Press
Motorway regularly provides comment, data and information on car buying and selling trends to UK and global news publications.
For further information, please contact:
Alex Buttle (Director & Industry Spokesman)
Phone: 0203 988 4333
Email: press@motorway.co.uk
Recent articles featuring Motorway comments
- Debate: Is 2035 too soon to ban petrol and diesel new car sales?
City AM, February 2020 - UK new car sales will go EV-only by 2035
AM Online, February 2020 - Lessons learned when entrepreneurs hit a bump in the road
Forbes, January 2020 - Exeter tops UK hotspots for electric and hybrid vehicle sales
AM Online, January 2020 - How to get the best deal when selling a second-hand vehicle
Daily Express, January 2020 - Plug-in postcodes: Locations where demands for electric cars rose
This Is Money, January 2020 - New Car Sale in 2019 sunk to lowest level for six years
Mail Online, January 2020 - HeyCar add car buying function with Motorway partnership
AM Online, December 2019 - UK car production in October decline
This Is Money, November 2019 - Used car market in ‘encouraging’ rise for the first time in 27 months
Car Dealer Magazine, November 2019 - New car market down 7% as market wanes in October
Mail Online, November 2019 - New car market down 6.7% in October
Belfast Telegraph, November 2019 - Electric and hybrid jump to 10% of total
FT, November 2019 - New car market down 7% in October as demand wanes
Mail Online, October 2019 - UK: new car market down 6.7% in October
Al Jazeera, October 2019 - Electric and hybrid car sales jump to 10% of total
FT, October 2019 - ULEZ has added £41m to TfL coffers since April
City AM, October 2019 - Revealed: the driver with the most ULEZ fines
Evening Standard, October 2019 - Crackdown on car financing will save driver £1,100 each over 4 years
The Mirror, October 2019 - Councils fitting the most (and least) EV charging points
This Is Money, October 2019 - Top 10 in Tech: London’s most valuable transportation startups
Prolific London, October 2019 - Stark figures show car crash for Scottish car dealers
The Scotsman, October 2019 - New car sales edge up 1.3%
This Is Money, October 2019 - New car sales edge up after torrid year
City AM, October 2019 - DVLA shock: one third of a million driving licences revoked for medical reasons
Daily Express, September 2019 - Number of driving licences revoked since 2014 revealed
Mail Online, September 2019 - Electric car sales charge ahead with record monthly demand
City AM, September 2019 - Warning sounded over ‘perpetual state of Brexit limbo’ for new car market
Car Dealer Magazine, September 2019 - Electric car demand rises but consumer gloom hits overall market
FT, September 2019 - Electric car sales surge fails to buoy new car market
The Scotsman, September 2019 - How to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit: keep calm but take action
The Times, August 2019 - Convertibles you can buy for less than £1,000
The Mirror, July 2019 - Top 10 worst train stations for car thefts revealed
The Sun, July 2019 - UK sales of new plug-in cars slump in first half year
FT, July 2019 - Sales of hybrid cars plummet after subsidy cut
The Times, July 2019 - Motorway’s £11m funding round fuels ‘Pro’ marketplace
AM Online, June 2019 - Used car marketplace Motorway raises £11m Series A
UKTN, June 2019 - Used car marketplace Motorway picks up £11m Series A
TechCrunch, June 2019 - Car theft in the majority of the UK rose 38% last year
The Sun, May 2019 - The car crime map of Great Britain
This Is Money, May 2019 - Drivers urged to be vigilant after a rise in keyless car crime thefts
The Mirror, May 2019 - Eco plea as car sales remain in reverse
The Scotsman, May 2019 - Car sales slump again
The Telegraph, May 2019 - Slowing diesel sales dampen demand for new cars
Daily Mail, April 2019 - The ugliest cars made in the last 50 years
The Sun, April 2019
Older notable press
- New car sales bounce back after five months of decline ahead of Brexit
Daily Mail, March 2019 - Toxic diesel car sales plummet in value as new taxes cause sales hit
The Mirror, February 2019 - Brexit warning as car sales stuck in reverse
The Scotsman, January 2019 - Britain’s car buyers have high price to pay to go grey
This Is Money, January 2019 - Dangerous defects prompt over one million MOT failures
AM Online, January 2019 - More than a million cars deemed ‘dangerous’ by new MOT test
Yahoo!, December 2018 - Optimism shines through despite drop in new car sales
Car Dealer Magazine, December 2018 - MOT emission failures double under tougher new test
This Is Money, November 2018 - Budget: chancellor announces £420 million to local authorities to tackle potholes
The Sun, November 2018 - New car sales plunge 20% in September
BBC, October 2018 - Most car-sellers receive less than their initial valuation, new research reveals
The Independent, October 2018 - Revealed: how three in five motorists who sell their vehicles to car buying sites are offered less than originally quoted online
This Is Money, October 2018 - New car market moves slowly forward after months in reverse
FT, August 2018 - Car market continues to decline despite July rise in sales
Telegraph, August 2018 - Revealed: Britain’s towns and cities with the most homes suitable for electric car ownership – and London has the least
The Daily Mail, August 2018 - The used car market has 22 years to adapt or die
Real Business, July 2018 - Car production rises in May as UK market offsets foreign drop
City AM, June 2018 - Once the butt of every car joke, why the Lada could be having the last laugh thanks to the World Cup
The Mirror, June 2018 - Motorway raises £2.75M seed funding to help you sell your car
TechCrunch, June 2018 - The ‘dirty’ supercars loved by footballers that cost more than £2,000 to tax
The Sun, April 2018 - UK car sales fall for 12th month running after 15.7% slump in March
The Guardian, April 2018 - Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend
BBC, March 2018 - Decline in car sales eases, but diesel sales collapse
The Telegraph, March 2018 - Car sales slump for ninth month as drivers turn their back on diesels
Evening Standard, February 2018 - Budget 2017: what it means for your wallet
The Independent, November 2017 - Confusion blamed for car buying slump as drivers shun new ‘cleaner’ diesels
The Times, November 2017 - UK new car sales fall for the seventh consecutive month
FT, November 2017 - Car sales decline deepens as diesel models plummet
Sky News, November 2017 - Lam-Boom-Ghini: Supercar sales soar as super-rich Brits rush to buy Ferrari, Aston Martin and McLaren models
The Sun, October 2017 - British people have suddenly stopped buying cars
Business Insider, September 2017 - Diesel drivers face being hit with huge bills as first figures show used car prices are flatlining
The Telegraph, August 2017 - Diesel ‘D-DAY’: Car sales FALL as drivers panic over HUGE TAX fears
The Daily Star, August 2017 - Compare The Car-ket: How YOU can net up to an extra £1,000 when you sell your car online
The Sun, July 2017 - Motorway.co.uk car buying comparison service launched
AM Online, July 2017
Recent Motorway press releases:
- The cities seeing surging ULEV ownership since 2018
13th January 2020 - 200,000 penalty notices given since ULEZ launched in April 2019
28th October 2019 - 360,000 driving licence revocations in the last 6 years
25th September 2019 - The surge in vehicles stolen from railway station car parks
18th July 2019 -
Motorway raises £11m in Series A funding from Marchmont Ventures & Local Globe
25th June 2019 -
Motorway TV ad launch: the comparison site to sell your car
24th May 2019 - The new Motorway
21st May 2019 -
Only seven police forces managed to cut car thefts in 2018
20th May 2019 - 25 years of car ownership visualised
15th April 2019 -
Motorway research reveals Bristol drivers have racked up the most penalty points on their licences
21st February 2019 - Used diesel car prices are down -10% since the start of 2017, as petrol car prices rise
29th January 2019 - One million cars have been labelled ‘dangerous’ since May 2018 as MOT rules change
12th December 2018 - Car MOT failure rates have fallen since May 2018
22nd November 2018 - Car Valuation Reality Revealed: Only 40% Of Sellers Receive As Much As Their Online Valuation
4th October 2018 - Electri-Cities! UK’s Most ‘Electric Car Friendly’ Towns Revealed
1st August 2018 - World Cup 2018: Only 179 Ladas On The Road
15th June 2018 - Motorway raises £2.75m in seed funding from LocalGlobe and Marchmont Ventures to revolutionise selling your car online
5th June 2018
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