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Video: Flying car offers commuters speedy escape from gridlock

Video: Flying car offers escape from gridlock

It could be the answer to the congestion crisis gripping our biggest cities: a car that can take to the skies to avoid rush-hour gridlock.
Published 15 March 2017
Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish into thin air

Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish

Utility companies have persuaded ministers to retreat from plans to impose fines on them for abandoning roadworks over the weekend after complain
Published 15 March 2017
Vauxhall pensions to be cut by French owner PSA

Vauxhall pensions to be cut by French owner PSA

Vauxhall workers are likely to take a significant cut to their pensions before any decision about the long-term future of their jobs after the sa
Published 14 March 2017
Dog-wash included: Nissan reveals car for mucky pups

Dog wash included: Nissan's car for mucky pups

Could this just be the perfect car for dealing with muddy dogs after a day traipsing through the woods? The Nissan X-Trail 4Dogs features...
Published 13 March 2017
Nigeria introduces psychiatric evaluation for jumping red lights

Jump a red light . . . you must be insane

To halt an epidemic of amber gamblers in Nigeria’s capital, authorities have taken to carting errant drivers off in ambulances...
Published 13 March 2017
VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

One of Britain’s leading superminis, the Volkswagen Polo, is among the worst polluters on the road, according to newly revealed test data...
Published 12 March 2017
Uber’s fake "Greyball" app foils undercover regulators looking for law-breaking

Uber’s fake app foils undercover regulators

The taxi-hailing company Uber has been caught using software to fool authorities that have been trying to curtail its service around the world...
Published 11 March 2017
Uber boss's back seat tirade is latest in string of setbacks for taxi hailing firm

Uber boss's back seat tirade is latest setback

Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, took what may have been the most expensive taxi ride of his life last month when he shouted...
Published 11 March 2017
Cut drink-drive limit to less than a pint, urge councils

Cut drink-drive limit to less than a pint

The drink-drive limit in England and Wales should be cut to less than a pint of beer or glass of wine to tackle stubbornly high accident rates...
Published 11 March 2017
Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police were accused of turning a blind eye to antisocial cyclists last night after a sharp drop in the number of fines issued for jumping red...
Published 11 March 2017
Call for new driving curbs after toddler’s death

Elderly driver killed girl, 3, on crossing

A pensioner has admitted causing the death of a three-year-old girl by dangerous driving as she walked across a pelican crossing.
Published 11 March 2017
Products: Glass cleaners and glass sealant with added sparkle reviewed

Products: Glass cleaners and glass sealant with added...

Autumnal weather is upon us, and if you spent the summer doing better things than cleaning the car, you're likely to find yourself looking through...
Published 10 March 2017