Young drivers could save £848 on car insurance by switching to a telematics plan

Young drivers could save up to £848 on car cover by having a telematics plan and it’s typically the under 20s who benefit EXCLUSIVE: Motorists aged 17 to 24 could save hundreds by switching plans  Telematics policies are cheaper than standard car insurance ones The fall in prices has not matched other motor premiums  By … Read more

Liev Schreiber films car scenes for Across The River And Into The Trees in Venice

Liev Schreiber dons military uniform as he joins Josh Hutcherson to film vintage car scenes for Across The River And Into The Trees in Venice By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 16:54 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 17:03 GMT, 17 February 2021 He is said to have undergone further knee surgery earlier this month after … Read more

The electric car public charging lottery revealed

The huge gulf in costs faced by electric car owners who use public devices to replenish the batteries of their plug-in vehicles has been revealed in a new study. The priciest companies charge up to four times as much as the cheapest provider for the same amount of charge, a market comparison of user costs … Read more

Couple escapes injury after tree hits their car in California

Moment couple cheat death when massive 200ft sequoia tree smashes onto their car as they drive through forest in California Travis Rhodes and his girlfriend Nydia Garcia were driving through a forest  They were passing through the famous Sequoia National Forest in California  The giant tree smashed into the roof of the couple’s car without … Read more

Mystery of the boy in the burning car: BBC podcast examines strange death of teenager

The mysterious death of an 18-year-old boy whose charred body was found in a burnt-out car is being re-examined in a BBC podcast.  Caoimhin Cassidy Crossan, from Creggan, Derry, died in the early hours of 1 June 2019 when the stolen car he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost and went up in flames.   … Read more

Rapper Ketchy The Great of Los Angeles group Stinc Team killed in a car crash

Los Angeles rapper Ketchy The Great has died following a car accident. The sad news was confirmed by his representatives through Pitchfork on Tuesday. Ketchy, birth name Jameon Davis, was known for being in the underground rap group Stinc Team, fronted by Drakeo The Ruler. Drakeo celebrated his late friend on social media, posting: ‘Long live Ketchy … Read more

Four youths smash car windscreen and rip off wing mirror in unprovoked attack outside Kirkby home

Moment gang of four youths smash car windscreen by stomping on glass and rip off its wing mirror in unprovoked attack outside home Tracey Drawwater wants to find ‘vile little scumbags,’ who smashed up her car Footage shows four yobs cracking a windscreen and ripping off mirrors in Kirkby Merseyside Police asked for witnesses to … Read more

World’s first flying car that travels 100mph at altitudes of 10,000ft is cleared for by the FAA

The dream of a flying car just got one step closer to reality, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted approval to a hybrid ground-air vehicle that can soar at speeds of 100 mph. The Terrafugia Transition received a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certificate from the agency, giving it the green light for takeoff.  A … Read more

Baby born in freezing condition in car park of local Premier Inn

There’s room at the inn! Couple’s first baby is born in an ambulance in the car park of a local Premier Inn in freezing conditions after they were turned away from hospital Harriet Hanson and Adam Smith delivered their son in car park of Premier Inn  Harriet, 25, attended hospital in Grimsby but was told … Read more

Car insurance premiums fall by £100 in one month

Car insurance premiums fell by £100 in January compared to December, new research has revealed. The typical annual outlay for cover now sits at £627, the cheapest level since summer 2015, according to data from Compare the Market. The change of £100 means a fall of 14 per cent from December 2020 to January 2021 … Read more