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‘Breaking point’ for repair bills before drivers replace their car revealed

Published 18 September 2024
By Matt Robinson
A survey has put a figure on the tipping point at which motorists decide enough is enough and decide to ditch their unreliable motor.
Aston Martin Automotive Galleries And Lairs Bespoke Garage

Aston Martin creates bespoke garage design service

Aston Martin already lets its clients personalise their cars — and now it'll help them design the ideal bespoke garage to store them all in.
Published 28 August 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
Tesla

Tesla owners facing extended wait for repairs

Owners of Tesla premium electric cars have complained of lengthy waits for bodywork repairs and replacement parts — Driving looks into the issue.
Published 28 March 2018
Potholes cost British drivers £1.7bn a year in repairs

Potholes cost British drivers £1.7bn a year

British drivers spend a staggering £1.7bn a year repairing damage to their vehicles caused by potholes, according to new figures.
Published 26 March 2018
Most common faults for UK's most popular cars revealed by WhoCanFixMyCar.com

Most common faults for UK's most popular cars

Premium car brands have a reputation for frequent failures but new data exposing the chronic faults seen by UK garages suggests it’s...
Published 16 February 2018
The Fixer: My Audi Q5 had a safety recall, now I’m being charged to stop it happening again

Charged for repairs after Q5 recall

Although no car is immune to faults, owners of premium cars expect a certain level of quality and, should a problem arise, for it to be dealt...
Published 11 August 2017
Reader Letters: Bad diesel advice and not seeing the light

Reader Letters: Bad diesel advice

Roger Blackman is unsympathetic towards diesel owners and says a little research would have revealed why the diesel engine should be confined...
Published 29 March 2017
Products: Dehumidifiers for garages and homes reviewed

Products: Dehumidifiers for garages and homes

Whether your garage is filled with a cherished car, the overspill from family life or a lifetime's collection of gardening and DIY equipment...
Published 06 January 2017

Car Clinic: How accurate are air pressure gauges at...

Are air-pressure gauges on garage forecourts checked officially? I got different readings at two garages.
Published 17 May 2016
Penalty charge notice on car windscreen. Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: bicycle tax, diesel cars and stealthy road signs

Reader Letters: bicycle tax, diesel cars, puddle beware...

Susannah West Yates says bicycles should be “taxed and insured, and their users forced to pass a test”. As some cars are zero-rated for vehicle...
Published 11 April 2016
2012 Skoda Superb timing chain tensioner problem

My Skoda Superb may have a fault that was fixed on...

I think there is an inherent fault with the timing chain tensioner in my 2012 Skoda Superb. There has been corrective work in America. Why not here?
Published 07 April 2016
Volkswagen emissions

Reader Letters: VW fumes, a YouTube repair wheeze...

Nick Tyndall seems to be under the impression that Volkswagen has found a way of tuning the thermodynamics of the internal combustion engine...
Published 07 April 2016