Commuters face three weeks of travel chaos on Wales' rail network just weeks after it was taken over by Welsh Government's Transport for Wales. The effect of storms on ageing trains means an "unprecedented" third of the fleet of 127 are damaged, so many will not run or be replaced by buses and Transport for Wales said they are trying to "share the pain" … [Read more...]
Retail
Long term ownership of cars is decreasing, says AA
The increasing popularity of car finance deals is contributing to the decline of long-term car ownership, according to AA Cars . The number of drivers who plan to hang onto their current car for more than five years has dropped considerably - by 11% - since owning their last car. This means there are around 3.4 million fewer drivers who have long term … [Read more...]
Tougher MoT gas-tests see failures soar
Tough new emission tests this year have doubled the failure rate for older cars, and vans have gone up over four times as much. The DVSA reports that since May when the lower limits were set there have been 744,592 failed cars which have been fixed or scrapped compared to 350,472 in the same time last year. This year, 238,971 diesel and 505,721 petrol … [Read more...]
Motor sport faces EU insurance fight
There are just days to go if you want to support a UK campaign to amend EU-proposed new motor-sport insurance legislation. The Motorsport Industry Association is concerned that the new legislation would endanger all forms of motorsport. It would make it compulsory for all drivers, including those competing in motorsport, to have unlimited third-party … [Read more...]
Mid-week motoring: Aston Martin twin-test
The Aston Martin story has all the excitement, luxury, twists and turns of a good James Bond book, but the reality in your hands is an exclusive range of high performance sports cars which now include the DB11 Volante and Vantage coupe, writes Robin Roberts. These are the latest additions to the range which comprise limited edition and Continuation models … [Read more...]
Tradelines 21 November
Two new diesel engines have been added to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class range: the A 200 d Sport £28,805 and the A 220 d AMG Line £30,005. The clean and efficient OM654q engines have been tested to new RDE-2 standards, making Mercedes-Benz among the first to offer RDE-2-compliant diesel engines in the UK and they will also feature in the new … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Crossland X Ultimate arrives
Vauxhall has introduced a new top-of-the-range Crossland X Utlimate to its SUV range. It features an eight-inch touchscreen, the Navi 5.0 IntelliLink infotainment system provides seamless smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Key features such as a driver drowsiness system, forward collision alert and automatic emergency braking with … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 November
Rich Welsh drivers prefer to buy a Lamborghini, says a specialist finance company. JBR Capital revealed the Italian supercars account for over 28% of their loans, the highest for the marque in the UK, in Wales. There is a £150M plan to revive a race and test track near Rassau, Ebbw Vale, according to media reports. It follows the failure of the … [Read more...]
Used car sales steady after new cars collapse
Britain’s used car market remained near recent record highs in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Despite a sales dip of -2.1% compared with the same period in 2017, there were 2,057,457 used transactions in Q3, with August the quarter’s best-selling month and the Ford Fiesta was most popular with … [Read more...]
Tradelines 14 November
Findings from Ben’s first industry survey in 2017 indicated that bullying was rated the third most important issue of all health and wellbeing topics. In light of these results, Ben has launched new resources on its website to help people cope with this difficult issue and find out more about what bullying is and how to deal with it. The UK new heavy … [Read more...]
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