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Spanish car brand SEAT has identified the top five most common driving myths. According to a survey of 2,000 UK motorists, top of the table sits not being allowed to drive barefoot, with more than half of drivers believing this to be true. 1. You are not allowed to drive …

Alpine has unveiled its first ‘lifestyle’ model – the concept for the much-anticipated A290. The exciting new car made its debut at an historic hangar in Bristol – birthplace of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner. Alpine’s Formula one drivers, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who are helping to develop the …

A UK camper van hire company is the first to offer a ‘hireable’ conversion of the award-winning all-electric Volkswagen ID.Buzz. Wild Drives, one of the first exclusively electric campervan hire companies, is now taking bookings in the retro-modern sensation from £150 per night. The conversion of the interior was carried …

Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen, Abba’s Dancing Queen and Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi have been voted Britain’s favourite car sing-along songs. A poll of 2,000 motorists, commissioned by Fiat and inspired by its all-electric 500 La Prima (which features a JBL audio system), found 78 per …

The most important automotive innovations, according to motorists, are multiple airbags, GPS satellite navigation and reversing cameras. A study of 2,000 adults with a driving licence, commissioned by the nearly new car retailer Motorpoint to celebrate its 25th anniversary, found that three in 10 could not live without the gadgetry …

The all-new, all-electric MG Cyberster has been announced at Auto Shanghai 2023. The exciting two-seat roadster marks a much-anticipated return to sports car production for the now Chinese-owned MG marque. “Our intention was to create a completely new roadster ready for a new generation of sports car drivers and which …

Ford has become the first car manufacturer to gain approval for the use of “hands-off, eyes-on” advanced driver assistance technology in the UK. Mustang Mach-E drivers equipped with Ford’s new Level 2 BlueCruise system are now legally able to drive with their hands off the wheel. In a first of …

New research has revealed the best cars for new drivers when it comes to retaining their value. According to Uswitch.com car insurance experts, the 2017 Hyundai Kona is the car with the highest value retention, with the vehicle retaining 64% of its original purchase price after use. The Ford Puma …

More than one in 10 drivers will be setting off on their Easter getaway with incorrectly inflated tyres – leading to more than 1 MILLION litres of wasted fuel, according to new research. Having incorrectly inflated tyres can have a significant impact on how fuel-efficient a car is, affecting fuel …

Drivers are set to embark on up to 17 million leisure trips by car this Easter bank holiday, with Good Friday and Easter Sunday set to see the largest number of journeys made. Research by the RAC and data from transport analytics experts INRIX suggests there may be long delays …