Features

Seeing red in green zones abroad

13 August 2019

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 … [Read more...]

Youngsters rejecting cars for mopeds

12 August 2019

It is encouraging to see motorcycle registrations bounce back with a 4.3% growth in July following June’s decline, said Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK. Motorcycle registrations rose by 4.3% in July following the double-digit decline of -11% in June. A total of … [Read more...]

NG Road Racing heading to Anglesey

8 August 2019

NG Road racing make their annual trek to Anglesey Circuit next weekend for Round 6 of their 2019 championship races, having previously visited Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Donington Park, Cadwell Park and Pembrey this season. By this stage, the championships are taking shape nicely, and anyone with an eye on one of those coveted titles must be on top form as a … [Read more...]

Tradelines 7 August

7 August 2019

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has registered the final Mitsubishi Shogun and added it to its fleet of heritage vehicles after 37 years and 114,164 British sales. The Shogun SWB Barbarian was one of the last examples of the formidable 4x4 icon to make its way into the UK via the brand’s Portbury-based import centre, following the end of European production … [Read more...]

Plans for Ford plant after closure

5 August 2019

New investment uses for the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant site have been identified after it closes in just over a year. The future of the 189-acre site is one of the priorities identified by the Ford Bridgend Taskforce, chaired by Welsh Automotive Forum Chairman Richard Parry-Jones, who was also Ford's senior engineer in the 1990s and later. Chairman Richard … [Read more...]

Excess giveaway by GoCompare

5 August 2019

Customers arranging car insurance through GoCompare are set to benefit from financial assistance aimed at reducing the cost of making a claim, as part of an innovative campaign to raise awareness of insurance excesses. GoCompare Car Insurance is giving away free £250 excess cover to every customer who buys a qualifying car insurance policy. Customers who … [Read more...]

Newslines 2 August

2 August 2019

Vauxhall's fifth generation Corsa with a new range of high efficiency petrol and diesel powertrains from the parent PSA Group is available to order from £15,550 on the road. Arriving in Vauxhall showrooms in January, Corsa has undergone a complete overhaul in four core trim levels with every engine variant of the new model emitting less CO2 than even the … [Read more...]

Growing a car is future possibility

31 July 2019

We could one day be growing our cars. Cars are responsible for carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but so is their manufacture – and that’s about to change. Now, scientists are working on plastic made from weeds, modular designs and other innovations help the motor industry reduce its carbon footprint even before a new car turns a wheel on … [Read more...]

The lost generation now in driving seat

30 July 2019

Younger generations of drivers are unable to carry out basic car-related tasks such as reading a physical map and checking tyre pressure. According to the survey of 2,000 Brits conducted by used car supermarket CarShop, over half of millennial drivers (58%) admit to not knowing how to read a paper map compared to just 31% of non-millennials. The research … [Read more...]

£150 Million Cardiff bus & train station go-ahead