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Car hire websites ordered to make charges clear

Competition and Markets Authority says areas of concern include insurance, young driver surcharges and petrol policies

Beware your breakdown cover going up

Car owners should check renewal notices to avoid a surprise premium rise

Prices, property, pensions: 30 EU referendum questions answered

Will the nation’s decision on 23 June make you richer or poorer? We address the key consumer concerns

Insurer launches UK’s ‘first driverless car policy’

Adrian Flux designs policy for consumers whose cars already have driverless features, such as auto-parking and ABS

Older drivers should carry on until 75 before renewing licence, says review

The Older Drivers Task Force says current ruling can lead to depression among over-70s and a great burden on care system

Are car alarms a complete waste of time?

The security devices have been criticised by councils and car owners for failing to combat crime – but it might not be worth scrapping them altogether ...

Smart cars: how technology is putting the brakes on insurance premiums

From parking with the press of a button to crash-avoidance systems, driving is becoming safer, and cheaper

Leicester won the league but the bookies were far from beaten

The Foxes 5,000-1 success was excellent news for the bookies. Just don’t expect the bookies to say so – shouting about losses is good marketing

Expensive car owners will rush to buy self-driving cars, says Volvo chief

Autopilot will attract one in four premium car drivers and the technology can be made affordable, and available, by 2020, Volvo boss predicts

Driverless cars to dent insurance industry, warns Volvo chief

Håkan Samuelsson says research suggests an 80% fall in crashes by 2035 which could put motor insurers and premiums at risk

Car hire ‘super CDW’ cover: your policy should be to avoid this rip-off

Companies are ever more desperate to get you to buy their wildly expensive bolt-ons - because most their profits come from them

House prices rise by 10.1%, plus a guide to the 2016 tax year

Also, a fairytale castle up for grabs and the Airbnb guests who could end up costing you your home

Car insurance and the little-known world of credit hire companies

A driver who did nothing wrong found herself drawn into a legal action over the £4,000 hire of a courtesy vehicle

If lettings agents are disclosing fees, I can’t see them

Nearly a year after the government pledged to force agents to disclose charges prominently, we check their websites to see if this is happening

Black box car insurance: a young driver’s new best friend behind the dashboard

Telematics-based motor insurance is teaching novice motorists better skills and reducing what can be sky-high premiums

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