Admiral is giving all of its car and van insurance customers an automatic refund of £25 each, a total return of £110million. Britain’s biggest car insurer says it is refunding its customers in recognition of the fact that there have been fewer cars on the road during the lockdown and it expects this to result … Read more
The cost of petrol and diesel in Britain are at ‘rip-off levels’ – even before the crash in the price of oil that has taken place this week, a campaigner claims. Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, said average prices of a litre of unleaded and diesel should be 98p and 106p respectively, but are around … Read more
There are more than 40million cars and vans registered to UK owners for the first time in history, according to figures released today. It shows there were more than 35million cars and 5million commercial vehicles owned in Britain during 2019 – an increase of 1 per cent and more than has ever been on the … Read more
One of the fiercest debates around electric cars is how green they are when you take into account the production of batteries and the energy to power them. One report has found that electric models in Europe emit, on average, almost three times less CO2 than equivalent petrol and diesel cars, according to the figures … Read more
Seeing clearly? How 7,000 motorists a year have their driving licence revoked because of poor eyesight Average of 134 motorists a week have licences taken away due bad vision Some 19,644 drivers had licences revoked between Jan 2017 and Sep 2019 Drivers can be fined £1,000 if they don’t inform the DVLA about poor eyesight … Read more
When the Jaguar F-Type arrived in 2013 it was so pretty it was deservedly declared World Car Design of the Year. Fast forward seven years, with the svelte sports car due an update and design boss Ian Callum set to hang up his pencils for retirement, and new chief designer Julian Thomson had his work … Read more
When you buy a new car, you don’t expect it to go wrong – not for a few years, anyway. However, that’s not always the case. And while almost all repairs will be covered under warranty, there’s still the headache of having to take your pricey new motor back to the dealership and being without … Read more
Borrowers of £48billion in car finance will be able to freeze their payments for three months if they are struggling to cover their installments due to coronavirus, the Financial Conduct Authority proposed today. The city regulator said those who used Personal Contract Purchase, Hire Purchase or Conditional Sale agreements to purchase a car would be … Read more
There’s been a 20% spike in older drivers giving up their licences since Prince Philip surrendered his own at the age of 97 after Sandringham crash Some 8,014 motorists over the age of 70 gave up their driving licences last year That’s up from 6,612 in 2018, DVLA records showed – an increase of 21% Retirement … Read more
Volvo has become to first car maker to start fitting all of its new models with speed limiters, This is Money can reveal – two years ahead of the market-wide requirement for the safety systems. The Swedish auto brand announced in March 2019 that it would be fitting limiters to all new models in 2020 … Read more