How good is YOUR car insurance policy? Many won’t pay out for common incidents including lost keys or misfuelling Motorists could lose hundreds of pounds due to gaps in car insurance Only 54% of the policies analysed provide misfuelling cover as standard A further 46% don’t cover mobile phones if damaged or destroyed in your car … Read more
The average cost of insurance for older cars fell £87 in 2020 as more drivers kept their existing cars rather than upgrading to a new model, new research has revealed. Cars often become more expensive to insure as they get older, however, the pandemic has caused a decline in premiums which has offset the usual … Read more
Porsche aims to prove e-fuels can give combustion engines a future beyond 2030 when petrol and diesel cars are banned from sale Porsche bosses have said banning combustion engines is a wrong decision German brand says law makers should be prohibiting the burning of fossil fuels Car maker is developing its own e-fuel that cuts CO2 … Read more
Police forces recorded speeding at almost 100mph above the limit as some foolhardy drivers took advantage of empty lockdown roads, new research has revealed. Speeding was reached 163mph on UK motorways in 2020, with offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police on the M1 and by Humberside Police on the M62, according to new Freedom of … Read more
Honda has today confirmed that it has sold its Swindon vehicle production facility in Swindon. The car maker is due to cease manufacturing of the Civic hatchback at the plant in July and on Friday has confirmed the factory has been purchased by logistics firm Panattoni. The company, which is among Europe’s largest developer of new-build … Read more
Car production falls for an 18th consecutive month as outputs slip to to a decade low in February Some 105,000 new motors came off UK assembly lines last month, SMMT says It is the lowest output in a February since 2010, official figures have confirmed Four in five new models built in the UK are … Read more
The average British driver wouldn’t make a claim on their insurance for any damage unless the repair bill exceeds £667, research has revealed. The most common reason for not claiming is because drivers believe the cost of the excess would be higher than the repairs themselves, closely followed by fears that it would bump up … Read more
Motorists have collectively saved £25.6billion on vehicle expenses since the start of lockdown in March 2020, according to a new report. With the public told for most of the previous 12 months to stay home to stay safe, car usage has plummeted over the course of the year. The average owner has spent £670 less … Read more
Car makers today demanded much greater support from the Government to help consumers buy electric vehicles if ministers’ ambitious ‘electric dreams’ are to become a reality. Rule makers must ‘put ordinary drivers at the heart of policy and planning’ if they are to win consumers’ ‘hearts and minds’, they said. Electric cars are still too … Read more
A pioneering electric car firm that is developing a 258mph battery-powered supercar is setting up a UK research and development base right next door to Jaguar Land Rover. The firm, Rimac, is also linked to Porsche amid speculation that the pair will soon take control of luxury hypercar firm Bugatti and turn it into an … Read more