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Bring back tax disc, say drivers as clamping rises

Bring back tax disc, say drivers as clamping rises

The number of cars clamped has more than doubled since paper tax discs were abolished, leading to warnings that the reform has left a significant
Published 18 January 2017
2017 BMW 4-series: you may not spot the difference but you'll notice the price rise

2017 BMW 4-series: you may not spot the difference

Drivers drawn to BMW showrooms by the attractive styling of the latest 4-series will find it hard to spot the differences of its subtle facelift,
Published 17 January 2017
Volkswagen bosses ordered staff to carry on cheating, FBI alleges

Volkswagen bosses ordered staff to cheat, says FBI

Volkswagen’s top executives told staff to cover up emissions cheating in the weeks before the scandal was exposed, the FBI claimed last week
Published 17 January 2017

Me and My Motor: John Blashford-Snell, explorer

Long before Ray Mears and Bear Grylls brought old-school adventuring to television, Colonel John Blashford-Snell was conquering the unknown...
Published 16 January 2017
Diesel cars pumping out twice the toxins of lorries and buses

Diesel cars pump out twice the toxins of lorries

Modern diesel cars produce more than twice as much toxic gas as a lorry or bus of the same age, analysis has found.
Published 13 January 2017
Busy roads put millions at higher risk of dementia

Busy roads put millions at higher risk of dementia

More than 10m Britons are at a higher risk of dementia because they live near a busy road, scientists have concluded.
Published 12 January 2017
Private ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training" before hitting road at high speed

Ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training"

A former member of staff at a private ambulance company has told how he received one hour of training to drive vehicles at high speed.
Published 12 January 2017
Me and My Motor: Singer-songwriter, Amy Macdonald, has a passion for fast cars

Me and My Motor: Amy Macdonald

Amy Macdonald had a No 1 album by the time she turned 20 and has gone on to sell more than 9m albums around the world...
Published 10 January 2017
Kia's Stinger GT sports tourer is a Maserati for the masses

Kia Stinger is a Maserati for the masses

Kia hopes to entice drivers out of their German cars with a new grand tourer that is intended to inject a healthy helping of glamour into...
Published 10 January 2017
New Audi Q8 e-tron SUV-coupé to go on sale next year

New Audi Q8 e-tron SUV-coupé on sale next year

A forthcoming rival to the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE coupe, the luxury Audi Q8 is a cross between a sleek coupe and a go-anywhere, carry everything
Published 09 January 2017
British Government says drivers should be compensated over Volkswagen dieselgate emissions scandal

VW dieselgate: British drivers launch legal action

Volkswagen faces a class action lawsuit from 10,000 British drivers, who say the German car maker misled them into paying extra for diesel cars
Published 09 January 2017

Bose active suspension technology for car seats

In a Las Vegas parking lot, an innocuous-looking minibus is pootling around a course made up of speed bumps and other undulating terrain...
Published 09 January 2017