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UK petrol and diesel prices: supermarkets have doubled margins since Russian invasion

UK hydrogen fuel stations to be supplied via the natural gas grid in new trial

New MoT test documents to include car recall information

New UK battery factory to be built by Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata

Cheap motorway fuel plans being blocked by red tape

New Public Charge Point Regulations demand 99 per cent reliability for public EV rapid chargers

UK petrol and diesel prices: fuel costs rise despite damning report from watchdog

UK new car sales 2023: slow EV uptake by private buyers sparks industry concern

UK petrol and diesel prices: Government approves new price-comparison tech

UK petrol and diesel prices: Report calls for more competition after growth in fuel retailer margins

UK car production rises, but market conditions remain challenging

Banned car number plates: the blacklisted 73-reg combinations revealed

Cost of living crisis sees 25% of drivers avoid car servicing and repairs

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023: dates, tickets, new cars and full preview

Government must make five-point pledge to save UK car industry - SMMT

New car tyre recycling tech to tackle UK’s waste tyre mountain

Extreme fast electric charging battery tech adds 100 miles in five minutes

Green number plates explained: about the UK’s electric car registration plates

New car delivery times 2023: how long will you have to wait?

London ULEZ: Ultra Low Emissions Zone expansion, charges and map

UK petrol and diesel prices: diesel slashed by 7p a litre after competition probe

Illegal number plates: UK rules on font, spacing and fines

New pay-per-mile tax for electric cars proposed

What are the Euro 7 emissions standards?

Used electric cars look tempting after big depreciation hit

UK petrol and diesel prices: competition watchdog to quiz supermarket bosses on high fuel pricing

Pothole damage compensation payouts could have filled 340,000 potholes

First self-driving buses enter service on UK roads

Law change allows longer lorries on British roads

Car insurance costs soar 16% as firms jack up prices

Used car prices remain stubbornly high as sales increase

New roadside driver tiredness tests may open door for fines

UK new car sales 2023: charging network blamed as EV demand slowed in April

Supermarkets blamed for diesel fuel rip-off costing drivers £9 per tank

ChargeUK aims to double UK’s public EV charging network by end of 2023

Thermal runaway EV battery fires controlled with water cutting tech

UK car numbers hit record levels in 2022

Company car tax guide 2023/2024: everything you need to know

Smart motorway ban: campaigners want hard shoulders reinstated

Electric car write-offs could be more likely due to high cost of battery repairs

London ULEZ expansion: Sadiq Khan faces court battle over plans

The high court has agreed to hear a challenge from London boroughs opposed to new daily tax for drivers

Potholes to make 18% of roads undriveable in five years

The Asphalt Industry Alliance report warns of the worsening condition of local roads in England and Wales

Banned car number plates: the blacklisted 23-reg combinations revealed

DVLA has released the list of number plate combinations deemed too rude for the road

UK fuel duty freeze and increased pothole investment announced in 2023 Spring Budget

Chancellor freezes fuel duty once again and maintains 5p cut for another 12 months; extra £200m for pothole repairs

New overhead gantry design for UK motorways unveiled

Useful Studio wins a National Highways competition to design the next generation of motorway overhead gantry

Electric car leasing customers are being ‘overcharged’

Research claims that lease prices are out of step with the reality of EV resale values on which they are based

UK road pricing plans: MPs slam Treasury for lack of engagement with report

Government risks losing out on tens of billions of pounds in tax revenue if it does not consider plans to replace fuel duty with road pricing...

New car sales 2023: seventh consecutive month of growth

New car registrations rose 26.2 per cent in February 2023, with 74,441 units leaving dealer forecourts

Road repair and building plans could be slashed by 2023 ‘austerity’ budget

UK drivers face yet more doom and gloom as signs point to the forthcoming budget leading to big cuts in road-building plans

Britishvolt electric car battery firm sold to Recharge Industries

Australian firm completes purchase of British gigafactory start-up

Solid start to the year for UK car production

Output falls by marginal 0.3 per cent in January 2023 due to structural changes

Driving test examiners to go on strike: dates announced

DVSA staff will walk out from 6 March, as union aims for “significant impact” on operations

Smart motorways suffer ‘unplanned outage’

The Dynac system running the UK’s smart motorways failed for two hours on February 22 2023, leaving drivers without signage or stopped vehicle detection

Government expands electric car charger funding

New £56million investment announced for local electric vehicle infrastructure scheme

London Congestion Charge: 20-year anniversary, map, times, exemptions and full details

The UK’s first congestion charge has been in place for 20 years. Has it been a Success or failure? The debate rages on...

Half of drivers break rural 60mph speed limits

The highest-ever proportion of drivers admit to breaking the speed limit on the most dangerous type of UK road

Clarity needed on private electric scooter laws

While rental electric scooters are legal on public roads, privately owned machines are currently restricted to use on private land

Plug-in hybrid emissions are three times higher than official tests show

Real-world tests of plug-in hybrids suggest that official laboratory tests could be dramatically understating emissions...

EV brands say car industry must cut emissions in new report

Car manufacturers Polestar and Rivian say the industry needs to do more to tackle climate change

UK new car registrations grow 14.7% in first month of 2023

January 2023 registrations up 14.7 per cent year-on-year as industry hopes market will recover this year

Britishvolt electric car battery firm to be bought by Australian company

Recharge Industries becomes the preferred bidder for the floundering Britishvolt gigafactory start-up

Halfords and Palmer Foundation search for new automotive apprentices

A new initiative is set to give opportunities to youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds

Drivers think UK seat-belt laws are too soft

Seat belts became compulsory in the UK on 31 January 1983, but 40 years on many drivers think the rules are too lenient

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods continue to make money despite controversies

One council received £2million in fines from a single LTN in four months, with residents complaining of increased congestion

End anti-pollution 60mph motorway speed limits, say campaigners

Trial scheme reducing motorway speed limits to 60mph to tackle pollution has overrun, despite lack of evidence over effectiveness

"BritishVolt’s collapse is a disaster for the UK’s car industry"

Andy Palmer believes this could be the beginning of the end for Britain’s car industry unless some significant changes are made

Dacia sales boom in 2022 sets up electric and hybrid model push

Despite global supply chain shortages impacting the car market across the board, Dacia strengthened its sales and posted record-breaking market shares in 2022

London ULEZ expansion should be reconsidered, says Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak accuses Sadiq Khan of failing to listen to the public and going against their wishes

“Some car price rises are thanks to manufacturer greed, not just increased costs”

There are a number of economic and supply-chain issues facing car makers, but editor-in-chief Steve Fowler asks if some are just taking advantage

Car colours: grey is UK’s favourite shade for new cars again in 2022

The most popular car colours were overwhelmingly monotone again in 2022 but some brighter shades have shown growth.

Britishvolt electric car battery project enters administration

Additional funding fails to save the British gigafactory start-up, with majority of 300 staff to be made redundant

Unmarked mobile speed camera van introduced by police

Northamptonshire Police admits that the unmarked van is “unusual”, but argues it will reduce road deaths and injuries

No more BMW police cars: German brand halts sales to UK forces

BMW is to prioritise sales to retail and corporate customers as supply chain issues continue to be felt

MPs consider 64mph national speed limit and Sunday car bans

The Environmental Audit Committee highlights 10-point plan for reducing oil dependency from European sustainable transport group

Electric car forecast slashed as buyers seek cheaper models

Report from Advanced Propulsion Centre suggests electric cars are too expensive for British and European consumers in the current economic climate

UK petrol and diesel prices: petrol drops below £1.50 as diesel price gap grows

After record highs in 2022, petrol and diesel prices look set to come down this year

Controversial Tesla yoke can now be swapped for regular steering wheel

The conventional steering wheel is now a retrofit option as Tesla Model S and Model X go beyond a yoke

“We must bring UK roadworks out of the dark ages” - 2023 wish list

“Current affairs editor Tristan Shale-Hester believes we could learn a thing or two from our European neighbours when it comes to building and maintaining our roads”

Mercedes to launch its own EV charging network

10,000 Mercedes fast chargers to come to Europe, North America and China by 2030

UK new car sales: British-built Nissan Qashqai tops 2022 chart

UK car registrations dropped by 25 in 2022, but battery electric cars are now the second most popular after petrol models