How badly fitted car seats threaten child safety
Road safety officers have found that most seats are wrongly installed, including many put in by the shops that sell them
Most child car seats are incorrectly fitted, data suggests
Most car seats are incorrectly fitted, data suggests
Number of uninsured drivers down, but the Midlands put brakes on further falls
West Midlands and West Yorkshire account for 17 of the 20 worst postcodes for the number of uninsured drivers, according to the Motor Insurers' Bureau
Ban on referral fees seeks to curb rise in insurance costs
The government says honest motorists are seeing car insurance premiums rise as insurers seek to cover the costs of increased compensation claims
OFT looks at car insurance costs
The consumer watchdog is to put motor insurance under the spotlight after drivers faced average premium increases of up to 40% in a year
Used car prices fall as buyers downsize
Auto Trader says asking prices for used large family cars fell 23% year-on-year, as buyers become increasingly cautious
Insurers call for ban on use of referral fees in motor injury claims
Details of road accidents are often sold on to lawyers, a practice widely thought to have driven up car premiums
Not-so-grand theft auto: Ford Ka is least stolen car
Insurance website Confused says not one of its customers has claimed for the theft of a Ford Ka since 2004
Should I lend my car to my brother?
A reader wonders whether to lend their car to a visiting brother. The insurance might be cheap, but an accident would be expensive
Megabus gears up for overnight sleeper service
Stagecoach's budget service will offer passenger berths on overnight coach journeys between London and Glasgow
Driving down motorists’ litter
There are moves to tighten rules on littering from cars, involving cash fines or points on your licence. What do you think?
Will electric cars ever take over our roads?
Their detractors say are they too pricey and tricky to charge. But a select fleet of drivers in Oxford and London has been testing a prototype electric Mini. Were they won over?
Minister criticises referral fees on personal injury claims
Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly says system gives people a 'perverse incentive' to make unjustified claims, and that the government will look at ways to improve procedures
Electric cars: kiss petrol stations goodbye
EDF, British Gas and npower are vying to offer home charging services for electric cars, while TfL plans to have more charging points than petrol stations in the capital
Rising petrol prices will cause drivers to reduce family trips
Rural motorists believe cost of motoring will force them to cut back on journeys for financial reasons, according to RAC survey