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DVLA plans to offer a digital provisional driving licence by 2024, with full digital licences to follow at a later date

England will be the first country in the world to introduce mandatory electric car charging points for new-build homes

A revised version of the Highway Code will cover Smart Motorway driving, as National Highways pledges to improve data and monitoring

E10 petrol is up to 10 per cent ethanol and is available at UK fuel stations now as part of the bid to cut CO2 emissions

More than a fifth of drivers took advantage of MoT extension, with motorists warned MoT bookings will be in high demand this September

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

Latest Highway Code changes look to strengthen the priority of walkers and cyclists over motorists

The Government’s plan to plug the £30bn gap in lost fuel duty is taking shape with bans on petrol and diesel car and trucks looming

Research produces worrying revelation that four million UK motorists have nodded off behind the wheel at some point

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

Company car tax is bound up in a complex net of emissions, salaries and a car's value; we explain how the system looks for the 2021/22 Financial Year

Report shows 37 per cent increase over the last quarter, as breakdown firm warns roads “are like the surface of the moon”

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

Chancellor scraps plan to increase fuel duty in bid to keep cost of living down during ongoing Covid-19 pandemic 

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

The new pothole repair funding is part of a £2.5 billion Potholes Fund that was announced in the 2020 Budget to cover 2020/21 to 2024/25

The RAC is advising motorists to ‘always drive as if you are being watched by the police’ after forces received 32,370 dash cam clips in 2019

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

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”

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

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

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

A Government consultation seeks to update UK law in line with modern technology and close loopholes allowing drivers to take pictures and video at the…

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…

Government promises to introduce legislation to reform sentencing for drivers who cause death or serious injury next year

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

New proposals will introduce a cap on fines, a 10-minute grace period, major and minor offences, plus increased maximum fines

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

Women are only behind the wheel in 20 per cent of drink-drive accidents, but account for 34 per cent of casualties

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