Alan Feldberg

Price pressure eases for young drivers

The cost of getting a young driver on the road has come down by more than £300 in the last year. Figures from Gocompare.com Car Insurance reveal that cheaper car […]

Electric car prices set to tumble

Hybrid and electric cars will be cheaper than standard cars inside six years, with sales of electric cars reaching 41m by 2040, or a third of the market. These are […]

Whiplash a pain in the neck for insurers

AIG wants Ireland to ban whiplash claims to counter soaring motor insurance costs. Average premiums are approaching €1,000, driven in part by the dramatic rise in whiplash claims and increased […]

Aviva swerves £3m in fraudulent claims

Aviva saved more than £3m last year by avoiding fraudulent claims and policies through screening all cases at the point of application. Using the detection tool ‘Hunter’, it claims to […]

Nissan Leaf vulnerable to hacking

Nissan says there are no safety issues regarding its electric model Nissan Leaf, after a security researcher claimed that part of its software can be easily hacked. Speaking to the […]

Londoners plugged in to electric potential

A new poll has found that Londoners are ready for electric cars, with 80% saying they’d consider them if buying a car in the next six months. The driving force […]

Nominations open for video awards

Dealers and bodyshops are now being invited to submit entries for the second CitNOW Video Awards. The CitNOW Video Awards celebrate the best use of video in the automotive industry. […]

Tyre service gains traction

A new tyre service enabling dealers to compete in the fleet market has gained significant traction, with more 1,600 franchises signing up in just six months. TyreServe uses a national […]

Aston Martin glides into Wales

Aston Martin will create 750 high-skill jobs in south Wales after announcing it will build its new luxury DBX Concept in the Vale of Glamorgan. Work on the factory in […]

App gives ‘mobile garage’ new meaning

A new app has been launched to provide drivers with a virtual garage on their handsets. Released by Solera, The Digital Garage enables drivers to access a range of information […]

Volvo issues vehicle recall

Volvo is recalling 59,000 cars because of a technical fault which could momentarily turn off the engine. The company says many motorists wouldn’t even notice it as the engine restarts […]

Electric sales hit new European high

December was a record month for electric car sales in western Europe. Sales topped 11,000 in the last month of 2015, and that figure swells to 33,000 if plug-in hybrids […]