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How much is your car tax going up this year? Vehicle excise duty hiked by as much as £200 for some motors
Most drivers are set to see their annual costs rise to £200 a year from 1 April, though some face paying astronomical levies of up to £5,690.
The 45 new cars that will cost almost £6,000 just to tax this year
The first-year 'showroom' tax for the any car emitting over 255g/km CO2 have been hiked by £200 from today to an eye-watering £5,690. Here's every model that's impacted.
EDF now offers cheapest overnight EV charging rates and extends off-peak hours
EDF claims it had launched the 'cheapest' off-peak EV charging rates on the market, starting from 6.49p/kWh.
Ripped-off drivers set to receive final verdict on payout
Some 14m motor finance deals between 2007 and 2024 could be subject to payouts worth an average of £700 each. The total cost is estimated at £11billion.
Aston Martin Valhalla driven: Is the hypercar worth its £1MILLION price tag?
Aston Martin's new road-legal Valhalla 217mph hyper car has arrived - and it will set deep-pocketed buyers back £1million. Ray Massey reviews it on and off track.
Millions of drivers will get an average of £829 payouts in car finance compensation
The Financial Conduct Authority said 12million deals would be subject to the payouts as it revealed final details of the multi-billion pound scheme.
Renault's famous people carrier is set to return for the electric era as French firm teases stylish MPV
Shown here is a prototype five-seater called 'R-Space' - it takes its inspiration from the original MPV that proved hugely popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
Death of the gear change- Less than a quarter of new cars have a manual transmission with EVs killing off the gear stick within FOUR YEARS
A market-wide review of new models in showrooms found that only 23% have a gear stick, which is rapidly dying out as car makers ramp up their EV efforts.
The 10 most reliable used cars aged between three and 15 years old revealed.
The most reliable used cars have been revealed by Warrantywise. These are the top 10 models - and there's a lot of small, affordable cars on the list.
Fifth of used cars have hidden damage history with average repair bills of £4,800 - these are the brands and models to watch out for
CarVertical says 20.3% of vehicle background checks it ran on second-hand motors last year showed vehicles having a least one 'damage event'.
Undercover investigation exposes shocking overcharging at car garages
An investigation of nationwide garages by automotive diagnostic specialist Carly has found that drivers are being overcharged up to five times to genuine cost for simple repairs.
Are we being ripped off at the petrol pumps? The Iran war has already cost British drivers an extra £307M but retailers claim they are playing fair
As forecourt prices continue to increase, retailers have reiterated that fuel supplies remain 'stable' as they rejected suggestions that they have been profiteering from the escalating oil crisis.
Prices for these 10 modern-classic supercars have gone into orbit in the past three months
There has been an unexpected boom in values of modern-classic supercars with collectors pumping huge amounts into securing exotic models.
Chinese car imports into Europe overtake exports heading in the opposite direction for the first time
Exports of cars and parts from the EU to China fell 34% last year to €16bn (£13.85bn). At the same time, imports from China into the bloc rose 8% to €22bn (£19bn).
How 216,388 cars failed MOTs last year due to a faulty part that costs £2
This simple component to fix or replace triggered an average of 592 MOT failures per day in 2025, official records held by the DVSA show.
