Happy birthday! What deals and discounts does your age unlock?

From a getting part-time job at 14 to receiving a letter from the king at 100, some milestone ages hold advantages in Britain

Oil price rise creates more pressure on UK policymakers before budget

Treasury sources concede ‘less room’ for manoeuvre as global bond sell-off also hikes government’s borrowing costs

‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain

Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking UK diesel towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies

I paid my Ulez charge, but I am still receiving threats from TfL

Transport for London has fined me and warned that if I don’t pay it will possibly destroy my car

Burnham to scrap restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England

Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year

Car hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185

I was delayed, but I had prepaid through Holiday Autos and had provided my flight number as requested

‘You owe parking fees’: experts warn of fake RingGo text scam

Criminals hope by using threats of enforcement action, people will panic and click link to bogus parking app site

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porsche

Former co-presenter of BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeks

I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car

I’m a self-employed driving instructor and I’m running out of cash to hire a replacement dual-control vehicle

Summer holiday car hire: drive a great deal and avoid hidden fees

Unclear terms and expensive extras can turn what seemed like a cheap rental into a costly one

‘A guy did a runner in a Jaguar’: the petrol theft scandal – and the garage owner struggling to stop it

Since the start of the Iran war in February, there has been a 23% rise in fuel theft, with more than £1.2m stolen from British forecourts each week. Why aren’t the police doing more to apprehend the culprits?

I’m paying £450 a month for a Peugeot EV I can’t drive

The car lease company won’t rescind my contract because it says the vehicle is driveable. The only problem is, it won’t even charge

What could US-Iran peace deal mean for UK household costs?

The impact on petrol and food prices, energy bills and mortgages if the truce holds and strait of Hormuz reopens

Car finance payouts could be delayed by years over legal challenges, says FCA

Complaints-led approach could pile £6bn of extra costs on to lenders, says City watchdog

I surrendered my driving licence after a spinal injury but the DVLA revoked it

Although I voluntarily handed in the licence, the agency’s action has made it far harder for me to get it back