Automotive

Just as every driver needs car insurance, every driver also knows how annoying it can be to organise. Renewing your insurance can quickly become a headache, especially if you’re just a casual driver who doesn’t use a car more than once or twice a week. Even though some people will skip out on paying for it altogether (like the 25,000 learners driving without insurance), car insurance is one of those things that you really can’t afford not to have. For...

Are you excited to tour England? You probably know that many tourists prefer going about by rail, but it's worth considering renting a car to explore the many wonders of the United Kingdom's largest country. This applies in particular if plan on visiting historic sites, quaint villages, and the beautiful countryside. But renting a car comes with its own set of unique challenges. Here are five tips you should know about car hire to ensure your trip goes as smoothly...

Locals in Cheltenham., Glos, say one neighbourhood has seen 11 parking restriction signs painted over.

Steve Burton, 40, is now offering a £1,000 reward for information that leads to the safe return of the karts

Shabina Kassim, 35, and Nasir Ghaffar, 34, admitted they deliberately caused a crash that saw police, firefighters and paramedics called to their aid.

Police tweet picture of the wrecked car standing vertically on its nose in warning about dangers of Christmas drink driving

Police have released the first footage from Britain's biggest and newest speed camera - a massive trap dubbed 'The Long Ranger' that snares 1,200 drivers a month. The clip released by the force shows a white Ford Transit van tailgating a car and in a longer clip a blue car is caught doing the same. The vehicles was caught on the A417 in Gloucestershire where the Long Ranger is being trialled. It can be moved around to catch offenders in...

German chancellor Angela Merkel watched bemused as the beleagured British Prime Minister arrived for crunch talks to save her Brexit deal - and failed to exit her own car. Making a clean exit from her locked car proved tricky for Theresa May who appeared unable to negotiate her child lock. During the 2016 EU referendum campaign, Tory minister and leave campaigner Michael Gove warned that Britain would be like "hostages locked in the back of the car" if the country...

Plans to race the Bloodhound supersonic vehicle through a South African desert hit quicksand when the company behind it went into administration