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Mercedes-Benz has lifted the covers off the latest addition to its burgeoning model range, the GLA. This new compact SUV is likely to start from around £25,000 when it arrives in UK showrooms in December….

A motorist in New Zealand managed to drive 186 miles while asleep, sending text messages from her phone along the way. When the woman, who has a history of sleep-driving, was found to be missing,…

Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving does not cause more car accidents, a new joint study from the London School of Economics and Carnegie Mellon University has found. Published this week in the American…

Up to 2.4 million drivers could be risking driving on an invalid car insurance policy due to misinformation given when looking for cover, according to research by Consumer Intelligence. Around eight per cent of drivers…

“Connecting with the electorate” is that weirdly vague phrase politicians use when they want to appear in tune with those they govern. Largely it is mere campaign puff, but one Nordic MP has really taken…

A third of motorists admit to having driven a car without a valid MOT, according to research conducted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This equates to around 10 million drivers who…

A Cumbrian woman has given birth in a moving car, after being prevented from getting to the hospital in time because of traffic diversions. 33-year-old Tanya Barton was travelling with her husband Lindsay to Furness…

The electric car is very much with us, though you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise, given how few are actually on the roads. Other than the not insubstantial cost of battery electric cars, one of…

To those outside the motor trade, the world of car auctions can seem daunting – a murky place, full of jargon, fast-talking auctioneers and bearded blokes waving pieces of paper about. In reality a used…