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Grid girls banned in F1

Grid girls scrapped from Formula One

"Grid girls" have been scrapped from Formula One, the sport's organisers have said. The ban takes effect from first race of the new season.
Published 31 January 2018
Special glasses to tackle motion sickness in driverless cars

Special glasses for driverless cars

Driverless cars will bring a revolution in the way we spend our time. Rather than sitting in traffic drumming our fingers on the steering wheel i
Published 30 January 2018
VW chairman: people will be held accountable for diesel emission tests on monkeys

VW chairman calls for probe into monkey tests

Volkswagen is to investigate allegations that it was one of three car makers that paid for tests in which humans and animals were exposed to...
Published 30 January 2018

Admiral charges Hotmail users more for insurance

One of Britain’s biggest car insurers has admitted increasing premiums for drivers who apply using a Hotmail account. Motorists seeking cover fr
Published 30 January 2018
Me and My Motor: Ron Ayers, the supersonic car designer behind Bloodhound SSC

Me and My Motor: Ron Ayers, supersonic car guru

For a man who designs the world’s fastest cars, Ron Ayers has little interest in his own means of transport.
Published 29 January 2018
Rising traffic leaves people more scared of getting on their bike

Rising traffic means fewer cyclists

The number of people taking to the road by bicycle has dropped amid mounting concern over traffic levels. Figures published by the Department fo
Published 26 January 2018
Kitchen microwaves cause as much pollution as seven million cars

Microwaves cause as much pollution as 7m cars

Microwaves in Europe cause as much pollution as 6.8 million cars, scientists have found. A study at the University of Manchester, published in S
Published 24 January 2018
Big Brother is driving you: how new cars collect data to sell

How new cars collect data to sell

The beat generation imagined disappearing into the night on an open road and countless baby boomers rejoiced in the freedom granted by a car with
Published 24 January 2018
Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Brian Johnson, longtime frontman of the hard rock juggernaut AC/DC, is almost as at home on a racetrack as he is on stage.
Published 23 January 2018
Police release terrifying hit and run footage in appeal for information. The terrifying footage shows a 19-year-old man being struck by a vehicle at high speed in Normanton Road, Derby, at about 7.30pm on November 5 last year.  The man flies through the air before landing on the kerb and sliding along it. The driver of the car did not stop at the scene.

Police release terrifying hit and run footage

Police have released graphic CCTV footage showing a hit-and-run near Derby town centre.
Published 22 January 2018
VAN 1TY: five-fold rise in personalised numberplates

VAN 1TY: five-fold rise in personalised plates

Record numbers of motorists are driving cars fitted with personalised numberplates amid a surge in “auto vanity”. The Driver and Vehicle Licensin
Published 22 January 2018
Whispbar WT21 two bike towbar bicycle carrier review

Three towbar-mounted bike racks tested

There are advantages to a towbar bike rack. The first is that it leaves room on the roof of the car for more cargo, such as additional bikes or..
Published 22 January 2018