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When infrastructure is damaged in accidents, insurers foot the bill
Consumer

Inflated road repair costs hiking up car insurance prices

Contractors cash in on post-accident infrastructure repairs, heightening costs for insurers and drivers

5 May 2022
Inflated road repair costs hiking up car insurance prices
Consumer

Mini stops production of manual cars due to supply problems

Mini line-up goes automatic-only due to effects of war in Ukraine and wider supply constraints

2 May 2022
Mini stops production of manual cars due to supply problems
Consumer

Car industry bodies hit back at “dangerous” biennial MOT plan

Plan for MOT test every two years could lessen financial burden on households amid cost-of-living crisis

27 April 2022
Car industry bodies hit back at “dangerous” biennial MOT plan
Consumer

One in five UK car sales now of battery-electric vehicles

EV uptake is on the rise, but the SMMT suggests range anxiety has now been replaced with charging anxiety

26 April 2022
One in five UK car sales now of battery-electric vehicles
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There have been more than 7000 new chargers installed in the past year
Consumer

Number of electric car chargers in the UK soars by 33%

Huge annual increase in public chargers come as EV demand surges, but regional disparities remain

21 April 2022
Number of electric car chargers in the UK soars by 33%
Consumer

Dacia Jogger is firm's "safest ever" car despite one-star NCAP score

Romanian brand's engineering bosses reaffirm commitment to affordability of its cars

19 April 2022
Dacia Jogger is firm's "safest ever" car despite one-star NCAP score
Consumer

Dacia Jogger given one star in latest NCAP tests

MPV, which shares a platform with Sandero Stepway, lost marks because of reduced safety for rearmost passengers

13 April 2022
Dacia Jogger given one star in latest NCAP tests
Consumer

Car industry welcomes government zero-emissions mandate plans

Proposals would require car makers to grow the sales percentage of new zero-emission vehicles each year

8 April 2022
Car industry welcomes government zero-emissions mandate plans
Consumer

BSI opens EV accessibility consultation to the public

Standard aims to improve charger access for those with a wide range of disabilities and neurodiverse conditions

29 March 2022
BSI opens EV accessibility consultation to the public
Consumer

Government to expand UK charging infrastructure tenfold by 2030

Plan will take the number of UK charge points to 300,000 by 2030, including 6000 new rapid chargers

25 March 2022
Government to expand UK charging infrastructure tenfold by 2030

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