With England set to go into a second lockdown from Thursday, motorists will be asking if they can still drive, have their car serviced and MOT tested and if they can go to dealers to order new models. With the lockdown set to be enforced for just one month, ending on 2 December, the rules … Read more
Thousands of recalled Ford Kuga hybrid cars to have faulty battery packs replaced after seven of the SUVs caught FIRE while charging Some 1,800 UK Puma PHEVs and 27,000 globally have been called back by Ford It says that ‘cell contamination in the drive battery system’ caused the issued UK models should be fixed by … Read more
For those of us living or working in cities, getting around has been a whole lot more complicated in 2020. With the Government repeatedly telling us to keep away from public transport if at all possible and traffic returning to near pre-pandemic levels, as more people use their cars, many have been left to make … Read more
Welcome to the electric car revolution. In case you hadn’t realised, it’s already underway. This challenging year is proving to be a pivotal one in the fundamental shift away from petrol and diesel towards cleaner, greener battery power, from hybrid to fully electric. Sales figures for the new ‘70’ plate in September – traditionally the … Read more
Citoen is slashing prices — and discounts — to make the cost of its cars, including the C1, pictured, more transparent to customers in the UK, in showrooms or online. It means less haggling over an inflated showroom price because the published retail price will be far closer to what the customer actually pays. Less … Read more
It’s official, electrified cars are now more popular than diesels in Europe. That’s according to the latest data from industry analysts Jato Dynamics, which today reported that registrations of battery electric, plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid cars overtook diesel for the first time on record in September. One in four new models bought in 27 … Read more
Drivers in East Dorset typically have double the number of years no claims versus Londoners – and the average is accelerating East Dorset has the highest average of no claims at eight years Tower Hamlets in London, meanwhile, has the lowest average at just four years We reveal which areas of the country have the … Read more
Volkswagen has big expectations for its new ID.3 electric car. The zero-emission family hatchback is hitting the UK with a price tag starting from less than £30,000 and is already in huge demand. And to keep orders flooding in, the German manufacturer has unveiled a new advertising campaign to celebrate the car’s carbon neutral production. … Read more
Fingers are being pointed at the Government for not setting the right example when it comes to switching to cleaner vehicles after an investigation revealed that just one per cent of the Department for Transport’s fleet are electric. Of the 1,525 vehicles it currently uses, only 22 are pure electric models. Incredibly, 1,328 of the … Read more
When it comes to buying a car – new or used – one of the most important factors for many drivers is how quickly it will empty its fuel tank. With many motorists looking to reduce their costs as much as possible, particularly during this period of financial hardship brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, … Read more