BRITISH motorists are on cruise control when it comes to renewing their insurance premium. Research has revealed more than a third of drivers let their annual car insurance policy auto-renew instead of shopping round for the best deal. Customers who roll over their contract typically end up paying inflated premiums as part of a 'loyalty penalty' - and the numbers are increasing … [Read more...]
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Irresponsible Royal sets back safety by three decades
The British Safety Council tirelessly campaigned for over twenty years until wearing a car seatbelt while driving became a legal requirement in 1983. Department for Transport has estimated this has saved 2,000 lives a year but recent events involving the Duke of Edinburgh remind us why we need to keep repeating this message. The British Safety Council’s charismatic and often controversial … [Read more...]
Luxury cars escape the crusher, but only just
Nearly £122M of uninsured vehicles were saved from potentially being crushed in 2018 - the highest it’s been for ten years - including supercars such as Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys and Aston Martins. High-value vehicles that had been confiscated from uninsured drivers were among those saved from being auctioned or scrapped last year, according to the latest figures released from automotive … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 January
Jaguar Land Rover will take a week-long pause in production in April due to potential disruption from Brexit which would affect all three of its UK car plants and its engine plant. The automaker has previously warned about the impact of Brexit and cut production due to slowing demand in China last autumn. Ford faces a bill of up to $1 billion if Britain leaves the European Union without a … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers in top UK rankings for being banned
Wales has some of the worst drivers in Britain with proportionally the highest disqualified for a variety of offences. The highest proportion of the UK’s disqualified drivers can be found in Scotland and Wales according to new data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). According to the figures, obtained by contact lens retailer Feel Good Contacts through a Freedom of … [Read more...]
Driving choices are changing
More than 15 million Brits are planning to take measures to be more environmentally conscious in the year ahead with a shift in driving habits expected as the most popular move, according to an analysis by AA Cars. Around half of Brits are expected to take steps to be more eco-friendly in 2019, with many making changes to how they own and run cars; one in five (17%) plan to use their car more … [Read more...]
Ralio overtaken by BT Sport for WRC coverage
BT Sport has overtaken Welsh programme maker Tinopolis as the channel for the World Rally Championship in a multi-million-pound deal. Tinopolis has covered the series over 15 seasons and used it as a platform to cover other motor sport events in Wales and the UK but the free-to-air programme maker couldn't compete with the breadth of coverage proposed and paid for by BT Sport. Under the … [Read more...]
Junior WRC opportunity for best young driver
The British Rally Championship, in partnership with M-Sport Poland and Pirelli, is offering the highest placed Fiesta R2T runner in the Junior BRC a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to step into the FIA Junior WRC Championship. Britain’s premier rallying series is a well-known proving ground for rallying stars. Recent BRC graduates include Elfyn Evans, Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke and … [Read more...]
Diesel shortages beginning to show, prices rising
New diesel car sales are falling so quickly that there could be shortages of them on the used market in the near future, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association. The organisation – which represent companies that handle, sell, inspect, transport or manage more than 1.5 million used vehicles every year – says that while new car diesel demand has plummeted, corresponding used demand has stayed … [Read more...]
Stretching the imagination to the real range of EVs
A persistent belief that pure electric vehicles are only suitable for low annual mileage needs to be overturned, says Arval. The vehicle leasing company says that the applications for which EVs are appropriate depend much more on the daily driving profile of each driver. Shaun Sadlier, Head of Consulting, said, “This is a myth that we hear regularly – that if you cover more than a few … [Read more...]