Move aims to help new motorists keep costs down

A telematics-based car insurance provider is offering young drivers accelerated no-claims discounts to help them save money. No-claims discounts (NCD) are applied based on how many years a motorist has driven without making an insurance claim and can offer reductions of up to 80 per cent. Many insurers now offer to protect or maintain these […]

As the UK car market struggles and diesel sales continue what appears to be a terminal decline, registrations of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) have proved to be a rare glimmer of hope. In 2019 135,700 were sold across the various categories AFVs and they accounted for a record 7.8 per cent of all new car […]

The latest information from the DVSA on tests, cancellations and test centre closures

Volkswagen has melded its past and its future with a new all-electric version of its iconic T1 microbus. The e-Bulli is based on a 1966 21-window Samba but has done away with the original’s 1.5-litre flat-four along with quite a lot of its mechanicals to turn it into Kombi for the 21st century. Using the […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK citizens to stay at home to help slow the spread of coronavirus. The instruction, issued on Monday night, applies across the country and will be in place for at least three weeks. Mr Johnson said that despite previous calls for the public to limit social interactions, tougher […]

Volkswagen updates splitscreen van with all-electric powertrain and it will convert yours too, if you’ve got the money

Oil prices have plunged in the past few weeks since Covid-19 took hold across Europe