As new Renault 5 hatchbacks have begun rolling off the ship into Britain, I managed to grab one of the very first imported batch for a test on UK roads.
Month: March 2025
Smart motorway software outage left drivers unsafe on a 9-mile stretch of the M62 for a month
Smart motorway radar detection systems have failed to keep divers safe due to outages, new findings reveal. There are calls for hard shoulders to be reinstated.
Asda cuts petrol prices by 4p a litre – will rivals follow suit?
The cut is the largest overnight price drop made by any retailer so far in 2025, and is Asda’s largest cut since 2022.
Pandemic fears as NEW coronavirus is discovered in bats by China-linked scientist
Researchers from Brazil and colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong detected the new strain after swabbing the mouths and rectums of bats.
My number plate was cloned and I was blamed for an accident 280 miles away
Shelli Birkett fell victim of number plate fraud when she was accused of being involved in a crash in Liverpool, while she was at home 280 miles away.
Jaecoo 7 SHS review: China’s £35k Range Rover rival promises 745 miles of range
The Jaecoo 7 is the latest Chinese car to arrive in the UK. It’s a fraction of the cost of other premium SUVs. But is it any good? Freda Lewis-Stempel drives it to find out.
F1 2025 season predictions – can Lando Norris finally take down Max Verstappen? Can McLaren defend their title? Where will Lewis Hamilton finish in Ferrari debut? And who’ll be the biggest disappointment? F1 CONFIDENTIAL
JONATHAN McEVOY: Time for talking has stopped. Thank heavens for that after the longest build-up to a season on record.
Speeding fines surge as AI cameras catch thousands of drivers
Speeding fines have surged 14% since 2022, an FOI from Confused has found, as AI cameras catch almost 2,400 drivers in four years.
Car touchscreens ‘increasingly distracting’ as simple tasks can take 23 seconds to complete
Auto Express examined which car brands have the most complex infotainment systems. The test ranked the screens based on how distracting they can be.
Morgan unveils the £102,000 Supersport to take the 115-year-old British carmaker into the future
The car company is sticking with its time-honoured tradition of hand-forming this over a wooden ash frame.