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Drivers are being urged to check tyres ahead of summer road trips.

Motorists urged to carry out tyre checks ahead of summer road trips

June 13, 2021

EV drivers go further than petrol of diesel drivers.

EV owners drive further than petrol and diesel drivers

June 13, 2021

Drivers hit by more petrol price hikes.

Petrol prices soar to highest level in two years

June 12, 2021

Tesla model X: a versatile recreational vehicle that handles off-road terrain, too.

Electrifying seven-seater rides

June 10, 2021

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Drivers are being urged to check tyres ahead of summer road trips.

Motorists urged to carry out tyre checks ahead of summer road trips

June 13, 2021

EV drivers go further than petrol of diesel drivers.

EV owners drive further than petrol and diesel drivers

June 13, 2021

Drivers hit by more petrol price hikes.

Petrol prices soar to highest level in two years

June 12, 2021

Tesla model X: a versatile recreational vehicle that handles off-road terrain, too.

Electrifying seven-seater rides

June 10, 2021

Online car marketplace Auto Trader has revealed that annual profits slumped by more than a third after it offered free advertising to dealers during lockdowns (Peter Byrne/PA)

Auto Trader sees profits go into reverse, but shift online boosts outlook

June 10, 2021

Mike Ward with the GTM latest addition for the season, the rare Triumph Hurricane.

Rare Hurricane is final Triumph for Grampian Transport Museum curator

June 9, 2021

A general view of the Volkswagen Factory, Wolfsburg (Mike Egerton/AP)

Former Volkswagen boss agrees to make payment over emissions scandal

June 9, 2021

Motorists are being warned to expect petrol prices to rise even further after reaching a two-year high (Liam McBurney/PA)

Price of petrol hits two-year high

June 8, 2021

Sir John Hayes said he hopes charge points will become a design classic (PA)

‘Iconic’ British street scene hopes for electric vehicle charge points

June 7, 2021

The new BMW convertible 4 series.

Summer comeback for cool convertibles

June 6, 2021

Crail Harbour, one of the UK's top ten destinations for drivers.

Scottish beauty spots in top 10 UK off-grid destinations

June 6, 2021

Motorhome and caravan theft on the increase as lockdown ends.

Motorhome theft set to rise further as lockdown ends

June 6, 2021

Demand for new cars grew was down 14.7% last month compared with May 2019, new figures show (Joe Giddens/PA)

New car sales down 15% on pre-pandemic levels

June 4, 2021

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Bike transport made easy with the Merak

June 3, 2021

Over half of drivers support more use of speed cameras on motorways.

Survey reveals surge in driver support for speed cameras

June 3, 2021

The Porsche Cayman: strong depreciation value.

Best and worst cars for depreciation revealed

June 3, 2021

Car insurance loophole could cost unwitting drivers.

Car insurance loophole sees write-off purchase risk

June 3, 2021

Jensen Button and team, and the Lotus Type 62.

Jenson Button-backed Radford reveals Project 62

June 3, 2021

The 'Pur Sang' spec Baby II in Nocturne Black, with Terre D'or

Bugatti Baby II to mark 110-year anniversary

June 3, 2021

Beckham has announced his investment in Lunaz

David Beckham announces backing for UK-based EV specialists

June 3, 2021

Daihatsu Copen.

Raise the roof this summer with the best budget convertibles

June 2, 2021

Vicki Butler-Henderson.

Vicki Butler-Henderson: Lamborghini Huracan STO a road car with racing pedigree

June 2, 2021

Motorists hitting the road to take advantage of relaxed coronavirus restrictions and warmer weather are being hit by petrol prices reaching a high of nearly two years (Nick Ansell/PA)

Petrol prices soar to highest level in nearly two years

June 2, 2021

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DVLA staff begin strike over Covid-related safety

June 2, 2021

The M4 motorway near Bristol. Motorists across England and Wales are set to collectively make over £1 billion-worth of savings as new rules on whiplash claims come into force (Ben Birchall/PA)

Motorists set to make insurance savings as new whiplash claims portal launches

May 31, 2021

Over half of parents would pay to avoid giving driving lessons to their children again.

Teen driving lessons: parents admit defeat

May 29, 2021

Insurers must stop charging existing customers higher premiums, the FCA has announced (Steve Parsons/PA)

Higher insurance premiums for loyal customers banned by regulator

May 28, 2021

Enterprise Aberdeen.

Enterprise poised for Scottish EV rental boost

May 27, 2021

The SMMT warned the industry still faces challenges (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Car production increases but industry still faces challenges – SMMT

May 27, 2021

Hugh Grant reportedly gave the car to himself as a 50th birthday present (Credit: Quirks Car Company)

Ex-Hugh Grant Ferrari California hits the market

May 26, 2021

GO Petrol Station in Belfast, where the owners have displayed a sign notifying customers that the pumps are disinfected regularly to combat Covid-19, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put the UK in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Petrol price hits a 20-month high as lockdown restrictions ease

May 20, 2021

Andrew Martin at Knockhill.

Andrew Martin: track star training at Knockhill offers thrills for speed fans

May 19, 2021

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk (Susan Walsh/AP)

Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin as payment

May 13, 2021

The 1941 Dodge Luxury Liner.

Chasing the dream: Street rod creator’s work on show at Grampian Transport Museum

May 12, 2021

More than seven out of 10 fatal crashes involving young drivers happen on rural roads, according to new figures (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Rural roads pose ‘specific and significant risk’ to young dirvers.

May 12, 2021

General view of the M1 motorway. The Insurance Fraud Bureau has highlighted the top crash for cash hotspots (Rui Vieira/PA)

UK’s top 30 hotspots worst affected by ‘crash for cash’ scams revealed

May 11, 2021

Motors

Booming sales in China propel BMW to strong profits

May 7, 2021

Aston Martin’s sales were driven by the new DBX (Aston Martin/PA)

SUVs drive spike in Aston Martin car sales

May 6, 2021

Petrol prices rose for the sixth consecutive month in April, new analysis shows (Liam McBurney/PA)

Petrol prices increase for sixth month in a row

May 6, 2021

The full recovery of the new car industry ‘is still some way off’ despite an increase in sales, according to a trade association (Liam McBurney/PA)

Recovery of car industry ‘some way off’ despite April sales boost

May 5, 2021

Insurer Direct Line Group has blamed fewer numbers of people driving amid the pandemic for a hit to premiums in its first quarter.

Direct Line hit as pandemic affects motor market

May 5, 2021

New car sales were down around 13% on the pre-pandemic April average, preliminary figures show (Peter Byrne/PA)

New car sales down 13% on pre-crisis April average

May 5, 2021

The scene of the car accident in Ocean City (Ocean City Fire Department via AP)

Good Samaritan jumps into water to save young girl following crash on bridge

May 4, 2021

Self-driving cars could appear on Britain’s motorways this year (Niall Carson/PA)

How do self-driving cars work?

April 28, 2021

Self-driving cars enabling drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel could be permitted on UK motorways later this year (Philip Toscano/PA)

Self-driving cars given green light for motorway use later this year

April 28, 2021

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff and the Spark Odyssey 21 (Top Gear/BBC Studios/PA)

Winners revealed at virtual Top Gear electric awards

April 27, 2021

A Tesla car was ‘easily tricked’ into operating without a driver during an investigation carried out days after a fatal crash.

Tesla car ‘tricked’ into operating without driver

April 23, 2021

Learner drivers who passed when tests resumed on Thursday expressed relief at avoiding the need to wait several months for another opportunity (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Learner drivers express ‘huge wave of relief’ at passing tests amid backlog

April 22, 2021

Learner drivers can begin taking tests again (PA)

‘More pressure’ to pass as driving tests resume

April 22, 2021

A view across the visitors’ car park at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea, where staff will go on strike again in May (Ben Birchall/PA)

Fresh strikes by DVLA staff in Covid-safety dispute

April 21, 2021