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Tristan Shale-Hester

Tristan began his career in motoring journalism in 2016, writing automotive content for the likes of the Press Association, Car Dealer Magazine and AOL before joining Auto Express in 2018. His role as current affairs editor at Auto Express allows him to write news and features on matters of importance to motorists. Tristan also curates the Inbox section of Auto Express, sharing the thoughts of readers of Britain’s favourite weekly car magazine.

e-mail: tristan_shale-hester@autovia.co.uk

Number of motorists taking driver awareness has tripled

Number of motorists taking driver awareness has tripled

Nearly 1.5 million people took driver awareness courses last year - around three times as many as in 2010
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17 Feb 2020
new drivers have never driven in the dark
Driving at night

new drivers have never driven in the dark

Up to 100,000 driving test candidates have never practised driving at night, new Government figures suggest
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12 Feb 2020
Best-selling cars in the UK 2019
Ford Fiesta - Front Tracking

Best-selling cars in the UK 2019

The Ford Fiesta was the best-selling car in the UK in 2019 with the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus completing the top 3
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5 Feb 2020
Exclusive: Motorists would rather pay to drive into a clean

Exclusive: Motorists would rather pay to drive into a clean

Over three-quarters of motorists would rather pay to drive into a clean air zone than resort to using public transport
News
5 Feb 2020
Less children exposed to cigarette smoke
Smoking in cars

Less children exposed to cigarette smoke

Smoking in the car with children was banned in 2015; research shows this has led to a 4.1% decrease in children exposed to cigarette smoke
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28 Jan 2020
Uber signs deal for 2,000 Nissan Leaf electric cars
Nissan Leaf - front static

Uber signs deal for 2,000 Nissan Leaf electric cars

Nissan and Uber have signed a deal for the Japanese manufacturer to provide the ride-hailing service with 2,000 UK-built electric Leafs
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24 Jan 2020
Motorists could be charged £2 to drive into Cardiff
Welsh road sign

Motorists could be charged £2 to drive into Cardiff

Cardiff City Council considering £2 daily charge for non-residents to drive into the Welsh capital as part of new transport plan
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15 Jan 2020
Government urged to scrap VAT on electric cars
Audi e-tron 55 quattro second report - charging

Government urged to scrap VAT on electric cars

AA calls on Government ministers to scrap VAT on electric cars after Brexit to make zero-emission vehicles more affordable
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13 Jan 2020
Europe EV charger
MG ZS EV charge cable

Europe EV charger

Three million electric chargers needed for estimated 44 million EVs by 2030 to become carbon-neutral by 2050, says environmental group
News
9 Jan 2020
No reduction in accidents
Accident Aftermath

No reduction in accidents

The number of people driving for work who are killed or injured in road accidents has remained stable in the last 10 years, say experts
News
13 Dec 2019
UK’s most dangerous drivers
Rear end shunt - car crash

UK’s most dangerous drivers

Study shows men are six times more dangerous than women on UK roads, with car dealers, and tyre technicians among the worst
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6 Dec 2019
BMW rows back on decision to charge Apple CarPlay
BMW 3 Series - Apple CarPlay

BMW rows back on decision to charge Apple CarPlay

Buyers of new BMWs with the latest OS7 infotainment software will receive an unlimited Apple CarPlay subscription as standard
News
4 Dec 2019
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World’s first parts-only warranty launches
Haynes parts warranty

World’s first parts-only warranty launches

MotorEasy and Haynes tie up to provide protection for owners who take care of their own car maintenance
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14 Nov 2019
Car seatbelt offences rise 17% in a year
Polestar Engineered - seatbelt

Car seatbelt offences rise 17% in a year

Seat belt offences rose from 18,467 in 2017 to 21,626 in 2019, while speeding offences are at an all-time high
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24 Oct 2019
Car finance commission crackdown to save people £165m a year
Exchanging keys in dealership

Car finance commission crackdown to save people £165m a year

Regulators want to ban the system by which car dealers and finance brokers receive commission linked to interest rates
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15 Oct 2019
30% of drivers have seen a physical assault in the last year
Road rage

30% of drivers have seen a physical assault in the last year

RAC Report on Motoring reveals three in 10 drivers have witnessed an incident of physical assault due to road rage in the last year
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13 Oct 2019
Car makers urge EU to invest in hydrogen filling stations
Hydrogen fuel cells

Car makers urge EU to invest in hydrogen filling stations

European Union called on to "ramp up" hydrogen stations in the face of "severely lacking" infrastructure
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10 Oct 2019
AA calls for £1 billion diesel scrappage scheme
Diesel smog, haze, pollution

AA calls for £1 billion diesel scrappage scheme

Motoring group wants English cities and the Government to each put £500 million into getting polluting cars off the road
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4 Oct 2019
France set to scrap breathalyser laws in 2020
Breathalysers compulsory in France

France set to scrap breathalyser laws in 2020

Motorists may no longer be required to carry breathalysers from late 2020 following vote by French parliament
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26 Sep 2019
33 new drivers a day have their licences revoked
Police pulling over Ford Ka

33 new drivers a day have their licences revoked

Nearly 12,000 motorists with under two years of experience had their licences revoked under the New Drivers Act in 2018
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19 Sep 2019
Fast music makes motorists drive badly, study shows
motorway

Fast music makes motorists drive badly, study shows

Music with a high number of beats-per-minute has a negative effect on a motorist’s driving ability, research has revealed
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18 Sep 2019
Sharing in-car camera footage with parents
Young driver

Sharing in-car camera footage with parents

Researchers suggest dash cams that let parents to see how their children drive could reduce young driver crash rates
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16 Sep 2019
Best-prepared cities for electric cars revealed
Milton Keynes rapid charging hub

Best-prepared cities for electric cars revealed

Southampton is the UK city most prepared for electric cars, followed by Brighton & Hove, and Portsmouth, new research shows
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12 Sep 2019
Governments must give owners “the right” to charge EVs
Electric car charging

Governments must give owners “the right” to charge EVs

European car industry body calls for the mass rollout of smart EV charging infrastructure across the EU
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4 Sep 2019
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City leaders call for £1.5bn to tackle pollution
Exhaust emissions

City leaders call for £1.5bn to tackle pollution

Cities and regions with pollution beyond legal limits want funds to pay residents and businesses to scrap their old diesel cars
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2 Sep 2019
Artificial intelligence to prevent traffic jams months in ad
Traffic

Artificial intelligence to prevent traffic jams months in ad

The Department for Transport plans to give technology firms access to traffic data to allow them to help prevent future congestion
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27 Aug 2019
France makes three quarters of UK driver detail requests

France makes three quarters of UK driver detail requests

Fresh data shows of the 325,000 requests the DVLA received from EU countries for UK driver details, 246,000 came from French authorities
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12 Aug 2019
New low-spec LEVC TX Icon taxi on the way
LEVC TX taxi - front

New low-spec LEVC TX Icon taxi on the way

LEVC to build low-spec ‘Icon’ version of its TX electric taxi, while also announcing it's '100% committed’ to staying in the UK
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31 Jul 2019
2,500th LEVC TX taxi rolls off production line
LEVC TX taxi - full front

2,500th LEVC TX taxi rolls off production line

LEVC has now produced 2,500 electric TX taxis at its factory in Coventry, preventing 6,800 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere
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31 Jul 2019
Government considering penalty points for no seatbelt
seat belt

Government considering penalty points for no seatbelt

Failure to wear a seatbelt could result in penalty points as well as a fine, under new road safety plans being considered by the Government
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19 Jul 2019
Number of speed bumps in UK increases five per cent
Speed bump

Number of speed bumps in UK increases five per cent

The UK now has 42,000 individual speed bumps on a total of 14,000 different roads, with London Boroughs having the most
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18 Jul 2019
London issues 1.4 million moving traffic penalties
London streets

London issues 1.4 million moving traffic penalties

Authorities in London issued 1,439,942 moving traffic penalties in 2017-18 – a 30 per cent increase on the previous financial year
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3 Jul 2019
New Volvo XC90 Armoured arrives for £450k
Volvo XC90 Armoured - front

New Volvo XC90 Armoured arrives for £450k

The new 4.49-tonne Volvo XC90 Armoured will be joined by light-armoured versions of the XC60 and XC90 in 2020
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26 Jun 2019
Ohme device could halve cost of charging an EV at home
Ohme charger

Ohme device could halve cost of charging an EV at home

Ohme launches new app-controlled home charging device that automatically uses the cheapest electricity available
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25 Jun 2019
12 miles of London’s roads to be closed for Car Free Day
Kia e-Niro charging

12 miles of London’s roads to be closed for Car Free Day

Mayor of London’s plan will see major roads including Tower Bridge, London Bridge and much of the City of London closed on 22 September
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20 Jun 2019