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With electric car demand booming in 2020, more drivers than ever before are contemplating making the switch to vehicles that need to be plugged into the grid. However, with the price of battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrids still at a premium over a petrol or diesel alternative, motorists will want to make sure the … Read more

The Lollipop Lady has been a fixture of British society since the 1960s and is a symbol of road safety. Now the position is being brought into the 21st century with the creation of the world’s first lollipop device that’s not just used to stop traffic to let school children cross the road but tells … Read more

The AA has given its support for the introduction of new rules that would see young novice drivers facing stricter drink drive limits than other motorists. At a hearing of the Transport Select Committee today, the motoring organisation backed calls for a zero-tolerance limit for drivers in the first months after passing their driving test, … Read more

If you’re planning to keep your next car for a few years, you should be considering an electric vehicle to save money, that’s according to a new study. Analysis of purchase prices and running costs found that family-size electric vehicles are now more cost competitive with petrol and diesel cars – and the longer you … Read more

Britain’s biggest car maker, Jaguar Land Rover, has confirmed it has ramped-up vehicle production at its UK factories on the back of increasing orders worldwide. The manufacturer cut around 1,100 agency jobs earlier this year as coronavirus forced car giants to operate with reduced staff numbers and after it hit global demand for new vehicles.  … Read more

Three months of consecutive petrol price hikes have come to an end, with motorists set to benefit from stabling pump prices in October, according to a market report. In September, unleaded prices fell a fraction – 0.17p – on average to 114.61p per litre, while diesel dropped from 118.43p to 118.10p-a-litre, says RAC’s Fuel Watch … Read more

Hopes for a surge in car registrations last month to help the motor industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic have been dashed as official figures confirmed the lowest recorded September in 21 years. Registrations are down 4.4 per cent annually with 328,041 new 70 plate models sold – the lowest figure since a second annual … Read more

Motorists looking to soon replace their vehicles are being urged to fast-track purchased to before the end of the year to avoid being stung with Brexit-forced price hikes on cars. If a trade deal can’t be struck with the EU for when the Brexit transition period ends, World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariffs of 10 per … Read more

Motorists looking to soon replace their vehicles are being urged to fast-track purchased to before the end of the year to avoid being stung with Brexit-forced price hikes on cars. If a trade deal can’t be struck with the EU for when the Brexit transition period ends, World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariffs of 10 per … Read more

Young motorists could be forced to adhere to a zero-alcohol limit in the first months after passing their driving test as part of measures being considered by ministers to reduce the number of accidents on Britain’s roads.  MPs have this year been discussing the introduction of graduated licences for new motorists under the age of … Read more