One hundred drivers a day have had drink-drive endorsements added to their licences in the past three years according to new research from road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. Worryingly, young professionals aged 25 to 39 are the worst offenders, seemingly unaware of the consequences of drink-driving. Some 48,000 drivers in this age group have been rapped, … [Read more...]
Finance News
Newslines 5 September
Škoda is set to deliver a double bonus for customers with the addition of a new long-range model to the award-winning Elroq line-up along with official confirmation of models eligible for the Band 2 £1,500 UK Government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG). To further maximise value for buyers, Škoda is introducing a new model to the Elroq line-up that allows buyers … [Read more...]
Clean Air Zones & what they mean for you
Electric vehicles will have to pay to enter Greater London for the first time from the end of this year. The air of change over London is slowly but surely sweeping across Britain and motorists need to understand and be ready to pay to drive on our busiest roads over coming years. The capital’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone was the country’s first 24/ 7 Clean … [Read more...]
Wales’ worst August car regs in UK
Welsh car dealers suffered the biggest drop in new car registrations across Britain. Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders showed a 17.62% fall in registrations in Wales, down to 2,483 new cars in August. Nationally, the decline was 2.0% in August to a total of 82,908 units on the eve of the new plate appearing. Wales top … [Read more...]
Board agreed to promote female F1 drivers
>= More than Equal, a global high-performance motorsport programme with a mission to find and develop the first female Formula 1 world champion, has announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board. The move represents a major step forward in More than Equal’s growth, bringing together some of the most respected figures across motorsport, sports … [Read more...]
JLR worst for reliability
British brands Jaguar and Land Rover are the worst cars you can buy for reliability and high average servicing costs, according to Warranty Solutions Group which provides after-care maintenance insurance. Claims details from over 10,000 owners covering 22 brands put the JLR models at the bottom with issues over electric windows, pollution filters and also … [Read more...]
Electroverse & Visa team up for ev business
Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle charging platform, Electroverse, has teamed up with Visa to launch Electroverse’s ‘Business Payments Card’, making it easier for fleets to pay, track and save on the move. Powered by Visa Fleet 2.0 and available for fleets in the UK for the very first time, Electroverse is the first business to bring this next-generation … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: JLR hit in cyber-strike
Jaguar Land Rover has been severely disrupted by a cyber-strike. The Liverpool Echo reports the car maker owned by India's Tata Motors took immediate action to lessen the effect of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations, including telling workers not to come in on Monday. There was no evidence any customer data had been stolen, it said. … [Read more...]
Petrol & diesel preferred by existing owners
Current owners of petrol or diesel cars plan on sticking with the internal combustion engine for the next nine years on average, they told researchers. When almost 1,300 British motorists who currently drive a petrol or diesel car were questioned by SUSTAIN, six in 10, (59%) planned to keep an internal combustion engine car going as long as possible. On … [Read more...]
Nissan dramatically improve new Qashqai e-Power
The new generation Nissan Qashqai e-Power is arriving in showrooms and promises greater performance, lower consumption and emissions along with cheaper prices in some versions. The latest Newcastle-made five models cost from £34,860 to £43,210 which means some are the same as the previous series or slightly cheaper. Nissan Qashqai e-Power models are unique … [Read more...]
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