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Cars Are Crucial for Social Distancing As Covid19 lockdown measures are slowly relaxed around the UK, drivers will be looking forward to taking their cars back out for a spin on the road again over the coming months. It seems new a ...

Motor Trade Sales Fall Dramatically The UK motor trade had an exceedingly difficult April as far as new and used car sales go. The sales of new car registrations from the same period last year dropped by 97 per cent after lockdown meas ...

Avoiding Flat Batteries in Lockdown It’s been a while since the UK government implemented the national lockdown asking the population to stay at home, except for any essential journeys and daily exercise. Even though recen ...

UK Drivers Private Data Breach Scandal A security breach in an ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) camera database exposed information about millions of UK new and used car journeys which can be tied to individual vehicle license pl ...

Cleaning Your Car During Coronavirus We can all reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus by regularly cleaning our cars after using them, the official UK Government advice at the time of this article is only leave your house for an esse ...

Driving in Lockdown The lockdown restrictions introduced back in March 2020 to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 have now been extended until May 2020, these restrictions still include all non-essential travel. ...

Speeding Limits, Rules, Fines and Cameras If you’re caught speeding, you’ll receive a ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution’ in the post as well as a Section 172. The law requires you reply to this notice within 28 days to confirm who was ...

How To Prevent Catalytic Converter Theft The catalytic converter has been mandatory on new petrol cars manufactured in the UK since 1993, almost all new and used cars on the road will have one fitted as standard. So, what does it do, why is ...

Greener Fuel Coming Soon Under the European Union (EU) labelling system which became mandatory in Britain in September 2019, standard unleaded petrol became known as ‘E5’, indicating it contains up to 5% renewable ethano ...

Petrol Pump Prices Continue to Tumble UK Petrol prices continue to fall, with reports of some petrol stations already offering petrol at less than £1 a litre. The coronavirus crisis has had an impact on pump activity because ...

Diesel Car Scrappage Scheme The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) currently operates within Central London but, from October 2021 it will expand to an area bounded by the A406 North Circular Road and the A205 South Circular Road. ...

Suspension on MOT Announced by UK Government It has been announced by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, that we now have a 6 month period to book MOT tests If your car, motorbike or van is due to have one. As of the 30th March 2020, all c ...

Coronavirus and the Motor Trade Industry No business in the United Kingdom has been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been described by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as, “the worst public health crisis for a generation.” ...

UK's Biggest Road Project to Open in Spring This spring will see the opening of a key section of the Highways England's biggest road project - the A14 bypass from Cambridge to Huntingdon - which is part of the Strategic Road Network Scheme. ...

Clean Air Vehicle Checker Launched Online Several UK cities are set to introduce new "clean air zones", with accompanying charges for motorists during the forthcoming year. So, the government has launched a new website enabling motoris ...

What If You Break Down On A Smart Motorway? Motorways have been part of the driving experience for motorists in the UK since the M1 opened in 1959. The motorway system was designed to allow high speed long distance travel and keep vehicles movi ...

DVLA Fights Road Tax Evasion The DVLA is sending out a clear message to all new and used car owners, the campaign is ‘tax it or lose it’ for any driver taking a chance on not paying their vehicle tax. Anyone found guilty of n ...

Age of the Autonomous Car Autonomous vehicles look set to play a much more prominent role in the motor trade industry after Cruise LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors in which Honda also holds a stake, recently revealed an amb ...

Ban on Selling New Petrol, Diesel and Hybrid Vehicles In The UK The UK government plan to bring forward the ban on selling new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2040 to 2035 to achieve its target of emitting virtually zero carbon by 2050. Hybrid vehicles have ...

Top UK Motoring Events For 2020 It's a new decade, and it looks like being an interesting year for the motor trade, with new technology and changing regulations driving the industry. 2020 also promises a packed calendar full of moto ...

Don't Overload The Car If You're Going On A Trip! There are several reasons, including the law, why you shouldn’t overload a vehicle when you need to transport a large amount of cargo. You may be tempted to use every inch of space within your car, ...

UK Government To Scrap VAT On Electric Cars? The United Kingdom is officially due to leave the European Union (EU) on January 31st, 2020, following Brexit, the Government will no longer be bound to charge standard rate VAT of at least 15% on ele ...

UK Trials Wireless Electric Car Chargers A trial of electric vehicle induction pads which enable wireless charging points are to be trialled on roads, car parks and taxi ranks throughout London, the Midlands and Scotland. If the trial is see ...

UK Penalty Point Hotspots Any UK driver convicted of a motoring offence may be fined and have their licence endorsed with penalty points. Penalty points are issued on a scale of one to eleven – with eleven representing the m ...

2019 UK Road Conditions According to the latest research from the RACs annual ‘Report on Motoring’, nearly half of British motorists believe that the condition of ‘local’ roads, which do not include motorways or majo ...

Increase in Catalytic Converter Theft According to the Metropolitan Police, the number of catalytic converters stolen from cars has skyrocketed in 2019. In the first half of the year, 2,894 thefts were recorded, representing an increase o ...

Road Tax Evasion Has Increased Over the last few years, several administrative tasks that formerly required a physical form to be filled in and sent off have moved to an online process. This includes many government services, such ...

Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) - A Traders Guide Modern vehicle technology is full of acronyms, like ABS (Antilock Braking System) and AWD (All Wheel Drive). Even though the technology has been around for many years, you may not have heard of AEB (A ...

Everything You Need to Know About Vehicle Stopping Distances Whether you're a learner, a seasoned driver, or a member of the motor trade who drives new and used cars as part of your job, knowing your stopping distances is a must. Abiding by them will minimise t ...

Prepare Your Car for Winter It’s sad but true: getting ready for winter involves more than just ordering a turkey and bleeding the radiators. Vehicle owners are all too aware that December to February is the toughest season to ...

Vehicle Engine Sizes - A Guide For Motor Traders Engine size, or capacity, can be a cause of confusion for prospective buyers of both new and used cars. Engine size is typically measured in cubic centimetres (cc), it describes the total volume of ai ...

New 'Pay as You Drive' Tax On UK Motorists The UK government has recently announced that a formal enquiry will take place concerning the potential adoption of a new way to bill motorists for their use of the national road network. Discussi ...

Used Car Sales on the Up! At last some good news for the UK motor trade! In recent years, ongoing consumer uncertainty has had a damaging impact on the market for both new and used car sales in the United Kingdom. Accor ...

Drivers’ Mobile Phone Loophole to be Closed In response to the Commons’ Transport Select Committee, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the Department for Transport will launch an urgent review of the current legislation relat ...

Dangerous Driving Conviction Upheld In May 2019, Patrick John Kelly, a haulage contractor was tried and convicted of dangerous driving at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court, he was fined £400 and disqualified from driving for twelve months ...

Checklist For Buying A Used Car Depending on your motivation and budget for buying a used car, you might like to consider buying privately, auction or from a business selling new and used cars, such as a car dealer, independent gara ...

Is Trust In Driverless Cars Still An Issue? You might expect that the biggest issue facing the motor trade when it comes to introducing autonomous vehicles would be the limits of technology. However, a recent survey showed that it may be a lack ...

Number Plates Go Green According to the Transport Studies Unit at Oxford University, sales of all-electric cars increased 70% year-on-year in 2019. However, still only a tiny percentage of new and used cars sold in Britain ...

UK Driving Licence Points New research into the UK's motoring population has revealed some startling figures concerning the amount of penalty points accrued by drivers. Vantage Leasing discovered that the cumulative number of ...

Mobile Phones And Driving - Current UK Law In the United Kingdom, you can legally use a handheld mobile phone behind the wheel of a vehicle only for calls to the emergency services, and only if it is unfeasible to stop or if the vehicle is saf ...

Who Won at Car Dealer Power Awards 2019? - Unicom Insurance! Unicom Insurance wins the coveted 'Trade Insurance Provider of the Year' 2019 Award! The Car Dealer Power Awards, which celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2019, marks the climax of a comprehensi ...

Guide To Part Exchanging a Car Conventional wisdom dictates that part exchange is the easiest, but not necessarily the most cost effective option for buying new and used cars. Part exchange usually involves exchanging your car ...

Electric Vehicles Won't Get Cheaper Just Yet Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth has some bad news for motorists this week with comments suggesting that electric vehicles will not be falling in price any time soon. The JLR boss believes that it ...

Driving at Night Driving at night, whether in the countryside or in a town with streetlights can feel very different to driving in the daytime. It comes with its own set of risks and can be tiring with the strain of t ...

Will Handsfree Phones Be Banned From Vehicles? The dangers of driving with a hand off the steering wheel while chatting on a mobile phone have been apparent for some time now. The penalty for making or receiving calls while driving is six penalty ...

'GB' Sticker Needed After Brexit With the UK set to leave the European Union on October 31st, the government has announced that new and used cars travelling to the Republic of Ireland from the UK mainland will need to display a GB st ...

Overtaking Another Vehicle - What's at Stake? Overtaking is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres you can carry out on the road and it’s not taught as part of the driving test. Many drivers find the idea of overtaking daunting or are unsure how ...

Rising UK Fuel Prices Motorists face yet more misery at the pumps as petrol and diesel costs have both risen in July. After a month of respite in June when prices generally fell, petrol has risen by an average of just over ...

The Vehicle Collision Scam A software company that specialises in motor vehicle insurance fraud has warned of a rising trend in the way criminals and fraudsters are causing motorists to have ‘intentional’ accidents, leading ...

UK Seatbelt Law Review - 2019 A new survey carried out by and insurance provider has suggested that more than seven out of ten respondents would be happy for penalty points to be given to drivers failing to wear a seat belt. The r ...

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