{"podcast":{"title":"Motoring Podcast - News Show","slug":"motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","podcast_index_feed_id":216342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mpnewsshow/","website_url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/152166e3-12c5-4a1b-9e47-b6781b371a91/motoring-podcast-logo-apple-titanium-background.png","author":"Motoring Podcast","episode_count":300,"summary":"Motoring enthusiasts Alan and Andrew discuss their takes on the week's motoring news in this 45 to 60 minute audio podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:21:48.103141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342"},"episode":{"title":"Bit like snow - 7 July 2026","slug":"bit-like-snow-7-july-2026","published_at":"2026-07-08T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/bit-like-snow-7-july-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2026/07/07/694-bit-like-snow","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7be4428f-0f26-4448-a72f-18574f615eac.mp3","summary":"FOLLOW UP: MOTOR FINANCE COMPENSATION SCHEME PAUSED In what should be a surprise to no one following the story, thanks to the legal challenges of the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed compensation scheme for customers who were impacted by illegal practices by those who arranged their finance, that this has now been partially paused. Companies are to proceed with claims as far as they can before hitting the areas under review, as well as tell those where their claim has failed. If you wish to learn more, click this Motor Trader article link here . JUNE 2026 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES June 2026 recorded the most registrations since the pandemic hit. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose to a market share of 30% for the month, but still only 25% year to date. There was also a jump in private registrations. The Top 10 most registered models has some surprising cars, especially with the claimed number of Tesla’s. The SMMT took the opportunity to highlight the difference between the mandate level and what the market is currently sitting at, for zero emission vehicles. For more on this, click the SMMT article link here . SKYWELL IMPORTER SHUTS DOORS The UK importer for the Chinese brand Skywell, has suddenly closed their doors Innovation Automotive told all staff they were redundant on 30 June. This leaves a lot of unanswered questions regarding warranties, the future of the brand in the UK and repairs. Click this Autocar article link here , for more. Additionally, this also hits vans from DFSK as Innovation Automotive have failed to find a company to take over the warranty cover, parts ordering and repairs. To learn more about that, click this article link from Professional Van . BMW UK & IRELAND FIND A NEW BOSS BMW UK and Ireland has announced their new CEO, Neil…","meta_description":"FOLLOW UP: MOTOR FINANCE COMPENSATION SCHEME PAUSED In what should be a surprise to no one following the story, thanks to the legal challenges of the Fina…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3384,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/episodes/bit-like-snow-7-july-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/bit-like-snow-7-july-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}