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Diesel ‘doubles risk of dementia’

Diesel ‘doubles risk of dementia’

New evidence has emerged to show that diesel pollution can double the risk of getting dementia and may be responsible for as many as a fifth of c
Published 28 February 2017
Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson, The Kaiser Chiefs’ singer on his love of riotous revs

Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson, lead singer with Kaiser Chiefs, is no fan of name-dropping, but can’t resist mentioning he’s “sort of” become mates with the...
Published 27 February 2017
UK traffic

UK traffic delays are worst in Europe

Britain’s roads are the most gridlocked in Europe and drivers spend an average of 32 hours a year stuck in traffic, according to research...
Published 27 February 2017
Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Ford’s engineers have been nodding off so often in tests of self-driving cars that the manufacturer has ditched its plans for semi-autonomous...
Published 27 February 2017

Opinion: Gas could solve the diesel crisis

Despite the gloom, traffic pollution is on the wane – but don’t assume electric is the only way to power cars of the future, says Matt Ridley.
Published 27 February 2017
Forty years on, the motor driving Auto Trader is digital

The motor driving Auto Trader is digital

Time was if you had a furled copy of Auto Trader under your arm, you were either a trilby-wearing, felt-collared, George Cole-lookalike member of
Published 27 February 2017
Opinion: Speed camera rage — I’ve felt the primal desire for revenge

Opinion: Speed camera rage

Controversy abounds, apparently, in the tale of the 23-year-old have-a-go chancer Chris Welford, who recently tapped the frustrations of many...
Published 27 February 2017
Lorries

Rail grant cut to put 190,000 trucks on road

British roads could be hit by up to 190,000 extra lorry journeys a year after “penny-pinching” ministers cut £4m of subsidy for rail freight...
Published 26 February 2017
Driver tears strip off rail firm over narrow car park spaces

Driver tears strip off rail firm over parking

It’s bad enough that the train companies can’t run a railway, but now it turns out they can’t run a car park either.
Published 26 February 2017
Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes

Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes

A digital map of Britain’s roads will be created to give motorists advanced warning of dangerous potholes.
Published 25 February 2017
Bin lorry killer Harry Clarke caught driving again

Bin lorry killer caught driving again

A bin lorry driver who killed six Christmas shoppers in Glasgow in 2014 when he blacked out at the wheel has admitted driving without a licence..
Published 25 February 2017
New 2017 Ford Fiesta ST gets three-cylinder turbo engine

2017 Ford Fiesta ST gets three-cylinder turbo

Just when hot hatch fans thought the Fiesta ST couldn’t get any more cheeky, Ford has revealed a new generation model that now features a...
Published 24 February 2017