Cars

Quarter of drivers feel ‘uncomfortable’ carrying out routine checks - test your knowledge

A quiz has been created to test drivers on how prepared they are for something to go wrong. Are you a maintenance master or in ‘wheel trouble’?

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Brits spend equivalent of one year of their life stuck in traffic, research finds

Over half now avoid driving altogether as a result of congestion - while one in three are turning to alternative transport, like e-bikes or e-scooters

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Nearly half of drivers think their car matches their personality - take the quiz

A quarter of drivers have even opted for a car they think suited their personality, rather than looking for something more practical

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Two-thirds of drivers think they've been 'ripped off' when selling a car

But seven in ten drivers have accepted less than what their car is worth, just so they can sell it quickly - taking £977 on average

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Government plan may see devices fitted to cars that force us not to break speed limit

Gadgets which rely on GPS tracking to assess what speed a car should be going could be made mandatory in all new cars in Britain under Government plans to improve road safety

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Brits aren't getting most value from their cars - because of confusion over full specs

Almost half (48 per cent), of the 2,000 car owners polled, admitted they don’t know everything their car can do

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Parking quiz reveals your personality when it comes to the way you park your car

Nearly half of drivers think parking is the most stressful part of driving - with a quarter getting nervous about parking somewhere they shouldn't

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UK's largest free electric vehicle charging network opens its 500th location

Pod Point launched in 2019 in partnership with Tesco and Volkswagen - and over 220 car models from 40 different brands have benefited so far

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Tricky quiz leaves clueless drivers stumped about simple car dashboard symbols

British drivers would struggle to identify even half of their dashboard symbols - and nearly a third have taken their car for an early MOT as a result of a warning light

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Over half of drivers feel they are overcharged when getting their car fixed

Nearly as many men feel targeted as women - and three-quarters of 18-24-year-olds also feel they are charged more due to their age

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Brits are baffled by car jargon - including terms like PCH and horsepower

A quarter have been put off buying a vehicle because they have been left baffled by the salesperson's terminology - which makes them feel less confident

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Motorists could face Christmas roadside breakdown if they don't carry out simple checks

Leading breakdown provider the AA is expecting up to 8,000 roadside call-outs on Christmas Eve alone this year, as millions take to the roads

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Car manufacturer Nissan releases one-off electric conversion of iconic 1986 Bluebird

The Bluebird was the first car off Nissan's Sunderland production line in 1986 - and now it has been given an electric makeover

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Audi A3 Sportback named UK's best used family car - beating BMW, Honda and Fiat

The main criteria parents are looking for in a family car are practicality, low running costs and good fuel efficiency - on a budget of around £15,500

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Four in ten drivers don't check tyres regularly - risking their own safety and others

Only a quarter of drivers knew the correct minimum legal tyre tread depth - while almost a fifth admitted they did not know if their tyres were road legal

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Over a third of motorists do not feel prepared for winter driving this year, study finds

Almost half of drivers wish they had been taught how to drive properly in adverse weather - including stopping distances and what headlights to use

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James Bond's Aston Martin voted greatest film car - beating Back To The Future's DeLorean

The study came as UberEats will be delivering the new KFC Zinger Popcorn Bucket in iconic movie cars - including Bond's Aston Martin and the Ghostbusters car

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British-made 7.5-tonne electric juggernaut being hailed as future of trucking

The Tevva truck will be manufactured in order to meet the immediate need for the haulage industry to go electric

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Tesco named best supermarket for providing charging stations for electric cars

Sainsbury's is trailing at the bottom of the list, with fewer than one in ten of its stores currently providing electric car charging points

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Ford unveils car of the future based on children's visions - and it flies

Car manufacturer Ford commended the children's imaginations and have mocked up the dream car - but joked it may not appear on their forecourts in the next decade

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RAF trialling self-driving cars to free up personnel from mundane jobs

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The self-driving, zero-emissions Kar-go has been developed by the Academy of Robotics and is being trialled on RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire

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Average motorist would only have to charge electric car every three weeks

Over half of drivers have a driveway or garage at home where they could charge their electric vehicles when needed - and would never need to use the public charging network

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SUV drivers could save millions of tonnes of emissions by switching to electric cars

Gas-guzzling SUVs emit around 8.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year - ten times more than the average car

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Car manufacturer Nissan employs staff member with "enhanced" senses to perfect "new car smell"

Peter Karl Eastland has had an "acute" sense of smell since he was a child - and now he helps Nissan get the perfect "new car smell"

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Motoring Killer 'super-fog' sparks 158-car crash as drivers smash into each other for 30 minutes A 158-car pile-up that left 7 dead and 25 injured with burnt cars left littering I-55 in New Orleans has been blamed on a 'super-fog' created by nearby marsh fires and thick fog

Pop, RnB, and rock are best types of music to listen to - in the car, drivers say

Two-thirds of drivers say music is a key part of any car journey, with three-quarters enjoying a drive a lot more when listening to songs they like

Fewer than one in five drivers reckon they could pass theory test if they had to retake it

Stopping distances and road signs are the biggest sticking points that drivers struggle to remember, according to the research

Village fete becomes first in the world - to be powered entirely by electric cars

It comes as over half of Brits say they have adopted new sustainable habits in the last 12 months - like limiting food waste, and washing laundry on cold cycles

New Instagram filter from Volkswagen helps drivers name their cars

One in three motorists give their cars funny monikers - with Flo, Noddy, and The Beast among some of the top ten nicknames

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Gary Neville claims Premier League is 'defunct organisation' after Everton deduction

Gary Neville has branded the Premier League a "defunct organisation" and insists the competition has become "lawless" amid investigations into various clubs over FFP breaches

ITV Corrie's Simon Gregson says 'my heart breaks' in emotional family update

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald on the ITV soap, admitted feeling heartbroken as a father longside a snap of his teenage son Alfie

Channel 4 Hollyoaks star 'got loose' with Jennifer Metcalfe ahead of filming favourite scene

EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks star David Tag portrayed Sylver McQueen for four years and reflected on one of his most memorable moments on the soap alongside Jennifer Metcalfe

Former Ajax and Sevilla footballer convicted of vile sex attack on sleeping six-year-old

Former Ajax and Sevilla footballer Tarik Oulida has been handed a two-year, six-month prison sentence which he will not serve as part of a plea bargain agreement