Fiat"s cute 500 has...
Fiat"s cute 500 has turned over to the dark side! This is the 500 Abarth "esseesse", and it"s the meanest iteration of the 500 ever!
Government fat cats...
Government fat cats spend £7.16million a year on chauffeur-driven ministerial cars. And each one costs an average £73,000 to run ð€“ thatð€™s 15 times more than the average motoristð€™s bill!
The shock figures come in the wake of MP Hilary Bennð€™s recent comments defending fuel price rises as a way to encourage drivers to curb their car use. But an Auto Express investigation has revealed that his motoring bill alone was nearly £66,000 in the last financial year!
In Issue 1,022, we reported Benn, Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, as saying: ð€ÇThe price of fuel is acting as an incentive for everyone to try to cut their emissions.ð€Ý
But our Freedom of Information request revealed Benn was allocated £65,969.87 by the Government Car and Despatch Agency in the year to April 2008. And that doesnð€™t even include taxi journeys or out of hours trips. The average UK motorist pays £4,821 to run a car over 12 months.
Taxpayersð€™ Alliance spokesman Mark Wallace said: ð€ÇItð€™s no surprise that Hilary Benn is happy to see the cost of motoring going through the roof, as tax payers are footing the bill. Heð€™s a hypocrite.ð€Ý The AA also hit out at the costs. ð€ÇThe average motorist doesnð€™t have the luxury of being chauffeur driven,ð€Ý said a spokesman.