Interesting figures about petrol and diesel consumption declines have just been released by the Britain’s HM Revenue and Customs In fact, the figures show that UK petrol consumption for January fell to its lowest level on record. That is one per cent down on the previous January’s petrol consumption and just under 12.7 per cent less than a similar month five years ago. Diesel suffered an even great drop of 5.6 per cent this January from…
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FTA Ireland Motor Insurance Survey – more regulation needed
Increased motor insurance costs for commercial vehicle operators could curb efforts to remain competitive, according to FTA Ireland. A survey of motor insurance prices by the association found that 87 per cent of its members experienced rises in 2016, with half saying their premiums had gone up by more than 40 per cent. To compound the problem, the lack of regulation and transparency within the insurance sector in Ireland is causing confusion on pricing and…
Read MorePSA Group (Peugeot Citroen) buys Opel/Vauxhall
PSA Group (Peugeot Citroen) has taken over Opel/ Vauxhall. With the new addition, which generated revenue of €17.7 billion in 2016, PSA will become the second-largest automotive company in Europe, with close to a 17 per cent market share.
Read MoreUK auto industry says anti-diesel aganda will halt CO2 reductions
The UK automotive industry reports that it has once again beaten CO2 targets, with average new car emissions down for the 19th consecutive year, according to a report published by their Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today. The annual ‘SMMT New Car CO2 Report 2017’ reveals that carbon tailpipe emissions fell to an all-time low in 2016, with new cars averaging just 120.1g/km. This beats the previous year’s record by 1.1 per cent…
Read MoreNorthern Ireland has lowest conviction rate for using phones while driving
As tougher penalties for drivers using mobile phones are introduced in the UK and Northern Ireland, it emerged that drivers in Scotland have the highest proportion of offences for using a mobile phone behind the wheel – with 19.5 per cent. From 1st March 2017 drivers caught using a mobile phone while driving will face tougher penalties. The fixed penalty will double to six points and a £200 fine. While new drivers, within two years…
Read MoreThis is how a gearbox is made
The Seat Componentes plant near Barcelona, has been allocated the Volkswagen Group’s new MQ281 gearbox, a part that will be made there to service their global requirements. For the first time, a carmaker has installed POV cameras at different stages of the manufacturing process to show everything involved in making them in an accelerated video lasting 60 seconds. Every 27 seconds, a new unit leaves the SeatComponentes plant, which ranks first in manufacturing time for…
Read MoreNew car registrations fall by 21 per cent in February
New car registrations for the month of February fell by 21 per cent (17,128) compared to the same month last year (21,573) with the total new car registrations for the first two months of the hyeardown eight per cent (56,110) on the same period last year (61,295), figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) reveal. Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) have also seen a decrease in February of 28 per cent (2,504)…
Read MoreInsurance costs to keep rising to pay for awards, warns FBD boss
The Irish Independent is reporting that Ireland’s compensation culture will continue to force car-insurance premiums up this year, but the pace of increases – which saw prices soar last year – has moderated. In the Irish Independent article, FBD chief executive Fiona Muldoon declined to predict by how much car-insurance premiums would be hiked by the stockmarket-listed insurance company this year. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is investigating suspected breaches of competition law in…
Read MoreGarda checkpoint proves very successful
Garda-Operation Thor had a very successful multi-agency checkpoints at the M1 Motorway at Balbriggan on Sunday last, the 19th February. As part of Operation Thor, under the direction of Detective Superintendent Colm Fox, Gardaí, Revenue Customs officers and compliance officers attached to the National Transport Authority, carried out a planned multi agency operation in the Balbriggan area targeted at disrupting organised criminals who use the motorway network. The operation was centred on the M1 motorway…
Read MoreEmployer responsibility to employees who drive for work highlighted
The Road Safety Authority (RSA), Health & Safety Authority (HSA) and An Garda Síochána have launched a joint TV led campaign to underline the importance of putting proper measures in place to ensure the safety of all employees who drive for work. This includes both professional drivers and those who drive as part of their job. It is estimated that 1 in 3 road collisions every year involve people who were driving for work at…
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