Motors and Maths

Wake Up to Money

BBC

Business

4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Potentially the biggest payout case since the PPE scandal takes another turn as the UK Treasury is blocked by the Supreme Court from intervening on behalf of lenders in the controversy over car loans. Will Bain asks what the implications could be for both the banks and drivers involved.

One of the UK's main exam boards is trying to persuade the government to give pupils the option of a short course in Maths to help grades - but will it add up for businesses wanting to hire? Plus, Formula 1 celebrates its 75th year with a glitzy event in London to launch the new season - we find out how business for the motorsport is going full throttle.

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0:00.0	Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2.
0:06.0	It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history.
0:10.0	Rock falls, avalanches.
0:11.0	Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you.
0:14.0	He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone.
0:17.0	How did it all go so wrong?
0:19.0	And is it really worth risking death to feel alive? Why would
0:23.2	somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation? Extreme, peak danger. With me,
0:29.9	Natalia Melman Petrazella. Listen to the full series now. First on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.4	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:43.6	Hello morning, welcome to wake up to money.
0:45.6	Potentially the biggest payout case since the PPI scandal took another turn
0:49.2	as the UK Treasury was blocked by the highest court in the land
0:52.5	from intervening in the controversy over car loans.
0:55.4	It's a complicated case. We'll be explaining what's at stake. Also on the program today,
0:59.7	one of the UK's main exam boards is trying to persuade the government to give pupils the option
1:04.0	of a short course in maths to try and boost grades. But will it add up to businesses wanting to hire?
1:09.5	And also on the program today.
1:16.1	Yeah, the screech of tyres.
1:17.6	Formula One is about to celebrate its 75th year
1:20.2	with a glitzy launch event in London last night
1:22.8	and far from driving to survive.
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