A move to the British Motor Museum in Gaydon has been announced for the third annual AFP Expo, being held on 10 September by the Association of Fleet Professionals. The event, sponsored by Ayvens, is designed to create opportunities for AFP members – plus their colleagues and peers from across the fleet sector – to network, learn and collaborate. In … [Read more...]
Finance
Buyers beware of used car “bargains”, say Vertu
Thousands of drivers are looking to the used car market for their next vehicle in a bid to save money. This huge demand is reflected in new search data, which shows that searches for ‘used car dealer near me’ have surged by a massive 235% in just three months. But while finding a local dealer is the first step, walking onto the forecourt … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 June
On line and later on-site car dealer Cazoo collapsed with over £250M of debt just over 12 months ago and owed money to about 10,000 creditors, according to data at Companies House, Cardiff. The business was sold for £5M last year after filings showed it had been under financed and overstretched itself and was hit by the Covid-crisi and a change in market … [Read more...]
New Toyota Landcruiser Commercial will be finished in UK
The all-new Land Cruiser Commercial on sale from August will be a new halo model for the Toyota Professional range of light commercial vehicles. The new model is a factory conversion of the all-new Land Cruiser passenger car that was introduced to wide acclaim and high customer demand a year ago. It combines formidable all-terrain capabilities with a … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia EV3 GT-Line S
Some cars immediately impress, others take a bit longer and they stand out against models which made no measureable impression after a much longer period behind the wheel. The Kia EV3 GT-Line S is an example of the series which seems to get better each time it’s driven. We first drove the new Kia EV3 last December and were impressed, but a lot’s happened … [Read more...]
2025 Wimbledon stars and their cars
Porsche is the top seed among competitors as Wimbledon stars of the tennis world convene in south-west London for two weeks of top-quality sport on turf. With prize money pots continuing to grow and sponsorships becoming increasingly lucrative, the sport’s top hitters have access to some of the world’s most exciting motor cars. But who’s driving what, and … [Read more...]
New home charging deals unveiled
Ohme, the UK’s largest and fastest-growing home electric vehicle charging company, will offer more choice and cheaper home charging for more customers thanks to a new collaboration with E.ON Next. As one of the UK’s leading energy providers with more than five million customers, E.ON Next’s EV tariff, Next Drive, boasts the longest and lowest off-peak rate … [Read more...]
Yellow perils are money boxes for councils, says RAC
Drivers in 10 local authority areas newly enforcing yellow box junctions paid fines worth a combined £998,640 last year after apparently falling foul of the rules governing them, new RAC data analysis shows. Up until May 2022, only councils in London and Cardiff could enforce yellow box junctions and other moving traffic contraventions, such as driving the … [Read more...]
Telematics insurance offer through RAC
RAC Insurance has announced an exclusive partnership with telematics insurance specialist Ticker to licence and distribute a suite of connected motor insurance products aimed at consumers. From this week, a brand-new telematics insurance policy has launched for new and young drivers, which will be quickly followed by further products aimed specifically at … [Read more...]
Motorists holding onto older cars
More than half of motorists (52%) say that they are now driving an older car than five years ago. June’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows 24% haven’t been able to afford to buy a newer car and 18% that it feels as though used cars have become more expensive. Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said, “The average age of a car on UK roads is now … [Read more...]
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