Consumer

Some 67 per cent of new cars registered in the UK are ‘connected’, with automotive cyber attacks rising rapidly

Every day dealers remain closed costs the Treasury £20 million in lost tax revenue, and £41 million in furlough payments

New Government guidance encouraging people to travel to work and allowing recreational activities leads to more breakdown patrol callouts

UK will default to World Trade Organisation rules from 1 January 2021 unless a a free trade agreement is struck with the EU

In the 25 years since ESP was introduced, half a million accidents have been prevented and 15,000 lives have been saved

Cost of car electronics see sharp rise over recent years, and are projected to make up half of the cost of a new car by 2030

The Financial Conduct Authority instructs car insurers to try and save customers money and allow deferred payments

Transport secretary announces £1.7 billion investment in local roads as he urges Britons to avoid public transport

Kia Europe boss Emilio Herrera also calls for government support to boost sales

Many drivers are only using their cars for short trips during lockdown, meaning a spike in demand for replacement car batteries

Sheffield's ANPR system left wide-open for hackers, putting drivers' privacy and security at risk

Urban Electric’s pop-up charging hubs give electric car drivers without a driveway the ability to easily charge their cars at home

Proposals from Ministry of Justice were set to save drivers £35 a year, but have been postponed due to COVID-19

New data shows that electric cars in Europe generate three times less CO2 on average than their internal combustion counterparts

There are now more than 40 million vehicles registered for use in the UK, including over 35 million cars

Experts suggest the Duke of Edinburgh’s car accident last year may have contributed to a spike in over-90s voluntarily giving up driving

Car dealers are shut but car finance payments need to be made and deals are coming to an end. What should you do?

The UK’s High Court has ruled that VW installed devices to cheat emissions tests in thousands of its cars

Combination of tight CO2 targets and closed dealerships see car makers ask EC “for a delay in the application of certain rules”

Government to spend £90 million on three new future transport zones, where innovations such as drones and e-scooters will be tested.

People and businesses installing EV chargers will be able to claim grants for another year, but at reduced rates

Treasury plots retrospective VED hikes as Government wants to link annual road tax system for cars registered since April 2017 to CO2 emissions

Over 3.6 million new cars were registered between 2009 and 2019, contributing to congestion, poor road conditions and air quality

The UK economy lost £6.9bn because of congestion in 2019, with drivers in London spending an average of 149 hours stuck in traffic

Nissan’s investment in its Sunderland factory includes a £52m extra-large press line in preparation for new Qashqai production

Newcastle is the worst city in the UK for unfair parking tickets, with 66 per cent of appeals proving successful

More than 600 supermarkets in the UK now offer electric vehicle charging facilities, with a total of 1,115 chargers between them

Class-action lawsuit claims dealers and buyers were overcharged due to price-fixing cartel of five car-shipping companies

American study finds that for every £800 increase in a car’s value, the likelihood it will stop at a pedestrian crossing fall by 3%

Ministers warn incentives must offer “value for money for the taxpayer”, and “we think there’s a better way of doing it”

Twice as many drivers are planning on an electric car next, although most people want a minimum range of 368 miles first

A perfect storm of issues sees UK vehicle and engine manufacturing a experience “gravely concerning” decline

More than 1.2 million enforcement actions were issued for untaxed vehicles in 2019

Smoking in the car with children was banned in 2015; research shows this has led to a 4.1% decrease in children exposed to cigarette smoke

Concerns after a high proportion of parents and grandparents say they don’t always use child seats for youngsters