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The latest insurance products for cyclists offer as many benefits as the fully-comprehensive policies offered to car drivers. Motorists with a fully-comp level of cover are reimbursed for accidental damage to their vehicle and are supplied with a hire car while theirs is off the road, which are both features now commonly included in most...

Millions of British drivers invalidate their car insurance by missing their MOT renewal date. According to a recent study, 4.7 million motorists allow their MOT to lapse in this way. Of these, 52 per cent book their car in for its MOT within a week of its expiration date, while 36 per cent take as long as a month. Meanwhile, 12 per cent...

The electric ‘cars’ of the near future will not have drivers; the United Arab Emirates and Heathrow airport are the unlikely forerunners in personal rapid transit (PRT) technology – networks of automated ‘pod cars’ that offer on-demand, non-stop transport using small vehicles that run on specially-built tracks. Heathrow airport aims to...

Drivers are being discriminated against because of their age, research from a price comparison website suggests. An average 17-year-old living in Lancaster is currently quoted £3,015 for a motor insurance policy, half as much again as someone just one year older. Moneysupermarket’s Steve Sweeney says that firms will continue to take this...

London mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled the location of 400 docking stations that will service the capital’s forthcoming cycle hire scheme. The docking stations will be situated around 300m apart in order to allow people to pick up and drop off bikes around central London. Of the progress being made, the mayor said: “I pledged to deliver a...

Campaigners are trying to persuade the London Mayor to introduce one-hour bus tickets across London. It is claimed the idea, which already operates successfully in Paris, Rome and Brussels, would be easy to implement and could lead to a shift away from people using their cars for short trips and help to reduce congestion across London....

The Department for Transport’s (DfT) speed limit plans have been welcomed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Kevin Clinton, head of road safety for the body, said that the measures are "ambitious" and he is "delighted" that strategies to reduce the number of deaths related to driving are being put in place. The number of...

Transport could be the first sector to show signs of green shoots following the decision of rail companies to allow parts of their land to be used to cultivate fruit and vegetables. As part of Capital Growth, a London-based project that aims to transform unused areas of the capital into allotments, transport chiefs are to release land...

Ford has unveiled plans to test one of its latest cars by driving for 43 hours without a visit to the petrol pumps. A team of engineers aims to help rally driver, Carl Edwards squeeze 1,000 miles from a single tank of fuel. The family car-sized Ford Fusion hybrid will need to average 57 mpg if it is to achieve this goal – according to...

The number of people killed on British roads is at its lowest since records began, but the government has ambitious new plans to cut the total by a third. Jim Fitzpatrick, the road safety minister, believes reduced speed limits will save thousands of lives each year. The latest figures show that road deaths on British roads have fallen...