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Guide To Extreme Heat and Summer Driving Extreme heat and sunshine are a fact of life for much of the UK, but it's not just about dealing with sweaty summers, extended daylight hours, and all that annoying sunshine. These factors combined a ...

Speed Limiters Now Added to New Vehicles Home Office figures for 2021 reveal more than 6,000 drivers a day were caught speeding by either traffic police, or on speed cameras. In an effort to boost road safety and ensure widespread complianc ...

UK Government Launches Road Safety Investigation Team Everyone in the motor trade industry will be interested to read that back in June 2022, the UK government published plans to set up the first official body with a remit to report on road safety. ...

Motorists Buy Their Own Petrol Pump The Motor Trade Industry fully understand how fuel prices have impacted on the average motorist. But hardly a motor dealer or filling station owner will have come across a motoring community that hav ...

Are You Fit To Drive? We tend to take mobility and ‘our own set of wheels’ for granted but, as a seasoned motorist, motor trade professional or insurance broker will confirm, it’s a privilege most of us will have to ...

UK Motorist Fined for Cycle Fly-By Motorists need to always be cautious when driving, not just by paying attention to other vehicles, but by taking in the road conditions and staying alert for pedestrians and cyclists. Nowadays, speed ...

How To Spot Motoring Scams At a time when money is already tight for most families, there has been an unprecedented rise in motoring scams. A recent estimate suggests that this cost British citizens close to 2.5 billion pounds ...

New UK Government Pothole Penalties New changes to the law will hopefully help prevent needless potholes from being caused nationwide. The UK government recently announced it will be bringing in new measures to penalise utility compani ...

Tailgaters As most motorists will already know only too well, the dictionary defines ‘tailgate’ as a verb meaning ‘to drive too closely behind another vehicle’. Tailgating is virtually guaran ...

EV Rapid Charging Prices Escalate Prices for rapid charging an electric vehicle (EVs) in the UK has risen sharply in line with increasing energy costs, although, EV charging is still cheaper than buying both petrol and diesel on fore ...

Record Breaking UK Fuel Prices If there’s one thing almost guaranteed to enrage UK drivers of new and used cars, it’s the soaring cost of petrol and diesel fuel, with prices now reaching £2.00 per litre, not to mention what m ...

VW Settles UK Dieselgate Scandal Seven years after the 'Dieselgate' scandal erupted worldwide, Volkswagen (VW) has finally settled claims to English and Welsh drivers totaling some £193 million. More than 91,000 owners of diesel ve ...

Trial Ban On Loud Engines And Exhausts The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced new funding and measures to try and clamp down on illegally modified car and van exhausts. These are often loud and can be very disturbing both for ot ...

Motorists Red Light Road Rage According to a recent motor trade industry survey, traffic lights can be a potential ‘hot spot’ for winding up drivers to the point where they are melting with road rage. It seems 46% of the 2,49 ...

What Is A Showroom Tax? Whether it’s just ‘window shopping’ to sample the latest deals, or something more planned and purposeful, spring is usually the peak season for drivers visiting motor trade forecourts. For some ...

Holiday Drivers Remarkably, a new study by the RAC and vehicle insurer Ageas, shows that around 30% of UK motorists will avoid country lanes and smaller roads when travelling on holiday. Drivers would rather add con ...

New And Used Car Prices In 2022 New and used cars have seen gradual price increases from the onset of the pandemic. Initially, the rise in prices of used cars was due to supply constraints during the global semi-conductor crisis, b ...

Guidance On Yellow Box Junctions Drivers will be aware that, especially in UK cities, it is increasingly common to find cameras ‘policing’ moving traffic. As a result, drivers will sometimes only learn about their motoring misde ...

Parking Under Street Light Increases Vehicle Theft Finding the best parking spots can be challenging but parking your vehicle under a streetlight is a costly oversight. You would think that shining a spotlight on your vehicle keeps it safe, unfortuna ...

UK Car and Van 2022 Tax Bands One of the main costs for motorists can be Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) otherwise known as "car tax"; this can set some back up to £1,000 per year, though this figure varies widely by type and age of v ...

Traffic Wardens - What You Need to Know With soaring fuel costs, road tax, and increasing insurance policy premiums for private and motor trader drivers, it’s hardly surprising many motorists of new and used cars show little patience whe ...

High Fuel Costs Spike EV Interest Motorists have had a tough time over the past couple of years. Since 2020, prices for new and used cars have risen considerably with the used car market especially buoyant for sellers. Pr ...

UK Pavement Parking Rules The motor trade industry like many others is usually faced with parking problems, especially in large cities with minimal parking facilities or residential areas with narrow roads. Pavement parking p ...

The Cost of Parking at Work According to a newspaper report, another so-called “green” levy pulled from the hat by a dozen or so UK city councils is likely to have working motorists turning purple with rage. In a nutshell, ...

Motor Insurance Pricing Changes The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) brought in new regulations in January 2022 to end the practice known as "price-walking". Many loyal customers faced increasing insurance policy premiums each yea ...

UK Clean Air Zone Guide As motorists in Oxford have been the latest to discover, many more of the UK’s overburdened city drivers are scheduled to be hounded by two more acronyms: ULEZ and CAZ. So what do they mean and sta ...

What Power Do England Highways Traffic Officers Have? Somewhat disrespectfully known as ‘Wombles’ in some quarters, Highways England Traffic Officers (HETOs) have a strong visual presence on our motorways. But most motorists would probably be hard p ...

Crack Down on Private Parking Operators The latest major crackdown on rogue private companies is soon set to benefit millions of UK drivers, motorists will now start enjoying fairer, clearer appeals and reduced fines thanks to a new system ...

Where You Park Impacts Motor Insurance Costs The recent rises in the cost of living are affecting everyone. Despite some changes in the way that motor insurance premiums are calculated, there is one part of the policy that can often be overlook ...

2022 Car Of The Year Finalists The recent announcement of European Car of the Year Award finalists has seen electric vehicles (EVs) dominate the list, contrasting the 2021 finalists which had only two EVs. The annual aw ...

New UK Driving Laws 2022 For all private and motor trade industry professionals and drivers, in this article; we take a closer look at a few of the new driving laws that come in place during 2022. The Highway Code changes ar ...

The World's Bizarre Driving Laws UK drivers including motor trade professionals will be very familiar with our many motoring laws and rules as well as the smaller details of their private or motor trade insurance policy requirements ...

New Website To Assist UK Motor Traders Ben, otherwise known as the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, is a motor trade industry charity that has worked alongside the automotive sector for well over 100 years. During all that time, a ...

Home Charging a Company Vehicle Despite financial incentives, electric vehicles (EVs) are still more likely to be owned by business users and those who are more affluent. Nevertheless, more and more all-electric and hybrid cars can ...

2021 UK Motoring Overview in Brief The latest annual RAC Report on Motoring was published in December 2021 and sought views from UK motorists on a wide range of topics. Drivers including people working within the motor trade were aske ...

Guide To De-Icing a Vehicle Winter is a time of cold, snowy days and tricky icy roads, so when we leave the house in the mornings, the last thing you want to see is an ice-covered window screen. bin Especially if thi ...

Seasonal Driving Tips With the festive holidays now in full swing, it's important all us motorists keep a close eye on our driving habits, these next few months can be especially treacherous for drivers. With ...

Rise in Video Calls When Driving A concerning study by a well-known motor trade organisation has shown that almost 20% of young drivers admitted to making video calls while at the wheel. Not only is this extremely dangerous, it is a ...

Motor Trade Insurance FAQs What is motor trade insurance?You need insurance to protect your business vehicles and employees against claims if you work in the motor trade Industry. Our policy covers liability that may arise whe ...

Motorists’ Vs The Budget The latest UK Budget has provided some positive news for the motor trade and motorists in general. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a number of measures aimed at improving the nation's road infras ...

Guide To Motorway Driving In 2022 Recent figures indicate that around one sixth of driving in the UK takes place on motorways which include smart motorways, yet a remarkable 30% of drivers never venture out onto the nation's fastest ...

What’s Next for Petrol Prices in 2022 Motor trade industry organisation, the RAC, have warned motorists look to be on the receiving end as they fear petrol prices will not be coming down anytime soon! Fuel prices continued to rise recent ...

Motorists Miss out on More Than £2 Million of Savings! You probably missed out on saving money by sending your photocard driving licence application by post. Did you know that aside from the application being slower, it is more expensive than applying on ...

UK Motorists to be Banned from Using Mobile Devices It has been reported that UK motorists will be banned from using their mobile devices while driving. The new law will come into force in the year 2022, and it is hoped that this change will help redu ...

How To Safely Transport A Christmas Tree It is time to get Christmas trees and hang decorations for the holiday season. If you purchase a real Christmas tree, you need to be prepared for the fun of transporting it. Bringing the tree home is ...

Prices Rise For Second-Hand Vehicles Motorists already reeling from fuel shortages and potential performance issues with E10 petrol have just received a fresh alert from the motor trade industry about a global shortage of new vehicles, ...

How To Tow A Car Safely For the motorist, a breakdown on an unfamiliar road – at night and in poor weather – is one of the worst of all nightmares. A time when many of us desperately try to remember where we might have ...

Reasons for Vehicle Juddering Any new vibration, jerk, or noise emanating from your vehicle, whether accompanied by a warning light on your dashboard or not, can be very disconcerting for drivers and the passengers. Consistent sp ...

Unicom Wins Again In Car Dealer Power Awards 2021! Each year the Car Dealer Power Awards celebrate the best businesses and products that the motor trade industry has to offer; these awards are highly prestigious, as they reflect the views of the trad ...

How To Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy With petrol station forecourts making all the headlines, in this article, we look at how you can reduce the amount of fuel used to help your pocket, and fight climate change at the same time. ...

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