Budget 2016: fuel duty frozen for sixth year running, £230m to improve North England roads, Severn Bridge Toll halved
The typical motorist will save £75 a year thanks to the ongoing fuel duty freeze, George Osborne said in his eighth UK Budget.
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Aberdeenshire and City councils launch salary sacrifice car scheme
Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City Councils have given 20,000 eligible staff members the chance to get behind the wheel of a new car via their salary sacrifice scheme. The scheme, which is run by sala...
Seat and Skoda post record financial results despite ‘Dieselgate’
Skoda and Seat – two of the four largest brands in the Volkswagen Group portfolio – have announced record financial results in spite of the ongoing ‘Dieselgate’ emission scandal. Czech brand Skoda ...
Mercedes to launch 2016 CLA in New York; 89g/km diesel to join range
Mercedes will unveil the facelifted CLA at the New York motor show later this month. The four-door coupe and its Shooting Brake estate derivative will be updated with new bumpers, a lightly revampe...
Volvo’s V90 flagship estate priced and specced; coming October
The new Volvo V90 will cost £2k OTR more than the S90 saloon on which it is based when it arrives in UK showrooms this October.
Plug-in vehicle uptake led by leasing companies in 2015
Leasing companies are playing a significant role in getting plug-in vehicles out on to UK roads, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA). Almost one in 20 (4.7%) of...
Mazda CX-4 confirmed for late April reveal, due 2017
Mazda will reveal a new crossover SUV to bridge the gap between the CX-3 and CX-5 next month. The CX-4 will make its world premiere at the Beijing Motor Show when the Chinese event opens on April 2...
Vauxhall’s £16.5k Astra Sports Tourer goes on sale
Vauxhall’s ‘Sports Tourer’ estate version of the new Astra has gone on sale today, priced from £16,585. That equates to an average lease rate of around £220 per month for business deals.* First unv...
Seat names its price for revamped Ibiza Cupra, available now
Seat’s Ibiza Cupra is available to lease right now with business contract hire deals starting from £161 a month, and £197 for personal users. The 189bhp pocket-rocket now sprints to 62mph in 6.7 ...
Losing control - why the dawn of autonomous vehicles is a good thing
Self-driving trucks are bursting out of the future onto a road near you, but there are many issues still to be addressed before they join the everyday motoring landscape.
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