US Car News
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Knoxville School Zone Cameras Mail Warnings From Nov. 16, Then $50 Fines
Knoxville Police switch on automated school zone speed cameras on Monday, Nov. 16, and every violator receives only a mailed warning until students return on Jan. 5.From Jan. 5 each confirmed violation brings a $50 citation mailed to the registered owner, with the money going to school zone and city street safety work.A KPD officer…
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A Third of Recalled Vehicles Stay Unrepaired, NHTSA Wants Your Comments by Dec. 5
NHTSA holds a public meeting in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 5, on how to get more owners to finish recall repairs, and it will not live stream or record the event. Vehicle recalls initiated from 2012 to 2022 reached a 65.8 percent average completion rate, which leaves about 34 of every 100 affected vehicles unrepaired.…
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Lincoln Recalls 11,623 Nautilus and Corsair Hybrids That Can Shift Into Neutral While Driving
Ford is recalling 11,623 hybrid Lincolns, 11,560 Nautilus and 63 Corsair, after Ford found that corrosion on a park module circuit board can drop the SUV into Neutral at speed or leave it stuck in Park. Dealers will replace the module at no cost, interim owner letters go out Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, and…
UK Car News
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What Penalty Points Stay on Your Licence for 4 Years and Which Last 11
Penalty points stay on a driving record for 4 or 11 years, and the offence code decides which. Twelve or more points inside 3 years can bring a ban of 6 months, and new drivers lose their licence at 6 points in 2 years. Speeding costs a £100 ($134) fine and 3 points at the…
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Every Missed Dart Charge Can Cost £70 and National Highways Issued 2.4 Million Fines
National Highways issued 2,426,867 Dart Charge fines worth £177,987,943 in the 12 months to 28 September 2026 and recovered £28,390,129.76 of that value. A missed £3.50 crossing becomes a £70 fine, cut to £35 if paid within 14 days and raised to £105 if it stays unpaid. Paying by midnight the day after the crossing,…
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What Drivers Fined £100 Under a 40mph Limit a Court Found Invalid Can Do
Kingston Crown Court ruled in October that the order behind a 40mph limit on the A20 between Sidcup and Swanley from October 2023 to October 2024 was invalid after finding that the official who signed it lacked the authority. Around 62,000 drivers were caught in the first six weeks, the total is believed to top…
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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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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