By Gemma Francis
Almost three quarters of millennials admit they have no idea how to change a tyre, a study has found.
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Millenials can't change a tyre or open a car bonnet
By Gemma Francis
Almost three quarters of millennials admit they have no idea how to change a tyre, a study has found.
Brits Go Green
UK drivers' shifting priorities coincide with a jump in sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles, up by over a third (34%) in the last year[1]
Meanwhile younger drivers tend to be more interested in the style of the car - with a quarter (24%) of them looking for in-car gadgets and 22% a stylish interior
Climate-conscious Brits are increasingly going green, with a quarter (26%) of drivers choosing carbon footprint as a top priority when buying a new car, according to new research from AA Cars, the AA’s used car website.
Comment on SMMT car sales data
"Although used car sales dropped slightly in the last quarter of 2017, overall, the past 12 months has been a roaring success for the industry.
How much does it cost to own a car?
Price comparison site launched for selling your car
Motorway.co.uk launches UK’s first price comparison service to sell your car, bringing transparency and choice to an industry dominated by We Buy Any Car
Insurers change tactics for judging young drivers
-- Telematics specialist, Quartix, is deploying unique ‘virtual parents’ that are helping young drivers learn from experienced motorists using wisdom of the crowd
-- Young drivers and their parents are alerted if they consistently drive faster than experienced motorists on the same stretches of road.
-- One insurer using the ‘contextual speed scoring’ technology has seen ZERO serious injuries or deaths among young drivers since its introduction a year ago
In a UK first, insurance companies using black boxes to rate young motorists have started scoring them against experienced drivers’ average speeds rather than official speed limits, vehicle tracking and telematics firm Quartix revealed today.
4.4m Brits to buy potentially dangerous tyres
-- Over 4 million UK drivers plan to buy one or more used tyres within the next 12 months[1]
-- Almost 2 million British motorists mistakenly think used tyres are as safe as new tyres[2]
-- Over half (55%) of motorists think new tyres are too expensive – but the ‘affordable alternative’ of part-worns is a false economy
-- Over two thirds of drivers (70%) would not feel confident checking the condition and safety of their own tyres
-- Over a third (38%) of UK drivers believe a tyre fitter would supply potentially unsafe tyres
An alarming number of Brits could soon be driving on unsafe part-worn tyres, as new research by AA Tyres, the AA’s mobile tyre fitting service, shows that 4.4 million UK drivers expect to buy one or more used tyres within the next year.
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