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The UK motor industry has today restated its view that staying in the European Union is best for its business and best for British jobs, just ahead of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which represents the UK automotive industry, wants to ensure there […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is calling on the new Conservative government to revitalise a commitment to road safety that disappeared during the course of the previous parliament. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE said: “Strong political leadership is essential to provide positive direction for the remainder of this decade and beyond. […]
It was confirmed that the government would be providing a mammoth £200 million to tackle pot holes in the UK. However, some estimate that the damage is far greater than this value on UK roads. It remains to be seen how the cash will be spent in reality and whether temporary measures will again be […]
The latest bill for vehicle repairs to steering, suspension and wheels due to pothole damage is £1.2 billion. This equates to a rise of 16% in only twelve months! Dangerous potholes reported to hard-up councils have increased by 18% over the past 12 months according to motoring and cycling websites monitoring this issue and estimates […]
The Government’s plan to scrap tax discs later this year has received overwhelming support from motorists according to Motorpoint. A new web-based poll by the UK’s leading car supermarket found 60.6% of drivers backed the decision by the Chancellor George Osborne to axe the tax disc after more than 90 years in favour of an […]
The Mail Online has a particularly interesting article on some research that has been revealed – by MPs no less. It demonstrates that there are some huge differences in road safety between areas. Shockingly, road traffic accidents are the biggest killer of 16-24 year olds. The research demonstrates that, for the first time since 2003, […]
This just in, fuel duty has been cut by 1p! The Chancellor engineered this change to take place at 1800 hours, so you can now go to the pumps and see a whole 1p off per every litre that you buy. Furthermore, the planned inflation rise in fuel duty which is due in April is […]
Some of you may be aware of The official site of the Prime Minister’s Office. If you’re politically minded, there’s a range of e-petitions that you can make your views known on by putting your name to all manner of petitions, or indeed start your own. Some time ago, there was talk of reducing the […]
Apparently, according to an investigation, about 9.4 million people will be punished by the government in the form of punitive new taxes based on the emissions of cars – yet curiously many are still claiming this is a target of gas guzzlers. Realistically, it has nothing to do with the amount of fuel that your […]