#BrownCarGuy – News, Views & Reviews!
2024 has been a wild ride for the automotive world, and not the fun kind. Instead, we’re seeing some of the biggest names in the business struggle to keep their wheels on the road. Ford, Porsche, Audi, and Tesla – these household names are facing a tough year, with sales plummeting and new challengers emerging. So what’s causing these once-dominant brands to falter?
Fuel Price Rip-Off in action! It’s a fact, UK drivers are really overpaying. Tell us how much per litre you pay for fuel in the comments. Do you flinch every time you pull into a petrol station? Is filling up agony as you see the cost racing up on the dial? You’re thinking it is ridiculously expensive. And you’re not wrong! In this video I reveal the shocking reality of fuel prices in the UK and the huge profit margins oil companies are taking while leaving us out of pocket during a cost-of-living crisis! Despite a drop in oil prices, fuel retailers continue to inflate their profit margins. Are you paying more than you should for fuel? Watch now to find out!
In the 1990s the recovery rate for stolen cars in London used to be 70%, now the average for the South East is down to just 25%! Car theft is costing insurance companies billions of pounds and is an increasing concern, it seems, for everyone except the police – this is despite the profusion of ANPR cameras now in London. With only 1 in 4 stolen cars found, we look at the latest reports on stolen cars. But there is some good news, recovery rates in London are much higher in London than in neighbouring Kent! Watch this video. And let us know in the comments of your experience with the police if your car was stolen. Did you get it back? How helpful were the police?
RANT TIME! Wake up People! Stop being Smug if you have a compliant car of EV, ULEZ may not hit you immediately, but it’s been confirmed as a precursor to Pay-Per-Mile. It’s true, soon EVERY motorist in the UK will be hit by expensive road charging that will leave us questioning whether you can afford to drive anywhere, or even contemplate owning a car! Watch now, Like, Comment and PLEASE SHARE!
Full video coverage from the latest big Anti ULEZ Expansion Protest held in Marble Arch on Sunday 25 June, 2023. I speak to protestors, councilors, MPs and Mayoral Candidates including Howard Cox for Reform UK and Daniel Korski for Conservatives. Most importantly talking to real people seriously impacted and concerned by the ULEZ Expansion due at the end of August this year across the whole of Greater London. Watch now!
We’re closing in £2 a litre for petrol and it’s already been confirmed that a dreaded threshold has been crossed – filling up an average car today is now costing over £100! They’re calling it a dark day for drivers. Sadly I have more bad news for you.
Continue reading “Crippling Fuel Costs!”The cost of living crisis is having an impact on cars and motorists, affecting 70% of drivers motoring habits, according to a Kwik fit survey. Over 33% one-third have cut down on non-essential car journeys those driving petrol or diesel cars are twice as likely to have cut down compared to drivers of electric cars or hybrids.
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