Business secretary makes jobs pledge at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant

Business secretary makes jobs pledge to Vauxhall


The business secretary pledged the government’s “unbounded commitment” to protecting jobs at Vauxhall yesterday
Diesel ‘doubles risk of dementia’

Diesel ‘doubles risk of dementia’


New evidence has emerged to show that diesel pollution can double the risk of getting dementia and may be responsible for as many as a fifth of c
Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson, The Kaiser Chiefs’ singer on his love of riotous revs

Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson


Ricky Wilson, lead singer with Kaiser Chiefs, is no fan of name-dropping, but can’t resist mentioning he’s “sort of” become mates with the...
UK traffic

UK traffic delays are worst in Europe


Britain’s roads are the most gridlocked in Europe and drivers spend an average of 32 hours a year stuck in traffic, according to research...
Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Driverless cars make their testers dozy


Ford’s engineers have been nodding off so often in tests of self-driving cars that the manufacturer has ditched its plans for semi-autonomous...

Opinion: Gas could solve the diesel crisis


Despite the gloom, traffic pollution is on the wane – but don’t assume electric is the only way to power cars of the future, says Matt Ridley.
Forty years on, the motor driving Auto Trader is digital

The motor driving Auto Trader is digital


Time was if you had a furled copy of Auto Trader under your arm, you were either a trilby-wearing, felt-collared, George Cole-lookalike member of
Opinion: Speed camera rage — I’ve felt the primal desire for revenge

Opinion: Speed camera rage


Controversy abounds, apparently, in the tale of the 23-year-old have-a-go chancer Chris Welford, who recently tapped the frustrations of many...
Lorries

Rail grant cut to put 190,000 trucks on road


British roads could be hit by up to 190,000 extra lorry journeys a year after “penny-pinching” ministers cut £4m of subsidy for rail freight...
Driver tears strip off rail firm over narrow car park spaces

Driver tears strip off rail firm over parking


It’s bad enough that the train companies can’t run a railway, but now it turns out they can’t run a car park either.
Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes

Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes


A digital map of Britain’s roads will be created to give motorists advanced warning of dangerous potholes.
Bin lorry killer Harry Clarke caught driving again

Bin lorry killer caught driving again


A bin lorry driver who killed six Christmas shoppers in Glasgow in 2014 when he blacked out at the wheel has admitted driving without a licence..