With an increasing choice of makes and models across the nation’s forecourts, different fuel types, and a range of technology and prices, settling on an ideal vehicle, new or used, can take time for consumers. Doing research is often the starting point of a car buying journey, and a study of 1,100 UK drivers commissioned by The Motor Ombudsman has revealed … [Read more...]
Renault Dacia owners’ data stolen
Renault Group UK has said the data of some of its customers taken from the system in a cyberattack at one of its third-party data providers. This data is said to include some or all of the customer names, addresses, dates of birth, gender, phone number, vehicle identification numbers and vehicle registration details. The company says that no financial or … [Read more...]
Tyre safety crisis rolls across UK
The UK faces a tyre safety crisis, with two in five (40%) of vehicles on the road today running on tyres that are either outright illegal or dangerously close to the limit. That’s the stark warning from the National Tyre Distributors Association with its TyreCheck 2025 report – the largest study of its kind ever undertaken in the UK studying the tyres found … [Read more...]
Anti-fraud law threat to car businesses
Remarketing businesses may be vulnerable to a new anti-fraud law that came into force on 1 September 2025, warns the Vehicle Remarketing Association. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) creates a new corporate offence of “failure to prevent fraud” that heralds a shift in the UK’s fight against economic crime, said VRA legal counsel Jon … [Read more...]
Electroverse & Visa team up for ev business
Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle charging platform, Electroverse, has teamed up with Visa to launch Electroverse’s ‘Business Payments Card’, making it easier for fleets to pay, track and save on the move. Powered by Visa Fleet 2.0 and available for fleets in the UK for the very first time, Electroverse is the first business to bring this next-generation … [Read more...]
23-million car owners in line for mis-sold finance
More than 23 million people expect to be win compensation for mis-sold car finance a new survey has found as Brits await a pivotal Supreme Court ruling that could release tens of billions in potential payouts. A new poll by law firm Slater & Gordon found that 45% of people believe they could be entitled to a payout over a car finance agreement taken out … [Read more...]
Tradelines 4 June
Car dealers are having to battle increased levels of fraud and attempted fraud to go with a number of other challenges currently facing the motor trade. That is according to the latest Forecourt Foresight report from Close Brothers Motor Finance which found that one in five automotive retailers have fallen victim to fraud and a further 31% of dealers have … [Read more...]
Car makers urge Gov. to cut car supplement tax
Government can boost electric vehicle demand if it amends its changes to the expensive car supplement an industry leader has said. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said that the expensive car supplement – which adds an additional tax for the first five years following the first tax payment made when a car … [Read more...]
Motoring costs in Wales are lowest in Britain
Wales is the cheapest place to own and run a vehicle in the UK. A new analysis of regional motorist spending has revealed significant disparities in the cost of motoring across the UK, with drivers in Northern Ireland paying more than £600 a year extra compared to those in Wales. The data highlights key spending areas: fuel, insurance, servicing, … [Read more...]
Used EV demand is slowly rising
Almost two thirds of dealers (64%) say consumer demand for used electric vehicles (EVs) is improving, new research shows. This is the highest result since the question was first included in the monthly Startline Used Car Tracker in May 2024. Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said, “This figure was just 50% last month and as low as 45% in our … [Read more...]
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