I’ve just been sent £170 fine for not paying a parking ticket … six years ago Reader is unsure what they did, but after all this time, National Parking Enforcement is threatening court action
Volkswagen to make ‘massive’ investment in US in bid to avoid tariffs CEO of Europe’s largest industrial group says he has been in direct talks with Donald Trump’s administration
UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate
Lower Thames Crossing could triple tolls at Dartford tunnel, campaigners say If private finance is used for road tunnel, analysis finds it would need to charge £8.10 for cars and £14 for lorries
Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur
Tesla sales slump across Europe amid backlash against Musk Registrations for new vehicles in April drop to half 2024 figure despite a broader rise in battery electric cars
IMF lifts UK growth forecast for 2025; markets welcome US delay to EU 50% tariffs – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF releases latest healthcheck on UK economy
Toyota to move some GR Corolla production to UK from Japan Shift to carmaker’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire will reduce delivery times for vehicle to North America
DAF truck maker accused of ‘stringing out’ hauliers’ legal case for compensation Lawsuit by 11,000 claimants calling for £6,000 a truck compensation follows 2016 EU ruling manufacturers were guilty of long-term price-fixing
Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandal
Louisiana family rallies around boy who lost parents in separate crashes hours apart Family of couple sets up fund so four-year-old can carry on ‘legacy of parents’ through opportunities such as college
About £1bn in car loan compensation at risk because data deleted, lawyers warn Lenders’ routine purging after six years means details of some car buyers due compensation may have been lost
‘Pay here’: the QR code ‘quishing’ scam targeting drivers How to avoid costly double whammy as rise in app- and phone-based parking payment opens new frontier in fraud
UK travellers face road and rail disruption over bank holiday weekend Motoring organisations warn of heavy traffic, and delays and cancellations will hit two rail routes out of London
Gloucester ranked best motorway service station in Great Britain Popular stop on M5 tops Which? survey with Tebay second, while Bridgwater is judged the worst with one-star rating