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
UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil prices tumble Global prices drop after reports that Opec+ is ready to raise output despite weaker demand for fossil fuels
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say experts
UK-wide parking app to be rolled out by industry bodies after pilot scheme National Parking Platform, where motorists can pay for all parking on single app, to launch ‘as soon as possible’
Electric vehicle sales hit two-year low in Australia as hybrid cars boom Plug-in hybrid sales nearly double in first three months of national efficiency standards for new cars
Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivals
Parking firm failed to respond to my appeal before raising the fine Reader is willing to pay original sum but says no one should be fined for stopping for just over 2 minutes
Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’ Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030
Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close
Just ignore all the myths about low-traffic neighbourhoods: they’re popular, effective and here to stay After the high court ruled one high-profile scheme unlawful, it is important to make the case for LTNs. Luckily, there is a strong one to make, says Izzy Romilly of climate charity Possible