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Bookings for electric vehicles double in a year
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (176+ words) Book My Garage has reported that retail bookings for electric vehicles more than doubled on its platform during 2025. Bookings were up 105% compared to 2024, building on annual increases of 112% and 136% in the previous two years. Meanwhile, the proportion of total bookings…...
A quarter of car buyers go full electric
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (193+ words) Nearly a quarter of car buyers expect their next vehicle to be electric, according to new research from Cazoo & Motors. Its Consumer Insight Panel polled over 2, 000 buyers and found that 24% expect to go electric with their next purchase. This is…...
Used electric vehicle sales hit new peak in April
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (214+ words) Used electric vehicle sales set new records in April, according to the latest data from Market Check. It found that 34, 932 used electric vehicles were sold across the UK during the month, making it the highest monthly figure ever recorded, surpassing…...
Mobile phone use while driving still commonplace
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (214+ words) New research has found that mobile phone use while driving is commonplace, with 60% of motorists admitting to taking voice calls. This comes despite 68% agreeing that voice calls are distracting. Meanwhile, 11% of the 2, 000 motorists surveyed by temporary car insurers Tempcover said…...
Fix Auto Tewkesbury increases franchise group to four
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (211+ words) Fix Auto franchise partners Paul Gravell and Matthew Davies have added Fix Auto Tewkesbury to their group. The new site joins existing repair sites in their portfolio including Fix Auto Swansea West, Fix Auto Pontypridd and Fix Auto Hereford. The…...
Average used LCV values fall from March high point
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (221+ words) Average used LCV values at BCA fell in April to "8, 131 from March's two-year high of "8, 727. However, values were still "141 ahead of the same month last year. Stuart Pearson, BCA COO UK, said: "The light commercial vehicle sector has settled into…...
NFDA calls for Vehicle Excise Duty delay for electric vehicles
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (203+ words) The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has urged the government to reconsider its "200 Vehicle Excise Duty (e VED) charge for electric vehicles. In a letter to MP Dan Tomlinson, who is Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury with responsibility for tax…...
New MOT rules for electric vans set for 1 June
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (227+ words) The government has announced that new MOT rules for electric vans weighing 3. 5 to 4. 25 tonnes will come into force on 1 June. The reforms mean that new electric vans within this weight category will require their first MOT after three years instead…...
Used electric vehicles set sales pace, reports Cazana
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (186+ words) Used electric vehicles were the fastest selling fuel type in April, with sales volumes in March and April a third higher than in January and February. According to analysis carried out by Cazana, high petrol prices are driving demand for…...
Enterprise on target for Insurance United Against Dementia
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (360+ words) Enterprise Rent-A-Car raised more than "150, 000 for Insurance United Against Dementia during a charity football match. The game took place on 7 May at Macclesfield FC Stadium, with more than 250 supporters watching Stu Sandell's Blues take on Donna Scully's Yellows. Donations came…...