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Motoring organisations warn many drivers of non-compliant vehicles in Birmingham won’t be able to afford to upgrade to a newer, cleaner model

Insurers will have to offer renewing customers the same quotes as new ones from January 2022

Pretensioners are replaced with fixed anchorage points in a recall affecting 2.2m Volvo cars worldwide

Toyota and Lexus will be covertly marking 100,000 catalytic converters on older cars to allow the parts to be traced following a theft

Government statistics show March 2020 lockdown brought a huge increase in the proportion of car drivers speeding in 30mph zones

Rural roads see 71 per cent of all road fatalities among young drivers, compared to 57 per cent among wider population

Thatcham studies crashes, rates alarms and sets insurance groups to help cut drivers’ costs. We find out how

UK drivers are in favour of average speed cameras on motorways despite the majority admitting to breaking 70mph limit

Advanced lane-keep assist will allow drivers of certain cars to take their hands off the wheel at speeds of up to 37mph on motorways by the end of 202…

Hugo Griffiths sees too much emotion bound up in the debate over smart motorways when factual analysis is needed.

England is coming out of its third lockdown, with the rest of the UK in a similar position - what does this mean for drivers?

Everything you need to know about how Covid-19 affects cars, motorists and the car industry in the UK

Detailed info on latest baby seat and child seat regulations, plus when it’s OK to use a booster seat

There are currently 8,800 drivers in the UK still driving despite having enough penalty points to trigger an automatic ban

Expansion of mobility credit scheme in Coventry sees those who stop driving given £1,500 towards a new bicycle

A company developing aviation infrastructure for electric and autonomous air vehicles has backing of UK Government and Hyundai

Local authorities will be able to fine drivers who commit moving traffic contraventions under legislation being drawn up

New data suggests 10 per cent more cars are being used in the UK now than during the first lockdown in March 2020

UK’s departure from the European Union puts an end to cross-border directive, leaving EU countries unable to enforce speeding penalties for drivers ca…

Law Commission proposes motorists in driverless cars should be renamed “users in charge” as part of “no-blame culture”

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has released images of common scam emails, as fraud reports skyrocket 600 per cent

Highways England data reveals the perilous state of 4,000 of England’s 9,000 road bridges

Around half a million FCA-engined vehicles in England and Wales could be affected by diesel emissions scandal, says law firm

Move follows seven-month extension announced in June; photocard licences expiring between 1 February and 31 December 2020 get automatic 11-month exten…

Consultation into parking on pavements considers three options, as practice puts people with disabilities, and others, in danger

Audit of perilous state of UK’s roads will be bolstered by data from Tesco, Ocado, Uber and Deliveroo

MoT extension scheme has caused spike in number of vehicles needing MoT test in the next three months; those driving a car with expired MoT risk £1,00…

London and Cardiff see 25 per cent rise in money from fines for stopping in a yellow box junction, making an illegal turn or driving down a no entry

Police watchdog voices concerns that camera locations are chosen as “good hunting grounds” to raise money from fines, rather than to improve safety

Children think their fathers are better drivers than their mothers, but say dad drives too fast and is more susceptible to road rage

Official figures reveal an increase in fatalities on Strategic Road Network, with collisions costing over £1 billion in a year

Private parking companies issued 8.4 million parking tickets in the 2019-20 financial year, up from 6.8 million in 2018-19

Government officially rules out scrappage scheme or further incentives to stimulate post-lockdown car sales

Automotive leaders call for support as they warn industry will take five years to recover from coronavirus

German firms had previously agreed to work together on Level 4 self-driving systems, plans that have been paused following a "mutual and amicable agre…

The cost of getting a new car key after one has been lost or stolen via an insurer has risen 29 per cent since 2013