Vital surface dressing work on Britain’s local roads that is proven to prevent potholes forming increased by 15% this year, reveals new data shared with the RAC. Figures from the Road Emulsion Association show around 44.4m square metres of surface dressing – enough to treat the equivalent of around 4,340 miles of road – was applied over the … [Read more...]
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New car market heading for a jam
The new car market is heading for chaos next year, warned the boss of one leading dealer group. It will face a ‘crunch’ year in 2026 trying to meet ‘wholly unrealistic’ electric car targets, Vertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester said on Nick Ferrari Show on LBC radio. Next year, car makers and dealers will have to register a third of their sales as battery … [Read more...]
Beware damaging your car this winter, says idot
As the temperature drops and gritters return to the roads, millions of UK drivers could be unknowingly damaging their cars this winter. According to car cleaning experts at 1dot, a build-up of salt, grit, and moisture can corrode paintwork, metal, and alloys - leading to rust spots, dull paint, and expensive repairs before spring even arrives. Image … [Read more...]
Genesis plug into Ohme deal for drivers
Genesis Motor UK has announced that Ohme, the UK’s largest home electric-vehicle charging company, is to become its new and exclusive home EV charging partner. By providing easy access through a simple referral scheme to a home-charging unit from Ohme, Genesis aims to make the transition to EV ownership a straightforward process. Ohme will supply the … [Read more...]
Drivers want escalation of parking charges for SUVs
More than six out of 10 motorists want to see UK cities follow the lead of Paris and triple parking charges for big, heavy SUVs. Cardiff is the first city in the UK to declare war on SUVs but also will target motorcycle parking. November’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows 41% believe SUVs cause unnecessary congestion and 31% they excessively contribute to … [Read more...]
EV cars take a quarter of registrations – at a price
Electric cars accounted for over a quarter of new registrations last month, said the car makers' body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The UK new car market remained stable in October as registrations rose 0.5% to reach 144,948 units, with petrol and diesel models declining. Registrations by fleets declined slightly, falling -1.5%, but the … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans eyes WRC Crown
Welshman Elfyn Evans is on the verge of possibly clinching his first and this year's WRC title with the series moving to Japan after Toyota wrapped up the manufacturers' honours in Europe last month. Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team arrive on home roads for Rally Japan 6-9 November looking to celebrate their manufacturers’ title success in style while … [Read more...]
Fuel prices dipping again
Fuel prices fell in October reversing the previous month’s increases, data from RAC Fuel Watch shows. A litre of petrol fell 0.58p from an average of 135.55p at the start of the month to 134.97p by the close, while diesel came down by 0.81p from 143.38p to 142.57p. The cost of completely filling a 55-litre family car with unleaded therefore now stands at … [Read more...]
Rallye Prescott celebrates Colin McRae’s 1995 world championship
Since first opened by the Bugatti Owners Club in 1938, Prescott Hill, overlooking the idyllic Vale of Evesham, has become one of the UK’s premier speed hill climb venues. Its sinuous 1128-yard ribbon of tarmac has witnessed many titanic battles between the elite band of the specialist sports’ premier drivers, striving to win the British Hillclimb … [Read more...]
Used EV values poor with gaps in charging and reporting
Action is needed to improve electric vehicle residual values, as the financial exposure of fleets continues to grow, FleetCheck is warning. Peter Golding, CEO at the fleet software specialist, said that while there was strong evidence that used EVs were now selling faster, prices remained stubbornly low. “The used market has reached a position … [Read more...]
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