One of Wales’ oldest family dealerships has won a new award. Bassetts SsangYong has won the marque’s customer Experience Award for selling and leasing. This month sees the launch of carwow’s Retailer Awards showcasing the best performing carwow retailers and leasing partners of 2020. Bassetts SsangYong has been named the winner of the SsangYong Customer … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers most eager to change cars
Drivers in Wales are the most likely in the UK to change their car despite the Covid-19 epidemic. A third of car buyers decided not to purchase this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak but the result vary across the country and Welsh drivers are most eager to change. A poll for the CarGuide website also showed a worrying national intention of 32% this year … [Read more...]
Putting the brakes on discrimination over driving
Welsh Vlogger Emily Roberts wants to put the brakes on discrimination over driving. YouTuber Emily Roberts, 22 from Swansea (right) and a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, is aiming to highlight achievement with disability through her ability to drive independently thanks to Driving Mobility. Wheelchair user Emily is a passionate vlogger and works as an … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 September
Drivers caught by cameras watching bus lanes in Cardiff had to fork out over £1.85M last year, said comparethemarket insurance. But that contrasts with nearly £8.4M in penalty charges imposed in Manchester and around £14M for London boroughs. As they move closer together the next generation small cars from Fiat Chrysler will be developed from the floorpans … [Read more...]
£343M boost for Welsh rail network
A £343M boost is today being given to Welsh rail services including modernisation of Cardiff Central Station and signalling on the line to Aberystwyth. UK Government Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out is setting out the plans for a raft of schemes to be funded including kickstarting the design of the Cardiff Central station upgrade, advancing … [Read more...]
Cameras catch Cardiff drivers in £2.4M net
Cardiff Council has netted £2.4M in spot-fines from drivers photographed committing moving traffic offences in just 12 months. Stopping in yellow boxes, driving in bus lanes or the wrong way down one-streets has been a bumper fund raiser for the Welsh capital and its success may now be duplicated in other Welsh cities and towns as legislation is rolled … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 July
Twenty years ago this week the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution was launched onto the world’s rally stages. Five of the ten generations of the car were sold in Britain amounting to 5,728 cars in the 15 years it was made. Plans for hydrogen passenger ferries between Cardiff and Bristol have been unveiled by Plymouth-based Patriot Yachts. Using renewable … [Read more...]
“Made in Wales” Aston Martin rolls off line
Aston Martin production of their luxury £154,000 DBX SUV started today in Wales. The big four-door model was announced for St Athan, some 20 miles west of Cardiff, in 2016 and over the last four years the company has been converting three massive superhangers into the company’s latest production centre at the former RAF base. It has gradually taken on over … [Read more...]
White Dove Suzuki opens in Cardiff
One of South Wales’ longest established motoring families has a new member. White Dove Motor Group, founded in 1961, has added the Suzuki franchise to its current portfolio of SEAT and Skoda brands. White Dove Suzuki has invested over £1,000,000 in their new four-acre premises at Hadfield Road - Bessemer Close, Cardiff, Leckwith, created ten jobs in their … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 June
GoCompare is warning would-be car buyers to check their insurance before heading out for a test drive because 92% of policies don’t cover driving cars other than their own. If a motorist test drives another vehicle without checking they’re covered, they could be prosecuted for driving without insurance. Dyfed Powis Police has stopped and turned away from … [Read more...]
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