While the average UK car loses value each year regardless of use, new analysis from Carwow reveals that certain models are bucking the trend—selling for significantly more than their estimated worth due to strong demand. Depreciation remains the highest cost of car ownership, averaging £3,851 per year (around 9.17% annually), with overall costs such as tax … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages set up for a classic event
Nicky Grist believes this year’s Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 11 July will deliver one of the event’s best routes yet, with smooth, fast and demanding stages set to provide a great challenge for competitors. And as a rally legend with 21 FIA World Rally Championship event wins – including two RAC Rally victories with Juha Kankkunen (1993) and Colin McRae … [Read more...]
Fleet downtime hits six years low, says Epyx
Fleet downtime has fallen to its best level since before the pandemic, suggests new data from epyx. Figures for first quarter of 2026 show the length of time fleet vehicles are spending off-the-road while undergoing maintenance or repair dropped to 1.46 days in January, 1.47 in February and 1.53 in March. These are the three lowest monthly numbers recorded … [Read more...]
Land Rover Discovery slated by owners
The Land Rover Discovery is the UK’s most unreliable used car, says Warrantywise. The warranty provider has released the results of its annual Reliability Index, which sees the firm ranking used cars in several key areas, reports Car Dealer magazine. A sample of 250 vehicles were judged on request frequency, average vehicle age at time of fault, average … [Read more...]
EVs biggest targets for mileage clocking
New analysis from vehicle history platform carVertical shows electric models are now the most commonly clocked cars in the UK, with 3% of those checked showing evidence of mileage tampering. That puts EVs ahead of diesel cars (2.8%), petrol cars (2.5%) and hybrids (2%) and comes at a time when many households are looking for ways to cut motoring costs by … [Read more...]
AI cameras detecting mobile phone use
The May bank holidays typically see increased traffic on the roads, as 2025's Early May Bank Holiday predicted one million more trips than the year before. Now that the latest AI cameras are in use and look inside a vehicle, Alisdair Wilson, a motoring expert at motorbike insurance brand Lexham Insurance, is warning motorists across the UK to avoid one … [Read more...]
Security & storage issues to be aired
Issues in vehicle logistics and storage will be under discussion at the next member meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association. Taking place at Cox Automotive, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, on Thursday 14 May, it will debate the impact of portside facilities operating at capacity and a subsequent shortage of space inland. Tom Marley, director of … [Read more...]
FRF Group Wales scoop top Toyota titles
Wales-based FRF Group won the Best Toyota Group UK award for the third year running. The business’s FRF Toyota (Newport) centre also won an Ichiban Award (Medium Retailer) and its Carmarthen business topped the Value Chain sector. Throughout 2025, FRF Group placed significant emphasis on people development. It has also refined the structure and the … [Read more...]
MoT tests soaring and so are costs
March is a peak period for MoT tests of new-plate models over three years old including almost 318,000. getting their first compulsory road safety check, with some shocks for their owners. In March 2023 there was a staggering 18% rise in registrations of new models after the Covid cutbacks and with incentives from manufacturers and dealers taken up by … [Read more...]
Wales’s drivers facing bumpy ride for some time
There is no quick fix for Welsh roads, reports ALARM survey Road users should not expect a quick fix to the condition of local roads in Wales, despite reported increases in funding, says this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey report. Significant investment in highways maintenance from both the Welsh Government, via the Local … [Read more...]
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