Determined Tina Evans, who suffers from Friedreich’s Ataxia, is taking on the challenge of cycling from Bangor to Cardiff next week. The challenge will see Tina and her friend Nia cycling an adapted tandem and their ride will last 7 days, from 3 – 9 June. Diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at 16, Tina has been using her wheelchair as a tool for … [Read more...]
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Clampdown means fewer risk uninsured driving
Fewer people were caught driving without insurance in 2018 than any other year since 2012, reveals new data seen by RAC Insurance. A freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency found that 79,713 people were caught breaking the law in this way last year. This is in stark contrast to 2017 when 118,698 people were caught – the … [Read more...]
Car makers pay the price of planning ahead
British car-makers who turned off production lines anticipating chaos with suppliers and exports around the original Brexit date in March have seen a dramatic fall in output. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said car production fell 44.5% year-on-year to 70,971 units in April, the lowest since the 2009 recession started. Car factories … [Read more...]
E-scooters offer real environmental benefits
Ground-breaking research from Cenex found that moving to electric scooters and mopeds from petrol equivalents significantly lowers energy use and emissions. Cenex’s first study of its type, the report shows that electric scooters use 72–91% less energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70–90% compared to a 250cc scooter of similar … [Read more...]
Renting a Fiat 500 in the Costa Blanca
When I decided to visit Sella, a small village near Benidorm in Spain, my first thought was to take a taxi, said Rachel Henson. Being driven to the village would mean not having to worry about parking, driving on the other side of the road, or looking after somebody else’s car for a week. As my research progressed, it became clear that renting a car … [Read more...]
Users must be at the heart of future ev plans
Citizens Advice is calling for the electric vehicle and energy sector to put consumers at the heart of the design process as new methods for charging electric cars are developed. The charity has developed a set of recommendations, based on its research examining drivers’ attitudes towards new ‘smart’ charging schemes. Sales of electric vehicles are … [Read more...]
Getaway but remember to look after your dog
Some 22m leisure journeys by car are planned for this bank holiday weekend, over 8m more than last year and the highest number since the RAC first started asking drivers in 2014, according to new figures. With warm and sunny weather predicted in the south by the Met Office Sunday, and they may decide to hold off returning until monday or even … [Read more...]
Government asked to explain breathing pace
Paul Davies AM has asked the Welsh First Minister to explain how the Welsh Government intends to slow the increase in pollution-related deaths in Wales. The Welsh Conservative Leader used his question in the Welsh Parliament to highlight the Welsh Government’s record on meeting emission targets. Despite declaring a climate change emergency last month, … [Read more...]
Insurers plan to cover future data-map for driverless cars
AXA UK and Burges Salmon have published their Insurance and Legal 2019 report, stressing the importance of government and industry stakeholders implementing a ‘data-map’ for driverless vehicles. As part of the FLOURISH consortium, whose members include AXA UK, Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin group, University of Bristol and Age UK to name a few, the … [Read more...]
£100M rail testing complex outlined for Wales
Wales’s Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates has told Assembly Members that plans for a £100 Million world-leading rail-testing complex have taken a huge step forward. Following the June 2018 announcement that the Strategic Outline Case for a Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) in Wales was approved, together with funding for next stage project … [Read more...]
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