Articles by: Richard Borges

Fuel

Petrol prices rise for the first time since July after oil costs surge

This could lead to around 2p a litre added to the price of both petrol and diesel shortly
Cars

New MOT rules for 2020

Since it's introduction in 1968, the MOT test has been millions of tests have been carried out, but new changes are arriving this year
Cars

Six ways to protect your paintwork

Motorists have been offered six tips on the best ways to protect vehicle paintwork from corrosion and fading
Road Safety

Scotland prepares new road safety framework

Transport Scotland is gearing up to produce a new Road Safety Framework, with a consultation on the new document expected early this year.
Legislation & Regulation

Roadside litter: Law change could see car owners fined

A law could be changed to punish people who throw litter out of car windows, putting highway workers' lives at risk.
Road Safety

Driver ‘should be dead’ after air freshener causes car explosion

A driver who blew up his car by lighting a cigarette after spraying air freshener says, “I should be dead”.

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Are diesels dead, desirable, or somewhere in between?

With diesel sales falling by over 20% and fully electric vehicle (EV) sales jumping by around 70%, it would seems that more and more of us are starting to question when, rather than if, they should ditch diesel for good.
Legislation & Regulation

Over 2.4m drivers caught speeding last year — and cameras nab 98% of them

Home Office data revealed driving too fast made up 84% of the 2.84million motoring offences recorded in the year to April
Cars

Black box car insurance ‘pushes up prices for over-30s’

Telematics policies offer young drivers huge savings but tables are turned for older drivers

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