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North west roads England’s worst

Cottage Lane in Lancashire is the most complained road in England. Car Parts 4 Less gathered council data through a series of Freedom of Information requests to find the most […]

Silverstone Technology Cluster in good company

A new company – Silverstone Technology Cluster – has been formed to support the high-tech activity within a one hour radius of Silverstone Circuit. Silverstone Park developer MEPC along with […]

Road signs taken onboard

Volkswagen Group has introduced its Dynamic Road Sign Display to ensure drivers are constantly informed of road sign information. The system records the relevant road signs within the limits of […]

VWG invest in Hubject charging

The Volkswagen Group has joined the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as a shareholder. Hubject, founded in 2012 by BMW, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, innogy and Siemens, provides EV drivers with easy […]

Skills gap broadening in Midlands

Skills shortages are most acute within the M4 corridor and the Midlands, according to Autotech Recruit. The specialist automotive recruitment agency also says the average length of temporary contracts has […]

Octavia gets tech makeover

Škoda has upgraded its bestselling model, the Octavia, equipping it with new technologies. The updates include a number of new driver assistance systems as well as mobile online services. The […]

AkzoNobel completes BASF Industrial Coatings deal

AkzoNobel has completed the purchase of BASF’s Industrial Coatings business. Apart from adding two production sites in the UK and South Africa to its portfolio, AkzoNobel says the merger will […]

Motorists just can’t help themselves

Two thirds of drivers would welcome technology that disabled certain phone functions in a car. A study conducted by Continental Tyres found that most drivers admitted they couldn’t resist temptation […]

RAC launches first used car code

The RAC has launched the UK’s first used car code accredited by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. Published on the RAC’s website, the code applies to all vehicles bought through […]

Uber appeals employee ruling

Uber is appealing the ruling that its drivers should be classed as employees. At a landmark tribunal found that its drivers should be classed as workers and were therefore entitled […]

Cooper expands into Swindon

Cooper Tire Europe has opened a new 211,000-square-foot UK warehouse in Swindon, which has the capacity to store 400,000 tyres. Tyres from both brands – Cooper Tires and Avon Tyres […]

Be bright and fix lights

Nearly a fifth of all MOT failures are down to blown bulbs, according to research from MyCarCheck. Using data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), it has investigated […]