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The AA reacts to government proposal for two-year MOTs citing road safety concerns

Published 28 April 2022
By David Mullen
The AA has hit out at government plans to reduce the MOT requirement for cars from annually to once every two years as part of proposal to ease t
Pouring AdBlue into a car

What is AdBlue and does your car need it?

Governments and the car industry work toward increasingly stringent emissions regulations.
Published 13 April 2022
Guide to the new MOT test changes, including tougher diesel emissions limits

Servicing: what you need to know

Getting your car serviced may be a hassle in terms of time and expense, but it’s essential to keeping a car running efficiently and safely.
Published 03 January 2022
Checking your engine's oil

How to choose the right oil

Car engines produce a great deal of heat and friction and it’s oil that keeps all the internal parts moving smoothly.
Published 25 November 2021
How-to-check-car-tyre-air-pressures

How to check and inflate your tyres

Tyres are arguably a car’s most important safety feature. Here's how to check car tyre pressure and put air in them.
Published 18 November 2021

22,000 classics fail MOT

One in five classic cars in the UK fails its MOT despite not being legally required to have one, new figures show.
Published 23 September 2021
How to take care of your car during the coronavirus lockdown

How to take care of your car during Covid lockdown

It’s nice to think that you can leave your car in the driveway for a couple of months with no adverse effects, but things aren't so simple.
Published 10 April 2020
Coronavirus: people are learning to fix their own cars during lockdown

Surge in sales of Haynes manuals as drivers DIY

Haynes has revealed to driving.co.uk that it has seen a week-on-week sales uplift of 54%, partially because of the coronavirus lockdown.
Published 25 March 2020
Back to school with next generation of classic car mechanics

Nurturing the next generation of classic car gurus

From technical know-how to making a good cuppa, the Heritage Skills Academy gives its apprentices all they'll need to become great car mechanics.
Published 10 June 2019
Could the garage workshop of the future look something like this?

Could garage of the future look like this?

According to industry experts, car repair centres in the UK will be "more akin to laboratories than workshops" by 2050.
Published 24 April 2019
Haynes Manual mastermind John Haynes OBE has died

Haynes Manual creator John Haynes has died

John Haynes OBE, the creator of the eponymous Haynes Manual workshop guides, has died at the age of 80.
Published 12 February 2019
What spanners: older drivers nervous of DIY wasting £390m on car repairs

Millennials better at car maintenance than parents

It's a commonly held belief among older drivers that young people don’t know a dipstick from a crankshaft, but new research suggests...
Published 21 March 2018
Haynes How-To: jack up a car

Haynes How-To: jack up a car

Hundreds of thousands of Britain's drivers like to carry out maintenance on their car. From changing spark plugs to draining engine oil, fitting
Published 17 November 2017