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Hugo Griffiths

A former English teacher and project manager, and a lifelong petrolhead, Hugo joined automotive journalism four years ago, and hasn’t looked back since. As consumer editor of Auto Express Hugo keeps a close eye on the stories affecting motorists in their day-to-days lives, investigating subjects such as car crime, road safety, and wider government legislation, sniffing out exclusive stories on overlooked but important subjects. With a keen eye for crisp prose and original stories, Hugo also helps curate Auto Express’s weekly features.

e-mail: hugo_griffiths@autovia.co.uk 

Ian Callum designs colouring book sketches for school closure kids

Ian Callum designs colouring book sketches for school closure kids

With schools shutting down due to the coronavirus, Ian Callum’s design team has come up with boredom-beating Aston Vanquish 25 sketches for colouring …
News
19 Mar 2020
Drivers could pay £2,135 a year in road tax

Drivers could pay £2,135 a year in road tax

Treasury plots retrospective VED hikes as Government wants to link annual road tax system for cars registered since April 2017 to CO2 emissions
News
11 Mar 2020
Citroen Berlingo XL Flair: long-term test review

Citroen Berlingo XL Flair: long-term test review

Final report: Does van-based Citroen Berlingo offer a first-class MPV experience? 
Long-term tests
6 Mar 2020
Keyless car theft still a concern as new models receive “Poor” rating
How to buy a used police car - keys

Keyless car theft still a concern as new models receive “Poor” rating

The Mazda CX-30, MG HS, Subaru Forester and Vauxhall Corsa are all opened and started without the key in new car security assessments.
News
3 Mar 2020
Car buyers could get compensation after claims of price fixing by shipping companies

Car buyers could get compensation after claims of price fixing by shipping companies

Class-action lawsuit claims dealers and buyers were overcharged due to price-fixing cartel of five car-shipping companies
News
29 Feb 2020
Drivers of expensive cars less likely to stop for pedestrians

Drivers of expensive cars less likely to stop for pedestrians

American study finds that for every £800 increase in a car’s value, the likelihood it will stop at a pedestrian crossing fall by 3%
News
26 Feb 2020
Uber makes roads safer, just not in London
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Uber makes roads safer, just not in London

University of Oxford study finds rise of Uber is linked to a nine per cent reduction in road injuries
News
19 Feb 2020
'How can we hit 2035 targets with no EV incentives'
OPINION EV charging

'How can we hit 2035 targets with no EV incentives'

With the upcoming 2035 petrol/diesel/hybrid ban, consumer editor Hugo Griffiths thinks it’s crazy that the EV grant could be scrapped
Opinion
12 Feb 2020
Future of electric car grant in doubt
Hyundai Kona Electric charging

Future of electric car grant in doubt

Ministers warn incentives must offer “value for money for the taxpayer”, and “we think there’s a better way of doing it”
News
7 Feb 2020
Ban SUVs from towns and cities to protect pedestrians
Cyclist

Ban SUVs from towns and cities to protect pedestrians

European Transport Safety Council says stagnating pedestrian and cyclist fatality statistics require “urgent action”
News
30 Jan 2020
UK car, van and engine production figures plummet
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UK car, van and engine production figures plummet

A perfect storm of issues sees UK vehicle and engine manufacturing a experience “gravely concerning” decline
News
30 Jan 2020
Wireless electric car charging trial for taxis launched
LEVC TX taxi - front

Wireless electric car charging trial for taxis launched

Nottingham project will see cab ranks and taxis fitted with wireless charging pads as part of a six-month trial
News
17 Jan 2020
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Accelerating the Modern World: visiting the V&A

Accelerating the Modern World: visiting the V&A

Victoria & Albert Museum’s new car exhibition looks at the impact the car has had on the world
Features
9 Jan 2020
Tesla is the most valuable US car maker of all time
Tesla Model 3 - Front Tracking

Tesla is the most valuable US car maker of all time

Tesla's market capitalisation of $81.39bn sees it surpass Ford’s record from 1999, now worth nearly as much as Ford and GM combined
News
8 Jan 2020
Black box insurance slammed
Black box car insurance

Black box insurance slammed

‘Intrusive’ black box technology criticised as insurers force policyholders to defend anomalies in the telematics data from their cars
News
8 Jan 2020
New auto-dimming car sun visor tech to boost visibility
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New auto-dimming car sun visor tech to boost visibility

New Virtual Visor from Bosch blocks the sun only where it would hit drivers’ eyes
News
6 Jan 2020
Mercedes drivers pay for parking from their cars
Mercedes infotainment payment system

Mercedes drivers pay for parking from their cars

Mercedes owners can now pay for public parking bays using an infotainment system app with the system already live in Germany
News
6 Jan 2020
Women at greater risk in car accidents
Women at greater risk in accidents

Women at greater risk in car accidents

Euro NCAP claims that testing has improved survival rates, but critics highlight system’s flaws
News
2 Jan 2020
VW up! loses two NCAP stars

VW up! loses two NCAP stars

Latest crash-test results see Euro NCAP dock stars in up!’s retest, as assessors criticise VW for removing AEB from its options list
News
18 Dec 2019
Going Global: around the world in a Jeep Wrangler

Going Global: around the world in a Jeep Wrangler

A Kiwi couple are mid-way through an around-the-world odyssey in a Jeep Wrangler. We catch up with the pair in Iceland
Features
11 Dec 2019
Is your council a clean-air hypocrite?
Diesel ban

Is your council a clean-air hypocrite?

An average of 91.6 per cent of council vehicles use diesel, with London still running 724 non-ULEZ-compliant diesel vehicles
News
10 Dec 2019
Volkswagen Sharan scores four stars in crash test
Volkswagen Sharan NCAP

Volkswagen Sharan scores four stars in crash test

Latest Euro NCAP results reveals VW Sharan’s rear door falls off during side impact test; questions raised over car’s four-star rating
News
5 Dec 2019
Celebrating Abarth's 70th anniversary
Abarth's 70th Anniversary - header

Celebrating Abarth's 70th anniversary

It's Abarth's 70th anniversary and we have been invited to Milan to join the party as thousands of fans celebrate the tuning company
Features
27 Nov 2019
The Great British car insurance write-off scandal
great british write-off scandal

The Great British car insurance write-off scandal

On the back of our exclusive investigation, organisations are now collaborating to find ‘missing’ damage-repaired cars
Features
20 Nov 2019
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Mazda CX-30 gets best-ever Euro NCAP crash-test rating
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Mazda CX-30 gets best-ever Euro NCAP crash-test rating

The new Mazda CX-30 scores 99 per cent in its adult occupancy NCAP assessment; testers say “there are few safer places to be”
News
13 Nov 2019
Volvo uses blockchain tech over cobalt ethics supply
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Volvo uses blockchain tech over cobalt ethics supply

Most cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo, some by child miners; Volvo’s move aims to address ethics concerns
News
6 Nov 2019
Exclusive: explosive scale of Takata airbag scandal
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Exclusive: explosive scale of Takata airbag scandal

Almost one in 20 vehicles affected by the Takata airbag scandal; making the issue far larger than previously thought
News
5 Nov 2019
people caught cheating driving theory test triples
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people caught cheating driving theory test triples

Data from the DVSA shows the number of candidates caught cheating on their driving theory test increases threefold over last five years
News
19 Oct 2019
Toyota and Lexus to launch three electric cars by 2021
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Toyota and Lexus to launch three electric cars by 2021

Toyota and Lexus plan on launching three new all-electric cars with plug-in hybrid powertrains also in the pipeline
News
15 Oct 2019
New Lexus RX 450h F Sport 2019 review
Lexus 450h F Sport - front tracking

New Lexus RX 450h F Sport 2019 review

Can the updated Lexus RX 450h F Sport keep up in the ever competitive luxury SUV market? We drive it to find out...
Road tests
15 Oct 2019
New Abarth 695 70th Anniversario 2019 review
Abarth 695 70th Anniversario - front tracking

New Abarth 695 70th Anniversario 2019 review

The Abarth 695 70th Anniversario marks 70 years since the firm was founded, but is it the ultimate Abarth?
Road tests
10 Oct 2019
New Volvo S60 T5 Inscription Plus 2019 review
Volvo S60 saloon - front

New Volvo S60 T5 Inscription Plus 2019 review

Volvo's S60 is a strong challenger in the executive car class. Can the comfort-oriented Inscription Plus model take it to the top?
Road tests
2 Oct 2019
Electric and hybrid cars outsell diesels in Europe for the first time ever
Electric car charging

Electric and hybrid cars outsell diesels in Europe for the first time ever

European registration figures show diesel cars playing second fiddle to the combined might of hybrids, plug-ins and EVs
News
1 Oct 2019
Uber urges passengers to check for cyclists exiting cars
Cars vs cyclists

Uber urges passengers to check for cyclists exiting cars

Automatic warnings come as government statistics show an 18% rise in accidents caused by car doors being opened or closed
News
1 Oct 2019