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“Social media platforms face public ire after fatal crash involving teenagers filming themselves driving on wrong side.” TV programmes that glorify irresponsible driving like Top Gear and motor racing must also take some blame for unnecessary accidents. #Motoring #TopGear

UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says
By PA Media

Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns about ‘passive pricing strategies’ used by some petrol stations

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-retailers-too-slow-pass-on-fuel-price-falls-cma

#CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Petrolprices #Money #Motoring #Business #Regulators #UKnews #TheGuardian #PAMedia

UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-retailers-too-slow-pass-on-fuel-price-falls-cma #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #PetrolPrices #Money #Motoring #Business #Regulators #UkNews

Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Harvard study finds traffic fatalities increase by 15% on release dates compared with similar days either side

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music

#Roadsafety #Science #Roadtransport #Motoring #Music #Musicstreaming #USnews #Worldnews #Mobilephones #HarvardUniversity #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music #RoadSafety #Science #RoadTransport #Motoring #Music #MusicStreaming #UsNews #WorldNews #MobilePhones #HarvardUniversity

Amen.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/15/suv-normal-family-cars-roads-supersized-consumer-choice

#Cars #SUV #Motoring #Transport #RoadSafety

It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan
By Coco Khan

They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/15/suv-normal-family-cars-roads-supersized-consumer-choice

#Motoring #Roadsafety #Children #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Travelandtransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #CocoKhan

Heathrow passengers warned ‘do not drive’ after flooding closes roads to two terminals

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/15/heathrow-passengers-warned-do-not-drive-flooding-closes-roads-two-terminals-29382945/

It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/15/suv-normal-family-cars-roads-supersized-consumer-choice #Motoring #RoadSafety #Children #AutomotiveIndustry #TransportPolicy #TravelAndTransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UkNews

Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
By Jasper Jolly, Rowena Mason and Matthew Taylor

Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaigners

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets

#Climatecrisis #AndyBurnham #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Automotiveindustry #Automotiveemissions #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Environment #Business #Travelandtransport #Motoring #Transport #Transportpolicy #Manufacturingsector #UKnews #Wildfires #Drought #Extremeheat #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RowenaMason #MatthewTaylor

Andy Burnham looks to cut new EV sales targets https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #AutomotiveEmissions #GreenhouseGasEmissions #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Environment #Business #TravelAndTransport #Motoring #AndyBurnham #Transport #TransportPolicy #ManufacturingSector #UkNews

Car hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185
By Anna Tims

I was delayed, but I had prepaid through Holiday Autos and had provided my flight number as requested

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/11/car-hire-firm-no-show-holiday-autos

#Money #Consumeraffairs #Consumerrights #Travel #Motoring #Heathrowairport #UKnews #Business #TheGuardian #AnnaTims

Police officer gets chance to drive £3.7m Ferrari seized in Met crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/10/police-officer-gets-chance-to-drive-ferrari-seized-in-met-crackdown #Police #London #TheSuperrich #UkNews #MetropolitanPolice #Motoring

Police officer gets chance to drive £3.7m Ferrari seized in Met crackdown
By Matthew Weaver

Ninety vehicles confiscated in weekend operation including rare Ferrari Monza SP2, driven by someone without insurance or full licence

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/10/police-officer-gets-chance-to-drive-ferrari-seized-in-met-crackdown

#Police #London #Thesuperrich #UKnews #Metropolitanpolice #Motoring #TheGuardian #MatthewWeaver

Secondhand EV leasing hits the fast lane as more UK drivers explore ways to cut motoring costs
By Jasper Jolly

Numbers using finance rises 170% in a year as leasing firms boom alongside leapin secondhand vehicle supply and surging fuel prices

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/secondhand-ev-leasing-growth-uk-drivers-cut-petrol-costs

#Motorfinance #Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Motoring #Business #Money #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

‘You owe parking fees’: experts warn of fake RingGo text scam
By Shane Hickey

Criminals hope by using threats of enforcement action, people will panic and click link to bogus parking app site

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/02/parking-apps-experts-warn-of-ringgo-text-scam

#Scams #Motoring #Consumeraffairs #Money #UKnews #TheGuardian #ShaneHickey

EVs and hybrids approach half of Australian new car sales amid ongoing fuel crisis
By Ben Smee

Australians bought EVs and hybrids at nearly same rate as petrol cars between April and June, Australian Automobile Association data shows

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/02/ev-hybrids-almost-half-australian-new-car-sales-april-june-fuel-crisis

#Transport #Electricvehicles #Australianews #Motoring #Petrolprices #TheGuardian #BenSmee

EVs and hybrids approach half of Australian new car sales amid ongoing fuel crisis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/02/ev-hybrids-almost-half-australian-new-car-sales-april-june-fuel-crisis #Transport #ElectricVehicles #AustraliaNews #Motoring #PetrolPrices

Christopher Harry on buying an SUV – cartoon
By Christopher Harry

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/01/christopher-harry-buying-suv-cartoon

#Roadtransport #UKnews #Greenhousegasemissions #Roadsafety #Motoring #Automotiveemissions #Environment #Automotiveindustry #TheGuardian #ChristopherHarry

UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households
By Zoe Wood

Average pump price reaches 160p a litre, while diesel is up 14.5p to 179p and forecast to go to 185p soon

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/31/uk-petrol-price-hits-iran-war-high-adding-to-pressure-on-households

#Petrolprices #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Motoring #Business #Energyindustry #UKnews #Money #Oil #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/31/uk-petrol-price-hits-iran-war-high-adding-to-pressure-on-households #PetrolPrices #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Motoring #Business #EnergyIndustry #UkNews #Money #Oil

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porche
By Jamie Grierson

Co-presenter of former BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/28/top-gear-richard-hammond-fined-speeding-bentley-porche

#RichardHammond #Hertfordshire #Motoring #Transport #England #Televisionradio #UKnews #TheGuardian #JamieGrierson

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porche https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/28/top-gear-richard-hammond-fined-speeding-bentley-porche #RichardHammond #Hertfordshire #Motoring #Transport #England #TelevisionRadio #UkNews

I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car
By Anna Tims

I’m a self-employed driving instructor and I’m running out of cash to hire a replacement dual-control vehicle

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/27/nissan-repair-car-driving-instructor

#Motoring #Money #Consumeraffairs #Motoring #Technology #UKnews #TheGuardian #AnnaTims

I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/27/nissan-repair-car-driving-instructor #Motoring #Money #ConsumerAffairs #Motoring #Technology #UkNews

Summer holiday car hire: drive a great deal and avoid hidden fees
By Shane Hickey

Unclear terms and expensive extras can turn what seemed like a cheap rental into a costly one

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/25/summer-holiday-car-hire-deal-fees-extras-rental

#Consumeraffairs #Motoring #Travel #Money #Carinsurance #Insurance #Consumerrights #UKnews #TheGuardian #ShaneHickey

Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035
By Jasper Jolly

BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/carmakers-lobbied-uk-revoke-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2035

#Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Automotiveindustry #Technology #UKnews #Business #Nissan #BMW #Ford #Toyota #Motoring #Bosch #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/carmakers-lobbied-uk-revoke-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2035 #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #GreenhouseGasEmissions #AutomotiveIndustry #Technology #UkNews #Business #Nissan #Bmw #Ford #Toyota #Motoring #Bosch