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Lorry operators cheating emission rules

Lorry operators cheating emission rules

Lorry operators are routinely fitting HGVs with cheat devices to allow vehicles to produce high levels of pollution, a government investigation h
Published 18 January 2018
First MOT test to remain at three years, as government responds to safety fears

First MOT to remain at three years

The first MOT for a car will not be extended from three to four years. The government says the planned change was dropped following public concer
Published 18 January 2018
Roadside beauty spots to keep drivers alert - highways england plans - angel of the north, gateshead

Roadside beauty spots to keep drivers alert

England’s busiest roads are to be given a facelift under plans to prevent drivers nodding off at the wheel. Motorways and larger A-roads, often...
Published 18 January 2018
2018 Infiniti Q Inspiration concept at the 2018 NAIAS Detroit Motor Show

Motown metal: Detroit motor show 2018

It was once the biggest and best motor show America had to offer, with razzmatazz to rival the Super Bowl and enough new cars making their debut
Published 17 January 2018
Entrepreneur develops flying taxi to ferry passengers across London

Entrepreneur develops flying taxi for London

A British entrepreneur is developing a drone capable of transporting commuters from central London to Heathrow airport in 12 minutes.
Published 16 January 2018
Revealed: most popular car colours of 2017

Revealed: most popular car colours of 2017

Has the gloomy economic outlook rubbed off on Britain’s car buyers? Industry figures for the most popular new car colour show that...
Published 15 January 2018
Me and My Motor: singer Beverley Knight

Me and My Motor: singer Beverley Knight

Growing up in Wolverhampton in the 1970s, nothing represented freedom for Beverley Knight, soul singer and Mobo award winner, more than...
Published 15 January 2018
2017 Audi R8 Spyder V10 Plus review by Richard Porter of The Grand Tour

Richard Porter review: Audi R8 Spyder V10 Plus

Let’s be clear, as politicians say when they’re not being clear at all: the Audi R8 Spyder V10 Plus is a sensationally good car, but also...
Published 15 January 2018
Renault Clio Mk 4 review

Renault Clio Mk 4 review (2013-2019)

Renault will be bringing an all-new Clio to market later this year, and it can’t come soon enough, judging but a refresher drive of the Mk 4.
Published 12 January 2018
Porsche 718 Cayman GTS review (2018-on)

Porsche 718 Cayman GTS review (2018-on)

The banana-yellow Cayman GTS arrived the day after I returned from driving the Porsche's newest rival, the Alpine A110.
Published 12 January 2018

New Bentley Bentayga V8 twin-turbo

It has been billed as the world’s most exclusive 4x4. Now Bentley is making its Bentayga a little more accessible, after announcing a more afford
Published 12 January 2018
Drivers could win payouts over mis‑selling of former rental cars

Drivers could win payouts over mis‑selling

Hundreds of thousands of car owners could be in line for compensation amid warnings of a mis-selling scandal. Lawyers said that some people could
Published 12 January 2018