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38,000 potholes from 2024 ‘still waiting to be fixed’
Thursday 27th February 2025
Local authorities are facing a mounting backlog of repairs, with more than 38,000 potholes waiting to be fixed, according to a public sector insurer. The Government recently allocated £1.6 billion – an increase of nearly 50% on local road maintenance funding from last year – to help tackle the equivalent of seven… Read more
Motor insurance claims payouts hit record levels in 2024
Tuesday 18th February 2025
The Association of British Insurers has reported that motor insurance claims payouts last year reached a record £11.7bn. It attributed this rise partly to higher vehicle repair costs, which totalled £1.9bn in the fourth quarter to take the yearly total to £7.7bn. This was £1.5bn more than the 2023 yearly total. Across the year, insurers… Read more
Weak business confidence blamed for shrinking new van market
Monday 10th February 2025
Registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) declined by 20.5% in January, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There were 19,050 new vans, pick-ups and 4x4s registered, with falling demand hitting all but one segment. Small van registrations recording the only increase, up… Read more
Registrations open for 2025 Great British Fleet Event
Tuesday 28th January 2025
Visitor registration is now open for the 2025 Great British Fleet Event – enabling fleets to sign up for their free ticket to the much-anticipated show. The sixth edition of the hugely successful event takes place on 8 May 2025, returning once again to Arena MK in Milton Keynes to showcase the latest… Read more
Excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads, drivers say
Monday 13th January 2025
Eight in 10 (81%) drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads, new data from the RAC reveals. Its survey found 82% of people notice other drivers breaking the limit excessively on motorways and high-speed dual carriageways, but 80% say it is also a common… Read more
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