Car theft has risen by 50% in five years, with criminals using high-tech gadgets to steal keyless vehicles: ‘It took me 6 seconds to break into a £65,000 Range Rover – here’s how to keep yours safe’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 15 … Read more
For motorists looking for a highly reliable, economical car, Toyota has traditionally been a safe bet, if a little unadventurous. But Toyota’s anglophile president Akio Toyoda, who when living and working in London in the Eighties used to whizz around in an original Mini, wanted to add some pizzazz. Toyotas ‘must not be boring’, he … Read more
Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units. However, industry insiders … Read more
Some churches in the UK are earning an average of £200 a month by renting out their parking spaces to drivers, it has been revealed. A website that allows property owners to hire out their vacant parking facilities says that over 100 churches are now registered online – and making a tidy sum out of … Read more
Should you be in any doubt about the eye-catching appeal of Porsche’s powerful new Targa 4S, how about this. With the electrically-operated Targa roof open in the glorious sunshine, I was sitting quietly at the wheel of the £130,000 sports car in front of the German firm’s UK headquarters on the outskirts of Reading, adjusting … Read more
Volkswagen’s appeal against a High Court ruling that it fitted unlawful ‘defeat devices’ in thousands of UK diesel cars has been rejected. The German car maker failed in its attempt to fight the decision via the Court of Appeal, which has been described as a ‘landmark’ ruling in what looks set to become the UK’s … Read more
The Skoda Yeti has been named the cheapest family car to insure, research has revealed. Although production of the vehicle has been discontinued, those who own the five-door crossover will pay an average annual insurance premium of just £282, according to data from MoneySuperMarket. This means the car is £335 cheaper to insure than the … Read more
Gambling at the poker and baccarat tables has long been a favourite pursuit of suave British superspy James Bond. But it’s unlikely the stakes were ever as high as those now facing his favourite car company, Aston Martin, as it launches its svelte new DBX sports utility vehicle which I’ve just been driving as one … Read more
Insurer launches pay as you go policy for young drivers who struggle to foot the bill for car insurance The ‘flow’ policy by insurer LV= charges a fixed price for the first month Then a guaranteed maximum charge that will be levied for the next three months It is an online-only offer that can be … Read more
With European-built cars imported to the UK set to become around £1,500 more expensive from next year, home-made motors are likely to be in higher demand than ever before. The Government confirmed in May that vehicles imported from the EU would be subject to a 10 per cent tariff from 1 January 2021, and trade … Read more