‘Naked-person-on-bus is surprisingly common’: meet the cool-headed controllers who really run the country

From the road network to our airspace and the electricity grid, teams of workers are busy behind the scenes responding to every eventuality. But what does it take to keep Britain moving?

‘We view cars as works of art’: the rise of the luxury car gallery

Wealthy owners of limited-edition and vintage vehicles are now commissioning architect-designed spaces to show off their collections

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From vegetables to cocoa and holiday centres to restaurants, how the cost of everyday things varies

Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars

Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’

France halts €100-a-month electric car leasing scheme after huge demand

Minister says scheme to help low-income households and cut emissions is ‘victim of its own success’

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?

In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future

China wants us to buy its electric cars. Should you hit the road in one?

BYD is increasingly dominating the world market and now wants to persuade UK motorists to snap up its vehicles

Enterprise blamed me for flood damage to our hire car

It demanded more than £1,200 and has threatened to ban me from renting one of its vehicles again

Pity SUV drivers, fast being priced out of their badges of contempt for the planet

With the royals as ambassadors for these luxury cars, there’s little hope for the rest of us

Forget range anxiety: we should really worry about China’s global dominance in the electric car market

EVs heavily subsidised by Beijing are flooding Europe and the globe. If we don’t watch out, it could start a major trade war

Car cloning: innocent UK motorists get fines as scams accelerate

If a criminal breaks the law in a car with the same number plates as yours, you could be treated as liable

Call for UK utility firms to face higher fines for ‘street scars’ on pavements

Government adviser says water and telecoms privatisation is to blame for disfiguring streets with tarmac

Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data

Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers

‘A make-or-break moment’: what does Labour’s U-turn mean for the UK’s green transition?

Labour has dropped its £28bn green pledge and the Tories are underfunding carbon-cutting measures, despite benefits of net zero projects

Toyota cars collecting and potentially sharing location data and personal information, Choice says

Consumer group finds ‘Connected Services’ feature can send personal and vehicle data to third parties, with drivers told removing components risks voiding warranty