-
Emissions concerns fuel LPG conversion enquiries
- 27/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Growing concerns about vehicle emissions and poor air quality have sparked a renewed interest in LPG vehicle conversions according to Autogas Ltd. During the last two months, the number of drivers registering their interest to convert their car to run on LPG via the Autogas Ltd website has more than doubled the [...] -
Call for schools to teach driving
- 26/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
An early driver education programme is continuing with its campaign to get driving on the school curriculum. A competition has been launched to offer four secondary schools the chance to win a Young Driver at School event for up to 60 children, to show the impact early tuition can have on youngsters. Young Driver [...] -
RAC reaction to untaxed vehicle data
- 26/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New official data shows the number of untaxed vehicles has more than doubled since 2013. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: ’These are very worrying and disappointing statistics indeed. Sadly, the concerns we raised about the number of car tax evaders going up at the time the tax disc was confined to history [...] -
Next generation award for energy capture
- 26/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
University of Glasgow student Morven Fraser was announced winner of the Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award for her innovative energy capturing and storing body panel concept. Morven’s energy-capturing system proposes the combination of two new technologies. Photovoltaic paint on the major body panels of an [...] -
Stainless magnesium ‘lighter than aluminium’
- 26/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Australian researchers have discovered an ultra-low density and corrosion-resistant magnesium-lithium allow that could greatly reduce the weight of cars and planes. This has been described as the first step towards mass production of stainless magnesium, with the potential to change the automotive industry and [...] -
Autumn statement tackles whiplash
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
In today’s Autumn Statement, chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne stated that the government will put an end to the ‘compensation culture’ of minor whiplash claims. The move he said, which is suggested will save £1bn in the cost of minor motor injury claims, will save consumers an average of £40-50 a [...] -
MAPFRE manager takes on commerce presidency
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain has appointed Javier San Basilio, regional manager of MAPFRE RE in the UK, as the institution’s new president. Javier San Basilio was previously vice president of the management committee of the chamber of commerce, of which MAPFRE RE has been a member for the [...] -
Skills Show hosts inaugural HGV challenge
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
HGV technicians were represented for the first time at the Skills Show UK, which took place at the Birmingham NEC on 19-21 November 2015. Organised by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and supported by IRTE, the HGV demonstration challenge was based on IMI’s existing automotive competitions, which cover [...] -
Tesla named ultimate green choice
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Although the Tesla comes with a £60,000 starting price, Jeff Knight at CAP believes Tesla holds its value better than almost any other modern car on the market today. According to the motor industry’s CAP Black Book, the Tesla is the green motoring choice for the serious car buyer with a decent budget and a [...] -
Confidence lost in VM claims
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Volkswagen emissions scandal has damaged motorists’ trust in all vehicle manufacturers’ environmental claims with six in 10 drivers (57%) saying they have lost confidence since the news broke, according to new RAC research. There is also widespread belief among 66% of those surveyed that the emissions [...]