Building Labourer is the most expensive occupation for car insurance in Wales, new research reveals. According to the data from Confused.com, Building Labourers are deemed to be the ‘riskiest’ drivers in Wales, paying a staggering £1,649, per year for their car insurance, on average, waiters pay £1,522 and car valet people are washed out with £1,426 while … [Read more...]
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Road Safety Designs moves up a gear
Wales-based road safety innovation company, Road Safety Designs, has appointed experienced business leader and investor, Simon Bailey, as a Management Consultant. The former Director of Motorcare Motor Factors will be joining the firm, chaired by Sir Stanley Thomas OBE, the Welsh businessman and property developer best known for founding Peter’s Food … [Read more...]
Cardiff’s “valleys tax” faces challenge
Opponents of Cardiff’s controversial Clean Air Zone plan for the city will be heartened after a similar scheme for Coventry was rejected by the UK Government. The government’s dismissal of a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Coventry is the right decision for the local economy and the city’s long-term air quality prospects, according to FTA, the only … [Read more...]
Geneva motor show cancelled
The Geneva motor show has been cancelled and not rescheduled for this year. Organisers had to stop the two weeks show due to open next week after Swiss government feared spreading coronavirus and banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people and 600,000 were expected in Geneva for the event. "We regret to announce the 2020 Geneva motor show will be … [Read more...]
Battery maker calls for greater UK manufacturing
British car production dipped 2.1% in January according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders yesterday. Reduced demand from car manufacturing plants and additional shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic have caused the fifth successive month of decline. A global snowball effect is expected to continue as the industry … [Read more...]
Opposition AMs call for Welsh Government investment probe
Welsh Government’s investment strategy has come into question after Aston Martin Lagonda revealed widening losses and slipping sales. The luxury carmaker was enticed to St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan by the Labour Welsh Government with nearly £20m worth of taxpayer grants in the hope of boosting the South Wales economy. However, today’s financial … [Read more...]
Tax break to push company car drivers into evs
Eight out of ten business employees who currently opt out of a company car scheme are ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to move back to company cars and these will be electric, according to a survey by DriveElectric, one of the UK’s leading EV leasing companies. The return to company cars rather than employees taking car allowances is being driven by a number of … [Read more...]
Innovation will influence exhibits at CV show
With a strong move towards electrification alongside the full range of road transport, distribution and logistics supply businesses attending the Commercial Vehicle Show, a host of innovative powertrain options will be unveiled to the public at the NEC Birmingham, 28-30 April 2020. The UK-based manufacturer LEVC will display its new all-electric van for the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 26 February
The new DBX SUV has been given the Q-treatment of bespoke luxuries and features by Aston Martin. The Welsh-made luxury car will be shown in its latest Q-code design at next week’s Geneva motor show. Volkswagen's adding a range-topping premium model to its flagship Touareg line – the Touareg R. The versatile model’s 340 kW (462 PS) plug-in hybrid drive … [Read more...]
Apprenticeship levy is a wasted resource but also a tax
The Government's apprenticeship levy is a wasted resource and become just another tax for businesses, says the freight sector. In response to figures obtained by the BBC that reveal employers are failing to use hundreds of millions of pounds that was intended for training apprentices, Sally Gilson, Head of Skills Policy at FTA, said, “As the business … [Read more...]
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