How do average speed cameras work, and does changing lane help avoid speeding fines?

How do average speed cameras work?


You may not like them, but average speed cameras save lives, according to research. Here's what you need to know about SPECS systems.
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Best used SUVs with a panoramic roof


As with royal weddings or Hugh Grant, Brits have fallen head over heels in love with the SUV.
Top tips to deal with your driving nerves this bank holiday weekend

Top tips to deal with your driving nerves


Drivers this Easter bank holiday face a perfect storm of problems: the millions of motorists heading onto UK roads for their usual break...
Reader Letters: touchscreen distraction, MoT emissions, stop start, no-parking signs and small car syndrome

Reader Letters: touchscreen distraction, emissions


Richard Porter’s review of the Volvo XC40 refers to the dangers of operating a touchscreen while driving. This is as dangerous as texting...
Reader Letters: electric cars, brake light dazzle, insurance, swerving and continental headlight converters

Reader Letters: Electric cars, brake light dazzle


"The reason why electric car manufacturers do not give the carbon footprint of the power they use is because it depends on the generation..."
Guide to the best hybrid cars to buy instead of diesel

The best hybrid cars to buy instead of a diesel


Sales of diesel cars slumped by 17% in Britain, last year, as drivers switched to petrol or hybrid models, or simply postponed buying a new car a
What should you do if you record a car crash on your dash cam?

What should you do if you video a car crash?


If you capture on video a minor accident between two cars, are you required to hand over the footage to the police or the drivers involved?

Reader Letters: Electric car emissions & trackers


"We hear a lot about diesel emissions yet nowhere are we told the carbon footprint of a unit of electricity. It should be mandatory to quote..."
rachel riley does the sums for car buying monthly finance costs

Video: Rachel Riley costs up monthly payments


With finance deals so popular with car buyers these days, car buying website have gone to great lengths not only to make finance options.

Reader Letters: Short-changed on insurance


My Audi allroad finally died after 250,000 miles and I replaced it with a year-old biturbo version. Calling my insurance broker to switch my..."
Sunday Times Driving Letters - Jeremy Clarkson VW Arteon review

Reader Letters: Badge bias, driverless dilemmas an


Reader Letters: Badge bias, driverless dilemmas and a Ferrari competition
Driver escapes £130 parking penalty for answering call of nature

Driver escapes fine for answering call of nature


A motorist in his eighties had a parking penalty ripped up after arguing that he had the right to park illegally to answer the call of nature.