Car cover costs go into reverse: Prices have fallen to lowest level in four years thanks to coronavirus, trade body says Price of car insurance is at its lowest level for four years Average price paid in the second quarter of the year stood at £460 This is down £14 – equivalent to 3% – … Read more
City councils are pocketing millions of pounds a year from fining motorists for misuse of bus lanes, with new figures revealing which locations are genere the biggest revenues. While London is the city where most motorists receive a penalty charge notice for incorrectly driving in a bus lane, an investigation has revealed which locations outside … Read more
Car salesmen banned from pocketing commission at expense of their customers By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 Car salesmen have been banned from pocketing commission at the expense of their customers. Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found as many as … Read more
One in three towns will switch to a 20mph speed limit as councils are favouring slower zones for residential areas, according to reports. With 30mph zones traditionally being used in built-up locations for the last 85 years, an increased number of motorists have already fallen foul of the lower limits where already implemented across the … Read more
Britain’s biggest car-maker Jaguar Land Rover has signalled its electric future – and created sparks of its own – by choosing ousted Renault boss Thierry Bollore as its next chief executive. Seen by many as a surprise and unexpected choice, it marks an incredible bounce-back for Bollore who will take over at JLR – owned … Read more
Mitsubishi to retreat from British and European markets as the car manufacturer forecasts a second straight year of losses Japan’s sixth biggest car maker will freeze the arrival of new models in Europe New cars won’t be developed for the UK and no new versions will be introduced beyond the existing line-up of models Outlander … Read more
A third of all new cars sold globally will be electric by the end of this decade as petrol and diesel vehicles ‘likely reached their sales peak’ during the pandemic, according to a new industry report. Deloitte says some 31.1million plug-in vehicles will be bought annually worldwide by the year 2030, with the shift in consumer sentiment … Read more
Installing overhead charging cables to power fleets of electric lorries would almost entirely eliminate UK road freight transport emissions by the late 2030s, according to a new government-funded report published this month. The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight’s white paper on ‘e-highways’ said they would cost an estimated £19.3billion to implement the overhead lines, similar … Read more
Britons looking to get their fix of sunshine, sandy beaches and sangria this summer are opting to drive into Europe to avoid the risk of using air travel, new data shows. With fears of flight cancellations, travel refund uncertainty and concerns about contracting Covid-19 on planes, many see putting their family into a motor and … Read more
A £75million fund made available to Highways England to cut pollution on the nation’s motorways over the previous five years was only half spent – and the Government-owned company failed to identify any ‘effective solutions’ despite the sizable financial outlay, according to an official review. Some £38.7million has been squandered on a trial of pollution … Read more