News Archives - Driving

Your phone can help you reverse

If you drive a car without parking sensors, the risk of minor scratches and prangs when maneuvering into a tight space could be a thing of the past with a new app-enabled retrofit gadget called FenSens. There are plenty of retrofit parking sensors on the market, but most require the car’s bodywork to be drilled and a wiring loom installed.…

A new city car for less than £2,000

If you think every new city car looks and costs pretty much the same, take a peek at the Mirrow Provocator; a four-seater that the same length as a Smart car, but stretched to be as tall and wide as a large SUV. The car’s unusual features don’t stop there. To get in or out, you use a door at the back…

Vehicle Excise Duty 2017. All change. Again.

Changes to vehicle excise duty in 2017 mean motorists who choose to drive gas guzzlers and who currently pay up to £500 per year, will save over £350 per year on the charge, which is commonly referred to as road tax. The most polluting cars will pay £375 less compared to this year’s rates. In yet another, and arguably retrograde, reform…

No more excuses: Motorcycle tour on a shoestring

There’s nothing like a motorcycle tour with your mates to make you feel young again, but family and financial commitments mean that all too often it stays an elusive dream – unless you know how to do it on a shoestring.

The return of the jet powered car

Almost 70 years after Rover built the world’s first jet powered car, Chinese engineering company Techrules has unveiled its Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) technology