Consumer news

EV drivers have more charging choices than ever, and the roll-out rate continues to gather pace says Zapmap

Pure-electric car take-up was steady in November 2023 with plug-in hybrids surging in popularity

Car theft is at record levels in the UK according to data from LV insurance

A successful court action against a workshop advertising and fitting non-standard exhaust parts is ‘a lesson for businesses’ from the DVSA

We look into claims that electric cars face higher insurance premiums than ICE equivalents

Chancellor resists calls from industry to fund EV purchase grants or reduce VAT on public charging

We look at some of the options for chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he announces his plans on 22 November

Just three per cent of new cars have a standard-fit spare in the boot, latest RAC data reveals

Cash from the ‘biggest-ever’ road improvement budget boost will pay for 5,000 miles of new tarmac in the UK

Vauxhall’s boss points to a wide disparity in charger coverage between UK regions outside London

Competitions and Markets Authority gets powers to shine the spotlight on profiteering fuel station operators

Widening price gap between prices of new EVs in China and the West leaves UK consumers increasingly out of pocket

Second-hand EV sales double in last quarter, so what’s driving used demand as new electric sales falter?

The DVLA reveals a massive spike in requests for vehicle keeper data, as filling stations battle ‘bilking’

London’s ULEZ expansion has been in force since the end of August and new data gives us an early indication of its effect on motorists

Unsuspecting buyers are being sold cloned cars, which are then being targeted by thieves again

New drivers most likely to fail their test because of poor observation, according to DVSA statistics

The M6 toll can save you valuable time but how much does it cost and how do you pay?

It’s now more expensive to drive petrol than electric, even when using ultra-rapid chargers at peak time

Failure to renegotiate EU-UK Brexit trade deal will mean tariffs make Europe’s electric cars uncompetitive in the UK market, industry body warns

The poor police response to spiralling UK car crime has been highlighted in newly released FOI figures

The new UK car registration figures are out. The overall market shows good growth including for BEV sales

Filling station profit margins in the spotlight again, as OPEC production cuts force the price of fuel up in September

A UK legal firm predicts PCPs will top the list of Financial Ombudsman complaints by 2024, and eyes huge compensation bills

Action plan announced around multiple issues that aggravate drivers, from potholes to lane-hogging and ‘anti-car’ councils.

Rishi Sunak is reported to be readying a package of ‘pro-motorist’ policies to be announced at the Conservative Party conference this weekend

Casualty stats spark calls for greater police presence to tackle seat belt and drug offences

Rises in the average price of first cars and fuel have hit new drivers hard, according to Office of National Statistics data

Manufacturers fear price rises will hit exports of cars to the UK, but Euro politicians are reluctant to modify Brexit arrangements

The government commits to the ZEV mandate from 2024, as the auto industry renews calls for taxpayer incentives for private EV sales

Dropping the speed limit from 30 is unpopular, polls show, but the Welsh Government claims 10 lives per year will be saved

The UK Transport Select Committee has call for clearer thinking and rapid legislation from government to protect the public from future threats around…

The latest figures show that stable electricity prices bring a cost advantage back to EV drivers - for now at least

An anti-subsidy investigation launched by the EU carries the threat of tariffs to make Chinese imports more expensive

Car buyers struggle when it comes to number-crunching, but interest in finance - and alternative ownership models - is rising

27 per cent of drivers suffered pothole damage costing £7.5bn in repairs last year according to a survey, but councils paid out less than £1m compensa…