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Motorists in the east of London face the highest premiums in the UK for their car insurance while those in the Isles of Scilly have the lowest, research has revealed. Residents of Newham pay to most for car cover, according to data from Compare the Market, with drivers in the east London borough forking out … Read more

Motorsport fans have been deprived of the opportunity to watch classic racers go wheel-to-wheel or rocket up the famous Goodwood hillclimb this year, but they can still get their fix of action from home. A musical tribute to the late racing legend Sir Stirling Moss by his rock star friend Mark Knopfler, a 50th anniversary … Read more

One of the biggest criticisms of electric cars is what happens to their high-powered batteries once they degrade and have to be decommissioned from plug-in vehicles. Not only are EV batteries expensive for owners to replace, high-skilled workforces are required to extract valuable metals inside them, and even then they are difficult to recycle – … Read more

Volkswagen has confirmed its first fully purpose-built electric family car will cost from less than £30,000… but only just, for now. The current entry-spec ID.3 Life will be priced at £29,990, inclusive of the taxpayer funded grant of £3,000 paid towards the purchase of new battery-electric vehicles – though cheaper versions will arrive in 2021, … Read more

Volkswagen has confirmed its first fully purpose-built electric family car will cost from less than £30,000… but only just, for now. The current entry-spec ID.3 Life will be priced at £29,990, inclusive of the taxpayer funded grant of £3,000 paid towards the purchase of new battery-electric vehicles – though cheaper versions will arrive in 2021, … Read more

Swedish car maker Volvo has patented a system that could allow customers to choose if they want the steering wheel in the middle of the car, or moved to the left or ride side of the vehicle. Sketches show a design that allows the wheel to be moved to three locations across the dashboard and … Read more

Swedish car maker Volvo has patented a system that could allow customers to choose if they want the steering wheel in the middle of the car, or moved to the left or ride side of the vehicle. Sketches show a design that allows the wheel to be moved to three locations across the dashboard and … Read more

The nation’s favourite car ditches diesel: Ford Fiesta now only sold in Britain with petrol engines as it cuts the out-of-favour fuel type Ford has ditched the 84bhp 1.5-litre TDCi engine from the Fiesta range It was the most frugal engine in the range, returning a claimed 65.7mpg The car maker says just 2% of … Read more

Ford is recalling thousands of its top-selling plug-in electric hybrid family cars following a safety scare after seven of the popular ‘green’ sports utility vehicles caught fire while charging.  Ford said the fires were likely started because of the proximity of the fuel tank to the car’s batteries which overheated.   The petrol-electric hybrid Kugas have … Read more

Courts to come down harder with bans for motorists who accrue 12 or more penalty points on their licence after thousands avoid disqualification using ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole Over 9,000 UK driver are believed to be driving despite having 12 or more points Most have avoided disqualification by claiming it would result in ‘exceptional hardship’ as … Read more