The sky’s the limit with the next Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet. The powered soft-top SUV will be shown at Frankfurt Motor Show next month and it follows the Beetle, Golf and Eos convertibles and will on sale early next year. The UK’s used car market declined by a moderate -2.8% in the second quarter of the year, according to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders as 2,034,236 transactions … [Read more...]
Formula Fun is on track at Anglesey this weekend
The British Rasing & Sports Car Club makes their second of visit of the season to Anglesey Circuit this coming weekend with something of an endurance racing special with two such races taking place on consecutive days. A host of fantastic sprint races accompany and compliment the long-distance events, with a variety of production cars and single seaters competing on the … [Read more...]
Future motorsport begins in Wales
Rally fans will get a glimpse of the future for their beloved sport at the first Green Dragon EV Rally & Show in Swansea over the Bank Holiday weekend. The ground-breaking eRally Zoe Junior Rally car will be displayed for spectators and team members will be on hand to explain this futuristic competition car and the technology going into it. Scottish, BTRDA and BRC driver Ellya Gold … [Read more...]
Elfyn gives masterclass talk to rising stars
One of the world’s leading rally drivers was on hand to pass on his experience in the sport when Junior competitors in the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Forest Rally Championship took part in their second training day of the year. World Rally Championship driver and winner of the 2017 Wales Rally GB Elfyn Evans talked to leading co-driver Jamie Edwards about his remarkable career so far, from … [Read more...]
Dealers offered one-stop check on vehicles
Thousands of motor traders across the UK will be able to perform a provenance check and value a vehicle using a new one-stop portal from Cazana and Experian. In this fast-changing market dealers need accurate, real-time insight on which cars to buy, their provenance and how to price vehicles appropriately to attract consumer demand. The companies’ new joint offering combines Experian’s AutoCheck … [Read more...]
Mid-week motoring: MINI at 60
Last week MINI celebrated production of the 10-millionth Mini and MINI built under British and BMW ownership periods, writes David Miles. The landmark car was a MINI 60 Years Anniversary Edition just like the one I have been test driving. To celebrate the 60th anniversary MINI brought together at Plant Oxford one car from each year of production - 60 cars from 60 years. To celebrate 60 years of … [Read more...]
Auction prices encouraging, says trade
More than 50% of auction hall members are expecting conversion rates to increase in August. This has been assisted by the volume of vehicles coming though remarketing centres which has meant buyers have had less vehicles to choose from and has in turn increased conversion rates of those vehicles that are available to buy, said Louise Wallis, Head of the National Association of Motor Auctions, … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 August – Pembs new road plan
Four possible schemes to improve safety on the A40 north of Narberth have been unveiled by Welsh Government. It has launched a consultation exercise with a public meeting in the town on 2 September before opinions close 20 September for overcoming the staggered cross-roads between Penblewin and Redstone Cross, which have resulted in serious accidents and was the subject of a HM Coroner’s … [Read more...]
Majority say a car is essential for everyday life needs
More than three quarters (79%) of UK drivers think that having a car is essential for their everyday life, rising to 85% of those in rural areas, according to a new Opinion survey of 2,000 UK drivers. The survey commissioned by InsuretheGap.com reveals that 57% of those aged under 65 could not get to work without a car, rising to almost 60% of under 34s. Nine out of ten (90%) drivers … [Read more...]
Seeing red in green zones abroad
The Green-Zones portal has identified the European environmental zones where infringements are most severely punished and unexpectedly denting holiday budgets. Belgium is ranked 10th and 9th among the environmental zones with the highest fines, whose permanent Low-Emission-Zones (LEZ) are located in Antwerp and Brussels. All vehicles, which are not registered in Belgium or the Netherlands, must … [Read more...]