Drivers will face a continuing 50mph speed limit on Wales most expensive key road despite £336M upgrade and three-years late construction. The five-mile A465 Heads of the Valleys road through the Clydach Gorge is part of a £800M widening of the dual carriageway between Monmouth and Neath Port Talbot. Controversially, the M4 around Port Talbot … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 June
Pioneering classic car electrification company Electrogenic is announcing today that it is electrifying the iconic Jaguar E-type, ahead of the London Classic Car Show where the car will be on display for the first time this weekend. The Oxford-based leader in classic car EV technology now offers E-type customers a choice of three advanced zero-emission … [Read more...]
Hybrids high on buyers’ search lists but shortages found
Insights into the minds of motorists have been revealed by contrasting what visitors to an online used car supermarket look for – and what they end up buying. Analysis of up to one million searches per month on BuyaCar.co.uk reveals that hybrid models are now the only type of car showing consistently increasing interest across every one of Britain’s 10 … [Read more...]
Practical test pass rates soaring
Learner drivers passed their practical tests at the highest rate ever recorded during the pandemic, according to the Department for Transport. The data, which spans April 2020 to March 2021, shows that 49.8% of learners passed the test, up by 3.9% on 2019-20 figures. There was more good news for learners taking theory tests, with 55.7% passing, the highest … [Read more...]
Goodwood Festival gets go-ahead
Goodwood Festival of Speed will now form part of the Events Research Programme (ERP) as a pilot event and will take place as planned from Thursday 8 - Sunday 11 July. The event is sold out across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The capacities agreed with the ERP will mean that all 2021 Festival of Speed ticket, hospitality and grandstand pass holders … [Read more...]
Used prices slipping back again
Used car sales have slipped back, said analyst Cazana's Director of Insight, Rupert Pontin. The car market in June 2021 has so far proven to be extremely exciting, and last week was no exception as both new and used car sales had another week of varied activity levels. - Used Car Sales Down -17.5% Week on Week - Cazana Used Car Retail … [Read more...]
Bid to ease driver shortage for HGVs
With more than 45,000 HGV driver tests outstanding at DVSA as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Logistics UK is pressing government to introduce a seasonal visa for European HGV drivers to protect the nation’s supply chain while the organisation catches up with this backlog. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, understandably, all driving tests were suspended,” … [Read more...]
Trucker Jenko reveals life on the road
A Welsh lorry driver has a big cargo - over 1.8 million YouTube followers. Now his Ferryman’s awesome Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1 flagship is guaranteed the exposure it deserves – as ‘Trucker Jenko’ driver Martyn Jenkins can’t stop talking about his exclusive new tractor unit. Family-owned and run, Ferryman is based in Pontllanfaith, … [Read more...]
Lawmakers fail to understand technology, say suppliers
The planned European wide ban on petrol and diesel cars is not supported by technical data, said Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General of CLEPA, the association of automotive suppliers. “The steeper the target, without recognition of sustainable renewable fuels, the closer one gets to a de facto ban on the internal combustion engine. Without renewable fuels … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 June
Audi will stop introducing new models using petrol and diesel engines from 2026, reports German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung. The Bavarian daily newspaper has quoted Audi CEO Markus Duesmann comments to labour representatives and top managers last week. Hybrid and PHEV versions will be offered in the Hyundai Tucson N Line range this summer. They offer up to … [Read more...]
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