Hundreds of drivers are being hit with charges and fines in error while driving in London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, car experts have warned. Over the last three months, VRM Swansea’s Plates4Less team have been inundated with questions after many drivers have been issued fines in error and have been working hard to help clients challenge and overturn ULEZ charges that they should never have … [Read more...]
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Newslines 3 October
In the week prior to Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the ban would be pushed back from 2030 to 2035, 42% of drivers planning to buy a new car said they expected it to be a low emissions either fully electric or hybrid. Following the announcement, Kwik Fit’s researchers asked the nation’s drivers the same question and found that the proportion planning to opt for a low emissions vehicle has now … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 September
New research uncovers the average price of getting on the road for new drivers now stands at £11,137 - 47% more than just two years ago, when the expense amounted to £7,592. The cost of living has made it even harder for new drivers to get on the road and searches for ‘cost of learning to drive’ have been up by a staggering 1500% in the past month, with young people increasingly worried about … [Read more...]
Tradelines 27 September
A new study by Auto Trader has found that the number of people claiming they’ll never buy an EV has nearly doubled, on the back of the government’s U-turn last week. Of the 1,700 in-market car buyers who responded to questioning, 37 per cent said they were unlikely to ever buy an EV and the figure is close to double the 21 per cent of people who said they would never go electric when the 2030 ban … [Read more...]
Disabled drivers obstacles to evs and charging
Britain’s gradual move to more electric vehicles and charging will be a challenge for disabled drivers in particular, said one leading provider of mobility solutions. Andrew Miller (right), chief executive of Motability Operations, told members of the BVLRA at their annual meeting that his business had already moved more than 34,000 people into EVs and currently buys more than 7% of all … [Read more...]
Rogue car dealers and parts traders facing clampdown
Rogue car and parts dealers face a clampdown after a new law is passed to prevent them advertising on-line. In future, search engines and social media platforms face fines of up to £18 M or up to 10% of their global revenue if they fail to remove the fraudsters' content once identified. Britain's Consumers Association has been in the forefront of fighting fraudsters and Rocio Concha, Which? … [Read more...]
Lords seeking clarity out of confusion
In response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s net zero statement on Wednesday, Baroness Parminter, Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, has written to Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Transport. In the letter, Baroness Parminter, on behalf of the cross-party committee looking into the ev sector, has asked the following questions … [Read more...]
EVs tyres are wearing sooner
Tyres on electric cars are wearing out sooner than on other models, say service analysts. Tyres fitted to electric vehicles are lasting, on average, 6,350 fewer miles than those fitted to petrol or diesel cars, new fleet data from epyx suggests. The first tyre change for electric cars is taking place at an average of 17,985 miles and 551 days old, compared to 24,641 miles and 585 days for … [Read more...]
Young drivers’ premiums soaring to unaffordable level
The cost of car insurance for young drivers has surged by an average of £594 (50%) in the past year, according to new Young Drivers research from Compare the Market. There are concerns that driving is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many young people. Premiums for motorists aged under 24 now reach up to £1,792 in August 2023 compared to £1,198 in the same period last year. As a result of … [Read more...]
Lords cricitise PM on losing way with net zero roadmap
The Prime Minister has chosen to kick the can down the road, rather than pick it up and put it in the recycling bin, say Lords who are currently looking into the environment and climate change. Baroness Parminter (below), Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, responded to yesterday’s Net Zero Speech by Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and expressed their concerns at … [Read more...]