Car hire: get into gear for a smoother ride
From fuel to damage and cover, changes to the way firms rent vehicles mean motorists face a less stressful time
Car hire firms to improve practices following competition review
The Competition and Markets Authority secures agreements for major firms to look again at pricing and sales tactics and fuel and damage policies
Our faith in Direct Line was dented when an accident involved a foreign driver
We’ve been fighting since 2013 to get our claim resolved after being rear-ended by truck with a Polish driver
Our holiday checklist: find the best deals for your wallet
Heading for Greece? Take a decent amount of currency – and make sure you get a good travel insurance policy. Driving to Europe? Breakdown cover is key
Car hire should be less stressful after tweak to UK licence-share system
DVLA makes ‘share your licence’ passcodes valid for 21 days rather than 72 hours, allowing holidaymakers more flexibility in booking car rentals
Budget 2015 – what it means to you
We’ve crunched the numbers to see how George Osborne’s budget affects your finances, whether you’re single, married, with or without children or retired
Electric car grant: time is short before they pull the plug on £5,000 giveaway
When the government scheme was launched in 2011 take up was slow. But with more affordable models available and sales booming, the cash may only last a few months
Carcraft goes bust along with all the services I paid for
It cost £1,995 for a plan that included servicing and roadside assistance
How do I solve a dispute with a Renault garage in France?
We’ve paid for two sets of repairs but it turns out only one was necessary – now we want our money back
Car owners who get their vehicles to pay for themselves – by renting them out
Ford has become the first UK car firm to allow vehicles still being paid for to be rented out, while easyCar is promoting wider rentals
‘L’ is for licence revoked as DVLA errors make learner drivers out of old hands
Experienced motorists are being wrongly stripped of their entitlements, then find themselves unable to prove they ever passed their tests because the agency has deleted its records
Europcar invoiced me for £300 … but I don’t know what for
The invoice said it was for damage and theft protection, but this was the first we’d heard of it
Money Talks: Parking costs, rising house prices and bogus bank messages
Plus, how to get a study loan, and advice from our Consumer Champions
Postcode parking lottery sees some drivers paying 10 times national average
Parking permits in Birmingham and Manchester cost three times as much as some in London, study shows
DVLA under fire as driving licence changes blamed for car hire queues
Website crashes frequently as British drivers around world try to access their driving record