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Will the diesel car you are driving be worthless in five years’ time?

Sales are falling. Older cars are facing bans. Next week’s budget could see taxes slapped on. We explore the future for the owners of these high-polluting vehicles

‘You weren’t scared?’: Nissan takes us for a ride in the Leaf driverless car

It’s guided by five radars, four lasers and 12 cameras – but a drive around London shows there’s still some work to do

Tougher penalties begin for drivers using mobile phones

Penalty points and fines to double from Wednesday, meaning newly qualified drivers will lose their licence if caught

Drive off with a secondhand car for less

Buying a used car was historically fraught with danger, but the rise of finance leasing deals means many three-year-old cars can be safely snapped up

How ignoring a ‘scam’ penalty notice cost us £300 in fees

Lambeth council pursued us for a parking fine even though we have never driven our car in London

Pay-as-you-go car insurance – perfect for the low-mileage driver?

Do you drive just a few miles a year but still end up paying lots for motor cover? Two start-up firms offering pay-as-you-go policies could be the answer

Shattered when the roof of my Hyundai fell in on me

Glass rained down on me while I was driving but I can’t claim under my warranty

Skoda ‘writes off’ my six-year-old £20,000 car when it suffers a common fault

I would have to pay £8,250 to repair the timing chain mechanism although many others have reported the same problem

Nissan Qashqai owners driven to distraction by engine failures

Some buyers of the 1.2 litre turbo models allege that the vehicles are being forced off the road by mechanical issues and oil problems

Car registration space on Parkmobile app cost me £100

We paid the parking charge and got confirmation, but UK Parking Control won’t budge on the fine

Seeing red when Green Motion took £2,500 for a refuelling ‘mix-up’

It claimed we had used petrol instead if diesel but won’t provide any evidence

How an EU gender equality ruling widened inequality

It said car insurance firms couldn’t discriminate between the sexes ... since then men have seen a four-fold rise in premiums

Dieselgate: UK motorists file class-action suit against VW

Greenpeace and Which? welcome move by 10,000 Volkswagen owners for £3,000 in compensation as carmaker faces bill as high as £3.6bn

Petrol and food prices expected to continue rising in 2017

With prices at pumps starting the year at their highest since 2014, cost of food and other essentials is also predicted to go up

Phones need software to stop drivers becoming distracted, ministers say

Meeting in Whitehall between government and mobile phone companies will see the latter urged to bring in ‘drive safe’ modes

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