4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) Volkswagen Financial Services UK has launched Drive, a new online platform designed to help consumers find, finance and drive their next vehicle. The platform brings together thousands of approved used cars from Volkswagen Group and aligned retailers, most of them…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (71+ words) 2 illegal tyres could cost your licence – TyreSafe campaign live Tyrepress Following our preview of the campaign in August, TyreSafe’s latest road safety campaign – which warns young drivers that two illegal tyres could cost them their licence – is now live. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (109+ words) A new TyreSafe campaign issues young drivers with the stark warning: just two illegal tyres can result in six penalty points – enough to trigger automatic licence revocation for new drivers in their first two years – alongside fines of up to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) Almost three quarters of UK motorists (72 per cent) support adopting a default 20mph speed limit in urban areas nationwide, according to the latest Startline Used Car Tracker. The August survey reveals that 39 per cent of drivers are happy to drive at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (213+ words) From rising operating costs and advancing vehicle technology, to recruitment challenges, increasing regulation and succession planning, independent garage owners across the UK are facing some of the toughest business decisions in decades. For some, the next chapter is about growth…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (70+ words) Garage owners and mobile mechanics are being encouraged to maximise business during the annual autumn testing surge. With the September registration plate change and post-pandemic shifts in testing patterns, autumn remains one of the busiest trading periods of the year…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (183+ words) New data from HiQ Tyres & Autocare highlights Britain's hardest-working vehicles, uncovering one van with almost half a million miles on the clock and identifying the parts of the UK where drivers are clocking up the greatest distances.In a survey…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1634+ words) The automotive and tyre industries currently face a massive labor crisis, requiring 495,000 new technicians by 2027 just to keep vehicles on the road. Dealerships and independent tire shops simply cannot find enough trained hands to replace their retiring master mechanics. Technical…...