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Ministers slam brakes on costly speed awareness courses

Ministers slam brakes on anti‑speeding courses

Ministers will launch a crackdown on speed awareness classes after concerns that they do not change drivers’ habits and are a way for police forc
Published 20 March 2017
Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Councils were urged to suspend the national introduction of 20mph zones yesterday after research in one of Britain’s biggest cities found...
Published 17 March 2017
The chase is on: hunt begins for missing Ford Mustangs from Steve McQueen's Bullitt

Hunt begins for missing Mustangs from Bullitt

For Steve McQueen fans and car enthusiasts alike, it is a mystery as gripping as the car chase that made the 1968 crime drama Bullitt famous. Now
Published 16 March 2017
Me and My Motor: William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke

Me and My Motor: the Earl of Pembroke

William Herbert was 26 years old, living in London and working as an industrial designer, when he suddenly inherited a £115m fortune, including a
Published 16 March 2017
Angry drivers trapped in city car parks

Angry drivers trapped in city car parks

Hundreds of motorists were "held hostage” in car parks at the height of the evening rush hour after a technical glitch ...
Published 15 March 2017
‘Irresponsible’ Jaguar advert is banned for encouraging distracted driving

‘Irresponsible’ Jaguar ad is banned

Jaguar Land Rover has been banned from running adverts that encourage motorists to multitask at the wheel....
Published 15 March 2017
Video: Flying car offers commuters speedy escape from gridlock

Video: Flying car offers escape from gridlock

It could be the answer to the congestion crisis gripping our biggest cities: a car that can take to the skies to avoid rush-hour gridlock.
Published 15 March 2017
Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish into thin air

Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish

Utility companies have persuaded ministers to retreat from plans to impose fines on them for abandoning roadworks over the weekend after complain
Published 15 March 2017
Vauxhall pensions to be cut by French owner PSA

Vauxhall pensions to be cut by French owner PSA

Vauxhall workers are likely to take a significant cut to their pensions before any decision about the long-term future of their jobs after the sa
Published 14 March 2017
Dog-wash included: Nissan reveals car for mucky pups

Dog wash included: Nissan's car for mucky pups

Could this just be the perfect car for dealing with muddy dogs after a day traipsing through the woods? The Nissan X-Trail 4Dogs features...
Published 13 March 2017
Nigeria introduces psychiatric evaluation for jumping red lights

Jump a red light . . . you must be insane

To halt an epidemic of amber gamblers in Nigeria’s capital, authorities have taken to carting errant drivers off in ambulances...
Published 13 March 2017
VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

One of Britain’s leading superminis, the Volkswagen Polo, is among the worst polluters on the road, according to newly revealed test data...
Published 12 March 2017