Arriving on the roads of the UK in spring 2008, the new Audi A3 Cabriolet is Audi’s first premium compact class “open top”. Audi claim the A3 Cabriolet will comfortably seat 4 adults, so that’s going to put it ahead of much of the opposition, which frankly are two plus two’s. The A3 Cabriolet has […]

The Honda Accord, has been voted as the most reliable car in the UK in this years Fleet News FN50 awards, whilst Honda also won the award overall as the top car manufacturer. In a separate survey, Ford picked up top honours in the light commercial sector with a clean sweep for both manufacturer and […]

To celebrate their involvement as support vehicles for Ewan McGregor and Charley Boormans latest motorcycle adventure the “Long Way Down” as featured in the BBC series, Nissan have announced details of two “Long Way Down” special editions. The first is based on Nissans superb Navara, with the other vehicle getting the treatment being the world […]

Tough new guidelines published by the Crown Prosecution Service recommend up to a 2 year jail sentence for drivers found guilty of dangerous driving caused by them using mobile phones or fiddling with their Sat-Nav or MP3 systems. CPS says where there is clear evidence that using a phone handset or toying with the cars […]

Nissan are shortly to launch a range of light commercial vehicles with special bodies that you can buy direct from the local dealer, rather than having to buy the basic vehicle then getting them converted yourself. The Good-To-Go range will include tippers, box vans, dropsides and refrigerated vehicles.  Kubistar, Primastar, Interstar and Cabstar will all […]

Whilst it’s been law for years now that car manufacturers have to provide information about a cars fuel consumption figures and the CO2 it produces, van manufacturers have pretty much got off scott free. Its always been claimed its difficult to arrive at fuel consumption figures for vans because they would vary so much depending […]

The nanny state is striking again as Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, in league with the European Parliament’s Environment Committee, are asking that tobacco-style safety warnings are introduced on TV car commercials as part of the awareness campaign against global warming and climate change. Liberal Democrat MEP Chris Davies would like 20% of the TV […]

If proposals put forward by Transport For London are ratified, cars that produce 120 g/km of CO2 or less will shortly be exempt from the London Congestion Charge, which is currently £8 a day.  Currently, only electric vehicles or Hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius or Honda Hybrid were exempt from the charge and […]