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New car sales fall in April 2017

UK carmakers hit by crash in demand

Car production at British factories has fallen to an 18-month low after deliveries to the domestic market collapsed by more than 28 per cent.
Published 28 December 2017
Nextbase 512GW review: Sunday Times Driving's best buy dash cam 2017

Best dash cams of 2017 announced

Sunday Times Driving has announced its top dash cams of 2017, helping drivers find the best crash recording dashboard cameras currently on sale.
Published 27 December 2017
Self-driving cars will be allowed to park themselves in overhaul of rules

Self-driving cars to be allowed to park themselves

Motorists will be able to park their car remotely using a smartphone or key fob for the first time under plans to overhaul the rules of the road.
Published 27 December 2017
Me and My Motor: Norman Baker, former MP

Me and My Motor: Norman Baker, former MP

Norman Baker was dubbed “the most annoying man in parliament” by David Cameron, acquiring a reputation as a relentless questioner of the prime...
Published 26 December 2017

Reverse gear: 2017’s top 10 new car reviews

The year is nearly over. But what a year it has been for drivers. Britain's biggest-selling car, the Fiesta, has been replaced...
Published 25 December 2017
Mini-motorways to ease congestion on busy roads

Mini-motorways to ease congestion on busy roads

A new generation of mini-motorways are to be created across England to combat congestion amid warnings that traffic will rise by more than a thir
Published 22 December 2017
One in six drivers admits being over alcohol limit, RAC figures suggest

One in six admits driving over alcohol limit

Millions of drivers have admitted to getting behind the wheel in the past 12 months despite thinking that they might be over the drink-drink limi
Published 21 December 2017
China builds world’s biggest floating solar plant in drive to switch to electric cars

China's floating solar plant for electric cars

China is to build the world’s biggest floating solar power plant to meet the drive toward electric cars, as it attempts to reduce the country’s...
Published 21 December 2017
Beam me up: advice will be streamed to dashboards by fibre-optic cables in motorway

Beam me up: advice will be streamed to dashboards

Hundreds of miles of fibre-optic cables running along the centre of England’s busiest motorways will aim to eradicate congestion by beaming traff
Published 20 December 2017
Me and My Motor: Adam Henson, the Countryfile presenter

Me and My Motor: Adam Henson, of Countryfile

Adam Henson, the farmer and Countryfile presenter, was driving Land Rovers around his father’s Gloucestershire farm from the age of eight. He gra
Published 20 December 2017
York becomes second city to ban Uber

York becomes second city to ban Uber

York has become the second UK city to ban Uber after receiving more than 150 complaints about the taxi-hailing app.
Published 20 December 2017
Booze cruise: why it's rarely safe to drive the morning after drinking alcohol

Booze cruise: driving the morning after alcohol

Tis the season to be jolly. But things may not be so jolly for drivers who drive the morning after the night before, without having checked wheth
Published 19 December 2017