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Last year’s most popular new car colour was grey in what is being described as a perfect reflection of a relatively glum 2020 for everyone, including the UK motor sector. It’s the second year on the trot at the top of the palette charts for grey, with almost a quarter of vehicle-purchasing Britons opting for … Read more

Small car: Dacia’s Sandero Small car Winner: Dacia Sandero 0.9 TCe 90 Comfort Best for the city: Hyundai i10 1.2 MPi 84 SE Connect Best for practicality: Honda Jazz 1.5 i-MMD e-CVT SR Best to drive: Ford Fiesta 1.0L EcoBoost Hybrid 125 ST-Line Edition 5dr Best interior: Mini 3dr 1.5 Cooper Exclusive Comfort/Nav Packs Family … Read more

Renault has wowed motoring fanatics this morning with the unveiling of an electric car it plans to launch in four years’ time – and it looks exceptionally familiar. A new Renault 5 Prototype, which has an uncanny likeness to the French firm’s legendary 5 Turbo Group B rally cars from the 1980s, has been announced. … Read more

This is the new Nio ET7 – an electric family car from a Chinese maker that has Tesla set firmly in its sights. The plug-in saloon not only looks phenomenally futuristic but also has some seriously big claims, headlined by a driving range of more than 620 miles on a single charge.  Not only that, … Read more

Members of the police force pay the least on their car insurance premiums for their personal vehicles, new research has revealed. Their annual car insurance costs come in at an average of £489, according to data from Quotezone, a price comparison site. The next lowest premiums, by profession, are for ministers of religion who pay … Read more

Are you a fan of seventies and eighties rally cars? Good news, you can step back in time and get your hands on a brand-new UK-built Ford Escort Mk2. Welsh company MST Cars, which specialises in spares and parts for Ford’s iconic first and second-generation Escort rally cars, has revealed its own unofficial continuation versions … Read more

Congestion fell by a quarter in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic: Interactive map shows how much road traffic volumes shrank in 25 UK cities Year-on-year congestion levels on our roads fell by an average of 24% in 2020 compared to 2019, says report Average congestion levels during rush hour fell by over … Read more

German car giant BMW has outraged motorists with a controversial ‘bullsh*t’ online marketing video that critics say mocks its older core baby-boomer customers and denigrates one of the firm’s most successful flagship limousines – the classic 7-series. It may also hit sales as motorists take to social media to say they took the insults ‘personally’ … Read more

Tens of thousands of learners across the UK have been unable to take their driving tests due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – and that means some £1.1million in passed theory tests has been lost, according to a study. Provisional licence holders could be out-of-pocket as much as £2.3million from a combination of … Read more

Tens of thousands of learners across the UK have been unable to take their driving tests due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – and that means some £1.1million in passed theory tests has been lost, according to a study. Provisional licence holders could be out-of-pocket as much as £2.3million from a combination of … Read more