Vehicles intended exclusively for motorsport will be excluded from new Motor Insurance rules, known by some as the VNUK law. For seven years a European Court of Justice ruling threatened the entire sport and business of motorsport in the UK and Europe but has now changed its mind and this positive result comes after years of pro-active lobbying by the … [Read more...]
Retail News
Long-Covid is hitting fleets
Lengthening replacement cycles prompted by the pandemic and new vehicle shortages is causing major component failures to rise sharply for some van operators, FleetCheck is reporting. The company says that these trends mean more light commercial vehicles owned by fleets are entering the fifth and even sixth years of their operational life, and that expensive … [Read more...]
Fleets must look behind headlines to whole life costs
Fleet management provider CBVC Vehicle Management is urging financial advisors and accountants to encourage businesses to ignore headline lease rental rates and to instead focus on whole life costs for company car acquisition for fleet cost savings. According to CBVC, understanding whole life costs is critical, especially as fleets start to accommodate … [Read more...]
Fleets’ worries over EV costs and charging
Almost six in ten fleets which are not considering implementing electric vehicles named a lack of public charging infrastructure as the biggest barrier to their adoption. However, the majority of perceived barriers listed by non-EV adopting fleets reduced significantly over the last year, according to results from the latest Arval Mobility Observatory … [Read more...]
Full throttle drive to boost evs and manufacturing jobs
Car makers have called for millions of new charging points to be installed in Britain and for Government help towards building enormous factories to manufacture traction batteries for new cars if the UK is to hit its low and zero emissions goals. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ambitious plan, ‘Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive … [Read more...]
Accidents & injuries hit record low in Wales, say Quotezone
It has been the safest year on record with the fewest accidents on Welsh roads. Welsh road accidents dropped more than a third in 2020 compared to 2019, making last year the safest year on record for road users in Wales. Welsh government figures show road accidents were at their lowest during the ‘stay at home’ period in spring, with April 2020 down 68% … [Read more...]
EVs real threat to jobs
EU legislators are preparing to ban sales of petrol and diesel powered vehicles by 2035 as it toughens emissions laws. A proposal to slash 60% cut in emissions at current levels by 2030 due to be announced in three weeks will precede the total block and it comes as Jaguar says it will be moving future EVs up-market to match Porsche and Bentley. CLEPA said … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mercedes-Benz E220 d Saloon
As Mercedes-Benz’s best selling series, the mid-sized E-Class has been a benchmark for rivals and it’s still a byword for the executive market today. Originating in 1946, over 14 million saloon and estate models have been sold since 1953 before being joined by the coupe and cabriolet bodystyles and it now represents the tenth generation. A facelift … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 June
Pioneering classic car electrification company Electrogenic is announcing today that it is electrifying the iconic Jaguar E-type, ahead of the London Classic Car Show where the car will be on display for the first time this weekend. The Oxford-based leader in classic car EV technology now offers E-type customers a choice of three advanced zero-emission … [Read more...]
Hybrids high on buyers’ search lists but shortages found
Insights into the minds of motorists have been revealed by contrasting what visitors to an online used car supermarket look for – and what they end up buying. Analysis of up to one million searches per month on BuyaCar.co.uk reveals that hybrid models are now the only type of car showing consistently increasing interest across every one of Britain’s 10 … [Read more...]
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