Motoring

FCA plans to allow lenders longer to respond to car finance complaints

The City regulator plans to intervene in the car loan mis-selling scandal, in a move that could give lenders up to a year to respond to the rising number...

FCA plans to allow lenders longer to respond to complaints over car loan mis-selling

The City regulator plans to intervene in the growing car loan mis-selling scandal in a move that could...

Bentley delays its switch to electric-only cars from 2030 to 2035

Bentley Motors has said it will continue to sell fossil fuel cars until 2035 – five years later...

More than 50 people have UK driving licences with at least 30 points on them

More than 50 people in Britain hold valid driving licences despite racking up at least 30 penalty points,...

Could you be entitled to a payout after court ruling on car finance?

The judgment on “secret” commission payments could have far-reaching implications for lenders, beyond those covered by an continuing...

Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget

Fuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore inflationary...

RAC offered me membership that would be ‘free’ – unless I needed breakdown assistance

I cancelled my RAC membership last year, so I was surprised to receive an email recently that offered me “an extra year’s membership –...

I was written off by John Lewis for car insurance because I’m an author

I received a brief letter from my car insurer stating that “having reviewed your current details, we won’t be able to renew your car...

Four years after buying an electric car, why I am still forced to play hunt-the-charger? | Ros Coward

My partner and I were relatively early adopters of an electric vehicle, buying a Renault Zoe in autumn 2020 during the pandemic. It seemed...

Transport for London fined me … after it declined my payment

I tried to pay a congestion charge to Transport for London (TfL), but payment was declined twice. My bank, Nationwide, told me TfL had...

Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders

Stellantis is to halt production of the electric Fiat 500 model for four weeks because of a lack of orders in Europe.The Franco-Italian company,...