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Rolls Royce – 4 May Rolls-Royce is to become the first UK car firm to restart full production after the coronavirus lockdown, with staff returning on May 4. Bosses said that 1,000 employees – half the total workforce – would be back on the production line from that date resuming production of its exclusive Phantom, … Read more
Drivers of automatic cars pay nearly £100 a year more on average for their insurance than owners of models with manual gearboxes, research shows. The typical cost of a yearly insurance premium for a motor with a manual transmission is £466 compared to £560 for automatic cars, according to data from MoneySupermarket – or a … Read more
While the lockdown is stemming the spread of coronavirus, the weeks without use is likely taking a toll on the nation’s cars. With the majority of people leaving their motors parked or making only infrequent and very short journeys to the shops since 23 March, the chances are that a huge number of cars will … Read more
The DVLA has earned £3million over four years by charging callers to use controversial premium rate phone lines Income is generated from premium-rate lines that cost 51p per minute to call They are more than three times the 16p per minute standard 01 and 02 numbers The income is proving ‘a nice little earner’ for … Read more
Lockdown roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for law-abiding drivers and other road users, warns Nick Freeeman Roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for drivers during lockdown after it was revealed that some police forces are going easy on speeders due to mounting workloads. A driver claimed to have receiving a letter from … Read more
The UK’s most registered car in April was in fact a van. Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter commercial vehicle last month, outperforming every passenger car on the market. The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s top-selling new car with 658 registrations, but Elon Musk’s victory came in exceptional circumstances with the market down … Read more
The UK’s most registered car in April was in fact a van. Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter commercial vehicle last month, outperforming every passenger car on the market. The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s top-selling new car with 658 registrations, but Elon Musk’s victory came in exceptional circumstances with the market down … Read more
The UK’s most registered vehicle in April was in fact a van. Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter van last month, outperforming every passenger car on the market in April. The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s top-selling new car with 658 registraions, but Elon Musk’s victory came in exceptional circumstances. The logjam of … Read more
The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s most registered new car last month as the logjam of UK pre-orders for the electric car continued to arrive while the nation’s auto dealers were in lockdown. Official figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders this morning confirmed a 97.3 per cent decline in passenger … Read more
Playbooks are often used in American sports for coaches and players to devise new tactics to defeat the opposition. But Ford has created a new 64-page playbook of its own, detailing what measures will be in place for social distancing and new rules workers need to adhere to when they return to assembly lines around … Read more