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"Irresponsible" motorist blocked speed camera

Police have warned copycat drivers not to follow the example of a driver who parked his car in front of a mobile speed camera and blocked its
Published 16 February 2017
Driverless cars will attract hefty insurance premium

Driverless cars will attract hefty insurance

Motorists will face high insurance costs to run driverless cars under government plans for specialist policies that cover crashes caused by...
Published 16 February 2017
Karla Roman, an architect, was knocked down by a coach in east London

Cyclist crushed by coach in day of death on roads

Two cyclists and a pedestrian were killed in three accidents within a few hours, prompting renewed calls to improve safety on the roads.
Published 16 February 2017
Gulf royal buys himself a car park for £21m

Gulf royal buys himself a car park for £21m

The cost of parking in town can be steep, but even in central London £21m seems beyond the pale. That, however, is what a Middle Eastern royal
Published 16 February 2017
Gone with the wind: £2.3m Pagani Roadster sold out before Geneva motor show debut

Gone with the wind: £2m Pagani roadster sold out

Chopping the roof off a car doesn’t, on the face of it, seem a particularly complicated task – just ask any firefighter
Published 15 February 2017
Jaguar and Shell let drivers pay for petrol from the comfort of their car

Drivers to pay for fuel from their car

What driver hasn’t wished they could pay for their fuel from the comfort of their car on a cold, rain-lashed winter’s day, or avoid a long queue
Published 15 February 2017
Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Private buyers are continuing to fuel a surge in new car sales. After a record year for new registrations in 2016 when sales rose by 2.3 per cent
Published 14 February 2017
Driverless cars make human motorists take more chances

Driverless cars make human motorists take chances

An increase in the number of driverless cars on the road is likely to promote risky behaviour among human motorists, according to research.
Published 14 February 2017
Me and My Motor: Nick Ferrari, radio presenter

Me and My Motor: Nick Ferrari, radio presenter

Nick Ferrari, the journalist, presenter of LBC radio’s breakfast show and pioneer of such televisual oddities as topless darts and the News Bunny
Published 13 February 2017
Products: Steve McQueen in Le Mans graphic novel review

Products: Steve McQueen in Le Mans graphic novel

It's a common idea that a true genius must be a little unhinged mentally, and by that criterion Sandro Garbo, the artist behind new graphic novel
Published 10 February 2017
Jaguar Land Rover suspends all UK online advertising following terror accusations

Jaguar suspends all UK online advertising

Jaguar Land Rover has suspended all digital advertising after an investigation by The Times revealed it was unwittingly funding terror...
Published 10 February 2017

Smartphones blamed for rise in child road deaths

The number of children killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads has jumped by more than a fifth in the past year, and experts say that
Published 10 February 2017