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Drivers of pre-2016 diesel cars face London toxicity charge

Pre-2015 diesel cars face extra London charge

Sadiq Khan said that his £10 toxicity charge, or T-charge, which was introduced in central London last month for cars built before 2005 ...
Published 31 October 2017
Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont has just pedalled all the way around the world in less than 80 days — most of the way with a broken arm. The 34-year-old Scotsman...
Published 30 October 2017
Woman filmed hurling herself at taxi ‘to claim compensation’

Woman hurled herself at taxi ‘for compensation'

A cab driver has filmed a woman hurling herself on to the bonnet of his taxi before rolling into the middle of the road and playing dead in an ap
Published 29 October 2017
The Future of Transport: The co-pilot takes over with driverless cars

The future of transport: The co-pilot takes over

The key to a driverless future is artificial intelligence, which will enable self-driving cars to take decisions like a human.
Published 29 October 2017
The future of transport: jetpack aviation

The future of transport: The next ride to work

Forget the bus: futuristic flying machines, rocket skates and electric skateboards promise to make our daily commutes far more exciting.
Published 29 October 2017
In pods we trust: enter the 700mph Hyperloop

The future of transport: In pods we trust

Underground tubes carrying passengers at speeds of 700mph may sound like a pipe dream, but Richard Branson has faith in the hyperloop.
Published 29 October 2017
The future of transport: In full flow — how rivers could ease road traffic

The future of transport: In full flow

Innovations such as eco-jets and floating cycle paths could soon bring a buzz back to city rivers and ease road congestion.
Published 29 October 2017
Get the look: the £1795 skirt that looks like a £30 car floor mat

The £1,795 skirt that looks like a £30 car mat

A Spanish luxury fashion brand has been subjected to ridicule after its latest, £1,795 black skirt was compared to rubber floor mats that can be...
Published 27 October 2017
X factor: prices and on-sale date of BMW's X2 small SUV

X factor: is BMW's X2 small SUV a winner?

Has BMW's new baby SUV got the X factor? The German car maker has revealed the new X2, its smallest SUV to date, as it seeks to grab a greater sh
Published 27 October 2017
From 0 to 200mph in 7sec: Bloodhound land speed record car's first jet-powered run

200mph in 7sec: Bloodhound makes first run

With a thunderous shriek that raised heads five miles away Wing Commander Andy Green today lit the afterburner on the world’s most ambitious car.
Published 26 October 2017
Suzuki e-Survivor

AI and electric cars: 2017 Tokyo motor show review

When it comes to giving drivers a glimpse of the future, the Tokyo motor show is the event to follow. The biennual show gives the engineers and d
Published 25 October 2017

Traffic jam cost rises to £9bn a year

Highways chiefs have been ordered to reduce the time taken to reopen motorways after accidents as figures showed that traffic jams cost the econo
Published 25 October 2017