LV= launches millennial friendly car insurance product, Flow

A major car insurer has introduced a new policy targeted at younger drivers offering flexible cover depending on their personal circumstances. LV= has launched Flow, a ‘fuss free’ monthly car insurance subscription that gives drivers flexible cover with tailored monthly pricing, based on individual circumstances alongside no administration fees. To simplify the process, customers have … Read more

Hybrid BMWs can automatically switch to full electric mode in low emission zones

Clever tech: Hybrid BMWs will be able to detect when they’re entering a low emission zone and turn off their combustion engines Smart hybrid cars that automatically switch off their engines to run purely on electric power when they enter city clean-air zones have been launched in Britain by German car giant BMW. In a … Read more

JLR develops software so autonomous cars won’t make you travel sick

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover has developed new software to train autonomous cars to drive better to prevent passengers from suffering from motion sickness during journeys. The nation’s biggest vehicle producer has created a rating system for driverless technology – called a ‘wellness score’ – that designers claim can reduce the impact of travel … Read more

The best electric cars you can buy within your budget today revealed

A new motoring awards has named which are the best pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the market right now for all budgets. The bests electrified models have been chosen by What Car? as it launched a unique honours list for chargeable vehicles following a surge in interest during lockdown.  To help this growing audience … Read more

Classic hot hatches become hot property as old boy racers buy them up

Ageing boy racers have moved from the McDonalds car parks of their heyday to auction houses to get their hands on hot hatches that take them back to their youth. That’s the suggestion from classic car insurer Hagerty, which says nostalgic collectors are scrambling to get their hands on unmolested performance cars they drove or … Read more

Legendary designer Gordon Murray reveals £3m T.50 British supercar

A spectacular new £3million 200mph British supercar – hailed as the ‘last hurrah’ for the soon to be banned solely petrol engine – is launched today. The new three-seater T.50 supercar – which stands outs with a massive fan at the back of the vehicle – is the culmination of a life’s work for legendary … 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

Petrol prices set to fall as fears of a Covid-19 second wave hits oil

Petrol prices set to fall: AA says the cost of fuel will drop again as fears over a second wave of global coronavirus infections begin to hit oil Drivers could see fuel prices decrease in coming weeks, according to the AA Concerns for a second-wave of Covid-19 is already seeing wholesale prices fall The motoring … Read more

Young new drivers could face night bans and passenger restrictions

Graduated licences for new drivers will again be discussed by MPs as they look for ways to improve road safety and cut the death toll on Britain’s roads, according to new reports. It could see new motorists under the age of 25 banned from driving at night, not allowed to give lifts to friends and … Read more

Some 5m Britons to hit the road instead of fly to holiday destinations this summer

Around 5million Britons will take the ferry or Channel Tunnel this summer to embark on a holiday by car to avoid the dramas of using air travel, predictions suggest.  Of these holidaymakers, around a third will be driving to overseas destinations for the very first time, with the surge in trips coming in August and … Read more