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New driving law: Campaigners push for new combined drink and drug law in safety crackdown Campaigners are pushing for a new rule which would see offenders given longer sentences if they have both drugs and drink in their bloodstream. The new rule may also introduce a lower blood alcohol limit which will mean less tolerance is given to offenders. He ...

Warren Buffett now owns a higher stake in Chinese electric firm BYD than General Motors Warren Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway now holds an 8.2 percent stake in Chinese electric car firm BYD, a rival to Tesla. The report to investors said Berkshire Hathway now owns 225million shares in the Chinese company which equates to $232million. The business is now Berkshire ...

Car tax changes: Fuel duty freeze for tenth successive year should be celebrated It is understood Rishi Suank will not increase fuel duty during Wednesday’s budget as the reliance on cars during the pandemic is too great. The Treasury had considered a rise of up to 5p per litre but has backtracked as the lockdown has yet to come to ...

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson says his car was broken into ‘every night’ in the 1980s The former Top gear frontman said his car was broken into by thieves “without fail” when he was living in West London in the early 1980s. He said his car would be covered in “shattered glass” with criminals ripping stuff out from his dashboard. ...

Second hand diesel sales soar in lockdown as they ‘continue to make economic sense’ The data revealed nine out of ten car buyers looked for models with Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) instead of electric vehicles. Ian Plummer, spokesperson for AutoTrader told Express.co.uk drivers were “sticking to what they know”. He said: “Whilst we saw an upswing in interest for EVs throughout 2020, ...

Classic car collectors can secure restored Mille Miglia Austin Healey worth £100,000 The classic Austin Healey 100/4s has been fully restored and upgraded to M specification. The 706 XVG model will carry a pre-sale estimate of between £100,000 and £110,000 at the auction scheduled for April. Included in the sale is a Brantz rally timer, Heritage Certificate and Mille Milgla ...

Car insurance: The jobs where premiums are the most expensive Drivers who work in fast food restaurants pay an average of £1,394 per year for annual cover in prices hundreds of pounds more expensive than other professions. Car dealers are the second most expensive in the UK with premiums averaging out at more than £1,000 each year. Property developers and ...

Volvo confirms some owners will receive automatic over the air software updates Jaguar’s I-Pace electric SUV can run its previous software if a new update fails with owners even able to reject updates. Some over the air updates can take up to an hour to complete which in some cases can immobilise the vehicle temporarily. However, from a safety perspective ...

Car tax changes: Drivers will still be ‘punished in the pocket’ despite ‘mixed messages’ “But the AA expects the Chancellor, who will get more fuel duty from more fuel consumed, will not have to increase fuel duty in the Budget next week. Fuel duty has been frozen at 57.95p since 2011 when increases were originally stopped. The Treasury has previously ...

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson says selling classic BMW 3.0 CSL was ‘absolutely idiotic’ The former Top Gear frontman was asked what his worst car purchasing decision has been up to this stage in his career. However, Mr Clarkson claimed he has never bought a car he didn’t like but does regret selling one of his former models so cheaply. ...