Tristan Shale-Hester
Auto Express
United Kingdom
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Electric car leasing customers are being ‘overcharged’
Research claims that lease prices are out of step with the reality of EV resale values on which they are based → Read More
Driving test examiners to go on strike: dates announced
DVSA staff will walk out from 6 March, as union aims for “significant impact” on operations → Read More
Car thefts up 29% with rise expected to continue
Official figures show growing car theft incidents, with experts predicting the problem could get worse → Read More
EV brands say car industry must cut emissions in new report
Car manufacturers Polestar and Rivian say the industry needs to do more to tackle climate change → Read More
No more BMW police cars: German brand halts sales to UK forces
BMW is to prioritise sales to retail and corporate customers as supply chain issues continue to be felt → Read More
Cost of electric car rapid charging rises 58% in eight months
The average pay-as-you-go rate at a public rapid charger is now 70.32p/kWh due to rising wholesale electricity prices → Read More
“We must bring UK roadworks out of the dark ages”
“Current affairs editor Tristan Shale-Hester believes we could learn a thing or two from our European neighbours when it comes to building and maintaining our roads” → Read More
Official: petrol and diesel retailers guilty of “rocket and feather” pricing in 2022
Competition and Markets Authority confirms fuel stations were putting petrol and diesel prices up quickly and lowering them slowly this year → Read More
Buy fewer new cars and keep old ones for longer says BMW boss
BMW’s head of sustainability suggests motorists should prolong the life of the cars they already own rather than buying new models → Read More
Autumn Statement 2022: how will the Budget affect drivers?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will set out his plans for the economy on Thursday 17 November, but how will motorists be affected? → Read More
Car vs bike: one in three UK drivers want cyclists banned from roads
A new survey reveals hostility between groups of road users, with drivers feeling cyclists are unaccountable and receive too much funding → Read More
Council-issued speeding fines to be piloted
Wandsworth Borough Council will issue fines - but not penalty points - to drivers who breach 20mph speed limits on residential roads → Read More
Electric police cars in the UK: exclusive survey plots forces’ EV uptake
Some constabularies have embraced electric vehicles, while other haven’t any on their fleets → Read More
Over half a million uninsured cars seized since 2018
Official police data reveals 64,682 uninsured cars have been seized so far this year, plus many more in the previous four years → Read More
Buyers warned to avoid fake car sales websites
Scammers posing as car dealers are posting fake adverts for bargain used cars online to defraud consumers out of thousands of pounds → Read More
Public EV charging costs fall following Government support
Chargepoint firm Osprey has cut its UK-wide price from £1 per kWh to 79p per kWh → Read More
EV home charging a third cheaper under Energy Price Guarantee
Government’s plan will save electric car owners an average of £11.58 on a home charge → Read More
Nearly three quarters of drivers have almost had a car crash
Research shows 72 per cent of drivers have had a near-miss, while drivers also estimate that they see around 14 incidents of illegal driving every week → Read More
20mph speed limits have little effect on road safety
Researchers in Belfast find that reducing speed limits to 20mph results in no statistically significant differences in safety → Read More
Laws for remote control driving under scrutiny
UK Law Commission consults on legal options as public trials of remote control driving tech loom → Read More