Best-prepared cities for electric cars revealed
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
Congestion Charge zone to get 20mph speed limit by 2020
Congestion Charge zone to get 20mph speed limit by 2020
All 5.5 miles of road within the London Congestion Charge zone will have a 20mph speed limit from Monday 2 March
Connected car near miss data highlights common dangers
Connected car near miss data highlights common dangers
Ford uses connected car near miss data to identify common dangers at junctions in urban areas
Plug-in car grant cut
Plug-in car grant cut
Transport secretary Grant Shapps warns the £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant “will go eventually”
Governments must give owners “the right” to charge EVs
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
Ford files patent for tailgate-mounted video projector
Ford files patent for tailgate-mounted video projector
Ford has filed a patent for a tailgate-mounted video projector, allowing drivers to turn their cars into mobile cinemas.
CAV PASS system to check autonomous cars are fit for UK 
CAV PASS system to check autonomous cars are fit for UK
New safety regime will ensure self-driving vehicles are safe and secure ahead of their wider deployment on UK roads
City leaders call for £1.5bn to tackle pollution
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
Electric cars vs hydrogen cars
Electric cars vs hydrogen cars
Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police run hydrogen, electric and conventional vehicles – but which are they using most?
Artificial intelligence to prevent traffic jams months in ad
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
99 per cent of fuel thefts go unpunished
99 per cent of fuel thefts go unpunished
Met Police reports £1.1m of fuel thefts in London in 2018, while rest of UK sees £638,217 of fuel stolen in the same year
End personal car ownership, MPs say
End personal car ownership, MPs say
UK cannot become a carbon-neutral country until personal vehicle ownership is ended, Science and Technology Committee says
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
Over 750,000 UK drivers set to be caught speeding in France
Over 750,000 UK drivers set to be caught speeding in France
Data shows 21 per cent of British motorists are not aware that France’s speed camera tolerances are lower than the UK’s
Highways England trialling rubberised roads
Highways England trialling rubberised roads
Highways England has laid the surface of a section of the M1 with a new asphalt compound containing rubber from disused tyres
24 vehicles hit stationary cars on hard shoulder each week
24 vehicles hit stationary cars on hard shoulder each week
Between three and four vehicles crash into stationary cars on the hard shoulders of major roads every day according to new data
August is the cheapest month to buy car insurance
August is the cheapest month to buy car insurance
Motorists who renew their insurance policies in August pay 10 per cent less on average than those who renew in January
Two thirds of drivers don’t understand European road signs
Two thirds of drivers don’t understand European road signs
New research reveals 65 per cent of UK drivers don’t understand European road signs, despite 40 per cent having driven abroad
New low-spec LEVC TX Icon taxi on the way
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
2,500th LEVC TX taxi rolls off production line
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
New tech allows electricity to be generated from tyres
New tech allows electricity to be generated from tyres
New technology could allow tyres to be used to generate electricity to power tyre pressure monitoring systems
Best and worst places in the UK to drive a van
Best and worst places in the UK to drive a van
Insurance data reveals North-West London has highest accident rate for vans, while Greater London as a whole is the worst for thefts
DVSA: Nissan’s approach to Qashqai emissions “unacceptable”
DVSA: Nissan’s approach to Qashqai emissions “unacceptable”
On-road tests find the Nissan Qashqai emits 17 times more NOx than lab limits; DVSA criticises brand’s decision not to address issue
£2m Government project to scan local roads for safety issues
£2m Government project to scan local roads for safety issues
£2m of funding announced for artificial intelligence to scan 96,000 miles of road for poor road markings and other issues
Government invests £348m in local road improvements
Government invests £348m in local road improvements
The Department for Transport is investing in two funds – worth £198m and £150m respectively – which councils can bid to access
Highways England cancels or delays one in three road schemes
Highways England cancels or delays one in three road schemes
Highways England was meant to start 112 major road schemes between 2015 and 2020, but 39 have been cancelled, paused or delayed
Government considering penalty points for no seatbelt
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
Number of speed bumps in UK increases five per cent
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
Over half a million IDPs bought since February
Over half a million IDPs bought since February
Drivers in the UK have spent more than £3m buying International Driving Permits since February in preparation for a no deal Brexit
Skoda Parent Taxi app lets children pay fares with chores
Skoda Parent Taxi app lets children pay fares with chores
New app shows parents how many miles they’ve driven their children and says what chores they should do to pay for it
Electric car chargepoints to accept contactless payment
Electric car chargepoints to accept contactless payment
Government “prepared to intervene” to force contactless payments on public chargers; Chargemaster announces contactless payment
Ford to build electric cars on VW’s MEB platform in 2023
Ford to build electric cars on VW’s MEB platform in 2023
Ford will “design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe” using VW’s MEB platform in 2023
London issues 1.4 million moving traffic penalties
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
Lorry speed limit increases improve road safety
Lorry speed limit increases improve road safety
New higher speed limits for lorries have caused the number of speeding HGVs to drop by 70 per cent, improving road safety