In January this year, the Payment Servicers Regulator (PSR) consulted on a package of remedies to help businesses, and therefore also consumers, get the best deal possible. The regulator says that card-acquiring services are critical to the UK economy. Every time somebody makes a card payment – for example, when buying groceries or lunch – the business...
The BBC is reporting that Jersey’s tourism and hospitality industry is calling for the ban on caravans and motorhomes in the Channel Islands to be lifted. Currently, you can take a car or even a lorry but not a caravan – although it is only a three hour ferry ride away from the mainland. These vehicles have...
NCC Events, organiser of the upcoming Motorhome & Caravan Show has announced (on Monday 10 October 2022) that with just over one week to go, advance ticket sales for the Show have surpassed the 100,000 mark. A further update is expected the day before the Show, which runs at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre from 18-23...
The ŠKODA Karoq Sportline 2.0 TDI 150PS DSG 4×4 SCR has won this year’s overall trophy and also triumphed in the Caravan Weight 1400kg – 1500kg Category and the Family Towcar Category in the 40th Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Competition. The industry’s longest standing towcar testing awards saw the ŠKODA Karoq...
An increasing number of Water Authorities have introduced restrictions on water use. The details of what water use activities are banned can differ from area to area, so it is important for businesses to know what is and is not allowed in their region. Water Authorities do not have the power under this Act to...
Bailey of Bristol has become the first UK manufacturer to be awarded Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) status for coachbuilt motorhomes. In order to obtain QVM status, a manufacturer must be able to deliver high quality products which meet Ford’s strict engineering, manufacturing and quality control standards. The company must also prove that their vehicles...
With the big summer getaway in full swing, CaravanGuard has asked owners where they would be going on their motorhome holidays this summer. Sixty-nine percent said they would be staying in the UK. Aside from a UK-based motorhome holiday, the second most popular motorhoming destination was France with a fifth of the votes. A longer...
There is a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on changes to driving licence flexibility for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AfVs). This includes the following relating to their towing allowance: Currently, category B drivers who passed their test before 1 January 1997 may drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg MAM, and 7,000kg MAM for those who passed...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a consultation document on the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulations (MVBER) to seek views and determine whether or not the existing retained Motor Vehicle Block Exemption should be renewed or varied when it expires next year (31 May 2023). It was retained in UK law following the...
Jeep® has compiled a ‘Remote Charge Point Index’, listing some 20 remote electric charging points, including the top five most remote charge points in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With over 42,000 electric vehicle charge points located across the UK, the research was carried out by Jeep® to show that, while the majority of charge points...