UK businesses that operate fleets of commercial vehicles are being hit by costs of £4.9bn per year due to employee back pain. A recent report found that 480,000 workers in the UK suffer from work-related back pain, with an average of 16 days lost per case. The impact is especially impacting those who drive for …
Used-car marketplace Motorway has announced the top 10 EV cities in the UK, with London and Nottingham coming out on top. It comes as EV sales continue to rise in the UK, with reports used EV sales grew 37.5% in Q4 2022. The UK capital has been named as the city leading the charge on …
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Driving instructors and their pupils are leading the way with the switch to electric vehicles, but infrastructure challenges could hamper progress, warns the AA Driving School. In the first year since electric vehicles have been available to its franchised driving instructors, around 49,000 hours of lessons have been given in EVs to around 3,300 pupils …
A brand-new, free app that turns smartphones into dashcams may soon be sophisticated enough to catch other drivers speeding. Users can submit evidence of 21 different driving offences to the police on the free dashcamUK app. It can record infractions including running a red light, failing to signal, and texting while driving. Launching in May, …
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According to a report by MPs, three million people who have applied for a driver’s licence since April 2020 have encountered delays, costing some of them their jobs or income. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) spoke about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) system to process applications, stating that it is “slow, inefficient and …
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New research from the personal finance comparison site, finder.com, has found that the 50 biggest publicly traded car companies in the world have beaten the estimates of their earnings per share (EPS) by a significant 7%. EPS indicates a company’s profitability by showing how much money a business makes for each share of its stock. …
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Across the nation, drivers have a unique bond with their cars. Whether it’s a reliable number to get you from A to B, a collector’s item that’s on the receiving end of endless love and care, a first runaround, or a rust bucket that you start with your fingers crossed – they are all subject …
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BMW has started to demonstrate some of the cutting-edge technologies that will be featured in its upcoming Neue Klasse all-electric cars. The new family of EVs has so far only been previewed by a collection of forward-thinking concepts, such as the Vision NEXT 100, Vision Circular and more recently the Vision Dee, but BMW has …
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Is car ownership on the decline as rentals increase in popularity? Passing your driving test and getting your first car has been viewed as a right of passage for generations and is often seen as one of the gateways to adulthood. However, with a changing work landscape and the ever-increasing cost of living, the idea …
New research reveals the demand for car sharing has increased by 22% in the UK Read More »
The RAC has claimed that the vast majority of ‘dangerous’ MOT failures are down to issues with tyres and brakes. It was revealed by RAC’s study that problems with lights and reflectors cause mot failures, but faulty brakes or tyres are the cause of most serious failures. Analysing Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) figures, …
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