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Vauxhall Insignia Named “Upper Medium Car Of The Year” At Company Car Today CCT100 Awards
The Vauxhall Insignia has been named the ‘Upper Medium Car of the Year’ for a fifth year in a row at the 2022 Company Car Today CCT100 Awards.
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Insurance reforms have seen rapid acceleration in price of car premiums
At the start of 2022, new rules were put in place to stop insurers charging higher prices to loyal customers who automatically renewed their premiums each year, with discounts only offered to new customers.
Motoring
Record number of offending drivers take retraining courses to escape prosecution
A record number of drivers are being allowed to take retraining courses to avoid prosecution for road offences.
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Stellantis Celebrates First Anniversary
This time last year, a new major player in the automotive space entered existence. Called Stellantis, it was born from the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA, instantly becoming one of the Read more…
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Failure to reduce road deaths linked to police cuts
There has been a 15% fall in how many officers are tasked with enforcing road laws full-time since 2016, according to figures obtained by BBC Panorama.
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Misery for drivers as pothole breakdowns hit three-year high
Pothole-related breakdowns have reached a three-year high, new figures show.
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Car insurance costs up for older drivers and in some parts of UK, figures show
Overall, the average cost edged downwards by 0.6% between August and November 2021, to reach £782, according to Consumer Intelligence.
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Government pauses smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns
The rollout of “all-lane-running” smart motorways is being paused amid safety concerns, the Government has announced, although critics say the move does not go far enough.
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Treasury ‘faces £5bn fuel duty loss due to electric car growth’
The collapse in the sale of new diesel cars in favour of electric models could cause the Treasury’s annual fuel duty income from cars to drop from £16.4 million in 2019 to £11.4 billion in 2028, analysis by the RAC Foundation found.