US Car News
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Los Angeles Speed Cameras Are Live, and $50 to $500 Fines Start in December
Los Angeles switched on the first wave of its 125 speed cameras on Oct. 26 under California’s AB 645 pilot, with the full network due online by Dec. 31.Every camera opens with a 60-day warning period of $0 mailed notices, so civil fines of $50 to $500 begin at the first locations in late December.Civil…
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Georgia Extends Its Gas Tax Pause to Nov. 30 as North Carolina Polices Pumps
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp extended the suspension of the state’s 33.3 cent gasoline tax and 37.3 cent diesel tax through Nov. 30, so it covers the Thanksgiving travel period. North Carolina’s 41 cent fuel tax is suspended through the same date under Session Law 2026-62, and drivers who think a station is keeping the saving…
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Dodge Charger Gets Exclusive $10,995 Mopar ’27 Package, Limited to 270
Mopar’s limited-edition ’27 Dodge Charger package costs $10,995 on top of either a Charger R/T or Scat Pack Plus, with just 270 cars built worldwide. The package adds carbon-fibre body parts, unique graphics and a serialized anniversary plaque marking Mopar’s 90th year, without changing either Charger’s power output. Buyers choose between a 420-horsepower R/T and…
UK Car News
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What DfT’s January 2027 Pavement Parking Ticket Plan Means for Every Driver
The Department for Transport told Parliament on 28 October 2026 that it plans secondary legislation in January 2027 so councils with civil parking enforcement powers can issue penalty charge notices for parking that unnecessarily obstructs the pavement. A second set of rules, to let councils ban pavement parking across a whole area, has no date,…
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How a Fault Claim Cuts Your No Claims Discount (and What Protects It)
A fault claim normally cuts an unprotected no claims discount by two years, so four years of discount become two. Windscreen-only claims usually leave the discount alone but must still be declared when you take out another policy. Protection usually keeps the years on your record, but the price is not protected, so a renewal…
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Why Relying on Public Charging Costs 17p to 20p a Mile (and What Helps)
An independent government review published on 28 October puts a driver who relies on public chargers at 17p to 20p a mile, against 8p to 12p for a driver who charges mostly at home and 22p for petrol at September prices. Public charging prices are up 69 percent at lower-powered chargers and 94 percent at…
Car Maintenance Tips
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A Heat Pump Is Worth About Ten Degrees of Winter, and Most Owners Never Knew They Had the Choice
On Peugeot’s own figures for one of its electric SUVs, a car with a heat pump at zero degrees loses the same share of its range as a car without one at plus 10. The same gap holds at every temperature the company lists. One piece of equipment, fitted or left off when the car…
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Can a Car Fail Its MOT for an Oil Leak? Not the Leak You Are Worried About
An engine oil leak can fail an MOT in principle, but the test record shows it rarely does. In 2024, an excessive engine leak was noted as an advisory on 1,557,417 tests, the sixth most common advisory of all. The same item does not appear among the most common reasons cars fail. Key takeaways: Where…
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Do Starter Motors Fail Suddenly? Usually Not, and the Warning Gets Missed
Most starter motors give weeks or months of warning before they fail. The trouble is that the warning sounds just like a tired battery, which is why so many starter failures feel as though they came from nowhere. One internal fault really is instant, and it has a habit of stranding the same owner twice.…
Car Reviews
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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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BYD Dolphin-G review: UK’s first plug-in hybrid supermini is a winning package
We get behind the wheel of the BYD Dolphin G DM-i – the UK’s first plug-in hybrid supermini BYD is building up its range of cars at a remarkable rate, but the Chinese brand’s latest model shows that isn’t just plugging gaps – it’s creating new opportunities. The BYD Dolphin G DM-I (Dolphin G for…
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Every Used Car Buyer Faces a 1 in 14 Chance the Mileage Was Faked
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Dodge Charger Gets Exclusive $10,995 Mopar ’27 Package, Limited to 270
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