Drivers leasing new electric cars are being overcharged by hundreds of pounds each month, according to a report.
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Sat navs set to have algorithms updated to move traffic away from shortcuts and back to main roads
Local neighbourhoods across the UK that have been plagued with drivers using their streets as shortcuts are set for some good news.
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Welsh government cancels all major road building projects over fears of more cars and emissions
The Welsh Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced that the country has axed all major road building projects to ‘reduce carbon emissions’ and help in the switch to the way people use the road networks.
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Self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in 20 years
Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said.
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Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016
There has been a significant rise in the proportion of drivers who admit to speeding on 60mph rural roads where more deaths occur than on any other road type, new RAC data* has found.
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Used car market slumped by 8.5% in 2022
Sales of used cars declined by 8.5% in the UK last year, new figures show.
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Result of health and safety report into Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘imminent’
The BBC will decide whether Top Gear will resume filming after the “imminent” conclusion of an investigation into presenter Andrew Flintoff’s crash.
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Price of diesel falls below 170p per litre for first time since March 2022
The average price of a litre of diesel has fallen below 170p for the first time in 11 months.
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Drivers turn off car heating to help cut fuel consumption, says survey
One in six drivers (16%) turn off their car’s heating in an attempt to save on fuel costs, a new survey suggests.
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The average price paid for motor insurance rose by 8% in the final months of 2022
The average price paid for motor insurance jumped by 8% in the last three months of 2022, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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Vauxhall offers launches percent PCP offer
Vauxhall has introduced a new two-year 0% PCP offer available across its entire passenger car range, including electrified models.
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1 in 10 drivers ignore red X signs on motorways
Up to one in 10 drivers risk being fined for ignoring lane closed signs on motorways, new figures suggest.
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