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Steve Gooding

Death of the convertible? Choice of new models sinks to lowest level in decades

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Death of the convertible? Choice of new models sinks to lowest level in decades

Drivers handed 48,000 parking tickets every day by private firms

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Drivers handed 48,000 parking tickets every day by private firms

Full tank of diesel breaks £100 mark as Iran oil crisis deepens

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Full tank of diesel breaks £100 mark as Iran oil crisis deepens

Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022

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Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022

White van man ‘bleeding cash’ as diesel price disparity hits new high

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White van man ‘bleeding cash’ as diesel price disparity hits new high

Drivers hit with 76m parking tickets since law aimed at stopping rogue firms

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Drivers hit with 76m parking tickets since law aimed at stopping rogue firms

Driving test rule changes - what you need to know

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Driving test rule changes - what you need to know

Military driving examiners deployed to public test centres to cut backlog

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Military driving examiners deployed to public test centres to cut backlog

Government says ‘fairer’ motoring tax system is needed amid pay-per-mile report

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Government says ‘fairer’ motoring tax system is needed amid pay-per-mile report

Introducing 3p per mile EV fee at Budget could be ‘poll tax on wheels’

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Introducing 3p per mile EV fee at Budget could be ‘poll tax on wheels’

More than 668,000 people waiting for a driving test amid backlog

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More than 668,000 people waiting for a driving test amid backlog

Parking ticket debt recovery firms make ‘disproportionately high’ 63% profits

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Parking ticket debt recovery firms make ‘disproportionately high’ 63% profits

E-scooter crashes leave one pedestrian dead and 59 seriously injured in 2024

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E-scooter crashes leave one pedestrian dead and 59 seriously injured in 2024

Drivers hit by 24% annual hike in parking tickets from private firms

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Drivers hit by 24% annual hike in parking tickets from private firms

Driving test backlog is partly caused by immigration, officials tell minister

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Driving test backlog is partly caused by immigration, officials tell minister

Learners drivers get ‘glimmer of hope’ as test backlog eases

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Learners drivers get ‘glimmer of hope’ as test backlog eases

Two in three eCall activations are false alarms – study

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Two in three eCall activations are false alarms – study

Ask learners if they want their driving test examiner to be ‘chatty’ – study

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Ask learners if they want their driving test examiner to be ‘chatty’ – study

Electric vehicles account for more than one in 20 car miles driven in UK – study

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Electric vehicles account for more than one in 20 car miles driven in UK – study

Private firms issue record 14.4 million parking tickets in a year

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Private firms issue record 14.4 million parking tickets in a year

Driving test backlog hits 630,000

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Driving test backlog hits 630,000

Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’

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Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’

Fuel thefts up 49% in a year as repeat offenders are ‘pushing their luck’

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Fuel thefts up 49% in a year as repeat offenders are ‘pushing their luck’

Driving test backlog surpasses 600,000

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Driving test backlog surpasses 600,000

Target to clear driving test backlog to be missed by up to eight months

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Target to clear driving test backlog to be missed by up to eight months

Fewer driving tests taken despite record backlog

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Fewer driving tests taken despite record backlog

New car tax rules will ‘discourage’ switch to electric motoring

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New car tax rules will ‘discourage’ switch to electric motoring

Major M25 project causing severe congestion is delayed by ‘extreme weather’

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Major M25 project causing severe congestion is delayed by ‘extreme weather’

Reeves backs £9bn Lower Thames Crossing as ‘important project’

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Reeves backs £9bn Lower Thames Crossing as ‘important project’

Young drivers could face zero alcohol limit, minister suggests

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Young drivers could face zero alcohol limit, minister suggests