Child car seats which are illegal to use in the UK are still available to buy from online marketplaces, a watchdog has warned. The seats were deemed unsuitable for use as they lack the support required to protect babies and toddlers in the event of a car crash. ‘Almost no protection’ The illegal seats sell […]

The worst areas in the UK for potholes have been revealed in new data following a freedom of information request. The data, obtained by Confused.com, reveals a whopping 905,172 potholes were flagged to councils across the UK in 2017/18, compared to 887,351 the previous year. This works out as almost 2,500 potholes reported per day […]

Motorists have revealed exactly what happens on a typical speed awareness course, following the revelation that 1.45 million motorists in the UK attended a course in 2018 – up 36 per cent on the figure from 2013. Researchers from car leasing giants LeaseCar.uk spoke to experienced drivers who revealed exactly what happens on a typical speed […]

The number of drivers referred to retraining such as speed awareness courses after breaking the law has jumped by more than a third in five years, according to official figures. According to Press Association analysis of data from the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (Ndors), 1.45 million motorists in the UK attended a course in […]

A recall of more than 30,000 cars by Volvo is among the major safety notices issued by several car makers over the last month, with 16 other major brands also issuing recalls. Bentley, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Renault, Subaru, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volkswagen also issue recalls covering everything from […]

According to RAC estimates, one driver every three minutes misfuels their car and a staggering 150,000 cars are filled with the wrong fuel every year. It’s clearly an easier mistake to make than people imagine and it can come with repair bills running into thousands of pounds. Making matters worse, while breakdown services and specialist […]

The average road user in London loses up to £1,680 every year due to traffic jams, new analysis has shown. ‘Congestion costs Brits billions of pounds each year. Unaddressed, it will continue to have serious consequences for national and local economies, businesses and citizens in the years to come’ Trevor Reed, Inrix Road congestion in […]

With Brexit a little over a month away there’s still a huge amount of uncertainty around whether a deal on Britain’s exit from the EU will be reached. For drivers that translates into uncertainty about what they will need to do to drive legally on the continent after March 29. The details of any possible […]

Police have released a terrifying picture of the aftermath of a collision involving a broken-down car and an articulated lorry. Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police tweeted the graphic image of the mangled car along with a warning that drivers should never stay in a broken-down vehicle. The collision happened on Monday afternoon when […]