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Following a glittering public reveal at Auto Shanghai just last month, Aston Martin’s first all-electric model – Rapide E – has wowed the crowds in gorgeous Monaco. Taking part in two dedicated on-track sessions throughout the day, the British luxury marque’s revolutionary new model was put to the test by Aston Martin works driver and […]
A shredded tyre along the side of an expressway nest to yellow wildflowers. Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has called on Highways England to urgently review the arrangements for clearing debris from UK motorways following a worrying rise in “swerve to avoid” and “tyre blowout” related claims. Have you noticed more burst tyres, bits of […]
New research for Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading automotive servicing and repair company, has revealed that the country’s decision to vote for Brexit has had an immediate impact on many people’s holidays. More than 3 million people who had holiday plans for the rest of the year say that those plans have now changed. Over […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging all volunteer drivers to take a few moments to ensure they put safety first on their journeys. Volunteers form a vital part of many local medical transport networks today. They also participate in schemes that help other people get out and about – for example […]
Jaguar Land Rover is set to invest £450 million to expand its Engine Manufacturing Centre. Total investment in the site, which opened a year ago, now stands at £1bn making it the most significant new automotive manufacturing facility to be built in the UK in the last decade. The EMC is home to the high […]
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, […]
London’s Dover Street is in the heart of Mayfair and is well known for hosting a number of contemporary art galleries. Passers-by are familiar with expensive modern supercars, but last night onlookers were stopped in their tracks by the presence of two, multi-million-pound classic Ferraris parked outside number 37, the home of Mallett, one […]
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 Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning people to be aware of the changes that will take effect in just over two weeks’ time as the paper counterpart for the driving licence is scrapped. As was the case with the abolition of the paper tax disc last October, the IAM fear many people are […]
Insurance brokers Footman James has announced its sponsorship of a special YouTube channel celebrating one of the world’s most iconic cars on an epic adventure. Footman James is sponsoring Harry Metcalfe’s Testarossa to the Sahara video, which charts the adventure of taking a Ferrari on a 2000 mile trip to the world’s largest hot desert. Harry […]