The latest competion organised by the Dyfed Dirt Bike Club was a youth trial incorporating the final round of the Trials Training Wales Youth Championships, writes Gary Jones. A healthy entry of 23 riders left the start line at the fantastic Brynllewelyn Farm venue near Llanllwni to negotiate a lap comprising of 8 sections and with 4 laps on offer the riders were in their glory demonstrating … [Read more...]
Motor sport faces EU insurance fight
There are just days to go if you want to support a UK campaign to amend EU-proposed new motor-sport insurance legislation. The Motorsport Industry Association is concerned that the new legislation would endanger all forms of motorsport. It would make it compulsory for all drivers, including those competing in motorsport, to have unlimited third-party insurance. This would mean that all … [Read more...]
“Shambles” rail services in Wales, claim Tories
Welsh Conservatives have criticised the chaos on local rail services after Transport for Wales took over from Arriva Trains Wales last month. In response to South Wales Central AM Andrew RT Davies, Transport Minister Ken Skates, declined the opportunity to apologise and also refused to answer why additional trains promised back in July 2017 by the Welsh Government had yet to materialise. The … [Read more...]
Mid-week motoring: Aston Martin twin-test
The Aston Martin story has all the excitement, luxury, twists and turns of a good James Bond book, but the reality in your hands is an exclusive range of high performance sports cars which now include the DB11 Volante and Vantage coupe, writes Robin Roberts. These are the latest additions to the range which comprise limited edition and Continuation models for the uber-rich AM enthusiasts and … [Read more...]
Low carbon & high mobility
The Welsh Automotive Forum in conjunction with Industry Wales and Welsh Government are organising a conference on Low Carbon Intelligent Mobility at the Vale Hotel, Miskin on 29 November. The event hosted by Quentin Willson will provide an overview of how electric vehicles, supporting policies along with manufacturing supply chain opportunities and how they can both contribute to carbon … [Read more...]
Tradelines 21 November
Two new diesel engines have been added to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class range: the A 200 d Sport £28,805 and the A 220 d AMG Line £30,005. The clean and efficient OM654q engines have been tested to new RDE-2 standards, making Mercedes-Benz among the first to offer RDE-2-compliant diesel engines in the UK and they will also feature in the new B-Class. Volkswagen is underlining its commitment to … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Crossland X Ultimate arrives
Vauxhall has introduced a new top-of-the-range Crossland X Utlimate to its SUV range. It features an eight-inch touchscreen, the Navi 5.0 IntelliLink infotainment system provides seamless smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Key features such as a driver drowsiness system, forward collision alert and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection are standard, … [Read more...]
Warning over Severn Bridges closures
The Prince of Wales Bridge Second Severn Crossing will be closed westbound to remove toll booths at 8pm on friday 14 December and reopen on the following monday. The original Severn Bridge and M48 will be the only way across for soccer fans and Christmas shoppers over that weekend and the booths on this section will be removed with a closure from 17 - 19 December but temporary 50mph limits … [Read more...]
Car makers’ head to roll this week
One of the automotive world’s most influential leaders is facing a probe into his finances and the sack this week. Media reports from Japan say Nissan is preparing to fire Chairman Carlos Ghosn for allegedly grossly under-reporting his income and using corporate assets for personal use, and it is also planning to terminate the employment of fellow board member Greg Kelly, 62, as a director of … [Read more...]
Welsh councils rake in £10M surplus from drivers
Councils in Wales ran a surplus of £10,065,347 in 2017/18 from parking charges and fines, 25% more than the previous year, according to a Freedom of Information request from the Welsh Conservatives. Labour-controlled Cardiff and Swansea city councils generated returns of £3.9m and £2.7m, respectively, in 2017/18, both increases on the previous year. Wrexham and Caerphilly county borough … [Read more...]