The Austin J40 pedal car is a miniature motoring marvel. Originally built by Welsh miners who had developed lung disease as a result of a lifetime working in the coal mines, the impact made by these diminutive Austins is way beyond anything imagined when the hand-built prototype of Austin Chairman Leonard Lord’s ‘little idea’ first appeared in 1946. The fact that over 70 years after the first … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Welsh Tories will repeal universal 20mph speed limits
Welsh Conservatives will repeal the incoming 20mph speed limit througout Wales if they win a majority in the Senedd elections in May 2026. The pledge to pull the controversial legislation comes as opponents defaced 20mph speed limit signs in Wales just a fortnight before the new law comes into force. After that 20mph road signs are being defaced ahead of Labour’s unpopular rollout on the 17 of … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 September
The fifth generation, all-electric MINI Cooper will be unveiled at the German Motor Show in Munich this week. It will be available in E or SE grades with 190 or 250 miles range and priced from £30,000 next Spring. EDF’s small and medium-sized enterprise business customers can now save up to 40% on the cost of an electric vehicle through DriveElectric’s salary sacrifice scheme. Building upon … [Read more...]
Newcomers 29 August
The OMODA 5 has been awarded a five-star safety rating by the European New Car Assessment Program ahead of its 2024 arrival in Britain. Scoring 87% for adult occupants, 87% for child occupants, and 88% for safety assistance systems, the Chery OMODA 5 safeguarded all passengers. Lexus has added extra sporting style to its electrified RX large luxury SUV range with the introduction of a new F … [Read more...]
Premiums catching up with repair costs
The recent surge of 21% in annual car insurance premiums does not come as a shock, said the National Body Repair Association. Wayne Mason-Drust (below) NBRA board member, explained this development, “For almost a decade, the cost of repairing a car following an accident has increased far below inflation. "Car insurers have tightly controlled repair costs by giving car repairers minimal annual … [Read more...]
Drivers put brakes on speeding – except on 20mph roads
The 20mph speed camera enforcement is expected to have a big impact on traffic and fines when it come in with the new lower default urban limit in Wales on 17 September. Figures released by the Department for Transport covering speeding in Britain last year show compliance has improved over Covid-19 hit 2021 and was broadly similar to the levels between 2011 and 2019. The survey also covered … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 August
Wales’s bus services anticipate being cut by a quarter now that Welsh Government Covid funding has ceased to support routes and businesses. Welsh Conservatives labelled the cuts as “moronic” at time when a massive campaign is underway to deter private cars and driving. More than 100,000 passengers have travelled on the improved Carmarthen – Aberystwyth TrawsCymru service since it was relaunched … [Read more...]
Self-driving awards get into gear
Celebrating excellence in automated mobility, in the UK and internationally, entries are open now for the inaugural Self-driving Industry Awards. Presented by Carsofthefuture.co.uk, the UK’s No.1 self-driving news source, the Self-driving Industry Awards 2023 cover all aspects of this exciting and fast-growing ecosystem. From impressive engineering and design developments, to essential work in … [Read more...]
French police 20 times more likely to breath test drivers
British motorists are twenty times more likely to be breathalysed in France than in the UK with random testing allowed. The gendarmes tested 109 drivers per 1000 population in 2021, compared to just 5 per 1000 in Britain. With the drink drive limit across Europe also much lower than England & Wales, it’s all too easy to flout the law whilst motoring abroad this Summer. Spain conducts 96 … [Read more...]
20 is plenty Welsh map published
Thousands of miles of roads in Wales will be covered by a new default 20mph limit from Sunday 17 September and Welsh Government has published a comprehensive map of the new limits It also covers roads where the new limit will not apply and councils may apply to retain the current 30mph restriction, but only after they have removed the current 30mph and put up the 20mph signs before reintroducing … [Read more...]
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