Tonik Energy launches electric car tariff that separates the charging cost

A small energy firm has launched an electric vehicle and home tariff that gives customers separate rates for charging their car and what they use in the home.  Claiming to be the first of its kind, the Home and Smart EV bundle is from Tonik Energy and it says it is the UK’s lowest priced … Read more

Staycation car hire meltdown: Holidaying Britons in frantic scramble to secure a vehicle

Britons have faced a frantic scramble to hire a car for their staycation – with Europcar customers reporting two-hour queues at branches and no answer from the firm’s phone help lines.  Nearly 20 million Britons are expected to holiday in the UK this year with campsites, B&Bs and holiday cottages booking up fast after tens … Read more

Staycation car hire meltdown: Holidaying Britons in frantic scramble to secure a vehicle

Britons have faced a frantic scramble to hire a car for their staycation – with Europcar customers reporting two-hour queues at branches and no answer from the firm’s phone help lines.  Nearly 20 million Britons are expected to holiday in the UK this year with campsites, B&Bs and holiday cottages booking up fast after tens … Read more

The UK’s car tax-dodging hotspots named and shamed

A new study has revealed which UK cities have the most drivers dodging car tax. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) reported a 4.6 per cent decline in cases where enforcement action has been taken against keepers of untaxed vehicles in 2019 – but some locations are still much worse than others. Belfast is … Read more

Richard Bacon reveals his car burst into flames while he was driving with his family

Richard Bacon reveals his car burst into flames while he was driving with his wife Rebecca McFarlane and their son Arthur, 8, and daughter Ivy, 6 The TV presenter, 44, took to Instagram to share photos and video footage of the Land Rover Discovery’s engine spewing flames and smoke in LA on Monday Confirming he and … Read more

Police apologise to black civil servant after she was accused of being a car thief while out jogging

Dr Andrea Charles Fidelis, who works for the Ministry of Justice, claims she was racially profiled and threatened with arrest by an officer from Kent Police while out jogging in Swanley, near Sevenoaks A black civil servant has received an apology from police after she was accused of being a car thief while out jogging … Read more

Man and woman are found dead inside car at country park in Dorset as police launch investigation 

Man and woman are found dead inside car at country park in Dorset as police launch investigation Casualties were discovered by passers-by at Durlston Country Park in Dorset Emergency services rushed there but pair were pronounced dead at the scene Coroner has been informed and police are now working to identify the bodies By Jemma … Read more

Black Premier League star Danny Rose is regularly stopped by police and asked if his car is stolen

£60,000-a-week black Premier League star Danny Rose reveals he is REGULARLY stopped by police driving through his hometown of Doncaster and asked whether his £100k Range Rover is stolen Danny Rose says he is targeted by police while driving through his hometown Rose says he is regularly stopped and asked if his car – a … Read more

Driver is rescued after car careers into lake at Suffolk beauty spot

Driver is rescued after car careers into lake at Suffolk beauty spot A car lost control and crashed through a fence and into the Meare at Thorpeness Suffolk Police attended the incident at 1pm on Sunday after the Volvo crashed An ambulance was at the scene but it is understood the driver was not injured  By … Read more