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England will be the first country in the world to introduce mandatory electric car charging points for new-build homes

Nine individuals imprisoned for between three and six months, as High Court clamps down on injunction breaches

New electric car charger revealed alongside announcement that UK will ban the sale of all new non-zero-emission HGVs by 2040

Record demand for cars amid new and used supply shortages persuades buyers to abandon favourite brands

Chancellor of the Exchequer announces that fuel duty will remain frozen once again in light of high petrol prices

Consumer and features editor Chris Rosamond investigates the challenges facing disabled electric car drivers

Should the M25 be a battleground in the war on CO2? Two prominent campaigners share their view

DVLA plans to offer a digital provisional driving licence by 2024, with full digital licences to follow at a later date

Sustainability improves across the automotive sector in spite of the pandemic’s hit to turnover

Updated motorway driving advice for motorists relating to stopping in an emergency, red X signs and variable speed limits

A third of a million Penalty Charge Notices have yet to be paid, as the pandemic slows the admin and debt recovery process

Congestion is expected over the August bank holiday, but drivers plan on staying closer to home

UK councils have collected record sums from motorists with the total for the 2019/2020 tax year hitting nearly 1.8bn. 

The Government-owned company responsible for England’s motorways and major A roads changes its name and appoints a new boss

Factory shutdowns are confirmed in Japan, but Toyota’s UK production lines remain fully operational

More than a fifth of drivers took advantage of MoT extension, with motorists warned MoT bookings will be in high demand this September

Some drivers have been unable to get on the road due to 1.4 million DVLA applications waiting to be processed

Data shows White people more likely to pass than people from ethnic-minority backgrounds

Overhead electrified gantries could power electric HGVS, as new internal combustion engined trucks won’t be sold from 2040

UK factories turned out 54,962 cars in May, well up on the same month in pandemic-ravaged 2020, but way down on previous Mays

Lack of road traffic police officers in the UK is making it easy for drivers to break the law, according to a survey of 15,500 British motorists

Research produces worrying revelation that four million UK motorists have nodded off behind the wheel at some point

Three hours’ temporary insurance cover given away; drivers need only email a picture of the vaccination card to redeem offer

Motoring organisations warn many drivers of non-compliant vehicles in Birmingham won’t be able to afford to upgrade to a newer, cleaner model

Insurers will have to offer renewing customers the same quotes as new ones from January 2022

Pretensioners are replaced with fixed anchorage points in a recall affecting 2.2m Volvo cars worldwide

Toyota and Lexus will be covertly marking 100,000 catalytic converters on older cars to allow the parts to be traced following a theft

Government statistics show March 2020 lockdown brought a huge increase in the proportion of car drivers speeding in 30mph zones

Rural roads see 71 per cent of all road fatalities among young drivers, compared to 57 per cent among wider population

Thatcham studies crashes, rates alarms and sets insurance groups to help cut drivers’ costs. We find out how

UK drivers are in favour of average speed cameras on motorways despite the majority admitting to breaking 70mph limit

Advanced lane-keep assist will allow drivers of certain cars to take their hands off the wheel at speeds of up to 37mph on motorways by the end of 202…

Hugo Griffiths sees too much emotion bound up in the debate over smart motorways when factual analysis is needed.

England is coming out of its third lockdown, with the rest of the UK in a similar position - what does this mean for drivers?

Everything you need to know about how Covid-19 affects cars, motorists and the car industry in the UK

Detailed info on latest baby seat and child seat regulations, plus when it’s OK to use a booster seat