Cardiff is the motorbike owner’s worst nightmare for riding. Due to a number of factors the city scored particularly low with wet days per year and low number of bike clubs. In the U.K many bike owners are familiar with rain and can experience increased stopping distances and slippery surfaces. Rain can also cause reduced visibility as well as the … [Read more...]
Cycle to the core through Wales
Determined Tina Evans, who suffers from Friedreich’s Ataxia, is taking on the challenge of cycling from Bangor to Cardiff next week. The challenge will see Tina and her friend Nia cycling an adapted tandem and their ride will last 7 days, from 3 – 9 June. Diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at 16, Tina has been using her wheelchair as a tool for … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 May
About 42% of Cardiff commuters admit to being stressed by their journeys and the Welsh capital ranks eighth in the list of the UK’s top ten worst cities. The poll for property company Good Move put York and London at the top of the stress list with 51% of drivers affected. New info-tainment systems are proving a headache for owners of the latest cars with … [Read more...]
End of the road for Wales Rally GB
Wales Rally GB is expected to run for the final time this year. World Rally Championship organisers will meet in Geneva tomorrow and discuss a plan to relocate the UK round of the series to Northern Ireland in 2020. Ending a 19-years association with Wales will be a blow for the Welsh Government and Welsh and British rally fans who have spent … [Read more...]
Volvo Cars Cardiff showcase new S60
Volvo Cars Cardiff, Penarth Road is hosting ‘Volvo Evolved’ on Saturday 11 May from 9am to 5pm and Sunday 12 May from 10am to 4pm. The new S60 will be available for pre-booked test drives, as will the rest of the range of Volvos. … [Read more...]
Tradelines 24 April
JLR is hoping strong SUV sales in America will offset a slowdown in the UK and China. The luxury British brand had to writedown $3.9Billion last year due to lower sales but the SUV sector is doing well in the US and the company has new models to launch there over the next 18 months, including the new Evoque (above) and upcoming Defender. Nissan profits … [Read more...]
Cardiff is Wales’ accident black spot
Welsh roads are getting safer, unless you travel and live in Cardiff. Latest figures show a significant reduction in the number of casualties on Welsh roads, with 2017 seeing the lowest number of motorcycle casualties since comparable records began. Welsh roads were also safer for children – with a 15 per cent decrease in casualties of those aged … [Read more...]
Bike-hike scheme is pedalling success
Ten months after starting, Cardiff’s leading bike share scheme is adding six new stations to keep up with demand from eager users as it reveals that customers have clocked up enough miles to cycle around the world more than 10 times. The six new docking stations will be installed at locations in Splott, Butetown, Grangetown and Rumney as well as outside … [Read more...]
Boost for bikes in Cardiff
Cardiff’s popular bike share scheme will double next year with an additional 500 bikes thanks to Welsh Government support, operator nextbike has confirmed. The expansion will see an extra 65 docking stations added to the existing city-wide network, with up to 10 additional jobs being created to service the extended fleet. And nextbike bosses revealed … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 November
Cardiff issued 55,669 parking tickets in the 12 months to last April, says Nationwide Cars. It was ninth in a list of the top ten cities in the UK outside London with Birmingham top at 130,225 tickets. MG dealer Nathaniel Car Sales of Bridgend offers outstanding customer handling skill. It has won an MG national award for its work with customers … [Read more...]
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