What is alternate-side parking, which countries use it and why?


New York in the US has announced that twice-a-week alternate-side parking will return from July 5.
Carlos Sainz Blackface

Carlos Sainz Karting embroiled in racism scandal


Rally legend Carlos Sainz has become entangled in a racism scandal due to the use of blackface in a video posted by his karting business.
SEAT Cristobal concept to improve road safety

Can the SEAT Cristobal cut road deaths by 40%?


When a Spanish minister’s son died in a car crash, local car giant SEAT vowed to create a car so safe it would eliminate road deaths.
Drivers reminded of dangers of loose objects after tablet computer kills toddler in crash

Tablet computer kills toddler in crash


Spanish police warned drivers not to carry loose objects in cars after the death of a three-year-old girl, who was struck in the face by a tablet
Submerged Toyota Land Cruiser brought ashore on Spanish beach

Video: Submerged Toyota recovered on Spanish beach


Toyota Land Cruisers may be renowned for tackling whatever terrain they are faced with, but one was taken by the sea on the Costa del Sol
Racing driver shows sublime car control in rally-ready Porsche 911

Video: Rally driver's sublime car control


It's been a while since works Porsches went rallying, but privateers have shown the Porsche 911 is a great car to tackle a special stage in.
How it feels to globetrot by motorbike

How it feels to globetrot by motorbike


I was in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan and I’d made my way there on a hired donkey. For three nights I slept in a goatherd’s hut...
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Letters of the week, June 21


This week: The Spanish embassy gets in touch, Driving Licence disparity, repair rip-offs and the issue that won't go away... diesel fumes.
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Test your knowledge: When was the Spanish car maker...


In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Spain was creaking at the seams. The civil war had left it alienated for a decade and in dire need of economic...
Jeremy Clarkson quotes: foreigners

Clarkson on: foreigners


Jeremy Clarkson has managed to land himself in hot water with Indians, Mexicans, Malaysians, Americans ... in fact, pretty much everyone in the world