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Government hasn't hit its own EV fleet targets despite pushing motorists to electric cars
The Government pledged to have 25% of its fleet electric by 2022, but still hasn't achieved more than 15%, despite hiking taxes on fuel cars and hybrids to push EV uptake.
Terror of living on 'Britain's most dangerous road': Residents say they are fed up of 'Mad Max' street where there are crashes every week
Locals on the residential road in southeast London compared their street to being like a scene from 'Mad Max' - the movie franchise famous for their high-speed chases.
Luxury British car makers like Aston Martin and Morgan facing rocky future as headwinds mount, industry warns
Small-volume car makers are being hit by a perfect storm of new challenges which threatens one of the UK automotive sector's most important export products.
Driving licence rule change TODAY allows millions to legally take to the wheel of larger cars... with a catch
An updated weight restriction for category B driving licences has been introduced by the Government on 10 June.
Book a self-driving Uber next year: Government confirms autonomous vehicle pilots open to the public
People in England will be able to book a self-driving car including an Uber from Spring 2026 as the Government fast-tracks pilots for autonomous vehicles.
Britain backs routine, mandatory eye tests for drivers - as one in four road users have not checked their vision in the past two years
Nearly one in four drivers (24 per cent) have not had an eye test in the past two years, a new survey suggests.
How YOU could find yourself wrongly accused of 'pump and dash' and hit with a £60 fine - as alleged petrol thefts hit all-time high
MailOnline can reveal that 110,000 charges for alleged 'pump and dash' thefts were issued by two major fuel security firms last year. This marks a 20-fold rise in just six years.
Couple are forced to steal back their own car after police refuse to investigate despite AirTag pinpointing its EXACT location
Mia Forbes Pirie and Mark Simpson discovered their car had gone missing from near their west London home in Brook Green on Wednesday morning.
True cost of Britain's pothole crisis revealed: Here's the typical repair bill to fix battered vehicles
Failing to avoid one of the millions of potholes on Britain's roads can be a costly affair with a new study revealing the value of garage bills to fix damaged vehicles.
I tried Britain's 'wokest' roundabout that needs a three-minute explainer video to use - and it nearly cost me my life
It's cost £2million, enraged 1,000 people enough to sign a petition demanding it be halted, and been branded 'crazy so what IS the problem with Britain's 'wokest roundabout' in Hemel Hempstead?
Drivers speed more in 20mph zones than any other limits - and councils want to up restrictions
A poll of more than 10,500 drivers uncovered that 44% of motorists admit to breaching 20mph limits, which is more than twice as many who speed in 50mph zones.
Family SUVs face road tax hikes under new proposals pushed by Labour politicians
The call for higher levies on large SUVs, often chosen by families for their space, came from Labour and Green party members of the London Assembly.
Sporty electric Mini Aceman JCW packs plenty of poke - but is it too much power for its own good?
The new range-topping JCW Aceman compact SUV, like all in the Mini Aceman range, is available only as an electric.
Mercedes exec calls £155k electric version of iconic SUV a 'complete flop'
It is reportedly being outsold seven to one by the petrol variant of the same SUV model, which for years has been a massive hit among celebrities and especially professional footballers.
Electric car sales jumped by a quarter in May as popularity of cheap Chinese brands intensifies
One in five 25-plate cars delivered last month are fully electric, with Chinese brands including BYD and Omoda driving demand, industry insiders said.
