Car park
Wolverhampton council expects raised prices to boost its revenue by £1m per year
Consumer

Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes

Local authorities look to motorists in bid to "make as much revenue as possible"

5 February 2025
Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes
Buying cars

The cheapest new cars to insure 2025

Car insurance can hit your wallet hard, but there are a few models out there with surprisingly low premiums

29 January 2025
The cheapest new cars to insure 2025
Genesis GV80 front quarter tracking
GV80 is available from stock only – while supplies last
Consumer

Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now

Brand goes EV-only in the UK as it ends sales of pure-ICE cars, but hybrids are due in the coming years

28 January 2025
Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now
GWM Ora 03 front quarter
New entry-level Pure model is £7000 cheaper than the Pure+ that it replaces; offers one mile less range
New cars

GWM Ora 03 gains new entry level, bringing £7k lower price

Chinese brand revises hatchback’s line-up, gaining lower prices and a GT range-topper

21 January 2025
GWM Ora 03 gains new entry level, bringing £7k lower price
Potholed English road
Local roads comprise 98% of England's total network, and many are in a terrible state
Consumer

MPs find state of England's local roads is 'national embarrassment'

Department for Transport is failing to take the problem 'sufficiently seriously', according to new report by MPs

17 January 2025
MPs find state of England's local roads is 'national embarrassment'
Abarth 500e front cornering
Significant portion of the £4220 reduction comprises the previous £3000 'e-grant' offered through dealers
Consumer

Abarth cuts price of 500e hot hatch by £4220

Fiat performance brand rolls its retail-focused ‘e-grant’ into hot hatch's list price to boost appeal to fleets

7 January 2025
Abarth cuts price of 500e hot hatch by £4220
Consumer

Private buyers bought fewer new cars last year than Covid-hit 2020

Overall car sales did rise last year but were heavily propped up by fleets – sparking industry worry

4 January 2025
Private buyers bought fewer new cars last year than Covid-hit 2020
Learner driver
The DVSA is also taking measures to free up existing driving test capacity
Consumer

DVSA to hire 450 new examiners to cut driving test backlog

Average waiting time for a driving test is now four and a half months, but there's “no quick fix” in sight

19 December 2024
DVSA to hire 450 new examiners to cut driving test backlog
ANPR on motorway
There have been 80 million ANPR camera readings every day in the UK in 2024 – three times 2018 levels
Consumer

Wider use of ANPR reveals spike in numberplate cloning

Transport for London last year issued 36,794 fines to cars with cloned numberplates

9 December 2024
Wider use of ANPR reveals spike in numberplate cloning
Gatso speed camera
Cameras caught 98% of speeding offences in 2023
Consumer

Speeding offences in England and Wales hit all-time high

A total of 2,324,542 speed-limit breaches were recorded in England and Wales last year

6 December 2024
Speeding offences in England and Wales hit all-time high

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