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

Official figures show drivers are most likely to break 30mph limits, closely followed by 70mph motorway limits

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

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

Department for Transport ends MoT extension on Saturday 1 August; cars due an MoT before that date still get extra six months

The latest provisional figures suggest road deaths have remained virtually unchanged for years, prompting criticism from motoring groups

Highways England report on eight newly upgraded smart motorways shows half saw an increase in serious collisions in their first year

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

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

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…

A Government website allows users to find the entire MoT history of any vehicle plus other details free of charge

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

What is the minimum vision standard required to drive on UK roads? And how can you check your own eyesight before driving?

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

The crash test overhaul addresses weight disparities by assessing if large cars damage smaller ones too much - many other changes introduced too.

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

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

There has been a 4.5 per cent increase in the number of pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter of 2020

Drivers with more than 12 penalty points usually face disqualification for at least six months, but there 9,349 UK drivers with exemptions to this rul…

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

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

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

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

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