London and Cardiff raked in £58.2m from moving traffic offences

London and Cardiff pocketed a combined £58.2million from drivers who committed moving traffic offences in a year, a new report by the RAC has found.  More than half of the fines – at £31.4million – were from yellow-box junction infringements in the financial year 2018/19, which continue to prove lucrative for authorities across both capitals. … Read more

Law should require electric cars to make up one in six new cars sold

The Government should enforce new rules that require 15 per cent of all new cars sold by manufacturers to be fully electric vehicles, according to a campaign group.   With the latest pure electric models becoming more affordable and offering longer driving ranges between charges, charity Global Action Plan says ministers should force the hand of … Read more

Car buyers can strike savings of up to 20% on 70-plate models in September

With the UK motor industry’s year hinged on a strong sales performance next month, car buyers can expect to secure substantial discounts on new models. September is always one of the two biggest months for vehicle registrations along with March, as motorists swarm into dealers to strike deals on motors with the latest registration plates … Read more

Used car sales halved as lockdown put the brakes on 1m motor transactions

Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units.  However, industry insiders … Read more