The cost of a life on the road has been calculated The average driver will beep their car horn 2399 times, have 1935 rows with their partner and fork out a staggering £168,880 on running costs, says autoeurope.co.uk . Pollsters found the typical driver will spend nearly seventy thousand pounds on fuel and rack up a bill of forty grand on MOTs, … [Read more...]
Travel Features
Newslines 28 March
Local members of the Saab Owners Club will hold their "spring roll" including a drive over the Cardiff Bay Barrage on Sunday 9 April. They will also be making a visit to the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group at Barry bus depot on their return leg before a late lunch in Moulton, Vale of Glamorgan. Men are twice as cautious as women when parking their … [Read more...]
Pontypridd on track to get hundreds of rail jobs
Hundreds of jobs will be created in Pontypridd after it has been named today as the location for the new South Wales Metro headquarters. Operating under the name of Transport for Wales, it will be located at the Taff Vale building, said Economy Secretary Ken Skates, and it will oversee the £1 Billion electricification, Metro and rail … [Read more...]
Cardiff introduces wi-fi parking across city centre
Paying for parking is being made easier with a new scheme being installed across Cardiff. If you are coming in to Cardiff to shop or meet up with friends or colleagues – it can always be annoying trying to find a parking space, find the correct change or queue up at a parking machine to make the payment. Paying by phone options will now make … [Read more...]
Government must look at all aspects of connected vehicles
The Government must broaden its work on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles across all sectors and not focus so heavily on road vehicles, say a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Early benefits are likely to come in sectors such as marine and agriculture therefore the Government must not allow media attention around driverless cars to cause it … [Read more...]
Troubled bridge over waters
The UK Government is keeping the Welsh Assembly in the dark over finances and plans for the Severn Crossings after they move into private ownership, according to a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure Mr. Ken Skates. Accordingly, Welsh Government is unable to submit the type of detailed response to this consultation that it … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 March
Work will begin today on improving traffic flow through M4 J28 at Tredegar Park. It will take about 16-months to complete the £13.7 M work to relieve the bottleneck and includes building a new direct link for eastbound traffic heading to the Southern Distributor Road, with construction work restricted during peak times. Asda is cutting the price of … [Read more...]
Bus commuters save enough to heat homes
New national research has found that people who use the bus to commute are on average £1,000 better off than those travelling to work by car. Despite lower fuel prices, bus travel costs are around 55% cheaper than the same commute by car, saving passengers an average of around £95 a month, according to the study. The average annual savings of £1095 … [Read more...]
New mobility era is dawning
The role and way we use cars is changing forever. New mobility services represent the latest area of exploration and expansion for automotive companies as they seek to understand potential long-term threats to their core business. The Mobile World Congress will be held in Barcelona this week. Mobility services including ride-hailing and car-sharing … [Read more...]
First impressions last, for some anyway
The next car you buy might move you to love with a Ferrari, or leave you stranded as a singleton with a 'missing' wheel as in a Reliant Robin. A lot of pressure piles up on that first date and making an impression on the one you want to know. With the new plate change coming and tens of thousands of used cars out there it’s important to make the right … [Read more...]
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