2019
Motorway – Used Car Product Of The Year 2019
- Alex Buttle
- 27th November 2019
We are extremely proud to announce that Motorway was awarded ‘highly commended’ for the ‘Used Car Product of the Year’ award at the CarDealer Used Car Awards 2019 this week. The awards were presented at The Brewery, London by Mike Brewer, star of Discovery Channel TV show Wheeler Dealers on Monday 25th November. Motorway started …
More than 250,000 penalty notices given since ULEZ launched in London in April 2019
- Alex Buttle
- 29th October 2019
FOI request reveals more than 2,000,000 drivers have paid the ULEZ charge Over 30,000 drivers have received more than one PCN for non-payment of the ULEZ charge Worst offending driver has received 81 PCNs for non-payment of the ULEZ daily charge More than 2,000,000 drivers have paid the ULEZ daily charge, and over 250,000 penalty …
Council electric car charging points – Westminster council powers ahead
- Alex Buttle
- 16th October 2019
An FOI request reveals that Westminster has the highest concentration of EV charging points with 1.47 per 1000 population Bexley is the only London borough with no public charging points Milton Keynes has the highest concentration of EV charging points of any other UK town/city (excluding London), with 0.83 per 1000 population Hull, Northampton, Mansfield …
New Motorway radio ad
- Alex Buttle
- 4th October 2019
This week we were proud to launch our first radio ad for commercial UK radio. Like our TV ad, it features a cheeky sat nav with a mind of its own which once again helpfully suggests Motorway as the fast and easy way to sell your car. The advert explains how you could get up …
360,000 UK drivers have had their licences taken away for medical reasons
- Alex Buttle
- 25th September 2019
In 2019 so far, more than 42,000 people have had their driving licences medically revoked Over 7,000 drivers had their licences revoked because of seizures or blackouts Alcohol (5,450) is the most common reason for a licence to be medically revoked Almost 1,000 domestic vehicle drivers have had licences revoked for sleep conditions, including narcolepsy …
Buckle up! The Motorway tube ad is here
- Alex Buttle
- 9th September 2019
Buckle up Londoners, there’s a new Motorway ad on the tube… This week we are proud to announce we have launched our first tube ad across London’s underground train network. The advert features a pink-haired passenger whizzing down the road as she enjoys the rush of comparing prices with Motorway. The ad explains how you …
The surge in vehicles stolen from railway station car parks
- Alex Buttle
- 18th July 2019
Sevenoaks is the UK’s worst railway station for vehicle thefts – 14 stolen between 1st April 2018 and 31st March 2019 Commuter towns: ten worst stations for vehicle thefts are all within an hour of London St Albans Station: vehicle thefts have dropped 77% in the past 12 months More than a third (39%) of …
Motorway raises £11m in Series A funding from Marchmont Ventures & Local Globe
- Alex Buttle
- 25th June 2019
Motorway is a used car marketplace, connecting consumer sellers to professional car buyers through its price comparison website Launched in July 2017 – the platform has delivered over £130m in completed car sales and grown to a team of 40 Today it’s announcing £11m in Series A funding from Marchmont Ventures and LocalGlobe Motorway has …
The new Motorway
- Harry Jones
- 21st May 2019
Today we’re excited to announce a brand new look for Motorway. Our new brand includes a fresh, bold redesign of our website and a brand new logo, colour palette and typographic design. Motorway has grown significantly since launching in 2017, and we now help thousands of customers compare offers for their car every day. For …
Only seven police forces managed to cut car thefts in 2018
- Alex Buttle
- 20th May 2019
Car thefts in City of London fall by a fifth (21%) in 2018 vs 2017 Five police forces in England and Wales have seen car thefts more than double in five years Staffordshire Police recorded the largest increase in car thefts of any police force in England and Wales last year, with crimes up by …