The North East is home to Great Britain’s safest roads, with just under 2% of all the country’s collisions in 2022, according to analysis of accident data.
The study by Go.Compare Car Insurance said North East had just 6,122 accidents across the year, while Wales and Scotland complete the three safest British regions, both boasting just 4% of all total collisions while they jointly made up less than 10% of London’s total, which had reported the most collisions of any region in 2022 at 64,734.
In the month where fuel retailers were revealed by the Competition and Markets Authority to have overcharged drivers by £1.6bn in 2023, RAC Fuel Watch data shows petrol and diesel average prices in July remained ‘stubbornly static’ at 145p (144.76p) and 150p (149.8p) per litre.
Despite wholesale prices meriting cuts at the pumps, drivers are on average still paying 5p more than they should be for petrol and 8p too much for diesel. This translates to nearly £3 a tank (£2.75) for petrol and £4.40 for diesel.
JLR has increased its five-year investment plan from £15 billion to £18bn after the slower-than-predicted EV take-up forced it to boost spending on platforms that allow combustion engines as well as electric powertrains, reports Auto Car.
The British firm announced the original £15bn plan last April, detailing spending on new EV platforms, including the mid-sized EMA, which will underpin cars built at its Halewood plant from 2025.
Malaysian national carmaker Proton has unveiled its first battery electric vehicle, the e.MAS7 SUV based on a Geely platform.
It comes as reports suggest China’s BYD company is eyeing up entry to the Canadian vehicle market but meeting opposition from trade unions there who are worried about vehicle prices, while another unconfirmed report suggests the famous four -rings badge will be dropped by Audi models assembled in a Chinese plant owned by a JV with Volkswagen.
