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Geneva Motor Show: Volkswagen Golf named Car of the Year

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Volkswagen’s Golf has been named Europe’s Car of the Year 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show.

The lower-medium car beat the Ford B-Max, Hyundai i30, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio and Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86 to the honour.

The finalists were evaluated by the panel of judges, consisting of 58 automotive journalists from 22 countries, during the past few months under a broad range of criteria, such as fuel efficiency, comfort, safety, driving properties, functionality, design and technological progress.

Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen AG, said: “That's a superb result, and we are very proud of it.

“This most significant European award is the perfect final touch to the list of prizes we've already won.”

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Driving Licence Advice

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Many drivers face a fine of £1,000 if they fail to update their photo-card driving licences, according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. It started issuing photo-card licences 15 years ago and more than 30 million drivers now have one. These are usually valid for 10 years and there is a legal requirement for drivers to renew the photograph at the same time as they renew their licence. However, two million drivers have failed to do this. And this means they could be fined up to £1,000 should they be pulled over by the police, who then discover that the photo and licence is out of date. Even failing to notify the DVLA that you have changed address could be costly. So its worth getting everyone in your company to check that there licenses are all up to date and therefore avoiding these fines and any other implications this may have.

Changes to HMRC advisory fuel rates

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published the latest Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs) with changes to diesel and LPG rates.

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Rates had remained unchanged for two consecutive quarters and had not risen since March 2012 when they rose by 1p per mile for larger and smaller diesel engines.

However, HMRC has increased the reimbursement rate for diesel powered cars with an engine of 1600cc or less from 12p to 13p, while the rates of 15p for cars with engines between 1601cc to 2000cc and 18p for cars powered by an engine above 2000cc remain unchanged.

Petrol rates also remain unchanged, while LPG rates for cars with engines of less than 1400cc and those between 1401cc and 2000cc fall by 1p each to 10p and 12p respectively. The LPG rate for cars over 2000cc remains unchanged at 18p. 

The latest rates, which organisations use to reimburse drivers for fuel used on business journeys, take effect from Friday (March 1).

New rates in bold, previous rates in brackets.

Petrol
1400cc or less 15p (15p)
1401cc to 2000cc 18p (18p)
Over 2000cc 26p (26p)

Diesel
1600cc or less 13p (12p)
1601cc to 2000cc 15p (15p)
Over 2000cc 18p (18p)

LPG
1400cc or less 10p (11p)
1401cc to 2000cc 12p (13p)
Over 2000cc 18p (18p)

 

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