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Businessman who cheated death when £2m McLaren supercar burst into flames on motorway sues car giant and dealership for damages
EXCLUSIVE: David Kyte 53, suffered burns to his face and head after his limited edition P1 McLaren caught fire close to the M25 near Heathrow Airport on October 20, 2017.
Named and shamed, UK's biggest parking firm 'cowboys': Drivers are getting record 40,000 tickets a day despite Government promises to tackle 'bandit' operators
Government figures suggest private operators issued 12.8million fines in 2023/24 - one every two seconds. This is up nearly 90 per cent in just five years.
Ferrari test drive ends in disaster as DJ buyer crashes £364,000 supercar on German autobahn - with its owner sitting next to him
A DJ crashed a 211-mph Ferrari on a German autobahn as its owner sat next to him.
SNP sounds defiance over 'vital' plan to slash speed limits to 50mph on Scottish roads after record 19,000 responses to consultation
Transport minister Fiona Hyslop said the proposals - condemned by critics as 'nanny state' and 'clueless' - can play a 'significant role' in cutting deaths.
Fury over 2ft tall posts that stop people parking in their drives and force emergency and delivery vehicles to stop in the road
Angry residents have called for the removal of 'nightmare' cycling wands in Wimborne Road in Poole, Dorset - as larger vehicle drivers complain there is now nowhere for them to stop.
We're so enraged by Elon Musk that we'll never buy a Tesla again - we used to think he was a genius but now he's completely lost the plot and scary
The protests come as newly-released figures this week showed Tesla sales in Britain and Europe have dropped by 45 per cent.
Major car manufacturer 'to axe 6,000 jobs in drastic cost-cutting drive amid expensive roll out of electric vehicles'
Around 6,000 people could lose their jobs as Czech car making giant Skoda makes drastic cuts to keep up with an expensive electric vehicle rollout
Porsche boss, 81, colliding with locals over plans to build a 500m tunnel and private garage for cars under his €8.4million city landmark mansion
Wolfgang Porsche, 81, wants to dig a 500m passage beneath his €8.4million mansion on the Kapuzinerberg - a forested hill that overlooks the Austrian city.
We've been told parking on our own driveways is ILLEGAL and now have to pay £7,000 for the privilege
All the properties are located in Streatham Vale where residents have been told they will have to apply for planning permission to drop the kerb and then pay for the work to be carried out.
Tesla showroom is torched in arson attack in France with £550,000 of cars destroyed amid growing fury in Europe over Elon Musk's EU 'meddling' and Trump Ukraine funding row
The Tesla showroom in was set ablaze in the early hours of Monday, destroying 12 vehicles worth a staggering £550,000 in what authorities are treating as a deliberate attack.
Drivers in London borough where crime rate is triple the national average claim 'if you've got an expensive car, you can kiss it goodbye'
Locals of Bexley, south-east London say they are resorting to clamping their wheels and claim there are roads where 'nearly every car has a steering lock'.
Private parking firms vow to end the five-minute fine: Car park bosses could change rules to stop drivers being hit with unfair charges
The new rules, which could be brought in within the next month or two, would grant drivers more time to pay for their parking space.
C's the day! Sinclair's commercial flop celebrates 40 years - as the vehicle returns to home of its original unveiling for historic drive-past
Fifteen of the vehicles were driven at the event yesterday at Alexandra Palace, north London, which was the location for the original unveiling on January 10, 1985.
Urgent warning to motorists as 'contaminated fuel' from major petrol station leads to breakdowns
'Contaminated fuel' from a major UK petrol station chain has left motorists and businesses reeling after its use reportedly led to tens of vehicles breaking down.
Abandoned Audi that sparked Regent Street bomb panic had been left with charging cable plugged in for a week - as traffic wardens continue to ticket it even after it was blown up
Frightened shoppers were seen fleeing the iconic London shopping street on Wednesday after suspicions had been raised about the vehicle.
