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More than four-fifths of drivers can't stick to a 20mph speed limit

Rock music makes drivers more likely to speed

Rock anthems may make great driving tunes, but new research suggests they may make you more likely to break the speed limit or crash.
Published 23 September 2019
Mackinac Island horse-drawn carriage

Why are cars banned from Mackinac Island?

US vice president Mike Pence brought a cavalcade to Mackinac Island over the weekend — even though cars have been banned there since 1898.
Published 23 September 2019
Bugatti Baby pure-electric ride on replica Bugatti Type 35 racing car toy

Bugatti reveals £26,000+ ride-on toy

Children may be too young to drive the 261mph Chiron supercar, but that doesn't mean kids can't get behind the wheel of their very own Bugatti.
Published 22 September 2019
Jeremy Clarkson: the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-door is perfect for pissing off millennials

Clarkson: Your kids won't like the Merc GT 63 S

Jeremy Clarkson reckons the Mercedes-AMG GT4 63 S is an incredible super saloon — though your kids will never speak to you again if you buy one.
Published 22 September 2019
Penalty charge notification parking ticket

Should parking fines be payable in instalments?

Drivers who have been handed parking tickets should be able to pay their fines in "affordable instalments", according to a debt advice charity.
Published 18 September 2019

Electric car grant to be scrapped

Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirms the electric car grant "will go eventually" — but hasn't said when the government will pull the plug.
Published 18 September 2019

One in four drivers believe smart motorways unsafe

Almost a quarter (24%) of drivers in the UK believe smart motorways are unsafe, according to a new survey.
Published 18 September 2019
UK road pavement parking

MPs call for ban on pavement parking

A cross-party group of MPs has called on government to ban drivers from blocking footpaths by parking their cars on the kerb.
Published 17 September 2019
Lego will launch a 2,500+ piece Land Rover Defender scale model kit

Lego launches 2,500+ piece Land Rover Defender kit

In hindsight, the boxy bodywork of the new Land Rover Defender made it almost inevitable the off-roader would be immortalised in Lego form.
Published 16 September 2019

Unrestrained dogs pose 'serious risk' in cars

Drivers with unrestrained dogs in their cars are twice as likely to be distracted by their canine companions, according to a report by Volvo.
Published 16 September 2019

Drink-drive deaths at highest level since 2009

New figures show the numbers of people killed or seriously injured in drink-drive accidents have risen to their highest levels since 2009,
Published 16 September 2019
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Reveal 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé: all the details

Already available as a conventional premium SUV, the Mercedes-Benz GLE will be offered in the UK as a swoopy coupé from spring next year.
Published 16 September 2019