Consumers win UK car finance case that could lead to billions in compensation Judges in test case rule it was unlawful for lenders to pay commission to car dealers without borrowers’ knowledge
With fuel duty revenue set to fall, is it time for the UK to introduce road pricing? Transition to electric cars will mean £25bn a year in fuel duty disappearing from government coffers, so what are the alternatives?
Bring in pay-per-mile road pricing across UK, urges Tony Blair’s thinktank Rachel Reeves urged to shelve fuel duty plans and overhaul taxes amid expected switch to electric vehicles
Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget Campaigners point out it is often cheaper to drive or even fly within the UK than take the train
Crisps, nuts, pastries, chocolate – put me at the wheel of a car and I will eat the lot There is something about hitting the road that makes me act as if it’s my birthday or I’m on an arduous hike. I’m driven by forces I cannot fathom, writes Adrian Chiles
Don’t book expensive driving tests through reseller sites, warns RAC Learners trying to beat backlog can pay up to £195 with brokers who buy up slots and sell them on, according to motoring organisation
RAC offered me membership that would be ‘free’ – unless I needed breakdown assistance Bizarre arrangement would cost me nothing unless I called out a rescue van, in which case it would be £85 please
I was written off by John Lewis for car insurance because I’m an author I was deemed an ‘unacceptable risk’ when it came to renewal
The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’ From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face a hefty penalty
Transport for London fined me … after it declined my payment I tried to pay the congestion charge twice but it didn’t collect the pending payments
UK petrol and diesel prices falling at fastest rate this year, says RAC Households paying about £4 less to fill up a family car than a month ago, with further drops expected
Airport parking: £100 fines in Bristol ‘could be unenforceable’ Eagle-eyed reader and consumer solicitor say local bylaws are key to question of enforcement
I had insured my car with Churchill … until the police told me I hadn’t The company had stopped my annual renewal without telling me and I don’t know a reason
UK pump prices at three-year low as fuel duty hike looms Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011
UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners Rachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’ in revenues, says Campaign for Better Transport