Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has warned that having a filthy car can be dangerous, with visibility reduced through the windscreen, number plates obscured and lights covered.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreAt 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.
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A record number of drivers are being allowed to take retraining courses to avoid prosecution for road offences.
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 biggest car companies in the world.
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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.
Pothole-related breakdowns have reached a three-year high, new figures show.
Overall, the average cost edged downwards by 0.6% between August and November 2021, to reach £782, according to Consumer Intelligence.
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.
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.
DriveTribe, the car culture website started by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, is set to close at the end of this month.
The motoring organisation described December as a “rotten month” for drivers who it claimed could be being overcharged by £5 million a day for petrol.
You can now purchase club passes and reduced price track time for Summer Action Day.
The Vauxhall Corsa has taken over as the UK’s best-selling new car, with 40,914 sold in 2021. The popular supermini outsold every other model in the UK last year, in figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Vauxhall has been named a triple winner at the 2022 Company Car & Van Awards.
The Highway Code is something all road users should be well aware of. It includes everything you need to know about being on the road, with all of the laws, advice, and information required to safely get around.
Drivers are being handed an average of more than 22,000 tickets every day!
The new rules are being brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and are expected to save consumers £4.2 billion over the next 10 years.
SWVaux would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and we hope you all have a wonderful New Year! Thank you for all of your support since 2019 and the reduction of events and meets due to COVID. We look forward to seeing you in 2022 with the hope of more events and meets!
One of the best things about Christmas is the fact that you get to spend time with relatives – Covid restrictions and symptoms allowing, of course.
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