How we pay for consumables has diversified in recent decades, from monthly fees for mobile phone contracts to TV streaming services such as Netflix. And now you can pay a monthly subscription for an unlikely product – the tyres on your car. Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone and garage network ETB Autocentres have launched an ‘all-inclusive monthly … Read more
Back on the road: Learners will be allowed to take driving tests again from Wednesday after FOUR-MONTH coronavirus suspension Driving tests will resume in England from 22 July for all learners, DVSA says Tests have been suspended since 20 March to prevent the spread of Covid-19 Only critical workers have been allowed to take their … Read more
Goodwood is back. Having cancelled both of its major motorsport events for 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, organisers have confirmed the two will be combined into a behind-closed-doors show in October. The Festival of Speed, due to take place in July, and Revival, which was scheduled for October, have now been rolled into a … Read more
Some of the worst polluting vans on Britain’s roads will still be allowed free access into new Clean Air Zones because of flaws in official Government data, a new report reveals today. Experts say that admitted errors in the DVLA’s own records – described by ministers as ‘limited gaps’ – mean they will fail to … Read more
Crime records at 200 of the country’s busiest car parks in the last year has named the locations where your vehicle is most likely to be at risk, data shows. A review of UK crime statistics for April 2019 and March 2020 found that the NCP car park on Parker Street in Covent Garden, London, suffered … Read more
You’d think from the effusive prose from Nissan’s Japanese bosses that their new all electric Ariya SUV was designed for intergalactic space travel rather than the school run and daily commutes. Take for example the hi-tech interior of the sleek coupe crossover which Nissan says is ‘more akin to a sleek café lounge on a … Read more
A lone surviving Ford Sierra RS Cosworth built as part of a pre-production run of cars in 1985 could sell for a whopping £60,000 as part of an online auction later this month. The example is one of just 10 right-hand drive cars made ahead of the Fast Ford’s official production cycle – seven of … Read more
As motor firms continue to develop their autonomous vehicle technology, the safety of driverless cars has been dragged into the spotlight as expert fear they could experience signal blackouts in built-up cities. Autonomous cars require a GPS signal in order to identify where other autonomous vehicles are around them. However, ‘urban canyons’ caused by high-rise … Read more
Ford has revived the Bronco name for 2021 with a new hardcore model – but Britons won’t be able to buy one. It’s been 24 years since the previous-generation Bronco was removed from Ford’s range in America, but it will make a comeback next year as the car maker prepares to snare sales from the … Read more
If you detect a bit of a buzz about BMW’s new all-electric SUV unveiled today, that’s because it’s the first customer car for which Oscar-winning movie composer Hans Zimmer has written its soundtrack. Not only is the German car giant’s new iX3 its first pure electric SUV, it’s also the first to use sounds from … Read more