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Carmakers may reduce electric car production as motorists face cost of living crisis

Published 11 January 2023
By David Mullen
Carmakers in Britain and Europe may be scaling back production of electric vehicles amid falling consumer demand.
These were UK's most popular used cars in 2018

Used car prices continued to rise in October

The price of used cars continued to rise last month, continuing its upward trend of the last two years, despite a cost-of-living crisis.
Published 21 November 2022
Financial incentives for electric car owners charging off-peak

Rising energy costs putting buyers off EVs

Some 63% of drivers say that the rising cost of domestic energy is now a deterrent against buying or owning an electric vehicle.
Published 26 September 2022

AA warns against MOT relaxation

The AA has hit out at government plans to reduce the MOT requirement for cars from annually to once every two years as part of proposal to ease t
Published 28 April 2022
Fuel duty will be frozen for ninth consecutive year

Sunak may cut fuel duty after petrol price soars

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce a 5p reduction in fuel duty tomorrow in an effort to cushion the impact of spiralling prices
Published 21 March 2022
Rear end car crash Skoda Fabia

Car insurances excesses rise by 25% in seven years

Analysis of car insurance policies has suggested British motorists are being stung by inflation-busting excess payment rises.
Published 29 August 2019
Parents paying hundreds of pounds to keep young drivers on the roads

Parents spend hundreds keeping children on road

With costs for under 25s continuing to rise, parents are having to contribute more and more money to keep young drivers behind the wheel.
Published 29 August 2018
One million drivers may have fake car insurance as ghost brokers take hold

Up to a million drivers may have fake insurance

A crackdown on easy credit is claimed to have led up to one million drivers to take out illegitimate car insurance.
Published 30 May 2018
Cost of car insurance drops for the first time in two years

Cost of car insurance drops

Drivers could be forgiven for wondering whether running a car would ever stop costing them more money each year. The price of insurance and fuel,
Published 01 May 2018
Dacia way to do it: Duster 4x4 is the most affordable new car to buy and run

Dacia Duster 4x4 is the most affordable car to run

Since the Dacia Duster went on sale in 2012, some of Britain’s 4x4 drivers have looked down their nose at the cheap and cheerful Romanian off-roa
Published 21 March 2018

Middle classes drive electric car boom

The middle classes are driving demand for electric cars - but have nowhere to charge a battery.
Published 23 February 2018
Big excess won’t cut insurance cost, drivers warned

Big excess won’t cut insurance cost

Insurers have been accused of ripping off motorists by allowing large excesses on car insurance without offering any savings on the premium.
Published 08 February 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