FOUR MILLION motorists could be driving illegally this autumn as those who used the Government’s six-month MOT extension scramble to book tests Kwik Fit says 11.3m cars have expiring MOTs in September, October, November This is a combination of scheduled MOTs and those motorists who opted for the government’s six-month coronavirus test extension Two in … Read more
UK car manufacturing outputs fell 21 per cent in July despite nearly all factories in the country being open throughout the month. Just 85,696 new models left vehicle plants last month, which is 22,543 fewer than in July 2019, official figures have revealed today. The trade body said the month had seen the ‘ramp up … Read more
Some 400 agency jobs will be cut at Mini’s Plant Oxford after the car maker announced it would be reducing its shift pattern due to a fall in demand for new cars. The plant in Cowley – which makes the Mini Hatchback and the new electric Mini-E – with drop from three to two shifts … Read more
More than 200,000 learners have been desperately trying to book their driving test today after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency re-opened its online driving test booking service that crashed four days ago. The booking website had been down since Friday 21 August for maintenance after it crashed due to high levels of demand. Having … Read more
Britain’s first ‘full-scale’ trial of rental e-scooters has been launched today in Milton Keynes. Locals and visitors will have access to 500 of Lime’s motorised vehicles to use on the road after the Government legalised e-scooter hire services last month. Users will pay £1 via a smartphone app to unlock the machines and 20p a … Read more
Breathe easy: Land Rover launches new cabin air system that promises to block harmful emissions entering its latest 4X4s New technology filter out fine particulates – often found in polluted cities It also purifies and recirculate air within the cabin so its cleaner than air outside Tech isn’t cheap, costing an extra £279 on Discovery … Read more
Dina Simmonds had been scouring Facebook Marketplace for second-hand cars when she came across a 2018 black Ford Ecosport. Priced at £5,000, it was within her price range and only a short drive away from where she lived in Surrey. When the nursery school teacher clicked on the Facebook advert, she was taken to a … Read more
Owners of petrol cars are being warned that their vehicles are at high risk if parked on the street as catalytic converter thefts surged last year. Thefts of the devices from the underside of cars rose six-fold in 2019 with 13,000 reported cases in England and Wales – up from 2,000 the year previous, according … Read more
Motorists considering their next car purchase should be considering hybrid models which are proving more reliable than petrol and diesel-powered motors, according to a comprehensive poll of vehicle owners. With sales of new diesel, petrol and hybrid cars due to be banned in 2035 under current government directive, the next vehicle for many buyers will … Read more
Essex may be known as a county of boy racers and fast car lovers, but it has also has a number of postcodes in which drivers are more likely to have their motors pinched than anywhere else in Britain. The IG postcode of Ilford has been named the location where vehicles are most at risk, … Read more