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Two drinks - 15 September 2026 Sep 15, 2026 39:33 FOLLOW UP: SALE OF BUGATTI COMPLETEDPorsche has completed the sale of its shares in Bugatti Rimac and the Rimac Group. This has netted them around €1 billion, destinations for portions of this have already been decided with €250 million going to the pension fund. The rest helps makes the company more financially stable. If you want to learn more, click this Autonext article link here.XPENG TAKES U

Aspirational number - 8 September 2026 Sep 9, 2026 01:00:57 FOLLOW UP: VW COST CUTTING MEASURES CONFIRMEDThe board of the Volkswagen Group has agreed to the restructuring plans that will include closing four plants, halving the number of models offered and an additional 50,000 roles to be culled. Additionally the Seat brand is to be retired in 2030. There is also a change in tactic with their Chinese operations, where they plan to build cars and export fro

Sounds Like A Weight Loss Drug - 1 September 2026 Sep 2, 2026 39:16 Lotus buys LotusLotus Tech has bought Lotus Advanced Technologies to become one singular Lotus once again. It’s all very complex, but thankfully there’s this story from Top Gear for reference.Hyundai and Genesis aim for massive Range ExpansionTha’s range of cars, not range of vehicles. The Korean manufacturing giant is planning 41 new cars in Europe by 2030 according to Autocar.EVs and SUVs May Or

I knew that - 24 August 2026 Aug 26, 2026 28:37 FOLLOW UP: CHECK OUT THE AND FINALLYWe have, thanks to listener Farmer Jamie, both Follow Up and the And Finally all wrapped up into one. Wait till the end to find out more…..GEELY LOSES THEIR BOSSLi Shufu, the founder of Geely, has shocked many with his announcement that he is stepping down from his role as chairman of the automotive branch. An Conghui will take over the reigns of the company. Je

Toujours - 18 August 2026 Aug 19, 2026 52:46 FOLLOW UP: TESLA SWEDISH STRIKE ENDSWe first mentioned how Swedish Tesla workers had gone on strike, back on 21 November 2023. The dispute has come to an end after Tesla paid off all the workers who remained on strike, with severance packages. That’s one way to ‘win’. To read more, click this electrive article link here.UK GOVERNMENT BEGINS ZEV MANDATE CONSULTATIONFollowing months of lobbying, the

Chattering classes - 11 August 2026 Aug 12, 2026 01:02:03 FOLLOW UP: QUESTION FROM LAST LIVESTREAMWith last week’s livestream round up of Recharging Round Britain, we missed one question out. We fix that now. To listen to the audio version of the livestream, click this link here.To watch the livestream, click this YouTube link here.FOLLOW UP: ASTON MARTIN IN FIGHT WITH CREDITORSMore details have come to light with the plans Aston Martin have to restructu

Special Edition - Live Recharging Round Britain Roundup and Q&A 5 August 2026 Aug 7, 2026 01:03:52 We completed the Recharging Round Britain road-trip on the 18 July 2026, after six days trying to, sort of, replicate the EV trip we undertook a decade ago. This is the audio from our livestream where we summarised what we got up to this time.Hear why we did this in the first place, the route, the charging, the car, the calculated costs and how we got on with our I-Spy book!CHARGING SPONSORThanks

Lovely powerpoint - 4 August 2026 Aug 5, 2026 45:19 FOLLOW UP: VW RESULTS FOR H1 OF 2026 ARE BADThe headline figures for Volkswagen Group’s first half of 2026 financial results make for grim reading. There is a 11.6% drop in profits, despite revenue almost matching 2025. China was a big disappointment, but should not have been a surprise. Company claims cost savings are working already and the plans, which we are yet to know the full details, will

Goes swimmingly - 27 July 2026 Jul 28, 2026 32:22 FOLLOW UP: COURT MAINLY RULES IN FAVOUR OF OEMS IN UK DIESELGATE TRIALA UK judge has found mostly in favour of car manufacturers in the claims against them regarding defeat devices being fitted to cars between 2012 and 2017. The judge’s decision is based on her decision that a defeat device needs to be deliberately installed to create a different driving operation if it senses it is in test condit

Recharging Round Britain Day 6 - 18 July 2026 Jul 19, 2026 19:17 DAY 6Today, Saturday 18 July 2026, we continued with Day 6 of Recharging Round Britain the final leg, where we are trying to, as closely as we can, recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear how we got on yesterday to the final destination of Fort William and today as we travelled from Fort William, via Bothwell services, Tebay services, Killington Lakes services, Blackpool and the

Recharging Round Britain Day 5 - 17 July 2026 Jul 18, 2026 13:18 DAY 5Today, Friday 17 July 2026, we continued with Day 5 of Recharging Round Britain, where we are trying to, as closely as we can, recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear how we got on today as we travelled from Inverness, via Wick, John o’Groats, Tongue, Lairg, Ullapool and hopefully ending up at Fort William.CHARGING SPONSORThanks to our charging sponsor, GRIDSERVE, They have

Recharging Round Britain Day 4 - 16 July 2026 Jul 17, 2026 15:24 DAY 4Today, Thursday 16 July 2026, we continued with Day 4 of Recharging Round Britain, and we returned to trying to, as closely as we can, recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear how we got on today as we travelled from Washington, via Kinross, Perth, Aberdeen to eventually arrive at Inverness.CHARGING SPONSORThanks to our charging sponsor, GRIDSERVE, They have an EV charging ne

Recharging Round Britain Day 3 - 15 July 2026 Jul 16, 2026 17:03 DAY 3Today, Wednesday 15 July 2026, we continued with Day 3 of Recharging Round Britain, and this is where we do not try as closely as we can to recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear how we got on today as we travelled from Folkestone, via Toddington, Tibshelf services, Markham Vale, Wetherby to our hotel in Washington.CHARGING SPONSORThanks to our charging sponsor, GRIDSERVE,

Recharging Round Britain Day 2 - 14 July 2026 Jul 15, 2026 11:14 DAY 2Today, Tuesday July 2026, we continued with Day 2 of Recharging Round Britain, where we try as closely as we can to recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear how we got on today as we travelled from Bodmin, via Falmouth, Exeter, Southampton, Cobham Services eventually to our hotel in Folkestone.CHARGING SPONSORThanks to our charging sponsor, GRIDSERVE, They have an EV charging

Recharging Round Britain Day 1 - 13 July 2026 Jul 14, 2026 20:35 DAY 1Today, Monday 13 July 2026, we began Recharging Round Britain, where we try as closely as we can to recreate the route we undertook nearly a decade ago. Hear our daily updates as we find out what has changed, if anything, to the infrastructure, electric car technology and if its easier or not to do this harebrained adventure.CHARGING SPONSORThanks to our charging sponsor, GRIDSERVE, They have

Bit like snow - 7 July 2026 Jul 8, 2026 56:24 FOLLOW UP: MOTOR FINANCE COMPENSATION SCHEME PAUSEDIn what should be a surprise to no one following the story, thanks to the legal challenges of the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed compensation scheme for customers who were impacted by illegal practices by those who arranged their finance, that this has now been partially paused. Companies are to proceed with claims as far as they can befor

Midsummer murder - 30 June 2026 Jul 1, 2026 50:42 FOLLOW UP: UK GOVERNMENT CANS CAR PARK SOLAR CANOPIESAfter reviewing a consultation on new outdoor large car parks should be required to fit solar panel canopies the Government has decided to shelve the idea. Costs and differing site conditions were used as excuses, in the responses, to the concept. To read more, click this East Anglia Bylines article link here.VW NOW CONSIDERING 100,000 JOB LOSSE

Mullet Rammstein - 23 June 2026 Jun 24, 2026 48:17 UK GOVERNMENT IN TALKS WITH NISSAN OVER SUNDERLANDOnce again the UK Government is in talks with Nissan about helping the company to secure the future of the Sunderland plant. At least they are demanding commitments to future production at the site in return for financial aide. Negotiations are still ongoing. If you wish to read more, click this Yahoo!Finance article link here.STELLANTIS TO BUILD F

Usual spiel - 16 June 2026 Jun 16, 2026 42:59 FOLLOW UP: MOTOR FINANCE PAYOUTS DELAYED UNTIL 2027As suspected, following appeals against the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ruling and redress scheme, the FCA has announced that payouts will be delayed until 2027, if it goes ahead at all. The appeals have argued for the scheme to be quashed due to the claim that the rules governing it are illegal. For more in this, click the link here for a

Just made up - 9 June 2026 Jun 10, 2026 39:16 MAY 2026 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONSMay’s registrations were the highest, for the month, since 2019. BEVs also were up, as is to be expected, with a monthly market share of 27.3%. The UK Government released the seventh Carbon Budget with an expectation that zero emission vans and cars will be 95% of all new registrations by 2030 - which bears no reflection with reality. For more, click this link to the

Special Edition - Live Q&A 4 June 2026 Jun 5, 2026 52:00 We held our second Live Question and Answer session on YouTube, where you the listener supplied the topics you wanted to hear us discuss. We enjoyed it so much and so it seems did you that we wanted to do it again. Do remember, this is the audio of that conversation, as a result the audio has not been edited for content in order for our real reactions to be heard.We hope you enjoy it and do let us

Horse power - 2 June 2026 Jun 3, 2026 44:16 OXFORD STILL WON’T GO ELECTRIC FOR MINIBMW is still reluctant to actually convert the Oxford Mini plant to enable their electric cars to be built. Thanks to Brexit, from the 1 January 2027, the UK is expected to be hit by the EU’s Rules of Origin after being delayed for three years. Additionally, production costs are increasing at the UK facility. For more on this, click here to read an electrive

Maxy pandy - 26 May 2026 May 27, 2026 48:50 FOLLOW UP: MOTABILITY PAUSES BLACK BOX USEMotability has announced that it will be pausing the ‘Drive Smart’ scheme that included fitting a black box to cars owned by those under the age of 30 leasing a car from them. Unfortunately they are not cancelling it but will amend it and try again. This discriminates against disabled drivers rather than helping them be more independent and live as active

Adenoids on show - 18 May 2026 May 19, 2026 43:55 FOLLOW UP: CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GETTING MG3 SEAT FIXEuroNCAP has called on customers with MG3s to get the free fix to their seats, following the failure under testing in September 2025. A front crash test exposed the issue with one side of the driver’s seat moving forward 111.5mm, mid impact. MG has an approved solution. For more on this story, click this Carscoops article link here.JLR FINANCIAL RES

Amazing Rainbow - 12 May 2026 May 12, 2026 49:19 FOLLOW UP: FCA WARNS PAYOUT SCHEME MAY FOLDThe Financial Conduct Authority has warned that there will be a delay of unknown time frame and even the potential for the finance mis-selling scheme to be cancelled, thanks to the appeals lodged. For more information on this, click this Autocar article link here.APRIL 2026 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESApril 2026 had the most registrations, since 2019. All

Can't unsee it - 5 May 2026 May 6, 2026 41:28 FOLLOW UP: MORE APPEAL AGAINST FCA RULINGFollowing the deadline passing for appealing against the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) plans for compensation following the car finance industry breaking the law, there are now three lenders fighting back. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services join VW Financial Servcices and CA Auto Finance. The companies have declined to clarify to the public why they hav

Special Edition - BYD Sealion 5 DM-i Launch - 1 May 2026 May 1, 2026 53:35 Alan was invited to the BYD Sealion DM-i launch. In this episode he tells us all about his first impressions of the car as well as give us some background on the company.If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

Yippitydo - 27 April 2026 Apr 29, 2026 32:32 FOLLOW UP: APPEAL AGAINST FCA RULINGConsumer Voice, a consumer group, is to appeal against the FCA car finance miss-selling redress scheme. Their argument is that the way the compensation has been calculated does not reflect the real world and those affected will not be paid what they are actually owed. To find out more on this matter, click this Motor Trader article link here.FOLLOW UP: APPEAL AG

Special Edition - Live Q&A 23 April 2026 Apr 24, 2026 56:06 We held our first ever live Question and Answer session, where you the listener supplied the topics you wanted to hear us discuss. This is the audio of that conversation, as a result the audio has not been edited for content in order for our real reactions to be heard.We hope you enjoy it and do let us know your feedback, what can we do to improve it, do you want this to be a regular thing, all re

Nonsense works - 21 April 2026 Apr 22, 2026 47:24 FOLLOW UP: EU INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATOR ACT THREAT TO UKWe last covered this story on the episode Its talcum powder - 10 March 2026, but more have noticed the huge threat the ‘Made in Europe’ element is to the UK automotive industry. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has become increasingly vocal in its warnings. As it stands cars and parts made in the UK would not receive the inc

Fantasy figures - 14 April 2026 Apr 15, 2026 35:54 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR MARCH 2026SMMT has revealed the new car registration figures for March 2026. Unsurprisingly, EVs have had their best month yet, in the UK. Unfortunately, the market share is far from the 33% required by the Government. Lots of people and organisations were erroneously using the term “sales” when we only have figures for registrations. The SMMT once again called on

Stay angry - 7 April 2026 Apr 8, 2026 50:03 FOLLOW UP: NTSB REPORTS ON FATAL BLUECRUISE INCIDENTSThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published their report on two fatal incidents that involved Ford’s BlueCruise semi-automated driving system, that allows for ‘hands off eyes on’ driving. Some blame is being put on the driver’s “over-reliance” in the systems, but also it is made clear the company and regulations played a part.

Very Daisy Duke - 31 March 2026 Apr 1, 2026 42:51 FOLLOW UP: FCA CONFIRM FINANCE MIS-SELLING REDRESSThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the details for the redress scheme, following finance mis-selling to car buyers. Less people will be eligible to claim, as somehow they have deemed that dealer direct to manufacturer finance was not liable to the same issues as was found to be open to abuse. However, the average payout will be hig

Ecstatic partying - 24 March 2026 Mar 25, 2026 54:02 FOLLOW UP: MCGOVERN OFFICIALLY LEAVING JLRFollowing an ‘is he/isn’t he’ saga which started back at the beginning of December 2025, Gerry McGovern is officially leaving JLR at the end of March 2026. He will be starting his own consultancy. Details are almost non-existent outside of that. Click this Autocar article for the story.AUDI MAKES £2.9 BILLION PROFITAs expected, more brands from within the

Bemoan and complain - 17 March 2026 Mar 18, 2026 28:27 SMMT URGES GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW ZEV MANDATEDuring the SMMT Electrified event, held last week, the call went out for an urgent review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, as the reality is far below the assumptions that went into the amount of registrations demanded each year. Government representative immediately poured cold water on that hope, though. A review will not begin until 2027. Fo

Its talcum powder - 10 March 2026 Mar 11, 2026 50:45 FOLLOW UP: EU INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATOR ACT REVEALEDThe EU Commission has unveiled the draft Industrial Accelerator Act, which is aimed at making Europe a powerhouse and self contained when it comes to green energy related industries, including automotive. To read more about the proposals, click this electrive article link here.By the fact that so much of the act is pointed inwards to EU countries, t

Key skill - 3 March 2026 Mar 4, 2026 36:57 FOLLOW UP: FIRST FLEXIS MODELS CONFIRMATIONThanks to Phil Huff, from Professional Van, who heard our plea for facts about the Flexis electric van models we can bring you a link from one of his sites that confirms which vans Renault will be bringing. The first three will be the Trafic, Estafette and Geolette E-Tech. Click this link to read more from Professional Van.HUGE LOSS FOR STELLANTIS IN 2025

Massively positive note - 24 February 2026 Feb 25, 2026 43:54 FOLLOW UP: JUDGE UPHOLDS HUGE AWARD AGAINST TESLAIn August 2025 a jury awarded a payout against Tesla of $243 million, for their partial responsibility in a fatal crash where Autopilot was in use. Tesla appealed this but that has been rejected. The expectation is they will appeal again. To read more, click this article link from TechCrunch.EU TO BRING IN RULES BENEFITTING EUROPEAN BUILT EVSThe Eur

Stroked every week - 17 February 2026 Feb 18, 2026 45:00 FOLLOW UP: OX DELIVERS ENTERS LIQUIDATIONObviously on the day we published last week’s episode the news came out that OX Delivers had failed to find the funding it needed and has entered recievership. Thanks to listener Suzie Richards for sending the article link confirming this. You can read more, by clicking this link from The Business Desk here.FORD POSTS ANOTHER BIG LOSSFord has announced thei

Hair shirt - 10 February 2026 Feb 11, 2026 53:14 JANUARY 2026 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESNew car registrations rose 3.4% compared to January 2025. In what is typically a slow month, BEVs rose in total numbers but lost market share compared to a year ago. The industry is not confident it will meet the mandate target of 33% for 2026, when it comes to zero emission vehicles. The calls for the Government to re-evaluate the ZEV mandate grow in volum

Pigs fly by - 3 February 2026 Feb 4, 2026 53:49 FOLLOW UP: MORE DRAMA FOR RECALLED EX30 OWNERSVolvo is now telling owners not to leave their Extended Range and Twin Motor models unattended when charging indoors or undercover. This is additional to informing them not to charge past 70%. To find out more, click this Autocar article link here.NORTHERN IRELAND BRINGS IN GRADUATED LICENSESCome October 1 if you live in Northern Ireland and are a newl

Plastic Building Blocks - 27 January 2026 Jan 28, 2026 37:33 GERMANY REINTRODUCES EV CAR GRANTThe German Government has reintroduced their electric car grant that is between €1500 and €6000. Criteria for eligibility include the vehicle’s size, buyer’s earnings and family size. To find out more, click this EV Powered article link here.RENAULT BECOMES EUROPE’S NO.2 CAR COMPANYRenault Group became the No.2 car maker in Europe after a jump in sales. By doing so

Crazy land - 20 January 2026 Jan 21, 2026 19:30 UK LOVES A GREY CARThe Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released the details about the colours we selected in 2025 for new cars that were registered. Once again, claiming the top spot, grey won out. Black was second and blue rounded out the top three. To find out more, click this SMMT article link here.HONDA LIGHT UP THEIR NEW LOGOHonda has revealed their new ‘H’ logo that wil

Part of a part - 13 January 2026 Jan 14, 2026 52:36 FOLLOW UP: UK GOVERNMENT MULLS DRIVING SAFETY CHANGESThe UK Government first mentioned it was looking at some of the rules relating to road safety, back in the summer of 2025, but now has published its Road Safety Strategy which gives more information on proposals aimed at making our roads safer. Aspects being covered at young and elderly drivers, giving councils more powers to change speed limits

Special Edition - Hyundai Inster Jan 7, 2026 44:49 Earlier in the year, Alan was invited down to the south coast to sample the then-new Hyundai Inster electric B-segment hatchback. Food was eaten, a hotel room was slept in, and an Inster was driven to the end of Portland Bill on a surprisingly long, comprehensive test route.In this Special Edition, Alan shares his thoughts on the Inster.

Special Edition - Tokyo Mobility Show 2026 Dec 31, 2025 48:01 The 2025 Tokyo Mobility Show took place between 30 October and 9 November 2025. We sat down to run through some of the exhibits that caught our eye. Some of what is discussed is out of this world, whilst others are very much for only one person at a time.To see more about the Honda Super-one Prototype, click this Carscoops link here.For more on the BYD Racco, click this Top Gear link here.To join

Special Edition - Kia Milan Design Week Dec 23, 2025 56:44 Earlier in the year Andrew was invited, by Kia, to attend the Milan Design Week and their Eclipse of Perceptions exhibition. In this they showed off the Concept EV2, the PV5 electric van in passenger form and the PV5 WKNDR concept.You can hear about all three and listen to the designers involved as they tell you more about the vehicles and ideas behind them. Do note, that the interview took place

Turkey baster - 16 December 2025 Dec 17, 2025 44:13 FOLLOW UP: JLR SILENCE BRIEFLY BROKEN10 days after the story first came to light that Gerry McGovern, the design chief of JLR, had unceremoniously left the company, they state that isn’t the case and nothing else. No further details, no explanation, nothing. Instead of clearing things up, this has only caused more confusion. Click this Autoevolution article link here to read more. FOLLOW UP: CRIT’

Trod a tightrope - 9 December 2025 Dec 10, 2025 58:54 FOLLOW UP: MOTOR FINANCE CLAIMS TO RESTARTThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is restarting finance mis-selling claims on 31 May 2026, which is earlier than previously announced. The FCA states this should be enough time for companies to ready their compensation schemes. You can find out more, by clicking this Motor Trade article link here. NOVEMBER 2025 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESThe SMMT has

Swings, Roundabouts, etc. - 2 December 2025 Dec 2, 2025 50:37 UK AUTUMN BUDGET ANNOUNCED The UK Government finally announced the autumn Budget, after weeks of leaks and rumours. There was some motoring related aspects, most notable being from 2028 new electric and plug-in hybrid car drivers will have to pay-per-mile which is additional to previously announced measures. How this is to be run has yet to be decided, with a consultation being conducted in early

Jeep Fetish - 25 November 2025 Nov 26, 2025 39:17 One last solo show from Alan before Andrew returns and regular service resumes.This week, we have a follow-up on the Dutch/Chinese Chip Wars and the prices of the new Nissan Leaf.New news includes management changes at Gordon Murray Group, VW’s Chief Strategist making an exit, Hyundai opening a new testing centre in Germany, Bollinger Motors shutting up shop, and Wrightbus covering EV buses into,

Still Twitching - 18 November 2025 Nov 19, 2025 38:39 It’s another solo show from Alan this week, and it starts with a follow-up on JLR’s financial situation following the recent cyber attack. New news this week involves Stellantis cancelling contracts to EV raw materials, the possibility that TVR will twitch back to life, calls for the government to support used EV values for fleets, while one fleet provider is trying to make them more attractive th

Faster Than A Steaming Bullet - 11 November 2025 Nov 11, 2025 38:01 It’s a solo show from Alan this week, and starts with lots of Follow Up. The FCA has extended the motor finance redress consultation, the UK car industry shows UKGov the high price of ending ECOS, and China has made an exception for some Nexperia chips.New News this week includes New Car Registration Figures for October, profit analysis for Bentley and Lamborghini, a new boss at Caterham, and cybe

Virtuous triangle - 4 November 2025 Nov 4, 2025 53:23 FOLLOW UP: MATT WINDLE OFFICIALLY LEAVES LOTUSBack in August we said that Matt Windle had resigned as Lotus Europe CEO, but actually he was on a ‘leave of absence’. However, he has now officially announced that he has left Lotus after eight and a half years with the company. You can read more, including the challenges facing the sports car maker, by clicking this EVO article link here. VW GROUP PR

So bilingual - 28 October 2025 Oct 28, 2025 42:19 FOLLOW UP: IMPACT OF JLR SHUTDOWNProfessor David Bailey has written up a piece on Blogs from the Blackstuff following a report from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), which outlines the cost of the JLR shutdown and it is large. The estimated cost is in the region of £1.9 billion but could be as high as £2.1 billion. Over 5,000 businesses were affected. The CMC hopes businesses, the Government and

Set him off - 21 October 2025 Oct 22, 2025 24:40 FOLLOW UP: UK DIESELGATE TRIAL BEGINSA trial has begun in the UK High Court to decide if some manufacturers used software to pass emission tests but then acted differently outside of test conditions. The brands all deny the charge. To read more, click this Motor Trader article link here. FOLLOW UP: JLR RESTARTS ALL PRODUCTION LINESJLR has now started the last of their production lines following th

Forthing madman - 14 October 2025 Oct 15, 2025 45:07 FOLLOW UP: FCA FINANCIAL REDRESS CONSULTATIONFollowing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that some forms of historical car financing was illegal the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a consultation into how those effected should be compensated. Some from within industry are unhappy at what is being covered and the potential exposure in terms of repayments. To find out more, click this a

Fudge - 7 October 2025 Oct 8, 2025 44:43 FOLLOW UP: JLR WOES STILL CONTINUE BUT MORE PROGRESSJLR continues to battle the effects of the cyber attack that caused them to shut all systems on 1 September, 2025. They are still waiting on signed approval of the Government guarantee for 80% of the loan they are seeking. In the meantime, they are going to inject up to £500 million into their first tier suppliers to help them after no payments f

Full of chickens - 30 September 2025 Oct 1, 2025 35:48 FOLLOW UP: JLR WOES STILL CONTINUE BUT SOME PROGRESSWhilst JLR is still battling against the hack that caused them to shut all their systems down on the 2 September, there is some positive progress. The company has started a phased process of turning back on some systems and they expect to begin limited car production later this week. On top of that, the Government has guaranteed 80% of a loan the

Happy chirpy - 22 September 2025 Sep 24, 2025 47:52 FOLLOW UP: JLR WOES STILL CONTINUEJLR have put back their proposed production restart from 24 September to 1 October as they continue to try and deal with the hack on their systems where the effects became apparent on 1 September. What has only started to be appreciated is the knock-on effect the closures have had on suppliers to the company. Staff have been told to apply for Universal Credit, due

Less meh - 16 September 2025 Sep 17, 2025 49:37 FOLLOW UP: JLR WOES CONTINUEAs expected, there is no quick resolution to their IT woes, following the hack reported on 1 September, 2025. Also, again as expected, they have confirmed that data has been accessed including personal data. However, we do not know who’s data that is. Reports suggest the company is losing around £5 million per day, thanks to the global shutdown. As a result there are in

Mood boarded to death - 8 September 2025 Sep 9, 2025 40:36 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS AUGUST 2025August registration figures are down on 2024. Typically a quiet month prior to the number plate change in September, it was still a disappointment. We also do not know how much of an effect the mishandling of the ECG approval list had on the overall numbers. BEVs took a 26.5% market share. There are also some returning models to the Top Models list and a newcomer.

Own stupidity - 2 September 2025 Sep 3, 2025 25:08 FOLLOW UP: ECG TWEAK AND FIRST BAND 1 CARS ANNOUNCEDThe Government has tightened the loophole where if one vehicle in the range is eligible for the Electric Car Grant (ECG) then all others with the same powertrain configuration are, no matter their price. This has been capped at £42,000. Click this Autocar story link here, to read more. Additionally, the Government has announced the first two cars

Unoffensive - 26 August 2025 Aug 27, 2025 39:12 GOVERNMENT CUTS RESTORATION RED TAPEFollowing a long campaign from the Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance and other similar associations, the Government has simplified the red tape around modifying and restoring vehicles. Notifications can be sent to DVLA for ‘significant structural modifications’ and the vehicle can retain the original license plate number and Vehicle Identification Number (V

In A Bit of a Huff - 18 August 2025 Aug 20, 2025 44:30 FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT CONFIRM ECG ELIGIBLE CARSThe UK Government has released the list of car models that are eligible for the Electric Car Grant (ECG). There are a few surprises, including how no cars meet the Band 1 £3750 grant requirements. Click this link here, from EV Powered, to read more. To see Nick Gibb’s Bluesky post, adding context to the question of how the Nissan Ayria was eligible, c

Typecast - 12 August 2025 Aug 13, 2025 48:15 JULY 2025 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONSNew car registrations fall, year-on-year, in July 2025 by 5%. Whilst the electric car grant is now available, which models are eligible and at what rate remains to be seen. This has had a knock on effect with registrations of EVs raising slower than expected. BEVs and PHEVs increased but all other powertrains declined. To read more, click this article linked from the

Overwhelming positivity - 5 August 2025 Aug 6, 2025 40:56 FOLLOW UP: CAR FINANCE CLAIMSThe Supreme Court has ruled on car finance claims follow last years shock appeal decision that could have meant that lenders were liable for billions in compensation for mis-selling car finance schemes. The court has ruled that dealers do not have to work solely for the benefit of customers, which covers most claims, however if the commission rate is excessive then the

Ouija boards - 29 July 2025 Jul 29, 2025 43:43 FOLLOW UP: ELECTRIC CAR GRANT FALLOUT CONTINUESAs more details are revealed and more people begin to understand all of the ramifications of the UK Government’s Electric Car Grant. Firstly, the list of car eligible for the two tiers of payments will be confirmed on 11 August 2025. The scheme went live on 16 July 2025. Click here to read an Autocar article on this. Secondly, car companies can self-r

Kerfuffle - 22 July 2025 Jul 23, 2025 33:12 FOLLOW UP: UK GOV ANNOUNCES ELECTRIC CAR GRANTFollowing months and months of calling on the UK Government to help private registrations with financial aid, the motor industry has got what it wants. Sort of. The Electric Car Grant has been announced that will be up to £3,750 off the price of a new car that is listed at under £37,000 plus other criteria, including how clean the grid is where the car

Challenging - 15 July 2025 Jul 16, 2025 35:42 FOLLOW UP: MORE OEMS INVESTIGATED FOR DEFEAT DEVICESThe Times is reporting that more brands are now being brought into the Department for Transport (DfT) investigation into the use of defeat devices. This is where they pass the emissions testing regime but are set up to a different output when used on the public roads. Now there are 72 models from 27 brands being looked at. Click this article link

Sea, Sand, and Probably Not Sangria - 8 July 2025 Jul 9, 2025 29:23 JUNE 2025 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESThe Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published the registration figures for new cars, that took place in June 2025. There is good news, as overall numbers rose, year-on-year. Not only that, but BEVs had a market share of 24.8% as uptake continues. To read more, click this article link from SMMT. MCLAREN CONTINUES TO CHANGE LEADERSHIP TEAMM

Riding a horse - 1 July 2025 Jul 2, 2025 34:53 UK CAR PRODUCTION DROPS AGAINUK car production dropped the lowest since 1949, bar the lockdown year of 2020. That is the second record breaking (and not the good type) month on the trot. The US tariff jump is being largely blamed for this. To read more, click this Autocar article link here. NISSAN CONFIRMS UK JOB CUTSNissan has announced that around 250 employees are taking voluntary redundancy in

Undig yourself - 24 June 2025 Jun 25, 2025 35:21 FOLLOW UP: US UK TRADE DEAL IS ACTUALLY REALFollowing our confusion, last week, on what had actually been signed, it appears that the US and UK have indeed signed an actual, real trade deal. This means that for up to 100,000 cars exported to the US, there will only be an additional 10% tariff added, instead of 25%. Click this Autocar article link here, to read more. NO RETURN TO 30MPH LIMIT IN DEN

Face firework - 17 June 2025 Jun 18, 2025 40:44 SUDDEN RENAULT CEO DEPARTUREOver the weekend there was surprise from Renault Group, as Luca de Meo announced he would be leaving the company on 15 July to become CEO of French luxury group Kering. To find out more, click this Yahoo Finance article link here. £15.6BN FOR TRANSPORT IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING REVIEWThe UK Government has announced their spending review, where £15.6 billion is being alloca

Enthusiastic Alan - 10 June 2025 Jun 10, 2025 40:10 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS MAY 2025New car registrations rose, year on year, 1.6% thanks to Fleet. BEV registrations rose to 21.8% of the market share, which is growth but still a long way off the mandated amount. The SMMT once again called on Government financial help to encourage more people to buy electric. Click this link here to read more from the SMMT. TFL TO INCREASE LONDON CONGESTION CHARGEFrom

Saved France - 3 June 2025 Jun 3, 2025 38:58 FOLLOW UP: GERMAN COURT SENTENCES DIESELGATE EXECSOver nine and a half years after dieselgate first hit the news, a court in Germany has sentenced four ex Volkswagen Group executives for their part in the scandal. Two were given prison time, with the others being given suspended sentences. Former Group CEO, Martin Winterkorn, is still awaiting trial after several health issues. Click this article

Cookware solutions - 27 May 2025 May 27, 2025 33:30 SCOTTISH JUDGES ALLOW RENAULT NISSAN CASE TO PROCEEDFollowing an appeal to block the case, by Nissan, the Inner House of the Court of Session has concluded that the ‘dieselgate’ class-action can proceed against the Japanese company and Renault. The claim is that the brands fitted defeat devices in their vehicles and 8,500 people are stating they suffered loss as a result. Click this article link f

Schrodinger sales - 20 May 2025 May 21, 2025 45:09 FOLLOW UP: COUNCIL FORCED TO REPAY PARKING CHARGESAs the And Finally of our episode Nice Weave - 22 April 2025 we discussed the story of citizen campaigner, Zoë Bread, who uses TikTok to highlight typically fun issues but this time it was about how misleading the parking signs were on Collier Street in Manchester. She was fined and dug into the issue as she mistakenly paid at a private machine, th

Building statues - 13 May 2025 May 14, 2025 37:06 APRIL 2025 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESAs expected, the new car registration figures for April 2025, were down following the jump in March prior to the tax changes. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) explained how there was a ten percent drop, year-on-year. However, BEV and PHEV registrations rose, but are not near the levels needed to comply with the ZEV mandate. Once again the

Migrating north - 6 May 2025 May 7, 2025 36:53 STELLANTIS WILL NOT PUBLISH PROFIT FORECASTStellantis has decided not to publish their profit forecast, stating that the tariffs cause far too much uncertainty for the financial year ahead. Their financial results for the first quarter of 2025 continued to disappoint, with a 14% drop in revenue and a 9% drop in vehicle shipments. If you wish to learn more, click this Autocar article link here. 40%

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