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Here’s the text direct from DfT to advice readers on the current (and changing) situation: Calais situation: 30 July 2015 There is an ongoing possibility of disruption to cross-Channel services as a result of industrial action and migrant activity in and around Calais. Check online with your chosen operator and plan your journey to avoid […]
Major motoring organisations and experts are backing a petition urging the Government to include driving on the school curriculum. The petition has been launched in a bid to help cut the high number of accidents involving newly qualified drivers on the UK’s roads. Launched by Young Driver, the UK’s largest provider of pre-17 driving lessons, […]
Lured by the sea, the light, the eccentric and the eclectic, the iconic Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is coming to Turner Contemporary in Margate this August bank holiday weekend – Sunday 30th August 2015 – for one day only. Former home to renowned artists Tracey Emin and JMW Turner, Margate is both quintessential English […]
Inspired by music loving petrolhead Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans himself, it should come as little surprise that his CarFest weekends are crammed with top line bands and plenty of on-track, tyre smoking, motoring action. But the BBC Radio 2 broadcaster is also a family man… and he has ensured that the focus of both […]
Suzuki has confirmed a recall of its GSX-S1000 and GSX-S1000F motorcycle models. The recall affects 174 registered motorcycles in the UK, and has been instigated due to a radiator hose clearance concern. Despite no reported issues in the UK, customer safety and satisfaction is the highest priority, and Suzuki has elected to commence a recall […]
The Facts and Figures behind ‘The World’s Biggest Classic Motor Racing Festival’ The trend-setting Silverstone Classic celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015. When founded in 1990 it was the UK’s first historic motor racing festival. For the first time in the Classic’s 25 year history, a crowd of more than 100,000 is expected for this […]
A celebration has been held for the first production models of the hotly-anticipated 2015 Honda Civic Type R rolling off the line. Breaking cover at Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) to a high-energy fanfare of lights and music, the first three models arrived in patriotic red, white and blue respectively as they left the […]
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the Chancellor to freeze or cut fuel duty ahead of Wednesday’s (1st July 2015) FairFuelUK event at the House of Commons. Chief Executive David Wells has written to George Osborne asking him not to renege on his promise to hold current levels until September. FTA, which represents […]
Hyundai Motor and Tate has today announced that the Turbine Festival will take place on 25 July 2015 in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The Festival – an interactive celebration of culture – will feature audio-visual music, performance, installations and family activities. Entry to the Festival is free of charge. The Turbine Hall will […]
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: “UK engine manufacturing remains relatively stable for the year-to-date and although May registered a drop in production, it is encouraging that despite retooling efforts for Euro-6 production, volumes surpassed the all important one million unit mark last month. We are optimistic that growth will return to the sector over the […]