Official figures also show an increase in the number of people taking driving tests for automatic cars. Photograph: Hongqi Zhang/Alamy View image in fullscreen Official figures also show an increase in the number of people taking driving tests for automatic cars. Photograph: Hongqi Zhang/Alamy Record number of UK drivers pass test first time with zero… Continue reading Record number of UK drivers pass test first time with zero faults, figures show
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Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
‘The tanks appear to serve no other purpose than making their owner feel better about their insecurities.’ Photograph: zodebala/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘The tanks appear to serve no other purpose than making their owner feel better about their insecurities.’ Photograph: zodebala/Getty Images Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars Arwa… Continue reading Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
Porsche reports steep fall in orders from Europe and China
A Porsche 911 is unveiled at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 last month. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA View image in fullscreen A Porsche 911 is unveiled at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 last month. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA Porsche reports steep fall in orders from Europe and China Just over 71,000 cars sold in first… Continue reading Porsche reports steep fall in orders from Europe and China
Government will step in to support key industries amid tariff turmoil, says Starmer
The bodyshell of an Aston Martin DBX at the firm’s factory in St Athan. Smaller UK carmakers are to be exempt from the target to end petrol and diesel car sales. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The bodyshell of an Aston Martin DBX at the firm’s factory in St Athan. Smaller UK… Continue reading Government will step in to support key industries amid tariff turmoil, says Starmer
Starmer to give speech on tariff turmoil but car industry says actions will have limited impact – UK politics live
04.37 EDT ‘Tinkering’ and ‘not giant leap required’ – Starmer fails to impress car sector with plan to help it cope with tariffs Good morning. As prime minister, there is nothing more important than being able to show the nation, when a crisis hits, that you are responding pro-actively, that you have a plan to cope,… Continue reading Starmer to give speech on tariff turmoil but car industry says actions will have limited impact – UK politics live
Car tax: green motoring just got more expensive as EVs lose exemption
Drivers of electric vehicles must pay an ‘expensive car supplement’ for five years if their new EV cost more than £40,000, which many do. Photograph: SouthWorks/Alamy View image in fullscreen Drivers of electric vehicles must pay an ‘expensive car supplement’ for five years if their new EV cost more than £40,000, which many do. Photograph:… Continue reading Car tax: green motoring just got more expensive as EVs lose exemption
Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions
Electric vehicles plugged in at a charging hub in Thurrock, Essex. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Electric vehicles plugged in at a charging hub in Thurrock, Essex. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions Transport secretary says overhaul in response to Trump tariffs supports car… Continue reading Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions
‘It would affect the area massively’: fear in Solihull as home of Jaguar plant awaits impact of Trump tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover, impacted by Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on cars, is a large employer in Solihull. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Observer View image in fullscreen Jaguar Land Rover, impacted by Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on cars, is a large employer in Solihull. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Observer ‘It would affect the area massively’: fear in Solihull… Continue reading ‘It would affect the area massively’: fear in Solihull as home of Jaguar plant awaits impact of Trump tariffs
The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
An SUV dwarfs a tiny Fiat 500 on a London street. Photograph: Richard Baker/Alamy View image in fullscreen An SUV dwarfs a tiny Fiat 500 on a London street. Photograph: Richard Baker/Alamy The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay Observer editorial If a… Continue reading The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
Keir Starmer orders UK economic reset amid Donald Trump’s tariff mayhem
UK prime minister Keir Starmer is said to be rethinking key elements of the government’s economic policy. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images View image in fullscreen UK prime minister Keir Starmer is said to be rethinking key elements of the government’s economic policy. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Keir Starmer orders UK economic reset amid Donald Trump’s tariff mayhem… Continue reading Keir Starmer orders UK economic reset amid Donald Trump’s tariff mayhem