This August bank holiday is expected to be the busiest in nine years with an estimated 19.2m leisure journeys by car as drivers go ‘day trip crazy’, according to the RAC. Saturday 24 August will be the busiest on the roads with 3.7m getaway trips planned, slightly ahead of the 3m journeys planned every day on Friday (3.2m), Sunday (3.1m) and Bank Holiday … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota RAV4 Plug-in GR Sport
Better late than never is probably what you can confidently say about the impressive Toyota RAV4 PHEV. We have always been fans of the Toyota RAV4 but when it launched the petrol-hybrid in 2016 we bemoaned the fact there was no plug-in derivative to improve emissions when other manufacturers were putting them into showrooms. So, Toyota has been slow to … [Read more...]
Prioritise pothole problems, motorists call on Government
Almost all motorists (96%) say solving the potholes crisis should be the number one priority for the new Labour government, according to new research. August’s Startline Used Car Tracker also shows that 92% would like to see fairer fuel prices, 91% lower insurance costs, 85% better public transport and 81% more road building to ease congestion. There is … [Read more...]
Holidaymakers warned over parking place scam
Following a spate of fake QR codes being stuck on payment machines at car parks in Pembrokeshire and across the UK, the RAC is advising drivers to be ‘very vigilant’ and only pay with cash, card or official apps to avoid being scammed. Criminals are catching out unsuspecting drivers by placing fake QR codes over council-owned parking machines, in what’s … [Read more...]
Senna honour at Silverstone Festival this month
The biggest and best ever collection of Ayrton Senna cars will be one of the standout highlights at this month’s Silverstone Festival 23-25 August. Staged at the circuit where the legendary Brazilian, who died 30 years ago, won more races than anywhere else, the very special display will feature more than 25 exhibits spanning Senna’s entire career from … [Read more...]
Castrol MEM team give GR Yaris Rally2 BRC win
The Castrol MEM Rally Team has given the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first Probite British Rally Championship victory after Chris Ingram/Alex Kihurani won the Voyonic Grampian Forest Rally last weekend. Team-mates Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson fought back from an early puncture to finish sixth. Neither driver had contested the event before, and it was … [Read more...]
It’s all-right by Joe
A staff member at a Nissan dealership in South Wales has been crowned the manufacturer’s Dealer Ambassador of the Year. The overall triumph for Joe Davies, who works in the sales department at Wessex Garages Nissan Cardiff, came after he was named one of 12 Nissan Dealer Ambassadors of the Quarter for 2023-24. Davies has only been at the dealership for 12 … [Read more...]
Tradelines 14 August
The new car finance sector saw new business by value drop by 6% year on year to £1.545m, with the number of cars financed down 12% at 55,097 in June, according to the Finance and Leasing Association. The used car finance sector didn’t fare any better, with new business value down by 13% on June 2023 at £1.67m and the number of cars financed down 10% at … [Read more...]
Winners and losers over a decade of change
Some brands have seen phenomenal growth in registrations over the last decade and others have plunged into oblivion, according to Scrap Car Comparison. The top 10 Car Brands With The Biggest Growth In The UK were: Tesla - 339,717% change over last decade Dacia - 1,434% change over last decade McLaren - 640% change over last decade Infiniti - … [Read more...]
Lexus fine-tune their award winning SUVs
Lexus has fine-tuned its line-up of hybrid and plug-in hybrid luxury SUVs. The updates add a touch of extra lustre to the model that has won Auto Express’s mid-size premium SUV of the year title for the past three years. The self-charging hybrid NX 350h has a renamed entry-level grade: Urban specification introduces wireless smartphone integration for … [Read more...]
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