Diesel prices reach record high: calls for OFT to investigate

THE price of a litre of diesel reached a new record high this week promptingRMIPetrol – a division of the Retail Motor Industry Federation – to call on the Office of Fair Trading to conduct an ‘urgent new study’ into the UK fuels market.

Government names plug-in vans eligible for grant

Government has named seven ultra-low carbon vans that will qualify for a discount of up to £8,000 as part of the ‘Plug-In Van Grant’ incentive.

New petrol engine kicks diesel into touch

WAIT a minute. If you thought that the only business car worth having these days was a diesel for reasons of fuel cost and company car tax, then prepare to have your world turned upside down.

Average new car prices continue to accelerate

THE average price of new cars increased in January by 0.689% or £198 from £28,725 to £28,923, according to figures produced by DrivenData.
The index is calculated from the retail prices of every car model currently sold in the UK.

'QUALEC effect’ to hit corporate and driver company car tax bills

THE Government has spent a decade encouraging employees to select low emission company cars with the incentive being ‘low’ benefit-in-kind (BiK) tax bills.

Scale of rock attacks on motorists revealed

Hundreds of motorists are being attacked every year by missile-throwing yobs. There were 395 incidents of rocks, stones or other objects being hurled at vehicles last year among the 10 police forces who responded to a Freedom of Information request by Autoglass.

This works out at an average of 39 per constabulary – or more than 1,670 incidents across the 43 force areas in England and Wales.