Le Mans is home to the most famous 24-hour endurance race in the world this weekend, with thousands of motoring enthusiasts making the pilgrimage via Eurotunnel Le Shuttle to partake. The Eurotunnel terminals will be alive with the roar of powerful engines, with over 1,400 supercar and elite sports car journeys already booked around the weekend of the race. This will be amongst the most … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 August
Witter towbars of Deeside is making 90 people redundant. UNITE said it was talking to the company, which hopes to keep 60 other workers on its books but is considering manufacturing abroad. Vauxhall has taken 20,000 used models under its scrappage scheme relaunched in May after spells over the last two years. Unlike other schemes, the Vauxhall recyclers will identify potential classic … [Read more...]
Tradelines 28 June
The government’s commitment to securing existing duty free access to UK markets for 48 of the world’s developing nations will ensure that British manufacturers and retailers can continue to trade efficiently and profitably, according to the Freight Transport Association. The association says that these agreements should ensure that the price of household items, ranging from textiles to tea, can … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 March
Local members of the Saab Owners Club will hold their "spring roll" including a drive over the Cardiff Bay Barrage on Sunday 9 April. They will also be making a visit to the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group at Barry bus depot on their return leg before a late lunch in Moulton, Vale of Glamorgan. Men are twice as cautious as women when parking their car. Some 29% of men will be more … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 October
Transport bodies are warning of HM Customs and Border Force chaos if France insists on ending the mutual agreement to check identities and vehicles at Calais. The French are suggesting after the Jungle Camp is moved this week and inhabitants relocated through France that it might review the agreement on French officers working in Dover and English officers in Calais. Mercedes-Benz is … [Read more...]
