Which? Trusted Traders has awarded Pod Point a Which? Trusted Trader Approved Service for its end-to-end installation service – the first EV charging company to receive the endorsement. Charging at home helps to avoid reliance on public infrastructure. According to previous Which? research, only 11 per cent of electric and plug-in hybrid car charging currently […]
Manufacturers are advertising unrealistic fuel efficiency figures for plug-in hybrid cars and potentially costing motorists hundreds of pounds more in fuel costs, according to new tests by Which?. The consumer champion tested 22 popular models and found they all fell well short of car makers’ claims, with the worst being 72 per cent less efficient […]
Vickie Sheriff, Which? Director of Campaigns & Communications, said: “Volkswagen customers in the UK will be dismayed that they are not being treated fairly, when customers in the US are being awarded high amounts of compensation. “Many drivers are still no closer to finding out about when their cars will be fixed, and will rightly question […]
The 2016 Which? Car Survey, the largest of its type in the UK, reveals premium brand Land Rover ranking among the least dependable cars on the market and budget brand Dacia breaking into the top five. The annual Which? Car Survey, measuring reliability and customer satisfaction, is based on feedback from 59,387 UK car owners. […]
At the Transport Select Committee today, Which? executive director Richard Lloyd will say it is outrageous that UK consumers are still being left in the dark on the VW scandal and will call on the Government to take immediate and urgent action. Richard Lloyd will say: “VW customers feel conned. Our campaign supporters are angry. […]
“We are pleased that the Government has finally acknowledged that emissions are much higher in real world testing than they are in the lab. Drivers will be shocked by these findings as emissions and fuel claims are important factors when buying a new car. “The current tests are not fit-for-purpose and we now urgently […]
“Volkswagen’s customers in the UK will be angry about this news. People will not understand why a deal is being offered to U.S. consumers when there is nothing on the table for the 1.2million owners affected in the UK. Volkswagen needs to act now and set out what they will do for their UK customers.” […]
“This news will raise more questions for consumers,” Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director responds to Mitsubishi announcement on fuel efficiency test. “People must be able to trust both car fuel efficiency and emissions claims, so after the VW scandal this news will raise more questions for consumers. Manufacturers need to come clean about their […]
New Which? tests reveals that, when assessed through real-life testing methods, large numbers of cars are breaking official emissions limits. In light of the recent emissions scandal, we extracted and analysed detailed emissions data for more than 300 cars we tested since 2012 to find out the worst emissions offenders. Despite all of the […]
In a new Which? snapshot survey, we found a worrying number of grandparents could be breaking the law by not using a child car seat. Our survey of over 300 grandparents has revealed one in five (22%) admit to not using a child car seat when driving their grandchildren aged 10 and under and could, […]