Car and Van News

The Budget, announced on Tuesday, was short on measures directly affecting motorists, apart from two major announcements.

Perhaps of little surprise was Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to scrap a rise in fuel duty planned for September.

Peugeot is extending its Just Add Fuel sales campaign to include drivers from 21 years of age.

The campaign, which has already proven a major success for the brand, could receive a further boost as young drivers face ever-increasing motoring costs, particularly insurance.

Britain sees the arrival of its first pure Chinese brand this month as the product of the Great Wall Motor Company goes on sale.

Initially 40 dealers are offering just one model, a pick-up called the Steed priced from £13,998.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his third budget today, and afterwards the motorist was among those feeling heaviest hit.

Industry and lobby groups combined to slam measures that included tougher emissions rules and a refusal to abandon fuel duty rises.

The average price of new cars in the UK fell in August, for the fifth time in the last 12 months.

However the drop was a mere 0.106 per cent, or £30 and compared to one year ago prices are up.

New car prices fell in July, for the fourth time in the past year.

But the drop was just 0.23 per cent, or £65 on the average cost of a new car, and prices are still higher over the year.

Sales of vans on the UK market fell in July, for the first time in a year and a half.

However industry figures refuse to be downhearted about the drop, a mere 0.8 per cent after 17 successive months of rises.