The perky new Fiat 500 has been named electric car of the year in the inaugural Electrifying.com awards. Priced from £20,495 (after deduction of the £2,500 plug in car grant) and with a choice of ranges up to 118 miles or 199 miles, it also picked up the title for best small car in the … Read more
The perky new Fiat 500 has been named electric car of the year in the inaugural Electrifying.com awards. Priced from £20,495 (after deduction of the £2,500 plug in car grant) and with a choice of ranges up to 118 miles or 199 miles, it also picked up the title for best small car in the … Read more
Despite its proud Spanish roots, Iberian car giant SEAT now has a true-blue Briton driving it on. The firm’s new multi-lingual president Wayne Griffiths, 55, is charged with electrifying and expanding the SEAT and sporty Cupra brands. Significantly, the UK is SEAT’s third largest market after Germany and its home-market Spain. Taking charge: SEAT’s new … Read more
The number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 for only the second time since WWII: Surge in owners declaring SORN in lockdown sparks a dip Hundreds of thousands declared cars off the road in 2020 due to the pandemic SORN means owners don’t have to pay tax or insurance when they’re not driving … Read more
Toyota has announced it is to spend more than £1million as part of a ploy to capture catalytic converter thieves red handed. The Japanese car maker has said it will ‘covertly’ mark more than 100,000 of the devices fitted to older cars – at no cost to owners – in a bid to help police … Read more
The number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 for only the second time since WWII: Surge in owners declaring SORN in lockdown sparks a dip Hundreds of thousands declared cars off the road in 2020 due to the pandemic SORN means owners don’t have to pay tax or insurance when they’re not driving … Read more
One of the big screen’s most iconic motorcycles is set to go under the hammer in the US next month – though there remains plenty of controversy about whether it is the genuine article. It is said to be the only remaining Captain America Harley-Davidson used in the 1969 film Easy Rider, ridden by actor … Read more
With Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone set to extend across London in a little over five months, classic car experts have warned it could see some collectible models wiped from the capital’s roads. From 25 October 2021, ULEZ will expand to cover the entire hugely-populated area within the A406 North Circular and A205 South … Read more
Frustrated learner drivers are finding they have to wait months on end to book a driving test after a surge in demand when lockdown restrictions lifted. One reader, John, got in touch to say his daughter was unable to book a driving test at all, despite extending the search to within a 30 mile radius … Read more
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s hopes of having his all-new Ineos Automotive Grenadier on the road before the end of the year have been dashed, after confirming that ‘unavoidable delays’ have pushed production back to 2022. The 4X4 is seen as the spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender of old, providing a tough, utilitarian vehicle that’s … Read more