The Motor Ombudsman has reported the highest ever volume of service and repair cases brought by consumers to its dispute resolution service during the third quarter of the year. Between 1 July and 30 September, the Ombudsman for the automotive sector received a total of 1,586 new submissions from motorists, up 18% from 1,348 in Q3 2023. This was slightly … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Corsa is most scrapped car
Scrap vehicle experts National Scrap Car have combined their internal data along with DVLA data to calculate the number of 10-year old vehicles still on our roads to understand how reliable are some of the UK’s most popular models. Top manufacturers like Vauxhall, Ford, Volkswagen and Peugeot have seen high percentages of their vehicles scrapped within this … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 October
Cardiff and Vale College has secured planning consent for a £65m new advanced technology centre at Cardiff Airport. The 130,000 sq ft project has been approved by Vale of Glamorgan Council as one of two new campuses in a £100m investment located alongside the college's existing International Centre for Aerospace Training and accommodate around 2,000 … [Read more...]
Kia Pride with EV powertrain
Kia UK has revealed the Kia Pride EV, a unique ‘restomod’ built especially to mark the company's 80th anniversary since starting as a bicycle parts builder. Restored, modified and unveiled for the first time at the Bicester Heritage ‘Scramble’ on 6 October, the Pride EV is a collaborative project between Kia UK and British EV powertrain and conversion … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 October
Barry Island is seeing a proper tidy rise in customers as new trains and the return of some old favourites give the area a welcome boost. More than 100,000 people caught the train to the Island in July and August, a huge rise from 57,000 the previous year and some of that's put down to filming the final Christmas special of Gavin and Stacey comedy … [Read more...]
Going green as cheaply as possible
Used electric cars are offering a cheap way into a greener future. The Electric Car Scheme is revealing some of the UK’s most affordable EVs as new models, and a growing used market brings the price of electric cars down considerably. Affordability remains the biggest barrier to getting behind the wheel of an EV, with 68% of Brits identifying it as an area … [Read more...]
Price rises predicted for new and used petrol and diesel cars
More than eight out of 10 people think used petrol and diesel cars will soon become harder to buy thanks to the government’s new 2030 production ban, according to research. Startline’s October Used Car Tracker shows that 73% expect used petrol or diesel cars to become more expensive as a result of the measure and 66% say they’ll hang onto their existing … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 October
The average price of petrol and diesel fell by 6.5p in September – the ninth biggest monthly drop seen since 2000, said RAC Fuel Watch. A litre of unleaded averaged 134.79p, down from 141.26p at the start of the month while diesel fell from 146p to 139.5p so drivers are now saving £3.60 every time they fill up an average 55-litre family car and the RAC … [Read more...]
Tradelines 2 October
Eye snatching is the term being applied to the increasing number of LED headlight thefts worth thousands of pounds for each unit. Thieves are increasingly targeting expensive models to hack out and disconnect the multi-lenses to be sold on the parts' black market, said Philip Swift, Technical Director at Claims Management and Adjusting. Europe's component … [Read more...]
Fleets bridging the EV gap
A larger proportion of fleets are adopting electric vans for higher mileage roles than those who plan to use them for lesser distances, new research show. The 2024 Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer asked fleets how they were using, or were considering using, three classes of electric van as they transitioned from diesel. Out of those operating small … [Read more...]
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