Blue ‘T-plate’ being launched for young drivers with telematics ‘black box’ fitted in their car By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 19 December 2020 A blue ‘T-plate’ is being launched for young drivers with a telematics ‘black box’ fitted in their car. The plate … Read more
The Treasury has said it must consider how to offset a fiscal black hole from lost tax income when drivers transition to electric vehicles in its latest report. It said it will be forced to increase other taxes or cut funding for services to compensate for the loss in taxes on polluting cars as well … Read more
Even with the vaccine roll out, it’s not clear how soon it’ll be that overseas holidays become the norm again. That means many Britons will be planning to staycation in 2021 to avoid travel and potential financial losses of cancelled trip abroad. Holidays in the UK during 2020 has seen appetite for campervan surge, with … Read more
Volkswagen loses European Court of Justice case in diesel emissions scandal after arguing ‘defeat devices’ were installed to protect engines European Court of Justice ruled that defeat devices in Dieselgate cars are illegal It denied Volkswagen’s claim that the software was installed to protect engines Decision is expected to have a wider impact for ongoing … Read more
While cars don’t have a ‘best before’ date, there’s no doubt that some models appear to expire far earlier than others. To understand which brands produce the longest-lasting vehicles, What Car? polled almost 13,000 UK drivers about the reliability of their motors – even those that are up to 20 years old. The study rates … Read more
If you’re spending six figures on a supercar, you’d rightfully expect it to have a roof – and a windscreen. However, this one-off special built for a customer by Lamborghini has neither of those luxuries. What it does have, though, is a fire-spitting 759bhp V12 engine, meaning it will be able to hit speeds in … Read more
Hidden treasure: Vintage 1937 Bugatti Type 57S unearthed after HALF A CENTURY off the road to sell at London auction for an estimated £7million The Bugatti is one of 42 ever produced and is considered one of the world’s most desirable pre-war classics The last owner removed it from the road in 1969 and had kept … Read more
Legendary motor specialist John Hennessey has created the first car to carry his name, the Hennessey Venom F5, which it’s claimed will do 311mph A 311mph Top Gun-style supercar that is aiming to be the most powerful performance machine on the planet is unveiled today. With a thundering first car designed and engineered at Silverstone … Read more
It’s not every day you drive to the lyrical strains of an Oscar-winning composer who has pulled out all the stops just for you. But such was my fate when I got behind the wheel of BMW’s new iX3 sports utility vehicle to take it for its first drive on UK roads before it reaches … Read more
The Prime Minister has his work cut out to achieve his plans to drive more people into electric vehicles, according to new market analysis. The number of public electric vehicle charge points per battery car has fallen to its lowest level in two years. For every electric vehicle currently registered in Britain there are just … Read more