AA research reveals that the UK continues to levy the highest level of road fuel tax in the EU – despite four years of a fuel duty freeze.With the Budget due on Wednesday and fuel duty frozen until after the election, the AA challenges all political parties to commit in their election manifestos to:a continued freeze on fuel duty – at least until it matches the average of the three … [Read more...]
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About 15 lollipop men and women face being axed under plans in Pembrokeshire. The local authority says it needs to make up to £2.5m in savings over two years in its highways budgets but admits the crossing patrols only cost them £31,000 a year.There are no plans to impose a lower 50mph speed limit on the A470 where four people died in crash last week. A long term review of limits on Welsh … [Read more...]
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Over 100 plug-in cars and vans will join the government vehicle fleet as part of a commitment to green transport, the government has announced. Fifteen government departments and agencies, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence and the Home Office, will benefit from adding 140 ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) to their fleets as part of a £5 million investment to … [Read more...]
Tracking device leads police to stolen road equipment
South Wales Police recovered a £50,000 mobile crusher stolen from Horan Construction, a civil engineering and road surfacing company based at Cardiff Docks.TRACKER, part of the Tantalum Corporation, the UK’s leading stolen plant and agricultural recovery provider, helped to identify the location of the 24 foot long and 15 foot high crusher in 36 hours, despite the fact it had been given a … [Read more...]
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A US factory is essential if Jaguar Land Rover is to continue growing and stay competitive, says CEO Ralf Speth. It has to find one product with annual sales of 30,000 to 40,000 to make a US assembly plant worthwhile, he added.UK order books have opened for the next generation Mazda MX-5. It has started to be built in Japan and first British models are due later this year.Less than one … [Read more...]
Brecon car crash kills four, seriously injures three people
Police enquiries will resume this week into a two-car crash which killed three teenagers from Barry and an older woman from Merthyr Tydfil close to the Storey Arms, Brecon.Three more people are being treated for serious injuries and five young men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving on the A470 late on friday night. … [Read more...]
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Fiat will revive the 124 Spider name for its next small roadster. The car is the result of the latest joint venture with Mazda, and it will be based on the next MX-5, which has just gone into production.The new Lexus LF-SA concept shows a possible rival to the MINI. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the very first Lexus, the LS400 saloon and to celebrate this milestone, Lexus … [Read more...]
Car sales still rising, says SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders say 76,958 new cars were registered in February, up by 12% on February last year.Fleet sales have driven the business up 19% over the same month last year but there has also been good business done with private buyers who sought out discounts before the new-plate March came in.Sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles, which includes plug-in … [Read more...]
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Honda's much anticipated Type R will be a shade under £29,995 on the road. The GT version will cost an additional £2,300 at £32,295 on the road and will come with a host of extras while PCP pricing brings the new Civic Type R to an even wider customer base, with payments under £300 a month at 5.9% APR with a 30% deposit.French light-vehicle registrations have continued to make gains during … [Read more...]
Crooks make elaborate plans to take your money at the roadside
Rent-a-theft is a booming new business.Fraudsters target second hand car buyers using a vehicle they have rented for the day, often with a stolen credit card or other false documents.“We’ve heard of a number of instances whereby consumers have fallen prey to the rental car con,” explains Neil Hodson, Managing Director for HPI.“The fraudsters go to quite some lengths to pull the scam … [Read more...]
