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Ulez checker: Is your car exempt from the Ultra Low Emission Zone?

Published 29 August 2023
By Sunday Times Driving
London was the first city in the world to establish an “ultra low emission zone” (Ulez), and now it covers all boroughs — is your car exempt?
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
Pollution concerns could spell end of free deliveries

Pollution could spell end of free deliveries

An attempt to lower congestion and harmful emissions could spell the end of free internet shopping deliveries, The Times has learnt.
Published 29 June 2020
Modern engines worse for the planet, better for our lungs, says study

Modern engines worse for the planet, says study

Consumer advice group Which? has found that new cars emit 7% more carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere than their older counterparts.
Published 03 March 2020
Councils accused of hypocrisy over diesel after 91.6% of fleets found to run on the fuel

Council fleets found to be 91.6% diesel-powered

Local authorities have been accused of hypocrisy after it was found that councils are punishing members of the public for driving diesel vehicles
Published 11 December 2019

What is the WLTP fuel economy and emissions test?

There was plenty of disruption in 2018 when the WLTP rules for new cars came into effect. But what are they and what does it mean for car buyers?
Published 28 February 2019
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Neutral fuel strategy calls as diesel declines

Car sales in June fell by 3.5% compared with the same period last year as buyers continue to shun diesel vehicles.
Published 05 July 2018
Could new NOx emissions tech from Bosch save the diesel engine?

Could NOx emissions tech from Bosch save diesel?

Amid the chaos and confusion over the future of the diesel engine, which led to a 17% fall in UK sales of new diesel-burning motors last year, co
Published 27 April 2018
VW chairman: people will be held accountable for diesel emission tests on monkeys

VW chairman calls for probe into monkey tests

Volkswagen is to investigate allegations that it was one of three car makers that paid for tests in which humans and animals were exposed to...
Published 30 January 2018
Diesel tax anger as new models beat petrol in NOx pollution tests

New diesel models beat petrol in pollution tests

Some new diesel cars are much less polluting than new petrol cars, according to research. Independent tests have identified 11 diesel models, in
Published 28 November 2017
No diesel engine for new Honda CR-V as crossover goes hybrid

No diesel engine for new Honda CR-V

The all-new Honda CR-V will not be available with a diesel engine, according to the Japanese manufacturer.
Published 05 September 2017
Car Clinic: Can additives reduce the pollution from a diesel car?

Car Clinic: Can additives reduce diesel pollution?

"Can fuel additives or retrofitted devices make a diesel car less polluting? And will removing biofuel reduce NOx emissions?"
Published 07 August 2017
What you need to know about government diesel scrappage and nitrogen dioxide reduction

Non-electric cars to be banned from 2040 (updated)

All cars sold in the UK from 2040 will be electrified, the government has announced, in a bid to remove conventiona diesel and petrol vehicles...
Published 27 July 2017