What’s popular and what’s not? The recent SMMT car registrations data clearly shows us the vehicles that are winning the hearts of British consumers, as well as the ones losing their appeal.
The Highway Code witnessed a series of important modifications at the start of this year, but millions of motorists do not know about them, according to a study conducted by the IAM Roadsmart charity.
Even with a heavy demand for 22-registration vehicles last month, it was the weakest March for new vehicle registrations since 1998, SMMT data shows.
The three finalists include the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Kia EV6, with the last two EVs from the South Korean duo lately winning the highest accolades in the UK and European Car of the Year awards separately.
Amid Russia’s incursion on Ukraine and rising oil prices, there is a need to save fuel to curb severe price hikes. The International Energy Agency has come up with a 10-point strategy created to lessen worldwide oil demand, thus decreasing the potential for rising fuel prices.
Secondhand vehicle purchasers have started going back to pre-pandemic buying, while demand for used vans is still strong.
As the new 22-number plates are available now, it is time you know how to avoid buying illegal plates to avoid penalties. Furthermore, you must be aware that rising car cloning cases can put you in trouble if criminals have duplicated your number plate.
If you are considering purchasing a brand-new vehicle in the UK, you should be aware of the long delivery delays the buyers are worried about. Currently, the new vehicles face a delay of up to a year, depending on the automaker. Since not many can wait for such a long time to get their hands on their favourite new car, most buyers are resorting to used vehicles. It is why the demand for secondhand cars has been very high over a year, and it will remain like this for some time to come.
The values of secondhand cars may not dip considerably this year, as the new car supply is still low.
The UK authorities have set new regulations for private parking companies that forbid them to release Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) of more than £50.
