Thousands of foreign "ghost drivers" are haunting UK roads, and it's perfectly legal. They can even be driving with penalty points or be disqualified and no-one in the UK knows. Highlighting a strange loophole in the law, Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) is calling for all UK residents to keep the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency informed of their current address. A GB licence holder … [Read more...]
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Majority of drivers waste tech and money on their cars
Researchers from webuyanycar found that 53 percent of motorists are clueless when it comes to the tech and functionality of their cars, with 12 percent confessing they’re confused by almost all of them. Some 45 percent have accidentally pushed the wrong button while driving, ending up unwillingly doing things like putting their full beam headlights on in broad daylight and a quarter have … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 May
KIA will construct a new low-carbon-production electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Korea next year with first models rolling out two years later. The E-Forest manufacturing system is part of the Plan S sustainability scheme for purpose built electric vehicles to be given Kia, Hyundai and Genesis badges from the second half of this decade. Jersey Electricity has chosen to partner with Ohme, … [Read more...]
Soaring bills to fuel SUVs
With over four million SUVs registered in the UK, hundreds of thousands of owners face paying more than £150 to fill up an empty tank as the average fuel soared this week. Car leasing comparison website LeaseLoco has uncapped the fuel tank capacities of some of the UK’s most popular large and mid-size SUVs and come up with some numbing numbers. Two of the most loved large SUVs in the UK, the … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 May
It now costs a few pennies short of £100 to fill a typical diesel car after the latest price hikes by fuel stations, says the RAC. The motoring body said petrol models were just behind at £92.20p for a 55 litres fill and they have never been so high. Ford of Europe together with 27 companies have joined an appeal to the European Union (EU) to ensure all new cars and vans in Europe are zero … [Read more...]
British pioneers in lighter wheels roll into new market
Dymag, British world leaders in carbon composite wheels, has announced a strategic partnership with Hankuk Carbon Co Ltd, of Korea, manufacturers of advanced composite materials, to enable the mass production of state-of-the-art high-performance carbon composite wheels for the world’s leading automotive OEMs. The collaboration, announced today at JEC World in Paris, will leverage Dymag’s brand … [Read more...]
Small fleets foresee growth to 2025
More than a quarter of fleets (a net 27%) expect to see growth in the number of vehicles they operate during the next three years, according to the 2022 Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer. The overwhelming reason cited by decision makers surveyed is that their company is expanding (mentioned by 81%), but human resource-related needs (21%) and plans to offer vehicles to employees without a … [Read more...]
Experts to outline challenges facing repair sector
Leading automotive research and training provider Thatcham Research is the latest organisation to join the 150-strong roster of influential speakers and training experts at the inaugural UK Garage and Bodyshop Event, held at Birmingham’s NEC on 8 & 9 June. Thatcham Research will be talking about, and demonstrating, the most dynamic changes affecting the body repair sector in the last 50 … [Read more...]
Tradelines 18 May
The entire Audi range has been refreshed and given new colours for orders placed after 23 May. District Green, Ascari Blue, Chronos Grey and Dew Silver have been created with Audi Exclusive matt finishes Floret Silver matt and Daytona Grey matt newly available for RS Q3 and TT RS models and standalone Audi Exclusive paint finishes are reinstated as options for Q2, A3, Q3, A4, A5, Q5, A6, A7, Q7, … [Read more...]
How to steal a car for £1.53p
Step-by-step guides revealing how to steal cars and conduct vehicle scams are being sold by criminals on the internet's dark web. Select Car Leasing researched motoring related products listed on three popular marketplaces on the dark web to uncover the scams that criminals have in store for drivers in 2022. A step-by-step guide revealing how to steal keyless cars – for £1.53 One of Select Car … [Read more...]