Around 84% of UK motorists would back the introduction of new “tiredness tests”, similar to existing roadside drink and drug checks. June’s Startline Used Car Tracker research shows 35% agree that fatigue is an important road safety issue with 10% admitting to having almost fallen asleep at the wheel and 63% saying that they have driven following little sleep. A team of researchers led by Clare … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 September
Dacia unveils the All-New Sandero, All-New Sandero Stepway and All-New Logan, third generation models with completely new, reinvented designs at the end of this month. They new series based on a modern Renault platform will be more striking in appearance and offer new equipment and trim. Vauxhall Motors’ famous Heritage Collection is selling 11 of its vehicles due to space constraints, prior to … [Read more...]
Morris makes his move towards 2020 challenges
New Bentley factory racer Seb Morris begins his eagerly anticipated 2020 season this weekend at the world-renowned Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, Australia, the opening round of the global Intercontinental GT Challenge. The 24-year-old is embarking on the biggest and most high-profile season of his glittering motorsport career and has already arrived ‘down under’ in readiness for … [Read more...]
Three-way fight looms in WRGB forests
The dramatic battle for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship has reached fever pitch as the series heads for a spectacular showdown in Wales. With Estonian ace Ott Tänak scoring back-to-back wins in Finland and on Sunday in Germany, a titanic three-way tussle is in prospect when the WRC arrives on these shores next month for Wales Rally GB 4-7 October. Thanks to his two stirring … [Read more...]