Wales has lowest electric vehicle charging grant take-up in UK
Wales had the lowest uptake for electric car home charging grants, according to figures from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.
The demand for the...
Revealed: the cheapest car to insure for first-time drivers
REVEALED: Volkswagen UP has the lowest first year car insurance costs
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The Volkswagen...
Driving experts urge Brits to travel more sustainably
9 in 10 drivers want to see more green spaces in their cities and towns, and 92% are concerned about pollution levels caused...
Green car sales booming says government report
Ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) registrations shot-up by 125% during 2020 compared to the year before, according to new figures from the Department for Transport.
There...
TOYOTA TO COVERTLY MARK MORE THAN 100,000 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO COMBAT...
Toyota (GB) is spending more than £1 million to covertly mark more than 100,000 parts on older cars which could be the target of...
More than one in four Welsh drivers admit to deliberately splashing...
More than one in four of Welsh drivers admit to deliberately splashing a pedestrian on the pavement (26%) with almost three in five...
Electric Vehicles to Drive Demand for Thermal Interface Materials Says IDTechE
Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are a key component in a multitude of electronic and energy storage devices. Essentially, if heat is generated and needs to...
3 in 4 Welsh drivers believe they should be excused from...
More than 3 in 4 (77%) of Welsh drivers believe there are legitimate reasons for being excused for committing 'minor' motoring offences
26%...
New Report from IDTechEx Reveals Shift to Electric Vehicles and Autonomy...
IDTechEx has released a new technical market research report, “Printed and Flexible Electronics for Automotive Applications 2021-2031: Technologies and Markets”, on the current status of printed/flexible electronics...
Drop in car usage will continue despite lockdown easing
End of Lockdown Signals a Rise in Vulnerable Road Users
Car usage set to drop as Britons report an increased reliance on vulnerable methods of transport to...
Tourist Communities Urge Motorists To Be Considerate Parkers Over Bank Holiday...
Hopes are high that as lockdown eases over the next few months, popular tourist destinations will see the return of much needed visitors to...
Returning learner drivers likely to have more grey hairs than you...
Third of all learner drivers over 30 years of age
As comparison website show almost a third of all learner drivers are over 30 years...
12,000 New Drivers Risk Losing Their Licence Straight After Their Test
Moneyshake submitted an FOI request to the DVLA and have gathered all the data on our new and young drivers and the results are shocking!
Here...
Returning learner drivers likely to have more grey hairs than you...
Third of all learner drivers over 30 years of age
As comparison website show almost a third of all learner drivers are over 30 years...
Driving Tests to Resume in England and Wales
The Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency has confirmed that driving lessons are set to resume from the 12th of April in England and Wales, with tests...
Extending the validity of theory tests not the right course of...
Gunnar Peters, CEO at learner driver insurance specialist Veygo said: “It’s been a difficult year for learner drivers, and it will inevitably take time before we see...
Half of drivers break speed limit in residential areas
More than half of Britain’s drivers routinely broke the speed limit in built-up areas in 2020, according to new figures from the Department for...
What are the main causes of fatal road accidents?
Road traffic accidents, or RTAs as they are often known, are a major cause of disruption to businesses as well as representing a danger...
Cash is still king when it comes to parking
As part of the largest study ever undertaken, the British Parking Association sought to discover motorists’ true feelings about the parking sector and found...
Toyota Top Tips on Winter Driving
Driving tips for snowy and icy roads
If your car has a control setting for snow or ice, use it. This will reduce torque to...
5 Tips To Get A Great Deal For Scrapping Your Car
Have you heard people say that when a car becomes old it is not worth anything anymore? Well, that’s a huge misconception because all...
HIGHWAYS TO HELL: DATA STUDY REVEALS THE WORST ROADS TO BREAKDOWN...
6,000,000 road coordinates were analysed in across Great Britain to find which roads had the worst weather, poor phone signal and longest distance...
Cost of car insurance falls by £52 in steepest annual price...
Car insurance prices fell to £763 last quarter for new customers, on average – the lowest price since early 2019
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Top tips for looking after your car in winter
As temperatures drop, vehicle maintenance and winter servicing are both essential. Car breakdown service RAC has said that nearly half of UK motorists surveyed have...
TRIBUTE TO PANDEMIC’S KEY WORKERS WINS SCHOOLS COMPETITION TO DESIGN A...
Cardiff student victorious in UK schools and colleges competition
Topical design honours teachers, nurses, police, construction and retail workers
Winning livery to be...
Winter weather warning: a quarter of Brits involved in car accident...
Winter Watch Outs! Half of motorists ignore weather warnings despite the dangers
- Data reveals more severe road accidents happen in winter-
Insurer sees 25%...
TOW AND GO: TOYOTA ADVICE ON WHAT YOU CAN TOW
For many people this year, vacations became staycations and boarding passes were swapped for tow bars. With an increase in interest and enthusiasm for...
How to keep your car healthy from home
During the first lockdown, many cars were not in operation and left idle on driveways. As we now enter a second national lockdown, a...
Double disaster – flooding can invalidate both car & home insurance
With The Met Office forecasting this week’s weather will be a mix of floods, snow and gale-force winds, motorists and home owners are warned...
How is Wales supporting Disabled people During the Pandemic?
The pandemic has had serious consequences for all of society, forcing individuals to isolate for long periods, as well as forcing businesses to close...
AUTUMN DRIVING TIPS FROM TOYOTA
With the clocks going back on Sunday 25 October signalling the end of British Summer Time, we’re well and truly in autumn, which brings...
The Welsh Ghost Roads Costing £5.04m
Bristol Street Motors have used the cost of each road per mile to calculate the total cost of the most expensive abandoned roads in...
Cutting your commute by one day could save 379.2kg emissions –...
The difference a day makes – research reveals cutting your commute by one day per week could save over 379kg of CO2 emissions
Research...
Driving in Storm Francis could invalidate insurance
Insurer warns drivers to watch their speed as Storm Francis hits UK
Admiral urges motorists to keep safe behind the wheel in poor driving conditions
Clare...
79 per cent of drivers aren’t calm when making a holiday...
My Way or the Driveway: Toyota Survey Reveals Top Holiday Car Packing Problems
Packing the car and setting off on holiday can be a chaotic...
40 per cent of UK drivers never take a spare key...
40% never take spare keys on holiday
Toyota tips: Don’t You Lose Your Car Keys on Holiday –
A lost car key means a lot of unwanted...
YOU’RE BACKSEAT-DRIVING ME MAD!
BRITAIN'S fed-up motorists have come up with a top ten of the most irritating things that backseat drivers say...and the worst is: "You should...
Insurer warns against drink-driving as pubs and restaurants re-open
Admiral urges drivers to be safe and think before getting behind the wheel
Clare Egan, Head of Motor at Admiral, said: “With pubs and restaurants re-opening and...
DRINK-DRIVING COULD SOAR AS PUBS REOPEN IN JULY
Millions of drivers are at risk of drink-driving as nearly a third (30%) have plans to head to the pub to celebrate the end...
Cardiff Car Free Day: Sustrans calls for more
Travelling in an environment with no congestion or air pollution may seem like a far-fetched desire but Sunday’s (12 May) Cardiff Car Free Day...
Make sure your tyres don’t feel the pressure this Christmas
18 December 2018 – Knowing the condition of your tyres is essential to staying safe on the road over Christmas, especially now that the...
DRIVING – PASSING BY THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS
Passing by the seat of their pants
Learners relying on lucky pants, charms and superstitions to pass driving test shows AA Driving School research.
Young drivers...
