Car News
£25 Congestion Charge - Ignorance personified says the ABD
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has announced that he is to go ahead with a public consultation on a proposed £25 Congestion Charge for some vehicles. This will affect many luxury saloons, sports cars and larger 4x4s but it will also affect many other quite ordinary vehicles.
BVRLA attacks Ken’s latest Congestion Charge proposals
Transport for London has published proposals to amend the current London Congestion Charge scheme.
BVRLA announces formation of leasing broker committee
The BVRLA has announced the formation of a committee to deal exclusively with issues affecting the leasing broker sector.
Boom of the British beach holiday
Environmentally conscious Brits are expected to take over 27 million UK beach holidays this year with 61 per cent saying they will shun carbon-heavy flights abroad in favour of an old fashioned driving holiday to the British seaside.
Avis announces 4% fall in rental fleet emissions
Avis has reported excellent progress in reducing the CO2 emissions of its 18,500-strong rental fleet.
Allan McNish: American Le Mans Series at Road America
Although the Scotsman scored a sixth class win of the season and now leads this year’s 12-race championship by 22-points, McNish missed out on a thoroughly deserved outright race win by just 1.783secs having led much of the turbulent, rain-affected race.
Road rage at road works
Eighty per cent of roadworkers have been verbally or physically abused by motorists, according to a survey for National Motorway Month released by the RAC Foundation.
Congestion Charge increase could have impact on used car values
The residual values of some vehicles could suffer a marked decline if Transport for London’s current proposals on increasing the Congestion Charge are passed unchanged, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Lord March declares Goodwood Revival a free smoke zone
Screeching tyres and bellowing exhausts will not be the only things smoking at this year’s Goodwood Revival, the popular historic motor racing event due to be held at the West Sussex motor circuit from 31 August to 2 September.
Forty years of electronic gasoline injection from Bosch
D-Jetronic from Bosch was the first electronically controlled gasoline injection system in the world to be installed into a series-production passenger car and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary later this year. D-Jetronic was first unveiled to the public in the VW 1600 LE/TLE at the 1967 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany.
DARPA Urban Challenge 2007 in the USA
The participants for the Urban Challenge have been named. All participating vehicles were tested by the DARPA in the so-called "Site Visit" on 14 June 2007. "Junior", a Passat Estate made by Volkswagen, has now been officially nominated for the next stage.
The Convertibles of the Volkswagen Corporation
It is high summer and so it is high season for convertibles. According to a recent study by the German Federal Vehicle Registration Authority, most of them are being driven around the Starnberger See and in the Hochtaunus region.
Lexus launches RX 400h SR
This summer the Lexus range is being extended to include a new version, the RX 400h SR, that offers a typically high Lexus specification with great options for multimedia and entertainment systems.
Caterham and Lotus 7’s ‘jog’ for charity
In an attempt to raise £5000 for Lukaemia Research, 15 Caterham and Lotus 7’s will set off next week on ‘LE JoG’ – an 800 mile, three day road trip from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
LCV values still rising
LCV values continued to increase to record levels at BCA in Quarter 2, 2007, according to latest price information from BCA’s Pulse Commercial Vehicle Report. Average values for fleet & lease stock broke the £4,000 barrier for the first time and are up 14% year-on-year.