Driving licence changes take effect as motoring groups warn of confusion

Scrapping of paper counterpart prompts AA and others to highlight potential complications when hiring vehicles in the UK and overseas

The truth about no-claims discounts

Drivers are fearful of losing their no-claims bonus and some even pay to protect it, but the NCD is useful only in the early years

Direct debit option increases insurance payments, FCA finds

Consumers are not told the higher cost of paying by instalments, the Financial Conduct Authority says, with some being charged interest of up to 75%

Will Tesla’s home battery really transform our energy infrastructure?

Karl Mathiesen: Powerwall leads the way in solving the problem of energy storage, but the $3,000-plus price raises questions about its economic viability

Never mind the accident, what about the nuisance calls?

After even the most minor incident, insurance companies may sell your details. Then the phone starts ringing …

Cowboy clampers now arrive wearing DVLA badges

Following Money’s exposé last week, more drivers have told us how they have been caught in a road tax trap

Will specialist insurance soothe your spills, bills and bellyaches?

From emptying a cup of tea on your new sofa to pranging a hire car or losing your keys, there are policies that cover a range of accidental damage

Online shopping deliveries rev up record UK van sales

Shopping on smartphones and tablets fuels home delivery market and drives up purchases of new commercial vehicles by 22%

Tax disc loophole leaves angry drivers facing massive fines

The paper disc on the windscreen may have vanished, but now a change of ownership can mean being clamped and towed – and money for the DVLA

A car hire firm in Italy says the police want my details

Apparently it is for two traffic violations – is this genuine? I’ve heard nothing from the Italian authorities

DVLA unmoved as clamped drivers tell us their tax tales

A number of readers contacted us following a recent letter about one reader’s troubles with the DVLA’s car tax changes

I drove off in a CarRentals.com bargain, then got hit with a big bill. Why?

I paid £10 for the rental, then when I got to my destination I was asked for an extra €180

Car insurance claim with LV takes a tortuous route

My mechanic crashed my car I am still waiting for his insurance company to settle the claim

My mum is in care but Citroën still wants car HP payments

My 91-year-old mother has no licence, no insurance and is in residential care, but she’s being chased for hire purchase payments

‘A wrong move means instant death’: how to power your home with a hacked car battery

You need $20,000, plenty of time – and an iron nerve. But is ripping up a Tesla car and adapting its battery the future of cheap, sustainable home power?