New car registrations in Europe faced a steady decline in April. Volume fell from 1.34 million units in April 2019 to 292,600 vehicles in April 2020. This represents the lowest monthly level since the 1970’s, and the worst result among the big three markets – China, USA-Canada, and Europe. Europe’s sharp decrease was only outperformed by India (-100%). … [Read more...]
Travel Features
Newslines 4 June
Volkswagen has resurrected the name ‘shooting brake’ for an estate version of its heavily revised Arteon model, alongside a new four-door coupe which will both be unveiled on 24 June. VW say they will have new high-technology powertrains and intelligent comfort and driver assistance systems. A new-look KIA Picanato is in Britain later this … [Read more...]
Closed toilets’ public health risk
With public toilets as well as loos in pubs and shops being closed during the Covid-19 outbreak, there's been an outbreak of what can only be described as "fly peeing". In the true nature of ‘if you got to go, you got to go’, waste management company BusinessWaste.co.uk are hearing reports of people turning local beauty spots into public bathrooms, and … [Read more...]
Tradelines 3 June
North Wales Police face a £100,000 bill for selling an impounded luxury motor home without the owner’s permission. The Unimog based vehicle from Germany was taken in October last year when its German owners asked a policeman for directions and couldn’t produce insurance, which was obtained in December but after NWP sold it and it was stripped for parts, … [Read more...]
Speeders are a virus during lockdown
‘Lockdown speeding’ has become a very unwelcome by-product of the Government’s fight against coronavirus, says the RAC. It found 20 police forces caught their worst offenders at speeds in excess of 100mph, according to data analysed by the RAC as part of a freedom of information request to all British police forces. The worst speeder in the first three … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 June
Cyclists in Wales have been told they can ride up to 40 miles to exercise, compared to five miles by motorists. Welsh Government has said this is a reasonable move but it’s attracted criticism because some other exercise like playing tennis, where players are more than two metres apart, is still banned. Knox Road, Cardiff, opposite the city’s prison, is … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: On the road & in the news 30 May
Although the lockdown measures are easing it will take time for the wheels of society to return to something like normal life, writes David Miles. But from tomorrow, after the bank holiday week, English schools for certain age groups will open where they can and more employees should be returning to work and that includes the motoring industry. So hopefully … [Read more...]
Car trade is idling on lockdown road
Car buyers and sellers will be operating in a new world and new order when they are again allowed to go out and into showrooms as early as monday 1 June in England but at dates to be decided in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, writes Robin Roberts. One of the biggest changes in doing business post-Covid-19 will be seen in Suzuki dealerships where the … [Read more...]
EC green energy plan risk to UK economy
Britain will miss opportunities for a greener and more econoically stable future as a result of the European Commission’s €750 billion euro package unveiled this week to put climate change at the heart of the bloc’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to critics. Billed as the world’s biggest “green” stimulus, it aims to tackle the economic … [Read more...]
Wales provides good ev changing network
Wales has some of the best charge points for electric vehicles in the UK, say comparethemarket. The Wales-based insurer looked at places and hotspots for ev charging across the Uk and came up with some surprises. Outside of London, Christchurch in Dorset is the area with the highest concentration of charging points, with 112 overall, and West Somerset … [Read more...]
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