As wholesale fuel prices are falling the prices have climbed over the weekend. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said, “A litre of unleaded broke records again when it averaged 191.05p on Sunday, taking a fall tank over £105. Diesel also reached another high point on Saturday with an average price of 199.09p, which makes a full 55-litre family car fill-up £109.42. We are struggling to see how … [Read more...]
Tennis stars’ game, set and match motors
With Wimbledon beginning, eyes will soon be firmly on the world’s elite tennis players as they battle for one of the sport’s most lucrative prizes and most love to spend on their car collections. Last year's Wimbledon winner earned £1,700,000 prize money, whilst the runner-up received a cheque for £900,000, with much more to be earned via sponsorships. As a result, the world’s most famous tennis … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Taigo Life
Volkswagen is an inherently conservative car maker which has thrived on compromises to please its customers and its latest line up is no exception, but excels nevertheless. Broadly similar in style to its Volkswagen crossover stablemates, Taigo actually falls between the shorter T-Cross and larger Golf-sized T-Roc in dimensions and a lot of the space is put to good use with a bigger … [Read more...]
Grenadier marches into South & West Wales
One of the oldest family motor businesses in Britain is preparing to launch one of the country's newest brands. Founded in 1926, C E M Day has been appointed South and West Wales agency for Ineos Grenadier, which arrives later this year. C E M Day is still headquartered in Wales but has sales, service and rental outlets nationwide with a handful of popular brands apart from Ford which it took … [Read more...]
Home-work needed for drivers to understand EVs
Company car and van drivers need to be given practical advice on home charging, reports the Association of Fleet Professionals. Paul Hollick, chair at the industry body, said that there was often an assumption that drivers would just know how to use their domestic charger – one that was frequently proven wrong. He explained, “In terms of the EV transition, we are seeing a lot of attention given … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 June
Ferrari has overhauled its new and used car programme, service and maintenance. Warranty is good for seven years and it’s been backdated for many models sold since 2015 while buyers can choose to extend it to 15 years on major components and that is transferable to new owners while a new approved used programme is on-line. Ford says it wants to build its new generation of electric cars in … [Read more...]
Consumer Credit Act Changes proposed
NFDA welcomes Government’s commitment to modernise consumer credit laws, which will make motor finance more accessible for consumers, said Sue Robinson, Chief Executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association. Last week, the Government announced its commitment to reform the 1974 Consumer Credit Act, which includes car finance regulations for hire purchases and PCP agreements. The … [Read more...]
Edwards Irish luck runs out in Donegal event
Matt Edwards made one of the most incredible maiden appearances in the 50-year history of the Donegal International Rally at the weekend when he challenged for victory from the start, only to retire from the lead of the event just four stages from the end of the three-day, 20 stage and 187 stage mile classic. Matt had taken a 19.2 second lead going into SS17, which was the first run over the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 22 June
The recent soar in oil and gas prices is a hot topic and particularly worrying trend for manufacturers that are high energy users, such as the steel and automotive for whom higher energy costs cause severe repercussions. Rising prices has led the UK government to extend the Energy Intensive Industries compensation scheme, which aims to help big energy users stay competitive in a global market, … [Read more...]
Labour failing Wales’ roads, railways and air links
Labour ministers have failed to address Wales’ creaking infrastructure say Welsh Conservatives ahead of their debate in the Senedd this afternoon. Leading the debate, Shadow Transport Minister Natasha Asghar MS will argue that 23 years of Labour’s dogma and incompetence has resulted in Wales’s infrastructure falling further and further behind the rest of the UK. Recent events in Wales have … [Read more...]