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Want to insure a learner driver? Here’s what you need to know

Adding a 17-year-old to your main policy can be pricey, so pay-per-hour could be a better solution. We crunch the numbers

More Than sent me contradictory letters – and said I was six years old

After giving my year of birth as 2010, it also said I’d been without car cover for two days

Swiftcover too slow to pay me back excess after crash

It arranged for repairs to my car after I paid £250 and now refuses to reimburse me. The other driver is insured by Axa, which owns Swiftcover

Sixt took me for a ride over car hire cover

It failed to include even basic insurance in its headline price, leaving me liable for up to €24,000

Cost of UK car insurance leaps 11% to record high

Changes to compensation rules and rise in insurance premium tax blamed, as drivers pay £484 on average for annual policy

As car insurance costs rise, the over-65s are urged to switch

Older motorists are the worst hit as costs rise by 8% in just three months. We look at the figures and how to save

Getting divorced? Beware your RAC car insurance premium going up

My excess shot up and I’m shocked it can discriminate against divorcees

Holiday car hire: how to avoid the add-ons that can double your bill

From saying ‘no’ to satnavs and child seats, to checking the vehicle thoroughly, there are ways to avoid unnecessary costs and stress

Renewing your RAC cover? Don’t let them jack up the price

If your policy renews automatically, chances are you could be paying way over the odds. We look at some alternatives

Car insurance in UK hits record high as tax rate on premiums increases

IPT moves from 10% to 12% on 1 June, while average policy reaches £800, says price comparison site

Take a break from the falling pound … you can still minimise your holiday costs

The value of the pound has plummeted to just €1.15 over the past 12 months. We look at how best you can make up the shortfall

I cancelled my car insurance in the cooling-off period, but was still charged

I changed my mind within the 14 days so why do I have to pay One Call Insurance £74?

Don’t change insurer regularly? It could be costing you more than £1,400

Motor and home policyholders who stay with the same supplier could be overpaying by thousands every decade

Warranty work on my VW’s audio system turned into an £1,800 accident repair bill

The car was at the garage when the damage occurred and the insurance firm won’t pay up

Whiplash: the myth that funds a £20bn gravy train

After an accident I stepped away uninjured but was pestered to claim. Now, a brave neurosurgeon speaks out

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  • ‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
  • Secondhand EV leasing hits the fast lane as more UK drivers explore ways to cut motoring costs
  • ‘You owe parking fees’: experts warn of fake RingGo text scam
  • EVs and hybrids approach half of Australian new car sales amid ongoing fuel crisis
  • Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
  • UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households
  • Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’
  • TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance
  • BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals
  • Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porsche
  • I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car
  • Summer holiday car hire: drive a great deal and avoid hidden fees
  • Four men in 20s die after car crashes into lamp-post in Merseyside
  • Mass job cuts loom at VW as profits fall steeply on China sales slump
  • Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise
  • Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035
  • Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from January
  • ‘A guy did a runner in a Jaguar’: the petrol theft scandal – and the garage owner struggling to stop it
  • EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
  • Drivers charging electric cars handed shock parking fines
  • China’s monthly car ‌exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars
  • The Guardian view on Volkswagen’s crisis: another wake-up call for Germany and the EU
  • US justice department investigating UAW president over corruption allegations
  • VW chief confirms plan to cut 50,000 jobs as board rejects plant closures
  • Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’
  • High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners
  • VW workers protest in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures
  • German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat
  • Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU entry system, MPs say
  • EV charger rollout in UK slows amid political uncertainty and rise in installation costs

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