Dyfed Dirt Bike Club has presented a cheque for £5000 to the Chemotherapy Unit at Glangwili Hospital Carmarthen. The club runs the annual Arwyn Rees memorial Caio Enduro and makes a donation to a local charity from the proceeds of the event, and this year the money went to the unit outside Carmarthen which serves the West Wales community. Club chairman … [Read more...]
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On-line servicing data passes a milestone
Mazda is marking an important customer service milestone with the tenth anniversary of the introduction of its ground-breaking Digital Service Record system. The first manufacturer to offer this kind of paperless service record system in the UK, Mazda’s convention-defying approach set a trend that has seen the majority of the industry follow suit over … [Read more...]
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New Volvo XC90 models arriving in the UK are being checked for a possible faulty rear curtain airbag deployment. A part of the upper trim panel may hinder the bag’s deployment but there have not been any reported incidents related to the recall initially instigated by US authorities. BookMyGarage is a new on-line comparison site with 5,000 affiliated … [Read more...]
Motorists risk losing cover if selling lifts
Gocompare.com is warning drivers to check with their car insurer before joining up to a lift-share scheme or risk invalidating their cover. The Wales-based comparison website is also advising drivers signed up to the ‘taxi-like' smartphone app Uber that they are not covered under standard car insurance - they need taxi insurance. The warning comes … [Read more...]
Building the world’s largest LEGO brick caravan
To celebrate 130 years of leisure caravanning this year, the team behind the national Motorhome & Caravan Show is aiming for a new Guinness World Record by building the largest ever touring caravan made of LEGO bricks. Requiring more than 150,000 individual interlocking plastic LEGO bricks, the life-size model caravan will be completed and officially … [Read more...]
Deaths rise among younger people on Welsh roads
More young people are dying on Welsh roads. Latest Welsh Government figures show 272 casualties 16 to 24 last year including 22 dead, a rise of 8% over 2013. Welsh Government is spending £6 Million on road safety over the current financial year. The 16-24 year-olds accounted for 18% of all passenger deaths between 2010 to 2014 and just 46% of … [Read more...]
Government fails on-line MoT test
Motorists and garages have been hit by a failure of the Government’s on-line MoT system. It replaced the traditional paper certificates but has been dogged by software issues from the outset and last year 29 Million vehicles were tested. This summer, garages reported further complications over logging into and recording the data, which has impacted on … [Read more...]
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Analysis of HPI Checks conducted in 2014 revealed that 1 in 5 cars checked have undergone a plate transfer. The top 5 types of cars which are most likely to have undergone a plate change are ‘Performance Cars & Hot Hatches’, which top the list with 56% followed by ‘Roadsters & Cabriolets’ at 42% while Coupes come in third at 41% and 4x4’s and … [Read more...]
Motorists must claim for pothole damage to vehicles
Councils could be in for a shock with a new campaign to help motorists claim for pothole damage. The usually complex claims procedure should not put off claims from motorists who face hundreds of pounds in bills for serious damage to their vehicle, says MoneySavingExpert. The website has produced a guide to reporting a pothole, gathering evidence and … [Read more...]
Car sales continue rising across Europe
The European new-car market entered the second half of 2015 in good health, with total volume across the continent 9.1% higher in July than a year ago, marking 23 consecutive months of growth. Year-to-date, the market has grown by 8.6% compared to the same period a year earlier. Ireland, Spain and the Czech Republic performed well in July, with … [Read more...]
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