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Vote for your Garage of the Year with Auto Express

Vote for your Garage of the Year with Auto Express
Auto Express and Motor Codes team up to find best local and national workshop
Lib Dems offer £100m prize for low emissions car

Lib Dems offer £100m prize for low emissions car
Liberal Democrats announce £100m of taxpayer money up for grabs for manufacturers who develop new ultra low emissions cars
Record month for new car registrations in March

Record month for new car registrations in March
Almost half a million cars registered to make March 2015 the best month this century
Driverless cars to reduce accidents and create UK jobs

Driverless cars to reduce accidents and create UK jobs
New study puts UK at forefront of autonomous tech push with £51 billion economy boost
Police to use new photo ID checking tech at the roadside

Police to use new photo ID checking tech at the roadside
Traffic cops will be linked to DVLA database to call up driving licence photos at roadside
England's busiest A-roads could become 'mini motorways'

England's busiest A-roads could become 'mini motorways'
Roundabouts and traffic lights to be scrapped on A-roads as part of European-style expressways
Budget 2015: fuel duty freeze and £100m for driverless cars

Budget 2015: fuel duty freeze and £100m for driverless cars
George Osborne's 2015 Budget delivers more funding for driverless cars and a further freeze for fuel duty
EU cops to hunt down speeding Brits

EU cops to hunt down speeding Brits
New laws allow European police to trace drivers - but our cops can nab foreign speeders, too
Major London roads to be 20mph zones

Major London roads to be 20mph zones
Boris Johnsons announces 20mph speed limits for London with Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham following suit
Driver gets 40 points without ever holding a driving licence

Driver gets 40 points without ever holding a driving licence
UK motorist gains a total of 40 penalty points despite never having a full or provisional driving licence
Government plugs in and adds electric cars to its fleet

Government plugs in and adds electric cars to its fleet
More than 100 plug-in cars will join the Government fleet as part of the ultra-low emission campaign
Car parks to give 10-min leeway before issuing tickets

Car parks to give 10-min leeway before issuing tickets
Raft of car parking rule changes will also include a ban on CCTV camera cars
New car market continues to boom in the UK

New car market continues to boom in the UK
A further 12 per cent rise in new car sales is recorded in February as the Ford Fiesta holds on to top spot
Motoring offenders to plead guilty or not guilty online

Motoring offenders to plead guilty or not guilty online
New Government service allows drivers taken to court for minor motoring offences to plead guilty or not guilty online
Bodyshop shortfall could hike insurance prices

Bodyshop shortfall could hike insurance prices
Warnings of car bodywork repair delays and increased insurance premiums
More drivers using mobile phones at the wheel

More drivers using mobile phones at the wheel
Number of motorists using a phone behind the wheel is up from 2009 levels with most texting or on social media
Thousands of private parking fines potentially illegal

Thousands of private parking fines potentially illegal
Motorists could be in line for millions of pounds worth of repayments, according to RAC Foundation legal expert
Data suggests women drivers speed more than men

Data suggests women drivers speed more than men
Rental car data shows women speed more than men but male drivers cause more damage to the car
False whiplash claims are wasting NHS time

False whiplash claims are wasting NHS time
GPs are reporting more and more suspect patients, with up to one million hours wasted on these fraudsters
128mph in a 30mph zone! UK's worst speeders revealed

128mph in a 30mph zone! UK's worst speeders revealed
Highest speeds recorded on safety cameras revealed with two motorists hitting 146mph
Pay for fuel on your phone with new app 

Pay for fuel on your phone with new app
New system from Shell and Paypal will allow drivers to pay for their fuel from their cars
Doctors named as Britain's worst drivers

Doctors named as Britain's worst drivers
GPs have highest proportion of claims of any occupation for second year running
Sharp decline in number of traffic police on roads

Sharp decline in number of traffic police on roads
Number of traffic officers falls by almost a quarter in England and Wales
Police to use HGV spy trucks to spot motoring offences

Police to use HGV spy trucks to spot motoring offences
Police set to patrol roads in unmarked HGVs with cameras to spot offenders from above
Keyless car crime up as gangs target vans

Keyless car crime up as gangs target vans
New wave sees vehicle crime rise by eight per cent in London with BMW, Land Rover, Ford and Mercedes targeted
More learners recruiting lookalikes to cheat driving test

More learners recruiting lookalikes to cheat driving test
A record number of drivers are sending impostors to take their driving and theory test exams for them
Call for stricter regulation of crash write-offs

Call for stricter regulation of crash write-offs
Leader of National Association of Bodyshops wants national write-off register to protect road users
"Squirrels ate my Toyota!"

"Squirrels ate my Toyota!"
Croydon motorist suffers repeated repair bills as local squirrels attack his Toyota Aygo
Pothole compensation claim made every 11 minutes in Britain

Pothole compensation claim made every 11 minutes in Britain
Councils pay out £3.2 million in pothole damage compensation but approve less than a quarter of all pothole claims
Petrol prices hit a five-year low but there's further to go

Petrol prices hit a five-year low but there's further to go
Government under growing pressure to help motorists as experts say fuel prices are still too high
Car insurance costs back on rise

Car insurance costs back on rise
Average quote for car insurance is now £594, with further price increases to come
Motorists are too poor to fix their cars

Motorists are too poor to fix their cars
Survey: cash-strapped drivers are cutting back on vital repairs and maintenance needed to make their cars safe to drive
Government reveals £15 billion road upgrade plan

Government reveals £15 billion road upgrade plan
David Cameron has outlined plans for large UK infrastructure spend ahead of next year’s General Election.
Driving test shake-up to drop three-point turn

Driving test shake-up to drop three-point turn
Change to the practical driving test could also see reverse around a corner dropped
Euro NCAP shake-up means two-tier star ratings for cars

Euro NCAP shake-up means two-tier star ratings for cars
New tests only give five stars to cars with latest safety kit
Britain is the worst country in world for road rage

Britain is the worst country in world for road rage
Survey reveals Britain has angriest motorists, with distracted driving also an issue on UK roads