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Study finds day you are most likely to crash car

A study by the leasing firm LeasePlan claims to have found the day of the week you're most likely to have a crash in your car.
Published 12 February 2019

Video: Impreza WRX trashed by flood damage

A Subaru Impreza WRX owner has been forced to sell his beloved performance saloon, after the car was damaged beyond repair in a flood.
Published 12 February 2019
The Sun reporters steal 10 keyless cars in seconds with legal gadget

Reporters 'steal' 10 keyless cars in seconds

Reporters from The Sun newspaper managed to steal 10 cars in "a few moments" using a legal gadget than can unlock the doors and start the engines
Published 12 February 2019
Haynes Manual mastermind John Haynes OBE has died

Haynes Manual creator John Haynes has died

John Haynes OBE, the creator of the eponymous Haynes Manual workshop guides, has died at the age of 80.
Published 12 February 2019
Goldcar hire firm to stamp out out mis-selling after Sunday Times investigation

Goldcar hire firm to stamp out mis-selling

Hire car firm Goldcar will clamp down on the "unacceptable" conduct that has besmirched its reputation after Sunday Times readers complain.
Published 11 February 2019
Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique is the true spiritual successor of the original event

On the road with Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique

Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique competitors endured 2,000 miles of tough driving, often in sub zero temperatures. And they'd do it all again.
Published 11 February 2019
Me and My Motor: comedian Lucy Porter

Me and My Motor: comedian Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter may be one of the country’s leading funny women, but she happily admits to not being the world’s greatest driver.
Published 10 February 2019
Jeremy Clarkson review of the Peugeot Rifter for Sunday Times

Clarkson: I loved the Peugeot Rifter

Jeremy Clarkson is famously less-than-complimentary about Peugeots. And people carriers. So why does he say he loves the van-derived Rifter?
Published 10 February 2019
Me and My Motor: Irvin Gordon — the man who drove 3m miles in one Volvo

Me and My Motor: Irvin Gordon & his 3m mile Volvo

Irvin Gordon held the record for driving the greatest distance in one car: his Volvo's milometer had clicked over the 100,000-mile mark 32 times.
Published 09 February 2019
The James May Review: 2019 Alpine A110

The James May Review: 2019 Alpine A110

"Every time I open the garage door and see my Alpine A110, I feel a slight frisson of annoyance. I’ve never liked retro styling on modern cars,"
Published 09 February 2019
Chilling moment schoolboy, 14, escapes by whisker as van driver jumps red light

Chilling video shows van driver nearly hit boy, 14

A 14-year-old schoolboy was incredibly lucky to avoid injury after a van driver jumped a red light.
Published 08 February 2019

Morgan doubled its profits in 2018

Morgan doesn't just have its 110th anniversary to celebrate in 2019: the low volume car maker has just posted its largest ever profit.
Published 07 February 2019