Toyota and Lexus have confirmed they ‘currently have no plans’ to change their franchise agreements with dealers and move to agency sales. Pressed on the matter, a spokesperson for Toyota and Lexus stressed that agency sales – where the manufacturer would take on the sale of cars directly to consumers itself – was ‘not in the plan at all’. In an exclusive interview with Car Dealer, Jason … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 August
Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid technology, using a test environment of the Balancing Mechanism, the primary tool used by National Grid ESO to balance Great Britain’s electricity system in real-time. This is the first time that vehicle-to-grid technology has been demonstrated in Great Britain to show that electric … [Read more...]
Lessons in safely living on the roads
With fortunate students about to embark on their university courses, some will be facing their first autumn and winter behind the wheel and it’s worth repeating some good advice from Richard Gladman, IAM RoadSmart’s Head of Driving and Riding Standards. “Our driving habits start being set from the moment we venture out alone after passing our driving test, try to retain the good ones that your … [Read more...]
Beware of using uninsured “taxis”, warn insurers
Wales' based GoCompare has issued a warning to drivers not to offer people lifts home for profit this Christmas, following reports of young people offering their services on social media. Pembrokeshire Council said it had been made aware of “illegal taxis” operating throughout west Wales and previous reports have found numerous Facebook groups around the country with more than 50,000 … [Read more...]
Jobless pay higher car insurance premiums
The unemployed are being hampered by higher car insurance premiums close to double those working. Students are also paying more than those out of work, according to a motor snapshot of policies compiled by Wales-based Comparethemarket.com . The trends discovered in the survey that the average price of a policy for someone working is £693, for an unemployed person it’s £1,162 and those in … [Read more...]