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Going green – the new number plates for electric cars
Depending on what part of the country you live, commute or travel to, you may be aware that purchasing a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) comes with a...
Shell create ecosystem of reward driven, sustainable energy solutions
Over the last 12 months the retailer that has undergone the most dramatic change is undoubtedly Shell. In that time-frame it has found a new purpose...
Smart motorway accidents on the rise due to ‘reckless driving’
Britain’s roads are among the safest in the world, and crashes on smart motorways are the fault of the person behind the wheel, according to Jim...
Box junctions: Making roads safer or a covert money-maker?
Most people view yellow box junctions as a revenue generator, and with figures such as £16m in revenue being quoted, it would be hard to disagree....
AA reports supermarket fuel price war offering “pennies off” scam to boost sales
On Thursday, caused by Asda’s decision to lower petrol by two pence per litre (ppl) and diesel by 3ppl, competing supermarkets were quick to...
Forget VED, we could soon be paying per mile
Between Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and fuel duty, the Treasury typically pockets around £40bn each year, a not insubstantial amount of money, but as...
Drivers continue to risk lives with mobile phone use
We all witness poor driving every time we use the roads, whether we’re also driving, are on foot, or on our bikes. My kitchen window overlooks a bit...
Electric cars: The most frugal motoring?
Last week, we told you that the government were looking to bring forward the ban on the sale of new fossil fuelled cars (as the single, motive power...
Government to bring banning of fossil fuel new car sales forward to 2035
When it was announced that the UK would be banning the sale of new cars using only internal combustion from 2040, there was only really one main...
Keyless thefts on the rise: how to protect your vehicle
Car crime, car theft, keyless theft; all on the increase according to a number of sources, including the Office for National Statistics, LV=General...
BMW and Audi drivers are most disliked on the road in UK
“Why are BMW drivers not required to indicate?” or even “Why are BMW drivers jerks?”* are just two shocking Google searches that are (apparently)...
Drivers spend 63 hours commuting to work each year
A new survey, carried out by Privilege Car Insurance, has been looking into driving habits, behaviours and timings, and while the headline of “We...
Three million vehicles taken off road as 1 in 3 cars fail new MOT rules
On the 20th of May 2018, stricter MOT rules came into force, with over 31 million vehicles undergoing the more thorough test over the following...
Rise in fatal motorway accidents shows that smart motorways need work
Official data from the Department for Transport shows that fatal accidents on motorways increased by 19.4% in 2018, with 107 deaths from 92 fatal...
Toxic areas in London could knock a fifth off house prices
Scientists have disclosed their findings on the most and least polluted streets in London and their study shows that people—including some who live...
Thousands of licences revoked last year – is yours safe?
You often hear the phrase that driving is a privilege, not a right, and for 100s of thousands of UK motorists, that privilege has been revoked....
Listening to Led Zeppelin could make you a safer driver
Ever had that moment while driving that you’ve heard a car zoom by and heard the loud drum and bass thudding through the closed windows? A new study...
Car makers to stop building cars with manual handbrakes
If you’ve ever happened across a fast food restaurant late at night, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the ‘yoofs’ congregated there were doing...
How Saudi drone strikes could impact petrol prices at UK forecourts
When I discovered, on Monday, that Iran declared to the United States that ‘it’s ready for war’, it left me both concerned and not a little fearful...
Diesel prices to rise as temperatures fall
Last year we had hundreds of people write to us in Support asking why there was a 13ppl difference between petrol and diesel at the pumps. While we...
BREAKING: Supermarket price war cuts 3ppl off unleaded
All four supermarkets have today announced that they will be cutting 3ppl off unleaded. This cut comes after the wholesale price of unleaded has...
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