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...]
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...]
Park, plug and pay
Empty driveways are now at the forefront of increasing the number of electric vehicle charge point spaces in the UK. Indeed, the latest research by online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk reveals that homeowners with an empty driveway and EV charge point, who rent them to motorists who pay to ‘park and charge’ their cars, are now making a huge … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 February
Geneva motor show will ask exhibitors from coronavirus-infected areas to check staff for symptoms before arriving in Switzerland. Organisers will increase cleaning and disinfection at the show's venue, the Palexpo congress centre next to Geneva airport where an anticipated 600,000 visitors will attend over the next two weeks. New rail and bus services for … [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...]
Newslines 25 February
Welsh AMs will this summer publish a report on tackling pavement parking by drivers. It follows a year long study into the issue which is causing concern to pedestrians and road safety bodies and is likely to make it a civil offence with a fixed penalty parking fine being considered. The owners of a private track in Mid Wales have been fined £30,000 for … [Read more...]
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