Have you recently been caught speeding? If so. you’re not alone, according to research conducted by Uswitch car insurance. Out of the total 1,141,283 offences recorded between June 2023 – June 2024, a total of 961,530 endorsements were issued for exceeding speed limits on public roads or motorways (SP30 and …
Read More »New Vauxhall serves up the perfect coffee break
Meet the Vauxhall Mokka Coffe-e – the EV with an onboard Barista counter. The one-off concept has been developed to ensure drivers have access to their caffeine fix no matter where they charge. It’s a fact that Brits drink some 95 million cups of coffee a day, but Vauxhall research …
Read More »Busiest August bank holiday on record predicted
The RAC reckons the August bank holiday weekend will be the busiest in nine years with an estimated 19.2m leisure journeys by car as drivers go ‘day trip crazy’. Saturday 24 August is set to be the busiest on the roads with 3.7m getaway trips planned, slightly ahead of the …
Read More »First Polestar made in America
Production of the all-new Polestar 3 has started in South Carolina, making it the first car from the Swedish EV brand to be produced on two continents. The factory in Charleston produces cars for customers in the US and Europe, complementing existing production in Chengdu, China. Polestar is also taking …
Read More »Five ways to keep car keys safe at the seaside
Losing your car keys on holiday is an expensive nightmare – especially when a replacement key costs an average of £372, rising to as much as £530 for some makes and models. With this in mind, leading breakdown provider Start Rescue has these five tips for keeping your keys safe …
Read More »Volvo EX30 review
We spend some quality time with Volvo’s smallest SUV, which also happens to be 100% electric… Here’s something you thought you’d never hear. The most affordable car in the Volvo range is an all-new EV. In the midst of a climate emergency, it’s essential to cut emissions, yet survey after …
Read More »Revealed: Car brands with highest customer satisfaction levels
Subaru has been voted ‘Best Car Manufacturer in 2024’ by car owners in the annual Auto Express Driver Power customer-satisfaction survey. This latest list follows hot-on-the-heels of the 2024 Driver Power ‘Best cars to own’ survey in June which saw the Dacia Duster Mk2 taking the crown. Every year, thousands …
Read More »Volkswagen Touareg R eHybrid review
We get behind the wheel of the big, performance-focused plug-in hybrid SUV from VW… Volkswagen’s biggest SUV was originally launched in 2002, and is now in its third generation. During that time, well over a million have found homes around the world, including some 60,000 in the UK. Recently treated …
Read More »Bugatti’s greatest racer celebrates centenary
The Bugatti Type 35, one of the world’s most successful and best-known pre-war racing cars, will be marking a century since its birth at this year’s Salon Privé Concours presented by Aviva Private Clients. It will be the 19th year that Blenheim Palace has hosted the prestigious event (August 28-29, …
Read More »MG4 EV XPower review
We get to grips with the affordable EV hot hatch that is the MG4 XPower… Full disclosure. I’m a big fan of the standard MG4 EV family hatchback. Not only is it a great value electric car (the range starts at just £26,995), but it’s well packaged, sharply styled and …
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