UEFA Champions League final this Saturday in Cardiff will see a clash on field, but possibly on city roads as well. As tensions run high, Welsh motorists may find themselves driven to distraction, according to research for locally–based Confused.com which found one in 20 Welsh drivers have had an accident as a result of being distracted by sport on the radio. The Road Haulage Association is … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 March
Local members of the Saab Owners Club will hold their "spring roll" including a drive over the Cardiff Bay Barrage on Sunday 9 April. They will also be making a visit to the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group at Barry bus depot on their return leg before a late lunch in Moulton, Vale of Glamorgan. Men are twice as cautious as women when parking their car. Some 29% of men will be more … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 March
The first UK production of a class leading, state of the art, automotive hybrid transmission for prestige and high-performance vehicles will begin early in 2020. The initial £28M engineering program, part funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), has been running for nine months and is already entering the hardware test stage and hofer powertrain UK Ltd is leading a consortium, which … [Read more...]
Hauliers to carry fight to Europe for cartel compensation
The Road Haulage Association has sought legal advice and intends to honour its commitment to its members by pursuing the case for compensation from the truck manufacturers who have been identified as being involved in a coordinated truck price fixing cartel. RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said, “As the representative body with sole responsibility for UK road freight operators, we consider … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 January
The average price of petrol fell by more than 4p a litre in December to 102.89p, reducing the cost of filling up a family-sized 55-litre car for the sixth consecutive month – a saving of £2.02 on every tank. RAC Fuel Watch data for December shows the month-end unleaded average price of 102.89p was the lowest since December 2009 and led to a tank of petrol costing £5.35 less than at the end of … [Read more...]