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Motorists are set to benefit from more realistic emissions and fuel economy performance data after two new EU car tests came into force last month, replacing a single test that hadn’t been updated for 20 years.

Despite reports that average diesel used car prices have fallen in recent months, new research has found that they are in fact increasing.

Drivers who fail to renew their MOT on time have been fined a total of more than £35 million in the past five years.

Drivers could beat rising premiums and cut their costs significantly, simply by not leaving it until the last minute to renew their car insurance.

Thousands of collisions occur every year due to objects falling from vehicles. Now the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ RoadSmart division has published some tips for securing a load correctly.

The Motor Ombudsman has launched a new online guide, “#JustPassed”, to make car buying and servicing easier for new drivers.

The sale of petrol and diesel-powered cars could be banned in Scotland from 2032.

TyreSafe has unveiled new tyre guidance for motorhome users, along with a unique pressure calculator at tyresafe.org.

Motorhome registrations rose by 11.3% in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period of 2016. Touring caravan production, meanwhile, increased by 13.7%.

Businesses running light commercial vehicle fleets are potentially missing significant opportunities for ‘rightsizing’, with 83% of those who acquired a van in the last 12 months simply replacing it with one of the same size.

New research has revealed that 69% of company car and van drivers don’t know the correct legal tyre tread depth limit.

FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has launched a new Light Commercial Vehicle Working Group to support vans and other light vehicles that make up fleets as part of the scheme.