Scotland’s Transport Minister, Keith Brown, is urging people to swap their cars for alternative means of transport through 2012. He admitted that he used his car a great deal of the time as a mobile office, but added that there were journeys he could make where he did not need to get behind the wheel, [...]

The British Medical Association has said that smoking in cars should be banned throughout the UK. The BMA is asking ministers to consider an extension to the current smoking ban, which bars people from smoking in public places. It says the call comes due to new studies that have shown that toxin levels in a [...]

A new superferry has been delivered to Dover. The Spirit of Britain is one of a pair of ferries to be placed onto the route between Dover and Calais. The ship arrived in Dover Harbour at the weekend after undergoing sea trials at the Finnish shipyard where it was constructed. As she sailed into port, [...]

Russian airline passengers faced travel chaos as freezing rain caused Moscow’s Domodedovo airport to shut down. Flights in and out of other Moscow airports were also cancelled as the freezing rain turned everything immediately to ice. The rain caused power failures meaning that as well as closing the airport some 400,000 Russians were left without [...]

The ongoing effects of the economic downturn have once again impacted on sales of new cars. New vehicle sales declined in August, with further falls predicted for the remainder of the year as Britain steels itself for an increase in VAT and watches its spending following the austerity budget. Last month saw a total registration [...]

Motorists will soon be able to beat the traffic jams in Cardiff thanks to a new car rental scheme. The £120,000 public car rental scheme is to be launched as the Welsh capital seeks to reduce traffic congestion. Under the program, ten low-emission vehicles which can be rented out by the hour will debut in [...]

Increases to premium tax are set to present even larger bills to UK motorists. The new coalition government’s announcement of increases for premium taxes means that consumers who purchase motor, travel, home and private medical insurance will all be hit with higher prices. As it currently stands, a five per cent levy is applied to [...]

A new study has shown that a significant proportion of UK drivers would not admit to hitting a parked car. Around 20 per cent of the nation’s drivers said quite freely that they would flee the scene if they happened to damage a parked vehicle. The online survey was undertaken by the UK insurer Elephant. [...]

The Chinese company BYD Auto, an affiliate of Fakhro Motors, has signed a new deal with Budget Rent A Car. The arrangement will see a number of cars sold to Budget as the car rental specialist seeks to consolidate its position as the hire vehicle leader in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Nick Phillips, the Fakhro [...]

The Irish Government has announced a new partnership with Japanese car maker Mitsubishi to promote electric cars. The deal was affrimed with the car manufacturer and its subsidiaries the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), MMC Commercials and MC (Automobile). Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, also announced that Dublin’s Trinity College will be home [...]