Travel Features

Newslines 6 September

6 September 2019

It blazed a trail in design and kicked off a whole new sector, but the latest Nissan Juke made in Sunderland is moving on again when it hits streets in November. A decade from introduction, the second generation Juke is bigger and better equipped while retaining its sporting lines and uses a triple cylinder 117ps 1.0 litre engine with 6sp manual … [Read more...]

Take a few historic laps of Silverstone

5 September 2019

We’re all familiar with the iconic Silverstone track and the incredible F1 moments created there. What some people don’t know is that Silverstone was initially built on the site of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber station, which opened in 1943. Leasing Options has created an animation where you can see how the track has evolved from three runways … [Read more...]

UNESCO sites in green-zones across Europe

3 September 2019

The Green-Zones portal has identified the European environmental zones which are also worth a visit because of their cultural monuments, their historical sites or simply as an insider tip. The Old Town of Lyon, which is a UNESCO cultural heritage site thanks to its many winding streets and the Renaissance district, and the area around the Freedom Square in … [Read more...]

Lower blood limit and more traffic police needed

30 August 2019

A Government report this week showed that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink drive limit has risen 25% in two years. There were 250 such deaths in 2017, compared with 200 in 2015. The number of serious casualties has also increased over the same two year period from 1,170 to 1,380. The latest drink-drive … [Read more...]

Clearing the air over Clean Air Zones

28 August 2019

Plans are under way for cities across the UK to implement Clean Air Zones or similar air quality improvement schemes, which could involve prohibitively high charges on those using older HGVs and vans. London has proposals that could see, at the same time, many HGVs banned from the capital for having insufficient direct vision. As FTA, the organisation … [Read more...]

Bugs in baby seats go along for the ride

23 August 2019

Dirty middle-aged parents are risking their children's and other people's health because they are not sanitising safety seats. Leasing Options swabbed the various parts of the interiors of cars to see what germs lie hidden from our eyes and steering wheels, hand brakes, gear sticks and centre consoles/radios all registered between 10-20 Limit Of Detection … [Read more...]

Newslines 20 August

20 August 2019

Newport has started regular services with an electrically powered bus. It and Cardiff and Caerphilly secured UK Government funding for greener transport and the south east Wales city will add 14 more next year, the Capital will run 36 and 16 will be ordered by Caerphilly. The rare historical car bubble looks like it’s burst after a fiasco during the RM … [Read more...]

French police fine nearly 250,000 British drivers this year

16 August 2019

It’s official, police in France prosecute more British drivers than any other country! The UK signed up to a scheme in 2017, which allows authorities across Europe to request details of drivers who have broken the law abroad. New figures reveal that France alone has accounted for three-quarters of all requests over the past five months from 18 European … [Read more...]

Newslines 13 August – Pembs new road plan

13 August 2019

Four possible schemes to improve safety on the A40 north of Narberth have been unveiled by Welsh Government. It has launched a consultation exercise with a public meeting in the town on 2 September before opinions close 20 September for overcoming the staggered cross-roads between Penblewin and Redstone Cross, which have resulted in serious accidents and … [Read more...]

Majority say a car is essential for everyday life needs