Ulez expansion: what you need to know – and how to get a charge-free car

The biggest change to London’s roads in decades launches on Tuesday. Here’s how avoid the fee

How can our car insurance renewal go up by a shocking 180%?

We do very few miles and have four years’ no-claims discount

Heathrow visitors told to beware of new charges under Ulez expansion

Unsuspecting drivers could be caught out when scheme extends to all London boroughs from Tuesday

Drivers warned of copycat websites overcharging for Ulez fee

Which? advises drivers paying London ultra-low emission zone fee to make sure they’re using official TfL website

UK petrol prices rise above 150p a litre for first time since January

Supermarkets have faced claims they are overcharging customers for fuel

How to save on your holiday car hire after booking

Consumers can take advantage of an almost halving of prices since the start of the year by cancelling and rebooking

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From fruit juice to carpets and cars to hotels, how the cost of everyday items varies

Mercedes has refused to pay for a repair to my rusty car

There’s one rule for customers in the US, another for UK over a key safety issue

I’m paying to lease an electric car that has been off the road for months

After a minor accident, my Jaguar I-Pace was taken away and replaced by a petrol Ford Fiesta

Council refused to pay full cost of replacing two pothole-damaged tyres

It is deducting 30% ‘wear and tear’ unless I can find a receipt

RAC reminds British drivers they must show clean air sticker in French cities

The Crit’Air vignette must be displayed to enter Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg, Lyon, and many other cities to avoid a €180 fine

How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars

EVs have become weaponised amid fears over cost of shift to battery power and job losses at carmakers

Planning a UK mini-break? See how the price has gone up – from hotels to fish and chips

That seaside staple is up by more than 50%, while car hire is up 75% … add an item to our visual tool to see how costs have risen in the past five years

Asda publishes daily petrol prices online after pressure from watchdog

Other retailers say they are working with government on implementing industry-wide comparison service

Car parts shortage leaves drivers in limbo as makers ‘put sales first’

Motorists are waiting months for repairs, or having cars written off, because replacement parts apparently cannot be found. But are they just being fobbed off?