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Maintain your tyres and you'll reap the benefits with an improved drive and lower running costs. We explain all

How to scrap or recycle your car, and what prices to expect from the scrap yard

Study shows electric cars produce less lifetime CO2 than their petrol equivalents, both globally and in individual countries

Asda and Morrisons slash prices in wake of record fall in oil prices

What if your dream car turns into a nightmare? If you bought from a dealership, you have various protections but the nuclear option is to reject the c…

Should you buy or lease your new car? That is the big question facing millions of people who are eyeing up a new set of wheels, we talk you through th…

Read our complete Dartford Crossing guide for when and how to pay the charge, along with guidance on appealing a fine

Strict new emissions tests will affect how much company car tax we pay. Here we look at how the system is changing

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

No rise in fuel duty, continuation of plug-in car grant, plus extra funding for building roads and filling potholes.

Review into smart motorways results in dynamic hard shoulders being scrapped in favour of permanent all-lane running roads.

The Department for Transport has announced a consultation into banning drivers from parking on pavements

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

Government consultation has launched on making E10 petrol with 10% ethanol the default unleaded grade

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

More than three million UK motorists now have dash cams fitted to their cars, footage from which is helping convict dangerous drivers

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

Motorists driving in France used to have to carry two breathalysers, but this law has now been repealed by the French Parliament

Confused by VED road tax? Our comprehensive guide explains how much you'll pay on your next car

Provisional figures from the Department for Transport show there’s been no overall reduction in annual drink-driving deaths since 2010

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

Smart motorways are meant to be a cost-effective way of increasing road capacity, but they’ve made headlines for the wrong reasons

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

If you want to fit a child seat, baby seat or booster to your car, check out our UK baby seat law guide

RAC patrols saw a 20 per cent increase in pothole-related breakdowns in 2019’s winter months compared with the same period in 2018

After arriving in Lebanon following his escape from Japan, Carlos Ghosn speaks publicly for the first time