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Reader Letters: Smart motorways, disabled parking spaces, motorway etiquette and reporting drivers without tax

Reader Letters: Smart motorways and blue badges

David Holden complains of the “war on motorists” after receiving a ticket for driving at 57mph in a 50mph limit — and wonders whether to...
Published 31 July 2017
New car sales fall in April 2017

Dramatic drop in car sales

Car sales have suffered a serious misfire, with a dramatic fall in April. Drivers are reported to have brought forward their purchase of a new...
Published 05 May 2017
Reader Letters: French flies, car tax tussles, Welsh road signs and wave power

Reader Letters: Tax tussles and French flies

"After accumulating what seemed to be most of France’s flies on my windscreen, I followed a friend’s tip and attacked them with a wet wipe."
Published 02 May 2017
Reader Letters: Welsh road signs, road tax truths, cycling clothing, driverless cars and trusting the politicians

Reader Letters: Tax truths and signage goofs

We have recently moved to Wales, where the road signs are in two languages. It can be very difficult to pick up where the English text starts...
Published 19 April 2017
What are the new car tax rules in the UK?

What are the new road tax rules?

From tomorrow, the rules on road tax for new cars will change dramatically, partly in order to increase funds coming into the Treasury.
Published 31 March 2017
Opinion: If Uber is worth what the investors claim, I’ll eat my brake pads

Opinion: If Uber is worth what the investors claim

With a name like Uber, a business could not make the scale of its ambitions clearer. Deutschland über alles, and all that...
Published 05 March 2017
Drivers pay £40m by card fees on road tax

Drivers pay £40m by card fees on road tax

Motorists have paid £40 million in “rip-off” credit-card charges when buying road tax in the past five years.
Published 03 February 2017

Reader Letters: Keyless capers and tax bombshells

"Is there anyone who finds keyless cars useful?" and other questions in this week's post bag.
Published 23 January 2017
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax shock

Buying a car is confusing for most at the best of times but with new car tax rules being brought in on April 1 this year, buyers are advised...
Published 06 January 2017
George Osborne Budget 2016: What it means for motorists

Budget 2016: What it means for motorists and key points

The nation’s motorists are a soft target for the Treasury but drivers have escaped relatively lightly in today's Budget.
Published 16 March 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

What are the new rules for selling a car?

Q. I am about to sell my car privately. The MoT expires in a month and the vehicle tax at the end of April
Published 30 November 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Paperless road tax loses Britain £45m

The decision to scrap the tax disc is costing the government £45m a year in lost revenue
Published 30 November 2015