Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist welcomes the Department for Transport announcement that vehicle drivers and passengers will soon be encouraged to use the ‘Dutch reach’ when opening doors from the inside. Pioneered in the Netherlands, the Dutch reach is a method of opening a car door with the hand furthest away from the door, so the right hand if …

More than 50% admitted… they didn’t recognise the roundabout sign A survey conducted by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, found that many drivers have a real lack of awareness of the rules of the road, putting themselves and others in danger. More than 50% admitted their road knowledge was so poor, they didn’t recognise the roundabout …

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was injured in a road traffic collision in Shoreditch. Police are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or has footage of the incident. Detective Sergeant Jose Qureshi, of the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “The collision took place at a busy time of day in a heavy footfall …

Detectives are renewing their appeal for information just over one week on from a serious fail to stop collision in Croydon. Officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at 06:19hrs on Saturday, 23 June, to reports of a collision between a car and a cyclist on Whitehorse Road at the junction with Northbrook Road in Selhurst. The 60-year-old cyclist …

July 14 will witness the second Equipe 3 Hour Classic Relay race – an event that set the historic racing fraternity buzzing when first run at Silverstone last Autumn. This year it will inhabit Donington Park, a truly challenging circuit much loved by racers of these older cars. With up to 100 vehicles entered, the pitlane atmosphere is guaranteed to …

Prices for KONA Electric start from £29,495 – not including the £4,500 Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) Available in 39kWh / 135PS or 64kWh / 204PS battery and motor combinations Offers the very latest in battery electric powertrain and connected technology and a driving range of up to 300 miles Available to order exclusively on Hyundai’s Click to Buy website (hyundai.co.uk/clicktobuy) …

Jaguar Land Rover has strengthened its commitment to the armed forces with the donation of two F-TYPE sports cars to Mission Motorsport. The cars will be used by the charity to support the recovery and rehabilitation of ex service personnel affected by their time in the military. The donation, championed by the armed forces team at the Castle Bromwich manufacturing …

Budget offered little respite to pensioners with inflation at five-year high Renting out empty driveways is novel way retired people can help make ends meet co.uk offers financial lifeline to those struggling to pay household bills The 2017 Budget offered little respite for pensioners facing the squeeze from creeping inflation but those with an empty driveway are being offered a …

Chancellor Philip Hammond promised exemption from higher tax band if diesel cars meet new Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standard But certification for RDE2 will not come in until 2020, making it impossible to prove that cars comply, meaning ever new diesel sold from April 2018 will be stung Motorists abandoning diesel will turn to petrol power again, meaning a …

Honda has confirmed that its stunning, café racer-inspired new CB1000R and expedition-ready Africa Twin Adventure Sports models will be on display at Motorcycle Live – the first time the bikes will have been seen in the UK. Arriving straight from their global unveilings at EICMA in Milan, the CB1000R and Africa Twin Adventure Sports are part of a Honda show …