Welsh driving-test pass rates beat UK national average, but there are concerns over driving test changes. Veygo, part of the Admiral Insurance group based in Cardiff, showed Park Avenue Test Centre in Aberystwyth, is the top place to take your driving test, with 65% now passing their test at the centre. This marks the highest pass rate on record for the … [Read more...]
Scale up charging or face consequences, Governments told
EV sales are rising across Europe but Governments must do more to provide an extensive public charging network to for travellers, said car makers body, the ACEA. Recent ACEA data confirmed that market share rose to 13.9% for battery electric cars and 24.3% for hybrid models. While China is currently ahead of Europe and the US in the electrification of the … [Read more...]
KIA blazing a trail through Wales
The Kia Sportage is blazing a trail as the latest recruit to join Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Covering nearly 12,000 square kilometers - almost two-thirds of Wales it is served by 58 stations across six counties and MAWWFRS attends around 255 incidents weekly on average. The five Kia Sportage PHEV ‘GT-Line’ in eye-catching infra-red … [Read more...]
Gravells excel for Kia UK
Gravells of Bridgend has swept the board in the annual Kia UK dealer awards. The 2022 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards celebrate the best performing dealerships of the past year and each of the award winners were commended for their exceptional efforts over the past twelve months across sales, after sales and customer experience categories. For the second … [Read more...]
Wales offers used car bargains
Three of the top 20 places in Britain to buy a used car are in Wales, shows a new survey. The best value place in Britain to buy a second-hand car is the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth — because the used cars on sale there offer the optimum combination of age, price and low mileage, according to AA Cars. Across the UK, the average price of used cars is … [Read more...]
Most JLR models on stop in September
Jaguar Land Rover is facing assembly problems at its plants in September. No Land Rover Discovery, Evoque and Velar models will be built through September due to parts shortages but some production continues with the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender. Jaguar XE, XF and F-Pace models are also on stop but F-Type will still be … [Read more...]
FRF Motors shine with motorshow
The South Wales motor show at Bridgend pulled in the crowds on Sunday. Nearly £190 was raised for the town's fire service benevolent fund thanks to the generosity of over 200 people who turned up at FRF Motors dealership on Western Avenue, Bridgend Industrial Estate, between the A48 and M4. The Mayor of Bridgend Martyn Jones opened the event hosted by … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 March
Wales-based insurer Admiral saw its profits rise 26% during 2021. It posted a pre-tax profit of £769m and means 10,000 employees will now receive free shares up to £3,600 as an incentive after the business benefitted from reduced cars on lockdown roads and more people working from home during the pandemic. Bridgend Council has again brought chaos … [Read more...]
2021 Garage Star Awards launched
The Motor Ombudsman dedicated to the automotive sector is launching the 2021 Garage Star Awards. It follows the success of the inaugural recognition programme last year, which saw over 800 online customer nominations for Motor Ombudsman-accredited garages and dealerships across the UK, and Cornwall-based Dukes AutoTech crowned the first national … [Read more...]
£1.8M Ford legacy fund sparks new Welsh investment
A new £1.8m fund to encourage businesses to move beyond manufacturing internal combustion engines to producing low carbon vehicle technologies, helping to stimulate innovative economic growth in Wales, is being established by Ford and the Welsh Government. The Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transition Fund, administered by the Welsh Government as part of … [Read more...]
