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Anger at police chief Anthony Bangham’s plan to fine 1mph speeders

Anger at police chief's plan to fine 1mph speeders

A police chief has been called “public enemy No 1” by motorists incensed at proposals that they should be punished if they exceed the speed limit
Published 07 February 2018

Elon Musk blasts Tesla Roadster to Mars

Elon Musk, the techpreneur founder of PayPal and Tesla, declared himself “giddy and happy” last night as he prepared to launch his new Falcon...
Published 07 February 2018
Millions of addresses sold to cowboy parking firms

Millions of addresses sold to cowboy parking firms

Drivers will be hit by a record six million penalties by private parking companies this year, up by more than a quarter in 12 months, fuelling de
Published 06 February 2018
Call to test older drivers for dementia

Call to test older drivers for dementia

A coroner has called for older motorists to be checked routinely for signs of dementia after a woman was killed by an 88-year-old driver on a bus
Published 06 February 2018
VW admits guilt over ‘repulsive’ diesel fume tests on monkeys

VW admits guilt over ‘repulsive’ diesel fume tests

Volkswagen suspended its chief lobbyist after he admitted failing to halt experiments that exposed monkeys to diesel exhaust gases — the latest...
Published 06 February 2018
Ghost brokers: police warn of rise in fake car insurance

Police warn of rise in fake car insurance

Scammers are using social media to trick drivers into buying fake car insurance policies. Police in London warn that around 850 people have repo
Published 05 February 2018
Diesel car sales fall further in January

Diesel car sales fall further in January

Diesel’s dominance of the new car market is well and truly over. Figures for car sales in January (2018) reveal that just over a third of new reg
Published 05 February 2018
New 2018 Mercedes A-Class: AI for family hatch but no eco hybrid versions

New 2018 Mercedes A-Class with AI

Drivers would be forgiven for assuming cars with Artificial Intelligence and self-driving technology are the preserve of one-of-a-kind concept ca
Published 02 February 2018
Tycoon sues over ‘useless’ Pagani Zonda 760 supercar

Tycoon sues over ‘useless’ Pagani Zonda 760 superc

A property tycoon is suing an exclusive car dealer over a £3.4 million supercar that he claims he is not allowed to drive. Tufan Kalman, a Turkis
Published 01 February 2018
Britain may have hit ‘peak car’ as young driver numbers fall sharply

Britain may have hit ‘peak car'

Britain may have reached “peak car” after government-backed research showed that the number of teenagers holding a driving licence has plummeted.
Published 01 February 2018
Jaguar I-Pace versus Tesla Model X charging times

Jaguar I-Pace will charge in 45mins… but where?

Jaguar's first pure-electric car, the new I-Pace, is capable of being charged to around 80% of its capacity in less than 45 minutes, the British
Published 31 January 2018
Grid girls banned in F1

Grid girls scrapped from Formula One

"Grid girls" have been scrapped from Formula One, the sport's organisers have said. The ban takes effect from first race of the new season.
Published 31 January 2018