Simon Wait

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show point-of-sale consumer new car finance was up 8% by volume and 11% by value in August, compared with […]

Following VW’s admission about using defeat devices, Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has highlighted the importance of protecting UK consumer interests. At a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg yesterday […]

Analysis by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has found that human factors continue to significantly outweigh other reasons for crashes on British roads. The group has called again for […]

Vauxhall in partnership with young driver insurance specialist ingenie has extended its industry-leading insurance offer on selected ADAM and Corsa models. Young drivers (18- to 20-year-olds) could take advantage of […]

HELLA UK Limited has announced the appointment of Bill Johnson to the position of sales director – IAM. Bill joins HELLA from Robert Bosch where he held a number of […]

Automotive video software expert, CitNOW, has doubled its efforts for this year’s Bangers for BEN charity road trip, entering two cars worth just £750. Having entered a venerable FIAT X1/9 […]

Vodafone Automotive UK has introduced a new tracking-on-demand product for fleet and rental operators: Vodafone Vehicle Defence. Vodafone Vehicle Defence is a compact, lightweight, fully enclosed tracking device which is […]

Thatcham Research, the insurers’ automotive research centre, has announced the appointment of RSA’s Ian Currie as the new Chairman of the Thatcham non-executive Board. As director of motor and injury […]

CCTV Footage has emerged of two hooded vandals causing damage to vehicles that have a value of over £1 million at a bodyshop in Kent. The vandalism took place at […]

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has announced that it is planning on cutting jobs as part of a company restructuring plan that will involve the company expanding into electric and […]

Vehicle history expert CARTELL.IE has announced the number of written-off vehicles exported out of Ireland and issued a vehicle registration tax (VRT) refund. In August Cartell.ie announced that 3,284 vehicles […]

The Government has announced that the Highway Code on GOV.UK, has now been made easier to use, after research shows how keeping up to date changes people’s road behaviour. The improvements to […]