The hallowed Christmas lights of London’s Oxford Street have been turned on for the festive season by Hollywood star Jim Carrey who will feature heavily on the big screens of Christmas lovers this winter. The star of A Christmas Carol, Disney’s new animated film, Carrey was joined in the procession by fellow actor and co-star [...]

Drivers in inner London will soon be able to wave a debit card or credit card at a parking meter to pay their fare. In the wake of the UK government pursuing a course towards cashless transport payment across Britain the Westminster Council initiative will theoretically do away with the need for carrying cash for [...]

In situations that occur after a motor vehicle breakdown, men are three times more likely to suffer fatalities or injuries. A new report car care specialists Comma studied figures from the Department of Transport (DfT) which reveal that men are far more careless on the hard shoulder than women. In a 15 year period up [...]

German researchers have developed an application for the iPhone which allows the user to drive their car via their mobile. The iDriver will effectively turn the driving experience into a real-life video game or vice-versa. Such is the capacity of the new app that it is capable of controlling the movement of vehicles up to [...]

An increase in new car tax has been suggested by the Green Fiscal Commission (GFC) in a move which would see annual increases result in the figure reaching £3,300 by the year 2020. The proposal is part of the GFC’s £150 billion package proposal which also include a household energy tax and the tripling of [...]

Business owners are turning to alternate car schemes as the recession continues to affect expenditure, with pay-as-you-go car clubs proving ever more popular. Large corporations are frequently discarding their business fleets in the face of high fuel and maintenance costs in favour of shared arrangements. Streetcar, a car sharing rental business that operates in seven [...]

According to the award winning rental car company Europcar, Britons love their cars more than any other European counterpart, with nearly 75% claiming that they loved having their own vehicle – compared to 60% elsewhere. Losing their beloved car would devastate more than two thirds of UK drivers, against a lot higher than the 60% [...]