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IAM RoadSmart has welcomed the Department of Transport commitment to monitor the Northern Ireland Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Scheme as a possible model for future roll out across the rest of the UK in the future. IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest road safety charity has long campaigned for a bespoke British graduated driving licensing scheme […]
As well as an outstanding programme of 19 races from 14 world-class grids of historic competition cars from the 1920s-2000s, the 2018 Donington Historic Festival (Donington Park, May 4, 5 and 6) features a host of off-track attractions to add to the excitement and entertainment. Clouds of tyre smoke will waft across the paddock from the Melbourne Loop as […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to pay extra attention on rural road journeys this summer. Although traffic levels are generally lighter, rural roads account for nearly 60% of all fatalities (a total of 943 in 2015, compared with 577 on urban roads). GEM road safety officer Neil Worth says: […]
To view the SAIC Design Challenge 2018 video, click here. For the sixth year running, the SAIC Design Challenge has been launched for automotive design students. Following the competition’s success in China, a European based competition has been launched now running for its second year. This year, students are being challenged to develop a flagship electric vehicle for […]
The 2018 Ford Focus range is the most dynamic, innovative and exciting ever – with a release 20 years on from the first car. The new Focus has been designed from a ‘clean slate’ and so is new from wheels to roofline. The new design philosophy is described as ‘human-centric’, delivering stunning exterior styling and […]
The London Concours 2018, hosted at the Honourable Artillery Company from 7-8 June, will be bringing together a world-class selection of supercar legends, all in celebration of the event’s central theme: speed. Names like Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin will all feature on the lawn, but with the London Concours’ focus on rarity as well […]
As UK car sales figures for the vital first quarter of 2018 are released today, highlighting a continued and dramatic decline in diesel purchases, global automotive analysts Sophus3 reveal that potential electric car buyers seeking alternatives are increasingly confused and frustrated over their online experience: are the car manufacturers missing a trick, missing sales and […]
You know when you’ve hit a good car dealership. The cars on show are good, the sales people are knowledgeable without being pushy and there’s decent facilities on site. If you have significant cash to spend, then there had better be some specialist cars on the forecourt and maybe even some vintage motors. In this […]
The RAC is reporting that over 1.1 million Penalty Charge Notices were issued across the UK for misuse of bus lanes in 2017. That’s a staggering figure, especially when converted to actual cash – around £68 million to be precise. The questions we’d pose are whether a) you have received a PCN for bus lane […]
The 33rd Italian Car Day will be held at the Brooklands Museum in Surrey on Saturday 5th May 2018. With more than 6,500 visitors last year, this annual event is the largest gathering of Italian cars in the UK – and possibly the largest outside Italy. The event is open to all Italian car owners, […]