US Car News
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Four States Have Paused Gas Taxes, With Breaks Ending Nov. 30 to Jan. 2
Ohio, Indiana, Georgia and North Carolina are collecting little or none of their state gasoline tax, a cut worth 33.3 cents a gallon in Georgia, 41 cents in North Carolina and nearly all of Ohio’s 38.5 cents.Georgia and North Carolina end their breaks on Nov. 30, Indiana on Dec. 4 and Ohio at 11:59 p.m.…
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12,715 Chevy Express and GMC Savana Vans Need a Second Steering Check
General Motors is recalling 12,715 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans from the 2025 and 2026 model years, after its June steering recall left 108 suspect steering gear serial numbers off the inspection list. A van that a dealer already cleared under recall 26V399 can show up as open again, and the free fix is…
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Missouri School Bus Passing Fines Start at $500 and Add 5 License Points
Missouri has fined drivers at least $500 and added five license points for passing a stopped school bus from Aug. 28, 2026. A second offense inside five years costs $1,000 to $2,000 and a 90 day suspension, a third costs $1,500 to $3,000 and 180 days, and injuring a child is a felony. The Platte…
UK Car News
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Lancashire Bus Lane Fines Fell 28.8 Percent but One Gate Still Issued 26,426 Notices
Lancashire County Council’s civil enforcement report for 2025-26 counts 65,098 bus lane and bus gate penalty notices, 28.8 percent fewer than the 91,369 issued a year earlier. Two Corporation Street bus gates, Marsh Lane with 26,426 notices and Heatley Street with 12,808, produced 39,234 of them, or 60.3 percent of the county total. A notice…
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Used Diesel Values Fell 2.6 Percent in October as Electric Cars Gained 0.6 Percent
Cap HPI valuation figures for October 2026 show a car aged three years with 60,000 miles lost 1.7 percent of its used value, about 350 pounds. Diesel lost 2.6 percent and petrol 2.2 percent, while battery electric cars alone gained value, up 0.6 percent or 70 pounds. Cap HPI expects a further fall of around…
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Every Used Car Buyer Needs Proof After Six Months and the Ombudsman Backed 52 Percent
The Motor Ombudsman ruled fully or partly in the buyer’s favour in 52 percent of the used car purchase disputes it closed in 2025, and for the business in 40 percent. A fault that appears in the first six months is presumed to have been there at the sale, and after that the buyer must…
Car Maintenance Tips
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Rapid Charging Slows Right Down in the Cold, and the Car Does It on Purpose
The car’s battery management system sets how much power a cold battery accepts at a rapid charger, lower than on a mild day. A US government laboratory’s model of one fleet of 2012 Leafs puts the charge reached after 30 minutes 22 to 36 per cent lower at 0 degrees than at 25. Nissan’s 2023…
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Florida Issues 4 Stop-Sale Orders Over Water in Gas After Flooding
Florida’s agriculture and consumer services department has issued four stop-sale orders over water-contaminated fuel and logged 10 complaints from the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County after the Nov. 1 and 2 flooding. Hard starts, sputtering, weak acceleration, stalling and a lit check-engine light after a fill-up are the warning signs, though each one has…
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Warming an Electric Car on the Cable Costs Pence, Off It Costs Miles
A warm-up that runs with the cable in draws on the supply, and Volkswagen and Nissan both say the battery is left alone. Take the cable out and, where the car allows the warm-up at all, the battery pays, under rules that differ by maker. Nissan’s handbook for the 2023 Leaf allows remote climate control…
Car Reviews
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Fiat Grande Panda review: Retro-inspired hatchback is a little cracker
We get behind the wheel of the hybrid version of the Fiat Grande Panda Ever since the iconic original Giugiaro-styled city car of 1980, the Fiat Panda has always been a vehicle with a clear sense of purpose. Small, affordable, practical and full of personality, it has earned itself a special place in the automotive…
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Volkswagen ID.Polo review: VW’s found its EV mojo with this classy supermini
We get behind the wheel of the first all-electric VW Polo supermini The rise of multiple Chinese car brands may be grabbing the headlines, but it’s worth remembering that venerable Volkswagen has been the UK’s biggest-selling brand for the past five years. The Polo celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025 and more than 20 million…
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I travelled down the Champs-Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe in a self-driving car
Do you think a semi-autonomous vehicle is capable of taking on one of the most chaotic traffic experiences in Europe? Way back in 2014 I drove to the Paris Motor Show. The last bit of the journey took me to the Champs-Élysées and involved circumnavigating the iconic Arc de Triomphe. With 12 converging avenues, no…
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