Matt Allan
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United Kingdom
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Revealed: The most expensive NHS car parks in the UK
LifestyleCarsRevealed: The most expensive NHS car parks in the UK Some NHS hospitals charge visitors and patients as much as £4 per hour for parking (Photo: Shutterstock) New data has revealed the most and least expensive hospital parking in the UK, with some NHS facilities charging visitors and patients up to £4 an hour. It is estimated that the NHS makes around £250 million a year from parking… → Read More
Christmas traffic tips 2019: the busiest roads and worst times to drive over the Christmas holidays
Festive season set to be busiest ever on the roads, here's where and when to avoid → Read More
Highway robbery - service station snacks up to five times more expensive than at a supermarket
LifestyleCarsHighway robbery - service station snacks up to five times more expensive than at a supermarket Investigation reveals extend of motorway rip-off Service stations have been accused of ripping off motorists for fuel and food (Photo: Shutterstock) Drivers are paying up to five times more for some snacks at motorway service stations than they would in a supermarket. A new investigation… → Read More
2019 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S review
Nearly 60 years on, the 911 is still evolving and improving → Read More
Motorists’ biggest fear is other drivers as data reveals one in three has witnessed a physical attack
Phone use, aggression and drink-driving among major concerns highlighted by RAC survey → Read More
1,000 new drivers a month have their licence revoked
News that 33 new drivers a day are having their licences revoked has prompted calls for the introduction of a graduated driver licence scheme → Read More
Insurance auction app bids to cut costs for young drivers
A new insurance app has been launched that aims to get drivers a better deal by pitting providers against each other in a live bidding war. → Read More
The hidden faults plaguing some of Britain’s most popular cars
The Nissan Qashqai and Tesla Model S are among cars with inherent problem that manufacturers are keeping quiet about, according to Which? → Read More
Self-driving cars could let you watch a film at the wheel within two years
New report sets out guidelines to smooth the transition to automated driving, with predictions that first examples could be here by 2021 → Read More
DVLA shares images of tax scam messages – here’s what to watch out for
New images show the fake car tax warnings used by criminals trying to steal the bank details of unsuspecting motorists → Read More
The dangerous servicing shortcuts that could cost you a fortune
Drivers’ safety could be put at risk by unscrupulous garages cutting corners on vehicle maintenance, according to industry experts → Read More
MPs call for complete ban on parking on pavements
Committee urges a complete ban on pavement parking, claiming it poses a danger to pedestrians and increases isolation among the vulnerable → Read More
Parents’ car seat ignorance ‘putting newborns at risk’
Millions of parents could be unwittingly risking the health of their newborn babies by leaving them in car seats for longer than they should. → Read More
Drivers ‘should be angry’ as retailers fail to pass on petrol savings
RAC slams fuel retailers for offering customers minimal prices cuts in face of significant wholesale reductions → Read More
Electric cars’ lifetime CO2 emissions half that of petrol and diesel
A new study claims that EVs are not only cleaner than combustion engined-cars but that the rise of renewable energy will keep widening the gap → Read More
Bugatti Chiron is first hypercar to break the 300mph barrier
A specially prepared prototype version of the Bugatti Chiron set a jaw-dropping new record of 304.773 mph at parent company Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien testing ground on Sunday. → Read More
New technology lets parents spy on where their kids go in the family car
Skoda has revealed a new technology which lets parents who share a car with their children monitor where they go and set up alerts if they stray too far → Read More
Drink-drive deaths rise to eight-year high
Calls for lower limits and better enforcement as the number of people killed in drink-driving incidents reaches an eight-year high → Read More
Illegal driving instructors are conning students – here’s how to check if your teacher is a fraud
Almost 1,000 fake driving instructors have been reported in the last five years to the DVSA → Read More
Bizarre bike made of plane parts leaves police in a flap
A traffic officer with more than a quarter of a century’s experience has described a homemade motorcycle as the “most unusual” thing they have ever seen → Read More