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Gareth Herincx

Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

First UK Polestar electric car showroom opens

Polestar Space Gothenburg

Swedish electric performance brand Polestar has opened its first UK ‘Space’ at Westfield London – Europe’s largest shopping centre. Open to the public from October 31, it joins other Polestar Spaces in the US, China and Europe, including Oslo, Dusseldorf and Gothenburg. New retail concept Unlike traditional car showrooms, each …

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Get set for Lovecars: On the Road

Lovercars hosts Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman

A brand-new motoring show, Lovecars: On the Road, hosted by Tiff Needell and his Lovecars YouTube colleague Paul Woodman, will be televised on ITV4 from November 12. The first series consists of six one-hour episodes featuring a range of cars and motoring stars. Headed up by former racing driver and …

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10 things that could invalidate your car insurance

Abandoned car

Car insurance is a legal requirement for all motorists, but simple mistakes could lead to your insurer refusing to pay out or cancelling your policy. Providing false information or failing to update with changes of circumstance, whether accidentally or not, can invalidate your insurance meaning your insurer is able to …

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Ford Puma crowned new car of the year

Ford Puma

The acclaimed Ford Puma has won the overall 2021 Parkers New Car of The Year award – the icing on the cake after sweeping to victory in the hard-fought small family car category. Ford also took the Van of The Year prize (Ford Transit Custom), while the Ford Ranger scooped …

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Renault Megane Sport Tourer E-Tech review

Renault Megane E-TECH Plug-in hybrid

The Renault Megane Sport Tourer has always been one of the most handsome load-luggers on the market – now it’s even better. Estate cars have been out of favour for a while now – victims of the crossover craze. But that’s not to say they are toast, because there are …

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Millions of motorists wary of driving in the dark

SEAT Ateca LED lights

New research has revealed that nearly one in three drivers actively avoid driving in the dark if possible. Of those who said driving in the dark makes them nervous, more than two thirds (68%) said it’s because they don’t like having lower visibility. Perhaps surprisingly, 18-24-year olds (37%) are most …

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Watch Lando Norris drive the new McLaren Elva

Lando Norris drives the all-new McLaren Elva

McLaren F1 racing driver Lando Norris has been getting to grips with the all-new Elva sports car at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix. The latest model in the McLaren Ultimate Series line, the Elva is designed to give the purest distillation of driving thrills. With an 815PS twin-turbo …

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Stay safe with these autumn driving tips

Toyota-RAV4-autumn-leaves

With increasingly adverse weather conditions and darker afternoons because the clocks have gone back, autumn can be a challenging time on the road for drivers. In fact, an RAC study showed that a fortnight after the clocks go back, there is an annual average increase in car collisions of 5.1% …

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Top 50 most reliable used cars

Reliable-cars-collage

Britain’s 50 most reliable used cars have been revealed using the latest research from leading consumer champion, What Car?, in association with heycar, the online used car marketplace. In the listings, the three top performing cars all achieved a perfect 100% reliability rating. They are the previous-generation versions of the …

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Volkswagen Golf review

Volkswagen Golf review

We road test the all-new Volkswagen Golf – arguably the most significant launch of 2020 in terms of sales… After 45 years and more than 35 million examples built, the eighth generation VW Golf is the latest incarnation of a legend. Taking on the likes of the Ford Focus, Seat …

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