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Father of two killed after crashing garage-built buggy he called 'Deathkart'

Father of two killed after crashing garage-built b

In a sobering tale for anyone with plans for a home-built 'project car, a Virginian man has been killed after crashing a Honda Civic-based buggy.
Published 02 May 2018
Live life in the fast lane: luxury Maybach limo said to have been owned by Lewis Hamilton up for sale

Lewis Hamilton's luxury Maybach limo for sale

It may have had two previous owners in three years, but when one of the is Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who cares?
Published 02 May 2018
BMW failed to act over electrical 'blackout' that risked the lives of its customers

BMW failed to act over safety fears on new cars

BMW failed to act on customer complaints and issue a recall for thousands of cars affected by a dangerous electrical fault that led to the death
Published 02 May 2018
Video: Ford's new Feel The View tech helps blind car passengers take in a view

Blind passengers Feel the View thanks to Ford

It is all too easy for drivers and their passengers to take the views out of the windows for granted. But for the visually impaired, the passing
Published 01 May 2018
Safety training urgently needed for mechanics working on electric and hybrid cars

Electric cars endanger mechanics' lives

The government has said every new car on sale from 2040 to be electric or hybrid but a leading industry body says new laws are needed to protect
Published 01 May 2018
It's the Land Rover's 70th birthday — here's the British 4x4's remarkable story

Celebrating Land Rover's 70th birthday

Land Rover has some pretty bold claims about its famous 4x4: that it has helped map the world, discover lost civilisations, and enabled...
Published 01 May 2018
Cost of car insurance drops for the first time in two years

Cost of car insurance drops

Drivers could be forgiven for wondering whether running a car would ever stop costing them more money each year. The price of insurance and fuel,
Published 01 May 2018
Tesla owner filmed in passenger seat using Autopilot says he was "unlucky one who got caught"

Tesla Autopilot user caught in passenger seat

The owner of a Tesla Model S who was caught on camera using his car’s self-driving Autopilot function while sitting in the passenger seat...
Published 30 April 2018
Environmental audit committee launches enquiry into hand car washes

Opinion: Hand car washes must clean up their act

Over the last 15 years hand car washes have become a familiar sight in car parks and forecourts across the UK. There are anywhere between 10,000
Published 30 April 2018
Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers by using loophole

Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers

Councils are avoiding paying compensation to drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes by insisting that the roads in question were schedu
Published 30 April 2018
Bridge crash creates world's first Range Rover Velar convertible

Crash creates first Range Rover Velar convertible

The Range Rover Velar has been acclaimed as one of the most stylish SUVs on the road, and some fans say the only thing that could be cooler is a
Published 30 April 2018
Jenson Button to take on Fernando Alonso at Le Mans this year

Jenson Button to take on Alonso at Le Mans

Jenson Button has announced that he'll be competing in the World Endurance Championship this year, setting up a mouth-watering battle against for
Published 27 April 2018