Select Car Leasing has seen a 59% increase in interest for electric vehicles in the last week alone as a result of record-high petrol prices. Searches were also up 200% per cent compared to the same week last year following on going issues with the availability of fuel in the UK and Select Car Leasing also spotted increasing consumer interest in electric … [Read more...]
Five ways to save fuel and electricity costs
A five point plan to control spending on petrol and diesel has been issued by FleetCheck as prices reach record levels in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. Peter Golding, managing director at the fleet software company, said that fleets should adopt some form of strategy because it appeared the conflict was unlikely to resolve quickly. “The terrible … [Read more...]
Wales’ secondary roads are crumbling away
The local roads repair backlog tops £600 million in Wales, reports this year's ALARM survey. The backlog of carriageway repairs to local roads in Wales is now £640 million, compounded by increased costs caused by rising inaction, reports this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey. The ALARM survey, published today by the Asphalt Industry … [Read more...]
Motorists reconsidering ev options for new cars
The latest survey of 300 UK motorists by Venson Automotive Solutions revealed that the anticipated 54% rise in electricity and gas bills next month is impacting car buyers’ decisions on switching to electric vehicles. Although electrified vehicles accounted for more than a third of all new cars leaving dealerships in February, Venson’s survey showed that a … [Read more...]
JustPark rental boosts households incomes
With the legislated transition to clean-air powertrains looming many businesses are looking to swap their commercial fleets to electric, but there's a looming problem. There’s a barrier currently, which is that most drivers take these vehicles home at night and finding safe and reliable charging is difficult. Broker JustPark finds a homeowner with a … [Read more...]
EV cars are splitting society, claims used expert
Electric vehicles are a luxury that almost half of society can’t afford, according to claims from used car buying service, Choose My Car. The high cost of purchase, installing expensive charging points, and rising energy costs are just some of the reasons that lower-income drivers are being priced out of the EV market, said Founder … [Read more...]
EV sales double in a year in UK
Latest UK data shows sales of electric cars have more than doubled in 12 months and two in three new Jaguars sold are now fully electric. This data is from New AutoMotive’s Electric Car Count – the most up-to-date and comprehensive electric car sales data in the UK. UK manufacturer Jaguar is the brand that is quickest to electrify, with 62% of … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 March
Isuzu UK has added JT Hughes Group to the dealer network in Newtown, Shrewsbury and Telford. The Shropshire and Mid-Wales based car retailer opened the new Isuzu franchise at the beginning of this month and hopes to grow its existing client base with the new range of Award-Winning pick-ups. The average price of petrol yesterday topped 152p a litre for the … [Read more...]
Fleet budgets challenged as hires are extended
Service, maintenance and repair budgets are being severely challenged as fleets are forced to run vehicles for longer, with no end in sight to the immediate lack of vehicle availability due to the semiconductor crisis. According to tyre and maintenance provider ATS Euromaster, both fleets and leasing companies are having to juggle new car availability … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 February
The number of fatalities in road accidents where the driver was over the drink drive limit slightly decreased in 2020 to 220 - down from 230 the previous year, said AlcoSense. Provisional from the Department for Transport estimate a total of 6,480 people were killed or injured in drink drive accidents, compared with 7,800 the year before and one in 20 of … [Read more...]
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