ELECTRIC CAR VALUES INITIALLY ON A CHARGE… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The electric car market is on a charge. Evermore new models are coming to join an ever growing market place and their numbers are expected to swell very quickly once the coronavirus lockdown ends and some semblance of normality returns to showrooms. So it was interesting to study the results of a … [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.
David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 5
MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox. Whilst the COVIC-19 news is not good there are some brighter worthwhile snippets of information worth passing on. New life goes on - Toyota Corolla proves reliant for … [Read more...]
A century not out… Suzuki celebrates 100 years… Here’s the story of their early car models
Suzuki's early cars – The Suzulight models of the 1950s... (All information and photographs courtesy of Suzuki). 2020 is Suzuki’s 100th Anniversary with Michio Suzuki having first started in business in March 1920 with the manufacture of textile looms. These became more advanced and very popular right through to the early 1950’s when there was a global decline in the cotton … [Read more...]
Fixter advises – Check your car to keep it safe and ready for action
FIXTER, ONLINE CAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE PROVIDER, OFFERS TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR CAR ROADWORTHY AFTER SITTING IDLE DURING LOCKDOWN Fixter, the UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service provider, offers all car users expert tips on which vehicle parts require extra attention at the end of lockdown Fixter garage partners offer advice on precautions that can minimise the risk of … [Read more...]
A van tops the UK vehicle sales charts
A van has become Britain’s best selling vehicle during the coronavirus lockdown according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Robin Roberts (and Wheels Within Wales) reports... While the Mercedes Sprinter delivered for dealers the chaotic charts saw the pure electric Tesla Model 3 top the passenger car list, but even that couldn’t match the … [Read more...]
Need work carried out on your car? Fixter may be able to help you
FIXTER LINKS INDEPENDENT GARAGES WITH OWNERS NEEDING WORK ON THEIR CARS… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). In a period of continually rising prices, one business is delivering potentially big savings and changing the way thousands of owners get their cars serviced. It’s also giving an unexpected boost to hard pressed independent garages. We are all accustomed to doorstep … [Read more...]
Easy Tips To Help You Pass Your Test The First Time
This may help you pass your driving test the first time... It’s never easy to take your driving test for the first time, but it’s even worse when you have to go through the experience again and again. As the number of learner drivers passing their test the first time drops, it’s clear that the tests are getting more difficult and that learners need to work harder if they want to achieve their … [Read more...]
David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 4
MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox. Some are less ‘newsy’ than others and some press releases are just recycled items as PR operators seek to keep us informed by promoting their brands. Here are some worthwhile … [Read more...]
What price electric vehicles in the UK and abroad?
PRICEY OR PRICELESS – ELECTRIC CARS AROUND THE WORLD. We know electric cars are expensive in Britain, but they can be a fraction of the price charged in other countries, writes David Miles & Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency)… Somemes they are dearer in the UK, but overall a survey for Compare the Market found Britain ranked 13th out of nearly 50 locations. Here is a link to the … [Read more...]
David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 3
A look at some aspects you may have missed during the last week… Our comprehensive guide is David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). As the COVID-19 lock-down continues for another three weeks at least the motoring world needs to carry on, as does our service to supply interesting news items you may have overlooked. Here are a few I have selected for this week’s ‘Miles on the road motoring … [Read more...]
Drink Driving? Information you need to know…
Have You Been Convicted of Drink Driving? Here's What You Need to Know Drink driving convictions are something we all try to avoid, which is understandable given the stigma attached and the possible damage it can cause. There are also the ramifications of such a conviction, though these aren’t as well known. If you’ve been convicted for drink driving, it will impact your life in a variety of … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Classics No. 4 – 1937 to 1940 Ten-Four H-Type
In feature No. 4 in a series covering significant Vauxhall models through the decades, we take a look at an innovative and ahead-of-its-time family saloon from 1937, the H-Type Ten-Four... (All information and photographs from Vauxhall). VAUXHALL H-TYPE TEN-FOUR In 1937, Vauxhall’s H-type ‘Ten-Four’ model turned the booming 10 hp (RAC rating) market on its head. It was … [Read more...]
Norton Motorcycles goes to India…
TVS Motor – the £16m Indian takeaway of the British Norton Brand. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). TVS Motor from India has confirmed they have purchased Norton Motorcycles for £16 million. The iconic British motorcycle brand of the Norton slid into administration in February this year after having sold only 128 motorcycles globally in 2019. The company was rescued by TVS … [Read more...]
Hole in One (or two, or many millions more?) – Potholes galore!
Growing cost of roads going nowhere Road repair funding faces a deepening pothole Local road repair British local road network continues to decline... Britain's local roads head downhill as pothole problems get worse Potholes forever! – by Dave Moss. Every Spring, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) publishes its Local Authority road maintenance survey results, and the report for 2020 … [Read more...]
News – The very significant ‘ethanol in petrol problem’ – Higher levels are almost here – Latest information
Increasing ethanol content in petrol – an update on the story so far, which affects many more recent models as well as classics – by Dave Moss. (Photographs used in the main text by Kim Henson). What's happened so far... In July 2018, the Government published a consultation and call for evidence along with proposals on changes relating to the future supply and sale of petrol containing ethanol. … [Read more...]
Keeping your car healthy (and ready to run) during these difficult times
Kim Henson offers advice to avoid vehicle problems, due to lack of use… The strange and difficult times in which we are living are of course a challenge to everyone, not least as we need to stay at home apart from essential journeys. This necessarily means that many vehicles are covering very low mileages, and indeed many more have not moved at all during the last month or so. Now motor … [Read more...]
David Miles’ latest round-up of car facts, figures and information
MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS LAST WEEK… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With the motoring media World in lockdown the supply of new models and new model test driving events are all cancelled so instead of road test reviews we are keeping the wheels turning by covering some news items you might just have missed. Some that caught my eyes in the last week or so are as … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Classics No. 3 – 30/98, 1919-27
In article No. 3 in a series looking at significant Vauxhall models through the decades, we highlight Britain’s very first catalogued 100 mph car, the iconic Vauxhall 30-98. (All information and photographs from Vauxhall). VAUXHALL 30-98 Built in series from 1919 to 1927, the 30-98 was, in its day, the fastest catalogued production car in Great Britain, with a … [Read more...]
The passing of the motor racing legend that was Sir Stirling Moss OBE, and a statement from Lord Montagu
MOTOR RACING DRIVER EXTRAORDINAIRE SIR STIRLING MOSS OBE PASSES AWAY... Kim says, "I was greatly saddened this evening (Sunday 12th April) to hear of the passing of Sir Stirling Moss OBE, legendary and fearless racing driver and participant in the Mille Miglia (which, incidentally he completed at an average speed of 99 mph!!). In my youth he was the much respected motor racing driver that … [Read more...]
News – David Miles provides a vital round-up of car facts and figures
MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… David Miles (Miles Better Motoring Agency) brings us up to date, including crucial financial information. Kim adds: “Grateful thanks to David for putting together this feature, which may help readers who are unsure of how the current health emergency situation will affect their motoring/car buying costs, and how they stand if part-way through the buying or … [Read more...]
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