Category: Motoring

Called the ‘safety car’ package, the limiter is currently only available in France, but there is potential for it to be installed in UK models too, This is Money reveals.

Roughly 21 million leisure journeys are expected this weekend alone – and that’s a fortnight before the Bank Holiday weekend.

Industry body the SMMT said 357,103 new passenger cars were registered in the UK in March. That’s 39,317 more than were delivered in the same month last year.

The Institute for Public Policy Research said the President’s levies on UK-made cars entering the US would put ‘extreme pressure’ on Britain’s car makers’.

Its Ghost model starts from a base of £255,000 – a 25% hit for US customers would add nearly £64,000 to the price.

The Omoda 9 SHS is a self-charging hybrid which can go 700 miles on one tank and will cost £44,900.

This is Money details all the changes to car tax from 1 April 2025. Find the section relating to your car based on its age to find out how much you will pay for VED compared to last year.

The cost of car tax is set to rise dramatically for many drivers from 1 April 2025 in the biggest shake up to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in almost a decade.

Vauxhall has closed its Luton plant after 120 years. The last van came off the production line on Friday with 1,100 jobs now on the line.

Its name is the Bigster, but after two days of driving one, I think the latest flagship from budget brand Dacia should be called the Chillster.