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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 ...

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. ...

Insulate Britain Protesters The High Court has now granted an injunction against protesters who disrupt the M25. This latest protest is about the recent increase in gas and electricity prices, with large numbers of people conce ...

National Highways Uses Minecraft Schoolteachers are now using a version of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, to inspire a new generation of ‘talented engineers and scientists’. The idea is to give any budding J ...

174 Dust Covered Vintage Cars for Sale If you’re searching for a treasure trove of vintage classic European cars lightly covered in dust and general grime, well, ‘London Barn Finds’ recently offered 174 vehicles for auction that hav ...

What Happened to the Handbrake? Whether you work in the motor trade industry; or not, you’ll probably be aware that automatic gearboxes have been around for quite some time. It may even come as a bit of a surprise if you haven’ ...

National Highways becomes the new name for Highways England Some in the motor trade industry will be interested to know that ‘National Highways’ has now become the new name for ‘Highways England’. The Government-owned company has recently c ...

London's Red Route Fines to Increase It was reported recently that some changes to parking laws have come into force and are attracting huge attention from people who use London’s ‘Red Routes’. The Mayor of London issued a press r ...

New Schumacher Film Out in September If you have a passion for sport, cars, racing, TV, or anything to do the motor trade industry, then you will be interested to know about a brand-new documentary film which will soon streaming on Netf ...

EU Preventing Motor Trade from Using Cheap Parts Drivers could face increasing repair costs if the Government does not overrule new European Union legislation. Some companies from the motor trade that supply all types of vehicle parts are requestin ...

Best Vehicles for A Road Trip UK Staycation The summer of 2021 is set to be the season of the staycation, with millions of people in the UK set to head to Britain's many delightful coastal or city attractions. Top destinations are sure to incl ...

Overtaking Another Vehicle Safely Overtaking is a risky driving manoeuvre if you’re uncertain about how to do it safely. While overtaking is not always necessary, it is a vital driving skill to reduce and overcome possible frustrat ...

Used Cars Value Rising in Motor Trade Sector Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) have recently reported big price increases for the used car market, this is likely to continue and could increase further, very welcome news to the motor trade i ...

Motor Trade Semiconductor Chip Shortage Semiconductor shortages continue to hit the motor trade industry just when it needs all the help it can get. Global chip supplies have caused havoc in the vehicle supply chain, impacting on motor tra ...

Anger Over 'GB' Vehicle Sticker Motorists proud to be from Great Britain are said to be unhappy with the new 'UK' sticker design, because now when driving abroad anyone from Great Britain will need to display a 'UK' sticker unless ...

The Highway Code A new RAC report warns that the Highway Code, regarded by many as the ‘driver’s bible’, is due for an update. Previously such updates have tended to signal watershed moments in our motoring his ...

UK Councils Handed Powers to Fine Motorists All councils in England and Wales will soon be handed powers to fine motorists up to £70 for traffic offences as new road enforcement powers come in to place from December 2021, the Department for T ...

Zero-Emission Vehicle Competition Winners The UK’s government-funded zero-emission vehicle competition winners have been announced ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference later this year. Included, was a piece of technology which will be ...

Summer 2021 Fuel Prices In The U.K The pandemic appears to have had a mixed impact on motoring costs: Supply issues are pushing up new and used vehicle prices, while large-scale home working has reduced vehicle use and cut motor claim ...

New Car Sales Figures Spring 2021 Up! The impact of this unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic continues to distort planning, predictions, and expectations in the motor trade just as it has done in many other industries. UK showrooms ...

Birmingham Clean Air Zone Now in Place Birmingham has finally launched the first CAZ (clean air zone) outside the confines of England’s capital city, London, the city plan to charge heavily polluting vehicles with poor emissions for tra ...

Classic Car Investment Guide For Motor Traders Vintage and classic styles are soaring in consumer popularity due to the nostalgia surrounding most of the retro designs. Apart from retro fashion, classic cars are also gaining more traction, with m ...

F1 Season 2021 All eyes from the motor trade industry will be glued to the new Formula 1 season, which is the 72nd running of Formula 1 and now well underway. Lewis Hamilton won the opening round of the campaign wh ...

In-Car Advertising? Innovations in technology are constantly evolving in the marketing world, with many companies constantly adopting the changes and enhancements to reach new and existing customers. One of the upsides ...

Insurance Write Off Categories N and S What are insurance write-off categories? In this article we take a closer look at the N and S vehicle categories. ​Insurance categories were introduced to reflect the complexity involved ...

New DVLA Online Service Is A Big Hit! The new DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) online logbook is proudly celebrating its latest milestone of reaching a million transactions that allow home movers to change their physical addres ...

Record Rise in Pothole Related Breakdowns Despite recent lockdown restrictions and the government advice to minimise travel, between January to March 2021, one vehicle breakdown company assisted over 50 vehicles a day which all required assi ...

Driving Penalty Points and Fines In the United Kingdom (and many other countries), driving penalty points and fines are added to your driving licence when you break the law on public roads. The number of points added to a motorist†...

Motor Trade Showrooms Open For Business On April 12, 2021, car dealerships were permitted to reopen their doors with safety precautions in place and welcome back customers for the first time in over three long months. Like othe ...

DVLA Workers Strike Staff members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) at the UK motor trade industries Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) headquarters in Swansea, Wales, started a four-day strike t ...

UK Electric Vehicle Uptake by Region The UK has seen a rise in the use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the last decade. By the end of 2020 there were an additional 30,000 vehicles sold, which is a 53% increase compared to the pre ...

Electric Vehicle Charging Guide Although sales of electric vehicles in the UK are continually increasing, the rise in ownership is still relatively slow which is bad news for government emission targets and the plan to eliminate sa ...

Motor Trade Industry Should Prepare for High Consumer Demand Recent study results have revelled the motor trade industry should brace itself for a period of high customer demand post lockdown now business and consumers start to see light at the end of the tunn ...

VED And Fuel Duty Freeze Some good news for the motor trade sector in the recent 2021 UK budget which has been well received by the industry, as well as many private and commercial drivers. The chancellor announced a freeze ...

Motorists Offered £3,000 To Spend On Alternative Transport It has been recently reported that a new government funded scheme will be offering some of the most polluting motorists in parts of the United Kingdom, a public transport and taxis congestion easing ...

LEZs And Reducing Vehicle Emissions Air quality has become more political than ever before, which is why we are constantly seeing changes to regulation and schemes by the UK government to discourage motorists using polluting vehicles o ...

Fines for Litterbug Drivers Local authorities are about to get tough on drivers who throw litter from their vehicles by fining them up to as much as £120. From April 2021, anyone caught by another new camera system throwing as ...

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