The BBC is reporting this morning that the British Government is set to announce that new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution. These latest planned proposals stem from publicity from a report report from the UK’s Royal College of Physicians last year that claimed air pollution cuts short 40,000 lives a year in the UK. The BBC says that ministers…

Vehicle History experts Cartell.ie tells us that the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in the UK are no longer using Category C and Category D vehicle write-off classification in their new Voluntary Code of Practice (COP) for the industry. Following a long review the new system will retain the same Category A and Category B categorisations. However Category C and Category D designations will no longer be used. The new system will focus on first…

A broad industry and motorists representative coalition is calling upon the EU to create a robust regulatory framework for an interoperable in-vehicle telematics platform based on key principles derived from the Treaty of Rome: fair competition, independent entrepreneurship, innovation and consumer choice
 CECRA, the European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs says the Treaties of Rome that were signed 60 years ago marked the start of what has become the European Union. Since then, we…

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…

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…

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…