Wales has some of the best drivers in Britain. Rooster Insurance looked at driving records and found just 12% of Welsh drivers had committed offences compared to 34% of Londoners in five years. The FIA has paved the way to a promising co-operation with the World Rally Championship Promoter Group for the promotion of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The FIA and WRC Promoter will work … [Read more...]
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Great British cars’ classics experience centre
A new classic car visitor attraction will open in Derbyshire later this year. The Great British Car Journey follows the signing of a lease on the former Wire Works site in Ambergate, Derbyshire just off the A6 in between Derby and Matlock, is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment ahead of Great British Car Journey opening later this summer, when it’s hoped the national lockdown will … [Read more...]
Manufacturers call for more charging points
Europe needs a million public vehicle charging points inside three years and three million by 2029, car makers have told European governments. Latest figures suggest there are under 230,000 at the moment but car makers are pouring huge investments into evs and say the public network needs to grow and give confidence to buyers who have still to make the switch. ACEA, the car makers' body, said in … [Read more...]
Welsh hydrogen car gets Siemens UK support
One of the world’s leading technology companies has stepped in to boost plans and build hydrogen vehicles in Wales for global sale. Siemens UK has signed a memorandum of understanding with Riversimple, of Llandrindod Wells to make their Rasa car and a local delivery van. The car is already being prepared for trials with 12 drivers living in Abergavenny and the Welsh company installed a … [Read more...]
Used-cars keys to future prospects
The relative strength of used car sales at the end of 2020 is a good omen for the prospects of a further bounceback once the current national lockdown is lifted, according to James Fairclough, boss of AA Cars. “The gradual ratcheting up of lockdowns and Covid restrictions during the final months of 2020 took their toll on the economy as a whole, and the used car market was no … [Read more...]
Thousands of driving jobs unfilled
The UK is facing a shortage of 76,000 thousand drivers, despite the wages being higher than the UK average and jobs waiting. Mark Hall from Divert.co.uk, a rubbish removal company based in York, said, “Young kids don’t think the professional driving industry is sexy enough and instead they are all spending £30,000 on a university degree with a dubious title such as media studies only to … [Read more...]
Tradelines 10 February
The Hyundai Upgrade Event, running throughout February, offers buyers some of the most significant savings ever seen across the Hyundai line-up. Running in tandem with existing deposit contribution offers across the range, the Hyundai Upgrade event allows buyers additional savings of up to £3,000 on top of deposit contributions of up to £3,000 for selected models. Bentley Motors has announced … [Read more...]
App’n save you money at the pumps
A new app that tells users where to find the cheapest fuel in major cities across the UK has revealed that drivers in Glasgow, Exeter and Norwich experience double-digit price differences between the cost of fuel at different local petrol stations. At the time of reporting, Glasgow drivers could find fuel up to 13p/litre cheaper than the city’s most expensive petrol … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 February
A £750M bus and train network in South Wales will be marginally delayed from 2023, due to implications of coping with the Coronavirus crisis. Transport for Wales was nationalised after passenger numbers collapsed last year and operator Keolis-Amey couldn’t make it pay and Welsh Government has pumped in £167M to keep the public transport services running. The reported deal with Korea’s Hyundai … [Read more...]
Lenders optimistic for 2021 despite sales slowdown
The Q1 2021 Industry Outlook Survey by the Finance & Leasing Association shows that the asset finance, consumer finance and motor finance industry see opportunities for growth over the next year despite the heightened uncertainty caused by the latest restrictions to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK's lowest January registrations for 50 years. Respondents were divided on the outlook … [Read more...]