We reveal the places where it's illegal to park your car in the UK, from double yellow lines to somebody else's driveway.
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Parking is one of most stressful and least enjoyable aspects of driving a car. Whether it’s the price to park, a shortage of spaces or the risk of being clamped, the issue is never far from a motorist’s mind.
The topic of where you can park is more complicated than you might think. Indeed, if you haven’t read the Highway Code for a while (not since your driving test, perhaps), you may have forgotten where you can’t stop or park. Similarly, you could be confused when it comes to parking outside your own...
Ford has created a van version of its Explorer electric SUV, with utilitarian steel wheels and a payload of up to 650kg.
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Ford has become the latest manufacturer to launch an electric car-based van in the UK, following the lead of Dacia and Volvo.
The new Ford Explorer Van converts the electric SUV into a practical commercial vehicle, aimed at moving ‘supervisors or inspection teams across multiple sites in the same day’.
Combined with these operational demands, there is pressure for some of Ford’s larger fleet customers to switch...
The new Honda Super-N is a retro-styled city EV with a 199-mile range and a price tag of less than £20,000. And it goes on sale this summer!
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Honda’s electric car range is going retro. A bold new city car arriving this summer aims to shake up the UK’s affordable EV sector
The new Honda Super-N electric car will go on sale in the UK from July. And prices will start from less than £20,000.
Inspired by the 1980s Honda City Turbo II, the new Honda Super-N will have an electric range of 128 miles. However, in its natural city habitat, the firm says this will stretch...
New research shows that 81 percent of UK motorists would hesitate to buy a car with high mileage, and half consider 50,000 miles too much.
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The overwhelming majority of UK motorists say they would avoid buying a used car that has covered more than 100,000 miles.
Analysis by online marketplace eBay discovered almost three quarters (72 percent) of respondents would not buy a car with six figures on its odometer. And 81 percent of drivers are reluctant to look at high-mileage motors at all.
Interestingly, more than half of those surveyed (52...
Kia has now sold more than 100,000 electric cars in Britain, becoming the first Korean brand to reach the landmark figure.
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Kia has announced the sale of its 100,000th electric car in the UK – becoming the first Korean brand to reach that milestone.
Described as a landmark achievement by bosses, it has taken Kia just over 11 years to break the 100,000 electric cars barrier.
Notably though, it has taken the firm just five years to jump from 10,000 EVs to 100,000 – and just three years to double the 50,000 figure reached in 2023.
Research by CarGurus reveals that only 67 new cars available in the UK are still offered with a manual transmission.
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Automatic gearboxes dominate the new-car marketplace, with less than a quarter of models now offered with three pedals.
Analysis of data covering the top 30 car manufacturers reveals that only 67 of the 292 new vehicles currently available in the UK can be ordered with a manual transmission.
Motor retail and tax expert Chris Bond on why the proposed new system of estimating vehicle mileage for road tax could damage EV sales.
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Chris Bond is head of motor retail and a business tax partner at accounting and consultancy firm, BDO. He explains his concerns about the forthcoming, mileage-based eVED tax system – and how it could slow the adoption of electric cars.
Charging for electric car mileage will be with us by 2029, thanks to the UK Government’s proposed new eVED system. How this will work is an important consideration for the automotive industry –...
The Toyota GR Yaris hot hatchback continues to evolve, with detailed tweaks for 2026 cars that are designed to improve the driving experience.
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The award-winning Toyota GR Yaris has been upgraded for the 2026 model year.
Having won four consecutive World Rally Championship constructors’ titles, Toyota Gazoo Racing has used its motorsport expertise to modify the hot hatchback.
The changes follow the launch of a special Aero Performance version of the GR Yaris last year,...
Driver Nic Hamilton has joined forces with the defending champions Team Vertu, potentially giving him his most competitive car to date.
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British racing driver Nic Hamilton has confirmed his return to the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the 2026 season.
The younger half-brother of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamiton, Nic Hamilton raced in the BTCC last year with the Un-Limited Motorsport team.
