The poor quality of the air we breathe has become a huge issue for many pockets of Britain in recent years. Cities such as London and Bristol are already planning to ban diesel cars from some roads to cull the emissions in built-up areas. But there might be another solution that doesn’t require the introduction … Read more
More than 100,000 vehicles are stolen in Britain each year with many expensive versions being sold on by criminals for nominal fees, experts claim. With thieves having shopping lists of pricey premium models to target that they can steal using keyless ‘relay’ tactics, it comes as a surprise than some of these are sold for … Read more
1. Vauxhall Combo (van) – 856 of 6,507 examples clocked – 13.16% 2. Ford Transit (van) – 5,598 of 43,098 examples clocked – 12.99% 3. BMW X5 – 882 of 7,531 examples clocked – 11.71% 4. Vauxhall Vectra – 1,811 of 15,639 examples clocked – 11.58% 5. Peugeot 206 – 1,391 of 12,227 examples clocked … Read more
Motorists driving home for Christmas will want to know which roads to avoid this week and next. Fortunately, we have teamed up with the AA to identify which routes will be worst hit on the busiest days from Thursday 19 December to a week later on Boxing Day. With both Sunday 22 December and Christmas Day … Read more
Vauxhall has launched the fifth generation of its top-selling Corsa hatchback in a patriotic pitch to refresh the marque and move it decisively into the electric era. Driving the new Corsa, from £15,550, confirms that the company’s new French owners have come up with a perky proposition, and will follow up with an electric version … Read more
1. Add a password for your Wi-Fi – and one that hasn’t been hacked before If your car has its own WiFi connection, create your own password as soon as possible; previous hacks, including the case of the Jeep Cherokee, was made possible by the weak default WiFi password supplied by the manufacturer. There was … Read more
Asda has once again taken the lead by cutting the price of fuel at its 322 filling stations across the UK. Effective today, unleaded with be trimmed by 2p a litre while diesel will come down a penny to reflect shrinking wholesale prices. Drivers filling up at any Asda petrol station will pay no more … Read more
Want to know which new cars offer the best protection in a crash? Vehicle safety experts have named the 10 models with the most bullet-proof records in 2019. The list includes the record-breaking Mazda CX-30 – the Japanese brand’s SUV that achieved the highest score in the history of Euro NCAP assessments, receiving a 99 … Read more
1. Avon and Somerset Constabulary: 163,784 2. West Mercia Police: 90,203 3. Hampshire Constabulary: 73,220 4. Northumbria Police: 68,552 5. Kent Police: 64,179 6. West Yorkshire Police: 61,623 7. West Midlands Police: 57,394 8. Warwickshire Police: 53,894 9. Humberside Police: 53,628 10. Cheshire Constabulary: 53,000 11. Staffordshire Police: 48,634 12. Sussex Police: 48,335 13. Police … Read more
More drivers run red traffic lights in Glasgow than anywhere else in Britain, new exclusive data provided to This is Money has revealed. Since April 2016, some 13,373 drivers in the Scottish city were prosecuted for ignoring traffic lights – more than 10 per cent of all recorded offences in England, Wales and Scotland, figures … Read more
With parts of Britain already being battered by heavy rain and storms this week, concerns have grown that some people will struggle to make it to polling stations to cast their vote in tomorrow’s general election. However, a dedicated parking app is offering a one-day-only deal to let voters park for free in spaces close … Read more
Anti-car posturing councils across Britain are ‘clean air hypocrites’ seeking to ban or penalise diesel cars – yet running their own 90 per cent diesel-powered municipal fleets, a report claims. Damning new research shows that the vast majority of the 66,000 vehicles operated by UK councils run on diesel, with local authority chiefs failing to … Read more
I’ve just been driving the electrifying new entry-level version of Porsche’s battery-powered zero-emissions Taycan sports coupe. It might be the cheapest on offer, but I’d hesitate to say affordable, as the list price of the new all-wheel-drive Taycan 4S starts from £83,367 – and well-heeled customers for this exciting pure electric sporting grand tourer could … Read more