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Reader Letters: Motorway fuel and hire car rip-offs

Reader Letters: Hire car rip-offs, motorway fuel

I recently returned from a holiday in Italy, where I had arranged to hire a car through rentalcars.com. When I arrived at the Avis desk...
Published 10 July 2017
Car Clinic: What do I need to know about Paris car emissions rules before driving there?

Car Clinic: What are the Paris emissions rules?

"I am driving to Paris and have heard of new anti-pollution rules in the city. Do I need to do anything before I set off?"
Published 04 July 2017
Sterling fuels rising car exports and production

Weak sterling boosts car exports and production

Overseas demand helped to lift British car production to its best February in 17 years.
Published 30 March 2017
Fallout from hard Brexit could drive up cost of cars by £2,300

Brexit could drive up cost of cars by £2,300

More than £2,300 could be added to the price of an average car under a “hard Brexit”, according to research.
Published 28 March 2017
Toyota’s £240m show of faith in Derby production plant

Toyota’s £240m show of faith in Derbyshire

Toyota is investing £240m to upgrade a plant in Derbyshire in a sign of commitment to the UK post Brexit
Published 24 March 2017
Peugeot and Citroën websites now display "real world" fuel efficiency

Peugeot, Citroën, DS publish "real world" mpg

It's been a bone of contention for drivers for years: the fuel efficiency of their car rarely seems to tally with the MPG stated in the brochure,
Published 09 March 2017
Nissan wants £100m boost for British car parts industry

Nissan wants £100m boost for British car parts

Nissan has called for the government to find at least £100m to help rebuild Britain’s car parts industry to replace overseas components...
Published 08 March 2017
EU insurance rule ‘will destroy British motor sport’

EU insurance rule ‘will destroy UK motor sport'

Proposals that could require all vehicles to be insured even if they never leave private land would lead to the demise of motor sports...
Published 29 December 2016
Golf carts and dodgems need car insurance, says EU

Golf buggies and dodgems need insurance, says EU

Fairground dodgems and children’s ride-on cars may require motor insurance for the first time under EU laws that the government has to implement.
Published 28 December 2016
The world at their wheels: The Grand Tour episode guide

The Grand Tour episode guide

Get ready for expensive cars in exotic places and loud explosions, says script editor Richard Porter
Published 31 October 2016
Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters June 12, 2016: Juddery wipers, low-riders, brake lights and selective EU laws

Reader Letters: Juddery wipers and selective EU laws

"In his review of the Ford Focus RS (May 29), Jeremy Clarkson says that one irritation was “wipers that judder”. I had the same with my new Focus..."
Published 13 June 2016
Reader Letters: car envy, driving too slowly, leftie Europe, dashcams and a Mini impostor

Reader Letters: car envy, driving too slowly, leftie...

"I am thrilled to learn from Jeremy Clarkson that the reason other drivers are so reluctant to let me out from a junction..."
Published 09 May 2016