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Only 240,000 motorists have so far bought an all-electric car despite all the talk about how they represent ‘the future’ of motoring. The fact is that TV adverts showing smug couples driving around the countryside helping to save the planet bare little resemblance to reality. Although electric car sales rose last month to a record … Read more

Vehicle Excise Duty costs will rise for most drivers this month – but especially so for those in the market for a new car.  The Chancellor confirmed in his latest Budget document that VED, as car tax is officially known, will rise in line with the Retail Price Index – with annual increases for drivers … Read more

Car insurance costs reverse to lowest level in SEVEN years with premiums dropping a record 15% so far this year West Midlands has seen the largest fall in premiums in the UK   The average cost of cover fell by £73.32 to £417.06 in the first three months of this year It means typical annual … Read more

For far too long it was a scene so laughably common that it could have been in a comedy sketch show. A sleek, smarmy salesman in a shiny silver-grey suit welcomes a husband and wife into his car dealership and proceeds to talk to the man about engines and horsepower, and the woman about vanity … Read more

With car showrooms being allowed to reopen their doors to customers for the first time since the beginning of 2021 from Monday, mystery shoppers have already been on the case of dealers to find out which models will be most discounted next week. As part of the latest steps to ease lockdown, Boris Johnson will … Read more

Octopus Electric Vehicles has revealed a new 100 per cent electric car leasing service for businesses looking to become more environmentally friendly. The scheme, called Electric Dreams, uses a system known as ‘salary sacrifice’ which allows staff to pay for a new electric vehicle out of their gross salary, potentially saving them thousands of pounds … Read more

With car showrooms being allowed to reopen their doors to customers for the first time since the beginning of 2021 from Monday, mystery shoppers have already been on the case of dealers to find out which models will be most discounted next week. As part of the latest steps to ease lockdown, Boris Johnson will … Read more

Fuel prices accelerated in March for a fifth consecutive month, latest data shows.  The average price of petrol rose 2.7p-a-litre last month, pushing unleaded to an average of 126.28p.  Diesel prices have grown more steadily at 2.4p per litre in March, reaching 129.07p-a-litre on average. Simon Williams, the RAC’s spokesman on all things fuel related, … Read more

For families who want a practical SUV laced with svelte coupe styling to add some welcome pizzazz, Audi has created the new five-seater Q5 Sportback which we’ve driven ahead of first deliveries next month. It’s not cheap, with prices starting from a smidgen over £46,000. But if you’re in the market for a premium-badged family … Read more

The words ‘one owner from new’ are often music to the ears of second-hand car buyers looking for a reliable model that’s been well cared for and has a verifiable history. However, this particular sale of a one-keeper Ford family car is more surprising than your conventional motor advert. That’s because the model in question … Read more