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UK car makers urge next PM to avoid no-deal Brexit

British car makers are urging the next Prime Minister to secure a "favourable deal" to ensure the UK car industry's post-Brexit survival.
Published 25 June 2019

Highways England braces for surge in breakdowns

Highways England is estimating up to 50,000 cars could require roadside assistance on UK motorways over the next 10 weeks.
Published 25 June 2019

Video: Red light runner causes high speed smash

An impatient driver in Florida, USA, found out the hard way that ignoring a red traffic light is not the best move.
Published 25 June 2019

Decade-old tyres could be banned from next year

Road tyres that are 10 years or older could soon be outlawed from UK roads, if proposed legislation is given the green light.
Published 25 June 2019

VW driver tries to inflate tyres with car charger

Newly-released CCTV footage suggests some motorists across the UK are still unaware of what an electric car charging point is.
Published 24 June 2019
Jeremy Clarkson Audi TTS roadster review

Clarkson: I'd own a TR6 over an Audi TTS roadster

Clarkson has been behind the wheel of Audi's sporty roadster, and it's just as good as you'd expect it to be ... but rather forgettable.
Published 23 June 2019
Tesla Model 3 UK delivery event

Tesla Model 3 finally arrives in the UK

The patience of British Tesla Model 3 reservation holders has at last been rewarded, as deliveries of right-hand drive cars have now begun.
Published 21 June 2019

Elon Musk floats idea of Bond-style submarine car

The outspoken Tesla founder Elon Musk has made another outlandish claim: apparently, the company has plans for a car that can drive underwater.
Published 21 June 2019
2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4: price, power, performance and release date

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4: price, power and spec

Porsche has pulled the wraps off the most extreme Cayman sports car to date: the 414bhp, 187mph Porsche 718 Cayman GT4.
Published 21 June 2019

Video: Driver of stolen lorry reverses into police

The driver of a stolen lorry has been jailed for nearly two years, after he injured five police officers by reversing into their patrol cars.
Published 20 June 2019
Freddie Flintoff rally crash

When Freddie Flintoff smashed up a rally car

The new Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff has form when it comes to crashing fast cars: in 2013, he had a hefty shunt in a Citroën DS3 R3 rally car.
Published 20 June 2019
James Bond's next car will be the Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar

Aston Martin Valhalla will star in next Bond film

The next James Bond film will see MI6 hand the titular secret agent the keys to a very special piece of kit: an Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar.
Published 20 June 2019