The latest UK Hagerty Price Guide reveals that the classic car market has proved a relative safe haven during the global pandemic. The guide, which tracks more than 40,000 values of classic cars worth a total of £570m, shows trends that suggest that the UK classic car market is inContinue Reading
BRITAIN’s car parc is older than ever before despite the efforts of policymakers and environmentalists to get us behind the wheel of modern, fuel-efficient models and zero-emissions vehicles, according to official figures. The data, from the DVLA and Department for Transport, has been gathered by the team behind Retro Motor,Continue Reading
New survey reveals the impact of COVID-19 on transport and vehicle use, and points to a very different future for personal mobility: 25% of drivers expect to use their car less after lockdown 40% of motorbike users in large cities will use their vehicles more 60% of commuters in largeContinue Reading
Nominations are now invited for the 2020 Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards, the Club’s annual celebration of achievement and excellence in the British historic motoring and motorsport world. Ben Cussons, Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club said: The inaugural Awards in 2019 were a resounding success, with high calibre nominations receivedContinue Reading
A Hagerty UK investigation into the imminent introduction of E10 fuel has highlighted the risks it poses to hundreds of thousands of owners of classic cars, modern cars and motorcycles alike. Experts warn that the introduction of E10 is the most significant threat to old cars since the switch fromContinue Reading
Just over a decade ago the government propped up the motor industry with a scrappage scheme which saw registrations of new cars leap by 28 per cent during a recession. Now, in the wake of the Covid crisis there are calls to bring back a similar incentive – though theContinue Reading
In many ways, the most recent update to the UK Hagerty Price Guide is misleading. Overall, the average value of models on the guide is up 9.4% since the last update in November 2019, and at first glance it would appear the classic car market is bouncing back to fullContinue Reading
The results of the 2019 National Cost of Ownership Survey have been announced by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs. The summary results were revealed at a press conference within the Houses of Parliament on 14 May with the full research document now available to download on the FBHVCContinue Reading
Bicester Heritage has recently unveiled ‘Bicester Motion’, its masterplan for the creation of the UK’s first automotive resort, with an ambition to become one of the country’s top 20 tourist and leisure destinations. Having successfully developed the concept of a Centre for Excellence, experience and community for the historic automotiveContinue Reading
A new poll carried out by The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (The Federation) indicates that interest by the British public in historic cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and buses has grown since this audience were last polled in 2016. Then the survey indicated that just over 8 million peopleContinue Reading