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A survey of 1,289 mycarcheck.com customers has revealed a significant shift in where people buy used cars. 27% of those surveyed in February said they preferred to go to a main dealer or car supermarket, up from 13% of those asked the same question a year ago. The trade has taken this market share from […]
The gap between advertised and on-the-road MPG is now at its widest ever point, with just 1 in 10 cars managing to hit their official fuel economy figures, according to new data from HonestJohn.co.uk. The leading consumer-led motoring website analysed 118,000 Real MPG fuel reports, submitted by UK drivers, and found that an average car […]
New provisional figures from the Department for Transport show that motor vehicle traffic has reached a record high. In the year ending December 2016 car traffic increased by 0.7 per cent to a record high of 249.5 billion vehicle miles and HGV traffic grew by 2.8 per cent overall to 17.1 billion vehicle miles. The […]
The UK’s leading independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has expressed disappointment in yet another year of no significant change in the levels of drink-driving in Britain, based on new Government statistics announced today (2 February). IAM RoadSmart again called for England and Wales to follow Scotland’s lead and reduce drink-drive limits to the same […]
The Nissan Qashqai is absolutely ubiquitous on UK roads now. Since 2007 the Sunderland made car has been a huge success. Whether it’s being used for the school run or with the seats dropped for a trip to Ikea, the Qashqai can tackle just about everything. Petrol and diesel is available as well as two […]
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered the Government’s annual Autumn Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 23rd November 2016. Sometimes described as a mini-Budget, he revealed to the nation the state of the country’s economy and public finances, in line with the latest economic forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility. […]
Honda has partnered with Channel 4 to launch a brand new original series for All 4 as part of its sponsorship of Film on 4. The Evolution of Stunts will see stuntman Damien Walters re-enact some of the most memorable movie stunts across the last ten decades back-to-back in one ambitious stunt with the help […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist has welcomed the publication of results from the first European Day Without A Road Death. The initiative, organised by TISPOL with financial backing from GEM’s Road Safety Charity, took place on Wednesday 21 September 2016. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented on the results: “Targets […]
New figures from My Car Check show that Billingshurst in West Sussex is the worst place in the UK to buy a used car in terms of write-off risk, with 42.48% of checks conducted there returning a write-off warning, compared to just 5.07% in Farnborough, Hampshire, only 30 miles up the road. Most write-off warnings […]
European design house Bengala Automotive introduces its brand new Privilege Program with the launch of the F12 Caballería, a bespoke carbon fibre creation based on the Ferrari F12 but sporting more aggressive lines inspired by Ferrari’s own GT3 cars. The project inaugurates the Bengala Privilege Program with ten specially-made Caballerías: their lucky owners are automatically […]