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Fury over 'cash cow' yellow box junctions that raked in £450,000 in fines in just eight months as Lib Dem council insists they are 'legally compliant'
Fury has erupted among motorists after yellow box junctions branded 'cash cows' brought in £450,000 in fines over eight months, despite the Lib Dem council maintaining they comply with the law.
Drug-driving crisis laid bare: Reoffending rises a quarter as 3,200 convicted motorists found over the limit again
Ministry of Justice figures obtained by a road safety charity suggest there were 3,193 drug-drive incidents in 2024 by motorists who had committed the same offence previously, up from 2,579 in 2023
Zipcar ends UK operations leaving 650,000 members without access to vehicles - as Sadiq Khan is condemned for ignoring warnings the car-share service would leave London
Those watching the firm's decline had called on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to do more to support car clubs. It had also begged for relief from the Congestion Charge.
REVEALED: The sinister ways your car insurer is trying screw more and more money out of you - and the foolproof way to fight back when they try to jack up your premiums, by JEFF PRESTRIDGE
We all rely upon insurance companies to sell us effective financial cover against misfortune, yet sometimes their actions don't paint the industry in a terribly good light.
Furious homeowner vows to fight council after being fined for parking outside his house
David Miller, 49, was furious after finding a parking ticket on his Jaguar F-Type, which he had left on the six metre long tarmac outside the gate of his home in Chester, Cheshire.
We were nearly killed when our electric VW ID.5 lost control and swerved across motorway TWICE in three months - we're too terrified to drive an EV again
Ken Hadley, 51, claims his life was at the mercy of his VW ID.5 as it veered across a three-lane road into the left-hand reservation before swerving back again and into the right-hand side.
Does fast charging an electric car shorten the battery's lifespan?
On average, EV batteries lose just over 2% of their capacity a year, a new study has found. But there is a detrimental impact to battery lifespan for those who regularly use rapid and ultra-rapid chargers.
China's best-selling car is coming to the UK - but will its low price make it a hit in Britain?
The compact electric vehicle was China's most popular new model in 2025, with the company selling 465,775 examples in the calendar year.
Most popular colours for new cars revealed - and a bold tone stages a comback
For the eighth year in a row grey has topped the new car colour charts, 2025 figures from the SMMT confirm. But there is some colour in the top three...
Our power went out during Storm Goretti - so we used our electric car to keep the lights on in the house
Tina and John Griffin were stuck when the severe storm knocked out the power in their area earlier this month, leaving them without electricity. But their Renault 5 EV came to the rescue...
Electric cars will overtake number of diesels on our roads by 2030, says new analysis
There are just 1.7m EVs on the road today compared to 9,9m diesels. But a new report estimates there will be almost 2m more battery cars than oil burners by 2030.
Used EV price crash: Some lost a quarter of their value in 2025 - here are the 10 biggest fallers
Electric car owners saw even more value fall out of their vehicles last year as used prices continued to plummet due to sizable new model discounts, increased supply and limited demand.
Fiat hits accelerator on frill-free runarounds, despite political meddling
Fiat boss says that won't stop the Italian firm producing them - as exciting models in the pipeline prove.
I'm now on nine points, all for breaching the 20mph limit. This isn't policy, writes JACK BURKE, it's a money-making scheme
Like millions of other UK motorists, Jack Burke has fallen foul of the lowered speed limit on our roads - but he believes that safety isn't the only reason for introducing it
Back to buttons? Car touchscreens more dangerous than texting behind the wheel, experts warn - amid calls for a return to traditional dashboards
A fancy touchscreen in your new car might seem like the height of luxury, but experts warn that it could be putting you in serious danger.