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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.
UK drivers pay £1.5bn a year in car park damage repairs

Car park prang damage costs £1.5bn per year

A poll of UK motorists suggests drivers are forking out huge sums of money repairing damage caused by car parking prangs.
Published 18 February 2020
Beware of ‘extortionate’ repair bills for holiday hire cars

'Extortionate' repair bills for holiday hire cars

Holidaymakers are being charged up to 33 times the going rate for basic repairs to hire cars amid warnings of a rip-off culture in the industry.
Published 09 March 2018
Model X delays and ham radios

Reader Letters: Pedestrian safety and ham radios

When a deer ran out in front of my Jaguar XE I applied an emergency stop. There was a loud bang, a cracking noise and the bonnet shot up...
Published 07 November 2016