One-in-five Welsh drivers is considering cancelling their breakdown cover, says IAMRoadSmart. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, millions of motorists are now considering cancelling their breakdown insurance in a bid to cut back on everyday outgoings. The Welsh findings mirror the national picture after research commissioned by the UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, revealed 21 … [Read more...]
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Bigger savings emerging with electric cars
The annual running cost of an electric vehicle is now £579 cheaper on average than a petrol-fuelled car, according to the latest research from comparethemarket.com. This saving in cost has increased from 2021 when EVs were just over £400 cheaper to run. The research, which analyses the price of insurance, fuel, and road taxes, shows that the average annual cost of running a petrol-fuelled car is … [Read more...]
Experts trash Dacia Jogger sub-standard safety
The Dacia Jogger has been trashed by safety experts after crash tests. Three vehicles feature in the latest round of Euro NCAP safety testing: the DS4, Dacia Jogger and Honda HRV. The DS4, which was originally a four-star car, has been re-tested with the optional safety pack and achieved a five-star rating, scoring highly across all assessment categories. It’s ‘Safety Pack Plus’ has improved … [Read more...]
Buying & replacement cycles forever changed
Extensions forced on fleets by both the pandemic and much delayed order times for new vehicles have probably changed company car and van replacement cycles forever, reports FleetCheck. Peter Golding, managing director, said that fleets had realised that vehicles had the potential to be operated for markedly longer than had occurred in the past and had learnt a new skillset to enable this to be … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 April
If you’re thinking of a motoring holiday this year, Confused.com has issued a timely check-list of the least and most stressful countries to drive in. Least stressful are Denmark and Finland with Japan and Spain close behind, but the worrying highways are in the UAE, Bulgaria and Turkey and for those staying at home, the UK is jammed in 18thplace of the worst ranked countries. About 20% of … [Read more...]
Classic car owners concerns over new ‘tampering law’
A recent survey shows 84 per cent of classic and specialist car owners are against the Department for Transport’s anti-tampering proposals that would outlaw tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on the road. The poll by classic and enthusiast vehicle insurance specialist, Footman James, shows that 84 per cent of the 4,500 respondents are opposed to … [Read more...]
Men clocking up more penalties than women
Male motorists are clocking up more than twice as many penalty points as their female counterparts, according to new data from the Department for Transport. Male drivers racking up three penalty points on their licences currently total 1,343,700, compared to 606,700 for female drivers, as of the 5 February this year. The number of male drivers with six points is 395,000, whereas with female … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 March
Following its success at the 2022 What Car? Awards, being named as the Best Small Car, the Honda Jazz has scored a hat-trick by way of two further endorsements. It has been picked by the jury at Which? Magazine for being the ‘Most Reliable Small Car’ and a ‘Best Buy’ in their 2021-2022 car tests and surveys. Motorists are being warned ahead of stricter new laws around using your mobile phone … [Read more...]
GB experts develop autonomous safety ratings
Accident experts in Britain are working on the world’s first rating system for the safety of autonomous cars. Crash testers at Thatcham Research outside Reading have worked with global systems engineers, car makers and the Law Commission to draw up the safety ratings which could be applied to models in the same way as the familiar Euro NCap stars. The development comes as Mercedes-Benz in … [Read more...]
Is your job working against you?
GoCompare has pulled together a list of occupations that have the cheapest and most expensive average premiums. Using the average best price available for each job occupation, the comparison service has revealed who is paying the most - and the least for their insurance. The ten professions paying the most for car insurance are: Occupation Average premium Fast food delivery … [Read more...]