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Hospitals make £120m from parking

Hospitals make £120m from parking

NHS hospitals earned millions of pounds more from car park charges last year despite a government pledge to crack down on trusts that profited fr
Published 05 January 2017
Crackdown on rip-off charges for electric cars

Crackdown on rip-off chargesfor electric cars

Ministers are preparing to tackle overpriced electric car charging amid fears that it can cost as much to run a green vehicle as a diesel...
Published 04 January 2017
Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin, dressage champion

Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin, the most successful British dressage rider of all time, is renowned for her level-headedness in the arena...
Published 03 January 2017
Car factories boom boosts the economy

Car factories boom boosts the economy

British car production accelerated to its highest level in 17 years in November amid rising domestic and international demand.
Published 02 January 2017
Mercedes fuel claims rubbished

Mercedes fuel economy claims rubbished

Mercedes has been criticised for advertising fuel economy figures that are not likely to be achieved in real-world driving
Published 30 December 2016
Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers: his 10 worst cars of the past year

Jeremy Clarkson’s top 10 most-read Driving reviews

His car reviews for Driving continue to keep car makers on their toes and readers informed and entertained. These are the ones that proved most p
Published 30 December 2016
Back from rock bottom: Andy Wilman on how The Grand Tour was born

Quiz: Remember 2016's motoring highs and lows?

2016 flashed by like a Ferrari on a joyride. Take our quiz and see how much you remember of the year's big events
Published 29 December 2016
EU insurance rule ‘will destroy British motor sport’

EU insurance rule ‘will destroy UK motor sport'

Proposals that could require all vehicles to be insured even if they never leave private land would lead to the demise of motor sports...
Published 29 December 2016
Golf carts and dodgems need car insurance, says EU

Golf buggies and dodgems need insurance, says EU

Fairground dodgems and children’s ride-on cars may require motor insurance for the first time under EU laws that the government has to implement.
Published 28 December 2016
Parking spaces widened after bigger cars get owners into a scrape

Parking spaces widened for bigger cars

Car parks are having to redesign the size of spaces to accommodate 4x4s as Britain’s love affair with big cars is causing an parking accidents...
Published 27 December 2016
Uber drivers accused of boosting fares by selling passengers drugs

Uber drivers accused of selling drugs

Customers of Uber have reported being offered drugs by drivers as concern grows over how the service could be used to mask the distribution...
Published 26 December 2016
Parking complaints soar as cameras ‘entrap’ motorists

Parking complaints soar as cameras ‘entrap’

Complaints over parking tickets have soared by more than 50 per cent in a year after a surge in the number of car parks monitored by automatic nu
Published 26 December 2016