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Parents lose four days a year on average getting their kids ready for car journeys

Published 06 January 2020
By James Allen
New research suggests parents up and down the country spend 96 hours every year getting their kids ready to head off on car journeys.
Rural road car crash

Revealed: the time you're most likely to crash

New analysis of black box vehicle data claims to have uncovered the time of day when drivers are most at risk of being caught up in a car crash.
Published 13 December 2019
Concern over road road has doubled in 12 months

Concern over road rage has doubled in 12 months

Congestion and modern life have been blamed for a huge increase in the proportion of drivers citing road rage as their chief worry when behind th
Published 15 October 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

The road signs most motorists don't understand

British drivers really struggle when it comes to correctly identifying certain road signs, according to a new study.
Published 30 April 2019
Drivers of modified tuned cars are more likely to have a crash

Drivers of modified cars are more likely to crash

Drivers of modified cars are 27% more likely to be involved in a car accident, according to a study on car insurance enquiries.
Published 18 April 2019

Study finds day you are most likely to crash car

A study by the leasing firm LeasePlan claims to have found the day of the week you're most likely to have a crash in your car.
Published 12 February 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
Here are the real reasons four out of five drivers are distracted behind the wheel

Real reasons drivers distracted behind wheel

A survey has found most drivers are unfocused when driving — with a quarter of motorists admitting the distractions nearly caused a crash.
Published 24 August 2018
Drink driving casualties at highest level since 2012

Drink-driving deaths at highest level since 2012

The number of people either killed in drink-driving crashes are at their highest level since 2012, the Department for Transport has estimated.
Published 10 August 2018

UK motorists spend £1bn per month on car finance

Over 4.7 million motorists in the UK will repay nearly £13bn worth of car finance loans this year, a new study suggests.
Published 26 July 2018
Reader Letters: Electric car questions, flat batteries, road tax vigilantes and are parking brakes on automatics necessary?

Electric cars could be cheaper to run than petrol.

Electric cars could be over four times more affordable to run than petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, a new study suggests.
Published 19 June 2018