Category Archives: motor industry news

Great new for all transport providers. The chancellor has announced the planned 3p hike in fuel duty for september will be scrapped which will be very welcoming to all our ears. For many fleet operators, fuel is one of the biggest expenses. This means any fluctuation in costs can have serious knock of effects for other areas of the business. All we need now is a very long over due decrease in fuel prices!…We can hope!

We never thought we’d see a Ferrari Enzo going for it on a remote farmers lane. These guys must be bonkers!

What do you think!

After completing 3 days of testing at Sepang, Valentino Rossi was finally back up to where he belongs. And clearly a more upbeat Rossi that we simply haven’t seen since his failed move to Ducati! “I’m very happy, all three days were very good. We worked hard on the bike and improved day by day. The third day was the best, we were able to stay less than half a second from pole position and the lap time is higher which is interesting. Today we finished third in the standings which is theoretically the front row so I’m very happy with this first test.”

Motorists around the uk were fuming yesterday after the price of a litre of unleaded fuel broke through the 140p barrier for the first time.

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We all at courierfrog are all in agreement that this would be an amazing purchase for one lucky person. The legend Ayrton Senna’s 1st F1 car, the Toleman TG184-2. Although as much as we’d like to take it round a track we’d hate to imagine having an accident in her! To whoever buys her we wish you all the luck in the world.

Petrol to rise to 145p a litre from August
Diesel will rise to 150p a litre
Fair fuel stabiliser will mean that above inflation rises in fuel duty will only return if price of oil falls below £45 a barrel
Vehicle excise duty to rise by inflation, but frozen for road hauliers
AA warns of a summer of discontent as drivers are forced off the road
RAC says the tax rise is unfair and government should look at who it will impact the most

Lights out

The Highways Agency has announced it will be switching off more motorway lights. (more…)

BMW is convinced the electric car revolution is coming and last month established the i sub-brand to structure its assault on the falling market.

The i3 is a compact all-electric urban runaround with a 100 mile range, and the i8, a 349bhp four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid sports car capable of 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds and fuel economy of 104mpg.

Both of cars featured in the ad are expected in 2013 and should be sufficient to enthrall anyone with even a passing interest in electric cars.

ASDA leads the way for cheap fuel

Asda and Morrisons have cut prices for unleaded petrol to 2p a litre and diesel down by 1p a litre. (more…)

A dying breed?

Scrabbling around the car for a new CD to listen to on the road could soon be a thing of the past. (more…)