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Ben delivers Christmas support to struggling families
- 13/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben has launched a Christmas families project so no one has to choose between heating or eating this Christmas. Over the last 12 months, Ben supported 182 households who couldn’t afford to put food on the table or heat their homes and an additional 64 households who would have otherwise become [...] -
CMA investigating fuel retail market
- 09/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that fuel retailers raised prices quickly in line with higher wholesale costs but were slow to reduce them again when prices fell. Called ‘rocket and feathering’, this practice has been revealed as part of the CMA’s Road Fuel Market Study, [...] -
Drivers ditch services as cost-of-living crisis deepens
- 05/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A third of motorists say they are likely or very likely to either delay or skip having their vehicle serviced in the next 12 months due to the cost-of-living crisis. A new study from BookMyGarage revealed that two thirds of UK motorists are concerned that their vehicle may require a repair at some point in the near [...] -
RAC urges supermarkets to ‘do the right thing’
- 23/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Data from RAC Fuel Watch has found that supermarkets are currently enjoying margins of about 15p a litre on both petrol and diesel. It says that wholesale prices for petrol have fallen by 13p per litre since their October high and diesel prices have fallen by 22p, but these decreases haven’t been transferred to [...] -
Costs spiral for owners of older cars
- 11/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than half of motorists with older cars are holding on to them for longer because of the cost-of-living crisis. A Motorpoint survey of 2,000 UK drivers with cars that are more than 10 years old revealed that 57% said they will keep their cars for longer to ease financial pressures. However, the cost of [...] -
Sales recovery stalled by inflation
- 19/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has reported that new car sales across Europe grew for the second month in a row during September. According to ACEA, a combined 1.05 million vehicles were delivered to customers across the EU, UK and European Free Trade Area last month. That represents an increase of 7.9% from the same month last [...] -
Older drivers priced off the road
- 17/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The cost-of-living crisis will force more than half of older drivers to make fewer journeys and limit their own mobility. This is according to a new survey by disability motoring website MotaClarity. The poll of more than 1,000 drivers aged 50 and over found that 54% were considering placing self-imposed limits [...] -
Drivers neglecting tyre safety
- 13/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that motorists are delaying critical tyre maintenance because of the cost-of-living crisis. Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart asked 1,004 motorists whether they have delayed making vehicle repairs or improvements amid the cost of living crisis. Of those surveyed, one in ten (11 per cent) [...] -
Finance applications surge amidst rising costs
- 10/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car finance company Carmoney has discovered that there has been a 105% increase in the number of car finance applications in the past year. It has also identified a 53% increase in motorists applying for car finance with zero deposit and a 70% increase in car finance applications from younger drivers aged [...] -
Used car market undisturbed by economic turbulence
- 07/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Consumer demand for used vehicles has remained largely unaffected by the economic uncertainty. This is according to data from Auto Trader, which found the volume of advert views on its marketplace was up a massive 17% in September compared to pre-pandemic levels. With demand strong, it reported that the average [...]