Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars made up almost 40% of the cars produced in July, according to the SMMT. Good News It’s encouraging to see the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showing that […]
Category Archives: Reports and Surveys
Electric Vehicle Cradle to Grave.
A Look at long term use of EVs and ICE cars
CO2 Emissions and Motor Cars
What is CO2? CO2 in the UK UK CO2 and the Motor Car Low Emission Cars The Road to Cleaner Air: Tackling CO2 Emissions in the Automotive Industry What is CO2? CO2 Emissions – CO2 is a chemical compound […]
Oil Price Increase, Tesla Sales Up, plus other news..
Oil Prices – OPEC – TESLA Record Sales – VAT Reduction– India EV Sales up 154%–Welsh “embarrassing” Oil Prices April 2023 After a couple of months of steady decreases in prices for petrol and diesel at the pumps, yesterday, Oil […]
First Vehicle Leasing Reveal Secrets from Behind the Wheel – The 2016 UK Driver Habits Report
Are you among the third of men who have driven whilst under the influence? Or maybe you’re one of the 71% of drivers who replace their car within five years? Find out which part of the country gets in the […]
Understanding Britain’s Driving Habits: Take Our Survey
Do you ever eat at the wheel or is your car a food-free zone? Do you drive everywhere, even to the corner shop? Have you ever been involved in a bit of road rage? That’s what we’re here to find […]
#Vote4BetterRoads – The AA Motorists’ Manifesto
The AA has launched its Motorists’ Manifesto, calling on all motorists to support the AA #Vote4BetterRoads campaign. All drivers are urged to question their parliamentary candidates on what they will be doing to help drivers. The 20,000 member AA Populus […]
Glass’s: Car leasing will keep growing in 2015
Car leasing is the way forward for the “direct debit generation,” says Glass’s Today’s consumers have become accustomed to paying for goods and services on monthly subscriptions – mobile phones, gym membership, TV, insurance and more. Now owning a new […]
England and Wales fall behind in fight against drink driving
Three quarters (74%) of UK drivers want a lower drink drive limit, according to a survey published today by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line. In the wake of Scotland lowering its drink drive limit earlier this month, the appetite clearly […]
Brake launches ‘look out for each other’ campaign
Road safety charity Brake is today launching a campaign calling on all road users to look out for each other, to help stop the five deaths and 61 serious injuries that happen every day on UK roads, and particularly to protect […]
Would you like to see more police on the roads?
Do you think that there are too many police on the UK’s roads or not enough of them?
What’s your excuse for hogging the middle lane?
Confessing to misdemeanours can cleanse your soul and make you feel all light and carefree again. So why not start by confessing if you have hogged the middle lane of the motorway at one time or another?
Caravans! Do you love them or hate them?
What do you think when you see a caravan on the road in front of you on a hot summer’s day? Come on now, be honest.
Driving on Drugs: New survey, new law coming
Members of the public are being urged to stand up to illegal drug drivers, as a survey by Brake and Direct Line finds the equivalent of one million UK drivers (3%) admit driving on drugs in the past year, and just over […]