Consumer news

A Lords Committee report backing car-makers’ calls for discounts to boost EV sales falls on deaf ears

Tesla has cut the costs of its Supercharger Membership, which grants access to lower charging rates, by £2 per month

Citizens Advice has told parliament’s Treasury Committee that people of colour pay, on average, £250 more for car insurance

The FCA is investigating now-banned ‘discretionary commission arrangements’, which could result in huge compensation payouts for motorists

The DVLA has revealed its list of new-for-2024 number plates judged too saucy for the streets, and there are plenty of potential shockers on the banne…

Do modest price rises abroad - as low as 2 per cent in France - prove car insurance companies are ripping-off British drivers?

According to the SMMT, over 300,000 new cars have received the new ‘24’ registration plate so far, with new car sales up 10% year-on-year

A car’s MoT history can give insight into how well it’s been looked after, and finding this information is easy.

Tesla has reported its first year-on-year drop in sales since 2020, with stock prices dropping as much as 5% as a result

Almost nine-in-ten drivers think car headlights are too bright and now the Government says it’s looking into the matter

Drivers with newer cars will now pay £10 more per year, although the biggest gas guzzlers fare even worse

New guidance from Magistrates’ Association calls for reform and aims to expose ‘secret’ Single Justice Procedure system

A survey by Zap-Map and the RAC reveals only 13% of supermarkets are equipped with EV chargers, despite a 59% increase in the past year

Did you buy a car on finance between April 2007 and January 2021? You could be owed thousands!

Renault boss, Luca de Meo’s strategy to save Europe’s car industry includes a bigger role for hydrogen

58 per cent of residents don’t know they’re in an LTN, while less than a quarter say they improve air quality or encourage cycling

The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s annual report suggests UK roads are at “breaking point”, despite extra cash promised by the government

Surprise new security measures mean smart chargers can no longer talk to JLR cars, making smart tariffs untenable

The Financial Conduct Authority maintains that the insurance market is ‘competitive’, in spite of driver fury over price hikes

Parts shortages and a lack of technical support are giving insurance underwriters the jitters when it comes to the new wave of Chinese cars hitting th…

The Chancellor extends the 5p fuel duty cut, but ignores industry calls for tax handouts to electric car buyers

Car makers have been advised not to have important car functions on touchscreens

The UK car market sees continuous growth despite the rapid diesel decline. EV sales to private buyers are up 21% year-on-year

The rising cost of oil pushes up fuel prices, but there are big regional differences in the cost of filling up

The cost of living crisis has seen drivers cut back on journeys, explore car-sharing and using public transport

Gerhard Berger’s Ferrari Testarossa has been found three decades after its theft from the Imola GP circuit

The Chancellor is under pressure to slash VAT on new EVs to provide a ‘fair tax for a fair transition’

Is a new number plate still the status symbol it once was? Our exclusive poll suggests that car buyers do care

Council road repairs are down by 45 per cent compared to 2017/18, the latest data shows

The Police ‘Op Limit’ campaign over xmas 2023 resulted in 6,616 arrests, with 14 per cent of over 50,000 tests showing positive results

The motor ombudsman has issued a timely warning as the new number plate sales rush looms this March

The inside line on HMRC’s VAT and Benefit-in-Kind tax rules for those using double-cab pick-ups as company vehicles

Without an increase in driving test capacity learner drivers face more long waits for test slots, and there’s no end to the delays in sight

Official stats reveal London’s Met Police have a shockingly low charge rate for car theft of just 0.69 per cent

The Advertising Standards Authority has responded to high numbers of complaints about Transport for London claims for the ULEZ

The Range Rover maker spends ‘several hundred thousand pounds’ in effort to thwart stolen car exports from the UK