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Best used SUVs with a panoramic roof

As with royal weddings or Hugh Grant, Brits have fallen head over heels in love with the SUV.
Published 18 April 2018
Top tips to deal with your driving nerves this bank holiday weekend

Top tips to deal with your driving nerves

Drivers this Easter bank holiday face a perfect storm of problems: the millions of motorists heading onto UK roads for their usual break...
Published 28 March 2018
Reader Letters: touchscreen distraction, MoT emissions, stop start, no-parking signs and small car syndrome

Reader Letters: touchscreen distraction, emissions

Richard Porter’s review of the Volvo XC40 refers to the dangers of operating a touchscreen while driving. This is as dangerous as texting...
Published 26 March 2018
Reader Letters: electric cars, brake light dazzle, insurance, swerving and continental headlight converters

Reader Letters: Electric cars, brake light dazzle

"The reason why electric car manufacturers do not give the carbon footprint of the power they use is because it depends on the generation..."
Published 21 March 2018
Guide to the best hybrid cars to buy instead of diesel

The best hybrid cars to buy instead of a diesel

Sales of diesel cars slumped by 17% in Britain, last year, as drivers switched to petrol or hybrid models, or simply postponed buying a new car a
Published 19 March 2018
What should you do if you record a car crash on your dash cam?

What should you do if you video a car crash?

If you capture on video a minor accident between two cars, are you required to hand over the footage to the police or the drivers involved?
Published 13 March 2018

Reader Letters: Electric car emissions & trackers

"We hear a lot about diesel emissions yet nowhere are we told the carbon footprint of a unit of electricity. It should be mandatory to quote..."
Published 05 March 2018
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Video: Rachel Riley costs up monthly payments

With finance deals so popular with car buyers these days, car buying website have gone to great lengths not only to make finance options.
Published 01 March 2018

Reader Letters: Short-changed on insurance

My Audi allroad finally died after 250,000 miles and I replaced it with a year-old biturbo version. Calling my insurance broker to switch my..."
Published 19 February 2018
Sunday Times Driving Letters - Jeremy Clarkson VW Arteon review

Reader Letters: Badge bias, driverless dilemmas an

Reader Letters: Badge bias, driverless dilemmas and a Ferrari competition
Published 14 February 2018
Driver escapes £130 parking penalty for answering call of nature

Driver escapes fine for answering call of nature

A motorist in his eighties had a parking penalty ripped up after arguing that he had the right to park illegally to answer the call of nature.
Published 12 February 2018
Reader Letters: The joy of bikes, electric steering, supporting UK car industry, autonomous car and broken indicators

Reader Letters: Bike joy and electric steering

My wife’s Hyundai i10 returns about 40mpg and costs £30 a year in road tax. My Triumph Tiger Sport motorcycle returns 58mpg but costs £85 a year.
Published 29 January 2018