying Spur in 2005. Four new trim levels expand the SEAT Leon range from £19,855. A 1.0 litre RDE2 petrol engine can be specified while new FR Sport (right) trim adds a bit more zest and the halo Xcellence Lux gets more … [Read more...]