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Learner drivers urged to avoid hyper-inflated driving-test slots

BBC finds scalpers are bulk-booking test slots in the wake of the pandemic and charging more than £200

1 June 2022

Learner drivers urged to avoid hyper-inflated driving-test slots

Consumer

Car ownership dips again in UK but plug-in vehicle use soars 71%

SMMT blames Covid-19 pandemic on ownership downturn as average car age hits record high

31 May 2022

Car ownership dips again in UK but plug-in vehicle use soars 71%

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PHEVs face uncertain future if new emissions burden is imposed by EU

Consumer

New EU emissions rules to accelerate decline of plug-in hybrids

PHEVs face uncertain future if European lawmakers reclassify how their CO2 emissions are measured

30 May 2022

New EU emissions rules to accelerate decline of plug-in hybrids

Consumer

Cost of ultra-rapid EV charging increases by almost 50%

New figures show charging costs have risen sharply, with wholesale gas and electricity costs blamed

27 May 2022

Cost of ultra-rapid EV charging increases by almost 50%

Consumer

Quarter of UK cars produced in April were electrified

SMMT figures show that despite electrified uplift, overall production was down 11.3%

26 May 2022

Quarter of UK cars produced in April were electrified

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Consumer

MPs call for UK government to do more on soaring fuel costs

MPs highlight drastic impact of fuel costs on constituents and suggest going further than 5p cut to fuel duty

24 May 2022

MPs call for UK government to do more on soaring fuel costs

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Consumer

Autocar and What Car? partner with Auto Trader for used car sales

Car-buying website to power used-car pages of Haymarket Automotive’s two motoring websites

24 May 2022

Autocar and What Car? partner with Auto Trader for used car sales

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Diesel prices are dropping but the RAC says they should be falling faster

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Diesel prices 'still six pence too high' despite recent price drops

Major fuel retailers have started to cut the price of diesel, but RAC says drivers "are continuing to get a poor deal"

16 May 2022

Diesel prices 'still six pence too high' despite recent price drops

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Volkswagen Group looks to 2023 for new electric car deliveries

Firm blames semiconductor shortage, as well as war in Ukraine, for delays

10 May 2022

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Volkswagen Group looks to 2023 for new electric car deliveries

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Consumer

Used electric vehicle sales more than double in 2022

Figures show used market still dominated by petrol and diesel cars, however, with more than 96% of sales

10 May 2022

Used electric vehicle sales more than double in 2022

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