More than half of UK’s largest airports raise pick-up parking fees in 2018 More than half of the UK’s biggest airports have raised their fees for drivers picking up friends or family members this summer, analysis of parking prices by the RAC has found.* Thirteen airports have hiked their pick-up parking prices with London Luton having raised its prices by more than any other airport this … [Read more...]
News & Views
Our take on what’s been happening in the world of motoring
We appreciate that these days there are vast quantities of motoring news items freely available to all, from huge numbers of global sources. It would be impossible to bring them all to you through these pages – so we are not even going to try!
Instead, we will include selected motoring-related stories which we feel will be of interest. Depending on the item, we hope that they will also inform, encourage, entertain and provoke further thought!
Each item will be dated, and as new stories arrive, older posts will be archived chronologically.
Citroën C3 Flair (1.2 PureTech) – Road Test
Starting off in the right way with the Citroën C3. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) explains… Citroën’s best selling model range, the C3 five door ‘supermini’ sized hatchback line-up, has been awarded the title of ‘Driving Instructor Car of the Year’ in the 2018 FirstCar Awards. FirstCar is the dedicated resource for learner and newly qualified drivers in the UK. FirstCar says as well … [Read more...]
UK’s favourite used cars
FORD TOPS LIST OF UK’S FAVOURITE USED CARS Ford has proved its enduring popularity as its Fiesta and Focus models topped the list of the most popular used cars over the last three years Back in black: black cars dominate the used car market making up a fifth (21.5%) of all car sales But could brown be the new black? Sales of brown cars have seen the largest upward trend (5.3%), … [Read more...]
New Suzuki Jimny – on its way
‘The one-and-only small, lightweight 4WD vehicle’, as Suzuki describes it, will soon be available here… Kim Henson reports. The first Jimny made its debut in April 1970, and has always been widely regarded as a compact yet competent showcase of Suzuki’s 4WD technology. For the last 48 years the model has been an authentic off-roader that is small and lightweight, but providing the on and … [Read more...]
MINI – Recent updates, plus new Cooper S Convertible – First Impressions
MINI’s fast-changing modern world – Convertible Tried and Tested. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Mini brand when British owned, or MINI now under the control of Germany’s BMW Group, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019. This year the Convertible celebrates its 25th anniversary. It first went on sale in 1993 as the Rover Mini Cabriolet. Although now German owned Oxford Plant … [Read more...]
New Bridgestone all-season touring tyre
Bridgestone launches its first all-season touring tyre… Bridgestone, which claims to be the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, has launched the Weather Control A005, the all-season touring tyre said to offer outstanding control and helps drivers to master their journey, whatever the season. The Weather Control A005 has been designed with end-users for end-users. Before beginning the … [Read more...]
Thought for Fuel…
The labels, they are a-changing... Robin Roberts reports. Motorists, garages and vehicle manufacturers will see a new range of fuel identity labels being introduced this summer. The EU has changed the look, colour and shape of labels to remove possible confusion and they must be in place by 12 October. Essentially petrol fuels will identified by round symbols, diesel products by squares and … [Read more...]
Writing the best possible used car advert…
Five Ways to Write the Best Used Car Sale Advert... By guest contributor Grace Carter. (Grace is a writer at Academized and BigAssignments services. She helps with content creation, management and editing there. Also, Grace teaches writing skills to students at Australian Help website). Note from Kim: Some of the links below are to U.S. based resources, but are included as they may still be … [Read more...]
Imminent WLTP economy and emissions test regime – important news and information. PLUS new Peugeot 3008 2.0 Diesel Road Test
New Peugeot 3008 2.0 litre diesel eight speed automatic is WLTP-compliant… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency), who has test-driven this latest version. What is WLTP? From September 2018 all new cars registered in Europe, India, South Korea and Japan will have to report their official fuel economy and CO2 figures according to WLTP. This acronym means Worldwide harmonised Light vehicle … [Read more...]
News – No laughing matter – Lada numbers fall and rise!
WORLD CUP 2018: THE LAST TIME ENGLAND FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP IN 1994 THERE WERE 134,297 RUSSIAN-MADE LADAS REGISTERED TO DRIVE ON UK ROADS ... TODAY THERE ARE 179! London... With the World Cup due to kick off in Moscow Today (14th June 2018), car buying comparison website Motorway.co.uk thought it would be fun take a look at one of Russia’s greatest exports; not vodka, not caviar, … [Read more...]
It’s costing me HOW MUCH? Your car might be demanding more cash than you think…
ESSENTIAL BUT EXPENSIVE – THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE CARS ON THE MARKET New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals that, on average, owning a car can cost up to £37,554. Car owners underestimate their car maintenance costs, valuing their yearly expenditure at £1,494, despite it actually costing £2,264. Owning a car costs 52% more than most Brits think. (Note: All figures provided by … [Read more...]
Kia – LOTS of News and Optima Sportswagon PHEV – First Impressions
Kia keeping their eyes on the balls – and other news… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). History and Sales Brand awareness through sponsorship is vital in these days of a very competitive and sometimes struggling new car market with diesel emissions and uncertainty over Brexit the latest issues to unsettle buyers. Kia was founded in 1946 in South Korea, and their imports to the UK … [Read more...]
News – Bridgestone supplies tyres for BMW’s new i3s model
Bridgestone’s “ologic technology” goes into sport mode… Bridgestone, the world famous tyre and rubber company, continues its successful partnership as the sole tyre supplier for the sporty new BMW i3s. After proving their ability to meet the demands of an electric-powered vehicle with their fitting for the BMW i3, Bridgestone and BMW Group continue their partnership. Designed to be sporty The … [Read more...]
News – Welsh Automotive Forum appoints new Chairman
International engineer to head Welsh Automotive Forum – Robin Roberts reports… 29th May 2018; Bridgend – Internationally renowned engineer Professor Richard Parry-Jones has been appointed Chairman of the Welsh Automotive Forum board of directors. The Welsh-born former head of Ford’s global research and development headed 33,000 engineers and created the game-changing Mondeo and Focus models, … [Read more...]
Circuit of Wales debacle – Lessons for the future…
Circuit of Wales was a car-crash for Welsh Government… By Robin Roberts. Senior civil servants in Wales have been criticised by the Welsh Public Accounts Committee over their botched handling of financial affairs surrounding the failed £433M Circuit of Wales. Account Managers on the committee said the officials made "inexplicable decisions" about the spending and authorised £9M initial … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum to host new Car S.O.S Exhibition
Celebrating Car S.O.S… The British Motor Museum is to host a new exhibition featuring cars from National Geographic’s popular motoring TV show Car S.O.S. The heart-warming car make-over programme airs on National Geographic. Now in its 6th series, the show’s presenters Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw have brought 60 cars back from rusty wrecks to their former glory; everything from family classics to … [Read more...]
Beaulieu’s 2018 Spring Autojumble warms up the season…
Beaulieu’s 2018 Spring Autojumble warms up the season… Kim Henson and Chris Adamson were at this year’s Beaulieu Spring Autojumble. (Photos by Kim, Chris, and courtesy National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, as individually credited). Although not quite as large as Beaulieu’s famous September Autojumble, the Spring event is loved by many enthusiasts who welcome the fact that the whole event can be … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Swift Sport – First Impressions
Kim Henson samples the new Swift Sport… Suzuki’s eagerly-awaited new lightweight sports supermini goes on sale on 1st June with big savings for U.K. buyers during the first month… (All words and photographs by Kim Henson). News: Suzuki sales increasing… Before talking about the latest Swift Sport, it is interesting to take a brief look at how Suzuki is doing in the UK. In fact the firm is … [Read more...]
EV shock news
Motorists have a potentially lethal ignorance about the servicing and maintenance of electric vehicles... A survey for the Institute of the Motor Industry revealed a widespread lack of awareness about the benefits – and risks - of electric motoring. Some 82% of drivers said they feel they don’t know enough about electric vehicles to wave goodbye to their petrol/diesel while two thirds (66%) … [Read more...]
Poole Audi spreads the Motability word…
WHO’S MISSING OUT ON MOTABILITY? Poole Audi on Old Wareham Road in the Dorset town is a Motability accredited dealership and is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the scheme to those who are eligible in the Poole and Bournemouth conurbation. Statistics show that there are over 12,000 people who qualify for the Motability scheme in the area, either because they claim the PIP (Personal … [Read more...]
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