‘Multiple injuries’ and people trapped in cars after 100 vehicle pile-up on a Texas freeway

Devastating 100-car pile-up on Texas freeway kills five and traps dozens of injured drivers as overnight sleet turns road into ‘sheet of ice’ – with crash site running 1.5 MILES long Five people are dead and many more have been injured in the crash on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth, Texas It’s unclear what time … Read more

Tesla will start accepting bitcoin payments for its cars and other products

Bitcoin jumps to record $44,000 as Tesla invests $1.5bn and says company will start accepting it as payment for cars ‘in the near future’ Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin, the company said on Monday It also said it will start accepting payment for its cars and other products with it Bitcoin’s price … Read more

Clean air zones may price cars off the road: Half a million drivers might not be able to afford fees

Clean air zones may price cars off the road: Half a million drivers might not be able to afford fees to enter eco-friendly cities, motoring group warns Half a million motorists in London and Birmingham face clean air zone charges Birmingham is introducing a clean air zone on June 1, with a daily fee of … Read more

Britain most dangerous home? The Devon house hit by cars 21 TIMES in six years

Is this Britain’s most dangerous home? House in accident blackspot has been hit 21 TIMES in six years as owner reveals she resorted to installing concrete blocks outside after latest crash this week Sue Pile’s Devon home was hit by a car for the 21st time in six years on Thursday Since 2015 the house … Read more

Tesla recalls cars with malfunctioning touchscreens

Following a prolonged and arduous battle with regulators over claims of malfunctioning touchscreen systems in older cars, Tesla has issued a recall of almost 135,000 Model S and Model X electric vehicles in the US. The recall only applies to cars produced before March 2018 that are equipped with an 8GB embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) that … Read more

Tesla recalls cars with faulty screen components designed to last ‘5-6 years’

Following a prolonged and arduous battle with regulators over claims of faulty touchscreen systems in older cars, Tesla has issued a recall of almost 135,000 Model S and Model X electric vehicles in the US. The recall only applies to cars produced before March 2018 that are equipped with an 8GB embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) that … Read more

First look at new Union Jack number plates as EU flag vanishes from UK cars

First look at new Union Jack number plates as EU flag vanishes from UK cars in the wake of Brexit European Union flags have been removed from new number plates and licences Transport Secretary Grant Schapps tweeted an image of new design for cars Makeover ‘signifies beginning of new chapter for the UK’, says the … Read more

Sea defences are breached and cars are carried away on Dorset beach

A Dorset beach was last night battered by a brutal storm that breached sea defences and even carried cars away amid strong wings, heavy rainfall and terrifying 23ft waves.  Sea and rain water poured into streets surrounding Chesil Beach on the Isle of Portland, with at least one person believed to have been left needing … Read more

Donkey discount on a Dacia: Oddball items offered in part-ex for cars

Dacia donkey discount and Subaru speedboat saving: Used car dealers name some of the strange items (and animals) buyers have offered in part exchange UK second-hand car dealers were surveyed about items offered by customers to sweeten deals on motors Part exchanges are common in transactions, but usually involve another vehicle Most dealerships demand that … Read more

Jaguar to hand-build eight 1950s C-Type ‘Continuation’ cars costing £2m

The legendary 1950s sports car that sent Jaguar leaping into its golden age of racing success is being recreated in the 21st century with a £2million price tag. An exclusive limited run of the curvaceous C-type ‘Continuation’ cars are being hand-built at Jaguar’s world-class Classic Works facility on the outskirts of Coventry, close to where … Read more