Charging motorists a levy based on the miles they drive would be fairer and more popular than the current fuel duty regime and could even help address the cost of living crisis, new research presented in Parliament today shows. In a report endorsed by Lord George Young, a former transport secretary, the Social Market Foundation said that a new road-pricing system is urgently needed to make transport policy more fair and fiscally sustainable.  

Car colour names are becoming so ridiculous, that Brits can’t tell the difference between their Norfolk Mustards and their Elephant Breaths. And even as BMW unveiled its colour changing concept at CES in Las Vegas, consumers still can’t distinguish between a car colour and a decorative paint.

A survey by Leasing.com research found that the descriptions provided by automotive manufacturers have become so ethereal as to become baffling.

Automatics now make up as much as 72% of the used car market in parts of the UK1, with their numbers bolstered by the increasing prevalence of Electric Vehicles (EVs), new research by AA Cars, the AA’s used car website, has found. Across the UK, automatics now make up 41% of the used cars for sale on the AA Cars site, up from 30% in 2020. 

Brits are urged to 'stick within the speed limits' this Easter as research reveals the North West has more fixed speed cameras than any other region of the UK.

Data analysed by car leasing comparison website LeaseLoco on speed camera locations1, reveals there are 657 roadside fixed speed cameras across the North West - this compares with 137 cameras, a fifth of that number, across the North East. South East England, with 639 fixed cameras, is the only other region with more than 600 devices.

Residents are being given advice on what to look for when buying part-worn tyres following an inspection of traders across the city. Officers from City of Wolverhampton Council’s Trading Standards team joined forces with the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency to ensure businesses are selling road-legal tyres.

A total of 1,650 tyres were inspected across 16 businesses. A number of issues were found, in particular around the age of tyres inspected, some of which were up to 21 years old.

Research by Birmingham City University academics shows that proposals to open the UK’s largest electric vehicle battery production facility will expose a ‘marked gap’ in the national supply chain.

The report, based on research funded by the British Academy and produced and led by economist and regional automotive industries expert Professor Alex de Ruyter with colleagues from across the UK and Australia, assesses the capacity of supplier firms and perspectives of automotive workers in transitioning to manufacturing for Electric Vehicles (EV). The research team received input from the late Jack Dromey, MP for Birmingham Erdington, who passed away in early January 2022.