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Learner drivers forced to wait more than five months to book their driving tests
Learner drivers are having to wait more than five months to book their driving test at four out of five British test centres, it emerged yesterday.
The best new cars to own ranked by drivers - is your brand on the list?
Each year the Driver Power Survey asks car owners to rank the cars they own to determine which are the best car brands to buy from. Here's the top 10 for 2025....
Do you own the vehicle now most targeted by thieves? Spoiler alert: it's not a Range Rover
A new study has revealed that despite a 4.5% decline in motor thefts recorded last year, there's been an increase in newer vehicles being pinched. And this specific motor is targeted.
What the carp?! Driver turns SUV bonnet into tank filled with live fish
A Chinese driver has stunned police and locals by turning the bonnet of his electric SUV into a giant water tank complete with live carp swimming inside.
Major car brand warns thousands will lose jobs with EV demand 'hitting hard'
In a letter to workers, its CEO warned that a new package of cost cuts is coming, in addition to the current plans to reduce its workforce by a tenth by 2029.
The one thing you shouldn't do when offering lifts to friends - it could invalidate your car insurance
It's the season of road trips and summer getaways, but offering to give your friends or family a lift in your car could invalidate your insurance if you do this one common thing...
Moment 'air scooter' CRASHES into the English Channel in failed attempt at flying from the French Coast to Dover
An 'air scooter' crashed into the English Channel just short of the cliffs of Dover in an attempt to fly from the French Coast to Dover in the vessel.
Horror as driver's car disappears dramatically into giant sinkhole
This is the heart-stopping moment a female motorist's car vanished into a giant sinkhole.
Tesla vs Britain's most confusing junction: Self-driving car takes on Swindon's Magic Roundabout - so, can you guess who wins?
It has been dubbed 'Britain's most confusing junction', thanks to its complex system of mini-roundabouts. So, how will a self-driving Tesla cope at Swindon's Magic Roundabout?
Used electric cars selling faster than petrol alternatives as prices plummet - this luxury EV is snapped up in 17 days
In July, a used EV is claimed to be selling on Auto Trader in an average of 28 days after first being advertised - that's a day quicker than the market average across all fuel types.
The car makers already discounting EVs over concerns they'll be excluded from Government grants - how to get up to £3,750 off
While we wait to see which EVs qualify for the government's Electric Car Grant, we've rounded up the brands launching their own. Here are the models with up to £3,750 off.
Vehicle production sinks to lowest level since 1953 as UK car factories suffer 'depressing' first half of year
Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, told a press briefing on Wednesday that the first half year figures are 'depressing' but hopes it marks 'the nadir' for the industry.
World's largest EV maker brands Labour's Electric Car Grant 'stupid'
BYD executives have said that the UK Government's 'stupid' new Electric Car Grant won't stop Chinese EVs taking over and has said it will create a 'drug' effect.
Car buyers to be told which EVs qualify for the new Electric Car Grant BEFORE 11 August
Drivers will be told which EV models will be eligible for the government's new Electric Car Grant scheme - offering up to £3,750 off list prices - in the next couple of weeks.
Pay monthly insurance customers forking out more, says City watchdog
The Financial Conduct Authority found that some firms are making a margin of more than 60% on so-called 'premium finance' arrangements.
