Our data shows that without advertising the fact Asda has taken an average of 4.5p off the cost of litre of unleaded across its 320 sites and around 5.5p off diesel, said RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams.
“While we’re pleased one major supermarket retailer has finally started heeding our calls to pass on the enormous drop in the wholesale prices of both fuels, the fact these price cuts have been made so quietly is surely admission that they should have come much sooner,” he added.
Members of Welsh Motoring Writers visited Cardiff Heliport with a £500 donation to Wales Air Ambulance.
The charity, which attends serious incidents on the roads in Wales and airlifts casualties to hospital, has been a regular recipient of donations from the motoring writers’ group, although the recent coronavirus pandemic has made attending one of its bases to make the donation more difficult.
Hyundai Motor UK has announced pricing and specification for the premium pure electric IONIQ 6 range.
There are Premium and Ultimate trim levels, prices starting from £46,745 and £50,245.00 respectively while and both Rear and All Wheel Drive variants have standard long range 77kWh battery packs.
The first commercial prototype of SolarBotanic’s innovative solar ‘tree’ capable of powering homes and charging electric vehicles is being developed by experts at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
SolarBotanic Trees Ltd is working with the AMRC to develop a field prototype for the integrated, scalable and sustainable power generation system.
As the UK heads into Christmas party season the RAC is urging those aged 25-44 to play it safe ‘the morning after the night before’ as new research shows 8% of this age group think they’ve driven over the limit the next day – double the rate seen among drivers of all ages (4%).
A study of more than 3,000 drivers for the RAC Report on Motoring also reveals the 25-44 age group is more likely to drive with illegal levels of alcohol in their systems shortly after having a drink – 5% think they have done so compared to 3% of drivers of any age.
A third of self-employed drivers using their own leased or hired vans may be skimping on safety checks and be unroadworthy.
ATS Euromaster has found the percentage when it carries out servicing on fleet vans under its Mastercare service scheme and believes the same figure applies to part-time couriers.
Anglo American Oil Company has acquired the Classic Fuel Solutions brand, a leader in the classic motorcycle racing market over the past five years.
Classic Fuel Solutions, derived from an oil company and created by a classic vehicle enthusiast, has built a foothold for itself in the classic motorcycle racing world thanks to a desire to develop a fuel which would lead to the elimination of problems owing to ethanol and a lack of lead in modern petrol and Anglo American Oil Company owns and operates a modern racing fuel blending plant in Poole, Dorset.