Safety is the most important factor when choosing new tyres, according to a recent survey by leading online tyre retailer mytyres, part of the Delticom group. More than half of the 40,000 customers surveyed in Europe prioritised ‘wet grip’ ratings when using the new EU tyre labels to decide on a purchase.  (more…)

Nearly three-quarters of AA members (72%) believe that improving main roads would make the biggest contribution to reducing road deaths and injuries. This is an almost complete reversal of opinion compared to 20 years ago, new AA research reveals. (more…)

The ABI welcomes the announcement from the Government that they are to publish a Green Paper on young driver safety. Today at a follow-up to the Prime Minister’s Insurance Summit held in February last year, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced its intention to publish a Green Paper (more…)

Downward pressure on Sterling resulting from the 2013 Budget statement could reduce the risk of new car oversupply and prevent a dramatic downturn in residual values, according to CAP. (more…)

The team at BCA Nottingham are celebrating as the auction centre sold a record number of vehicles during the third week of March.   (more…)

Fiat Professional’s award-winning range has just scooped two more important accolades with its versatile Fiorino being named Best City Van and the recently introduced Doblò Work Up winning the Best Small Pick-Up award in the 2013 Trade Van Driver (TVD) Awards. (more…)

A crime-busting Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer has won a challenge from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to find a way of incorporating future technology into a Police car. (more…)

The all-new Range Rover Sport, revealed to the world today on the streets of New York, is the ultimate premium sports SUV – the fastest, most agile and responsive Land Rover ever.  The Manhattan skyline was the perfect backdrop for this world premiere with more units of Range Rover Sport sold in the United States than any other global market and New York being the model’s best-selling city. (more…)

Ninety-one per cent of motorists do not trust the government to reinvest money made from tolls on new roads, according to a survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). (more…)

Center Parcs once again proved its green credentials when the short-break operator took delivery of 22 new all-electric Renault Kangoo Maxi Van Z.E. models. (more…)