John Rawlings
Former Consumer Editor
John has been involved with the car industry for over 25 years. He first wrote about cars as a journalist at Haymarket Publishing when he was Deputy Editor of Practical Caravan magazine. Since then he's also had a 15 year PR career in the car industry working in the press offices at Vauxhall, Volvo and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This included responsibility for producing press releases about all the latest new models and other news, giving him a deep insight of all sectors of the automotive sector. As Consumer Editor, and now being responsible for four cars (ranging from 3 to 16 years old) for his family, John helps to keep car buyers and owners well informed on everything they need to know about using, choosing or selling cars. Having taken caravan trips above the Arctic Circle to Norway's North Cape, and south to the Sahara Desert in Morocco, John is also Carwow's towing expert!
Articles by John Rawlings
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Thefts of cars (and parts) rise again: all cars are at risk9th Feb 2024The number of cars stolen increased last year, but did you know thieves are targeting car parts as well?
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EV sales reach record high as used car sales increase 5.1% in 20238th Feb 2024A 5.1% increase in used car sales in 2023 shows strong demand – with sales of used EVs almost doubling.
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House of Lords report highlights four key issues for government to resolve to boost confidence in buying EVs7th Feb 2024“The government must put its foot on the accelerator to reach net zero targets by 2050,” says the House of Lords.
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One millionth electric vehicle registered in UK6th Feb 2024January 2024 marks the one millionth electric vehicle registered in the UK according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...
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Mis-sold car PCP deals: could you claim compensation?2nd Feb 2024The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating discretionary commission arrangements in motor finance agreements (e.g. hire...
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Nissan tops UK car production league again in 202325th Jan 2024UK car production was finally on the rise again in 2023 after two years of issues caused by the pandemic and international conflicts.