The 2040 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles should be brought forward by eight years, a group of MPs has said.
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Trick-or-treat blamed for spike in accidents
Trick-or-treating has been blamed for a spike in child road casualties after it was revealed that Halloween sees more children hit by cars than any other point in the surrounding four weeks.
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Vauxhall Combo Life Makes Autobest ‘Final Six’
The new Vauxhall Combo Life has been named among the finalists of “AUTOBEST 2019”.
Motoring
Highway Code will change to protect cyclists and pedestrians
Changes will be made to the Highway Code in a bid to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians, the government has announced today.
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Calls for new safety guidance after roadside mechanic deaths
Breakdown companies are calling for new guidance to protect roadside patrols after three mechanics were killed in 12 months.
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Around 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled in diesel probe
Germany’s Transport Ministry said on Monday it would order roughly 100,000 Vauxhall/Opel vehicles to be recalled as part of an emissions probe, after prosecutors searched the carmaker’s offices earlier in the day.
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Jeremy Clarkson’s message to car enthusiasts: “Enjoy it while it lasts”
If we are to believe Jeremy Clarkson, dark times are ahead for petrolheads and car enthusiasts around the world, as continued advances in battery technology and self-driving car technology will fundamentally change the way we all use cars.
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More than half of UK drivers don’t recognise the roundabout sign
A survey conducted by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, found that many drivers have a real lack of awareness of the rules of the road, putting themselves and others in danger.
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Bloodhound SSC project enters administration
The Bloodhound land speed record project is seemingly over after it was announced that the company behind it has entered administration.
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Petrol stations urged to slash prices by 2p per litre
Fuel retailers have been urged to reduce fuel prices after a drop in oil prices and a strengthening in the value of the pound.
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Pothole plague causes twice as many breakdowns as 12 years ago
Potholes continue to plague motorists, as the RAC’s breakdown statistics suggest that the scarred streets are causing twice as many mechanical failures than they did 12 years ago.
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Circuit of Wales-type development on the Cards
Blaenau Gwent borough council has submitted an application to renew outline planning permission for a motorsports facility at the site in Rassau, near Ebbw Vale.
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Eight new or updated Vauxhall models due by 2020
Vauxhall is continuing to execute the PACE! plan product offensive to meet customer needs and ensure compliance with Europe-wide CO2 guidelines which become effective in 2020.
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Former Top Gear Trio’s firm nets £7.6m profit
Chump Holdings, the production company set up by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman to produce Amazon Prime Motoring show The Grand Tour made a massive profit last year. (more…)
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Young drivers motoring costs hit ‘worryingly high’ levels
The cost of motoring for young drivers has risen to more than £2,400 a year, thanks to rising insurance and fuel prices. (more…)
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Vauxhall Zafira Tourer Is What Car? Used MPV Of The Year 2018
Vauxhall’s Zafira Tourer MPV has won the used MPV of the year category at the What Car? Used Car Awards 2018.
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Customers flock to Vauxhall in September
Vauxhall sold 33,897 cars and vans in the crucial plate-change month of September, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Fuel duty to be frozen for a ninth year in a row
Fuel duty will remain frozen for another year despite calls to increase the tax, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
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Severn Crossings to go toll-free on 17 December 2018
Tolls on the Severn Crossings will be abolished on Monday 17th December, just in time for the festive getaway, the UK Government has announced today (Tuesday 2nd October).
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The Grand Tour tent will return to Oxfordshire for 2018
The Grand Tour tent will once again be stationary for Series 3.