Episode 8: Our mystery guest talks mystery shopping and the positive stories of the week

In what must be the most stories we've ever covered in 40 minutes, James and Rebecca are joined by head of Used Car Awards mystery shopping 'Joe' for this week's show.

The stories mentioned this week are...

Time’s up for Go Ultra Low electric car campaign after it fails to secure further funding

Tesla Model 3 paint problems leads Elon Musk to advise people not to buy his cars as production is ramping up

Bank of England boss predicts sharp bounce back to the economy in summer

Van market enjoys positive start to 2021 as sales of new LCVs rise by two per cent

Industry has reasons to be cheerful but challenges still lie ahead

Some car dealers still offering test drives during lockdown 3 despite 90 per cent saying they’re ‘morally wrong’

Vertu Motors issues ‘remarkable’ performance update as it expects to exceed year-end profit forecasts

Businesses are more confident about the future than they have been for seven years, survey reveals

Tesla recalls 135,000 cars in US over touchscreen software faults

Audi director: High levels of savings and low levels of debt could see ‘revenge buying’ customers flood back to market

Rollout of EV charging points ‘must increase five-fold’ before 2030 ban on petrol and diesel vehicles

Are car dealers allowed to offer test drives during lockdown 3? Confusion mounts over legality of test drives

Emergency call fault sees Kia issue recall for new Sorento models

Hendy appoints King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp as Land Rover ambassador

Buyers are comfortable spending more on used cars online in lockdown 3