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ADAS: Drivers admit to switching off systems

22 December 2020

41% of UK fleet drivers may be routinely switching off ADAS in their vehicles, new research has suggested. Autoglass performed a survey of 1,387 UK… Read More

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Garage-speak baffles most drivers, study finds

16 November 2020

56% of drivers have struggled to understand language used by mechanics when describing faults with cars and what needs to be done to fix them,… Read More

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Motorist EV prejudice holding back growth survey suggests

3 November 2020

Motorists are holding back from buying an EV as a result of views based on actually outdated facts, a survey has suggested. Rivervale asked drivers… Read More

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Young drivers increasingly dipping into the Tank of Mum and Dad, survey finds

26 October 2020

63% of drivers aged 17-24 needed financial help from parents to keep their cars on the road in the last 12 months, up from 49%… Read More

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EVs: Drivers want to try before they buy

11 September 2020

70% of drivers would prefer to lease an EV in order to get used to the technology before buying one outright, according to a new… Read More

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Tipping point for ‘EVolution’ revealed by study

9 September 2020

Garages looking to decide when to take the plunge with EVs may want to consider the results of a new study from Castrol that has… Read More

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DVSA reveals top 20 postcodes for MOT demand during autumn

1 September 2020

Areas where demand for MOTs will be highest this autumn have been revealed by the DVSA. All but one postcode across the UK will see… Read More

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9.2m cars not roadworthy?

1 July 2020

While MOTs may be returning to normal from 1 August, new research has suggested that 9.2m cars may not be roadworthy, some with dangerous faults,… Read More

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Mandatory MOT testing reintroduced from 1 August

29 June 2020

Mandatory MOT testing is to be reintroduced from 1 August 2020 as COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted, Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced today (Monday… Read More

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On-street chargepoint funding gets government boost

27 January 2020

Garages could see EV numbers grow following the announcement that government funding for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets will double to £10 million… Read More