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Who is Stellantis?
This week marks the beginning of the first official week of Stellantis, which is already one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.
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Over a Million drivers took speed awareness course in 2020
More than a million drivers took a speed awareness course in 2020 despite car use plummeting due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vauxhall strengthens environmental credentials with honey produced on-site
As part of the Ellesmere Port plant’s many biodiversity projects, the latest product to roll out of the Vauxhall plant won’t be a new car, but rather jars of honey thanks to a new workforce of bees and beekeepers situated on the factory site.
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PSA & FCA complete merger to become Stellantis
The merger will create the fourth largerest fourth-largest automaker with combined annual sales of around 8.1 million vehicles.
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Supermarkets push the average price of fuel up 2p per litre
The average price of a litre of fuel rose by 2p in December as three major supermarkets increased their prices.
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Motor insurance premium costs have fallen in recent months
Motor insurance prices have decreased by 2.5% or around £20 on average over the previous six months, analysis has found.
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Drivers who pay car insurance monthly could be up to £500 worse off
Motorists have been warned to watch out for extortionate APR on car insurance as it’s revealed paying monthly could cost almost £500 more than if paid in one lump sum.
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COVID extensions could cause Christmas MOT rush
Demand for MOTs could be at an all-time high this Christmas because of the six-month Covid extension introduced earlier this year.
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Drivers planning 13m trips this Christmas – but thousands won’t be travelling due to Covid concerns
Drivers are planning to undertake around 13 million separate trips by car to see friends and family during the coronavirus ‘travel window’ between December 23 and 27.
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Haynes To Stop Printing Manuals For New Vehicles
If you like doing repairs yourself, you probably have a Haynes manual for your car lying around.
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Fuel prices static despite a sharp rise in the price of oil
Fuel prices remained almost unchanged in November despite a barrel of oil shooting up $10 to $46 a 27% monthly rise, data from RAC Fuel Watch shows.
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Road traffic sees largest falls since quarterly records began
The amount of motor vehicle traffic on the roads fell 18.9% for the year ending September 2020 following coronavirus lockdown measures.
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Waiting until last day to switch car insurance ‘can ramp up cost of policy’
Motorists could typically save more than £300 by switching their car insurance three weeks before their existing policy is due to end, rather than waiting until the last day, analysis suggests.
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Cars across the UK failing MOT due to ‘avoidable faults’, finds survey
housands of vehicles are failing their MOT tests across the UK due to avoidable faults, according to new research.
Awards
Vauxhall Named UK Business Hero by British Chamber of Commerce
Vauxhall has been recognised by the British Chamber of Commerce as a UK Business Hero, after its staff helped assemble and deliver more than 13,000 ventilators for the NHS to combat the Covid-19 virus.
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Motoring
Motorists submitting more than 35 dashcam videos to UK police each day
Drivers across the country submit more than 35 dashcam videos of potential traffic offenses being committed to UK police forces each day.
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Speeding increased during the first lockdown, government data confirms
A reduction in traffic levels during the first coronavirus lockdown saw a seven per cent increase in the number of drivers speeding, new government data shows.
Motoring
Expired Driving Licences Automatically Extended by 11 months
Photocard licences or entitlement to drive that expires between 1 February and 31 December 2020 have been extended for 11 months from the date of expiry.
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Drivers say coronavirus crisis has made car access more important
Access to a car has become more important to the majority of drivers (57%) due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.
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Breath tests sink to the lowest level on record amid police cuts
Roadside breath tests for drink-driving have fallen to their lowest level on record amid police cuts, new figures show.
