Ulez checker: Is your car exempt from the Ultra Low Emission Zone?
WEBAug 29, 2023 · Drivers of older, more polluting petrol and diesel cars are affected but you don’t need a zero emission electric car or even a hybrid in order to escape the charge. Petrol cars with engines that are compliant with Euro 4 emissions regulations, which were introduced in 2006, avoid the Ulez charge. Diesel-powered cars will only be exempt if the ...
How to repair alloy wheel damage - Driving.co.uk
WEBSep 23, 2022 · 2. Wipe down and apply the putty. After sanding down I wiped off the dust. Then I mixed the putty, which was supplied with the kit, and filled over the dings until there was a level surface before leaving it to cure. 3. Sand down the filler. Sanding the filler flush with the alloy was the hardest job.
Are old-style paper driving licences still valid?
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Some paper licences are still valid as of the date of publication (August 2022), but not all of them. If your paper licence was issued before March 31, 2000 and, as outlined above, all of the information on your paper licence is still correct, then it will usually remain valid until you turn 70. On the day before your birthday, you will need to ...
I've lost my locking wheel nut key — how can I change a flat tyre?
WEBAug 26, 2022 · 2. Check to see if any of your wheel nuts have a plastic cover (which gives all the wheel nuts a uniform appearance) – if they do then this will be the locking nut. 3. Place a wheel brace or nut spanner on all five nuts to see if they grip — but don’t use any force. If the brace fits on all of the bolts, then you don’t have a locking ...
Urgent need for pay-per-mile road pricing, MPs say - Driving.co.uk
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · THE UK must urgently introduce pay-per-mile road pricing to make up the £35bn budget shortfall created by the switch to electric cars, MPs have said. In its latest report released today, the cross-party Transport Select Committee warned that unless the UK began to act now on the issue of road pricing, it would stand to lose both an annual £28 ...
Ford Fiesta Active 2022 review: Evolution trumps revolution
WEBAug 4, 2022 · And although there are some naff materials lower down in the Fiesta’s interior, the overall impression is one of solidity and modernity. The design still feels fresh, particularly with the digital instrument cluster, and everything fits together nicely. It’s more cohesive than in a Vauxhall Corsa’s cabin.
Ford Focus 2022 review: Still good to drive but do we need the …
WEBThe Ford Focus has long been one of the big players in the family car market, so despite much of the carmaker’s attention now shifting to crossovers such as the Puma and Kuga, the arrival of a new Focus is big news.. Kitted out with a more modern exterior design and some latest-generation interior tech, the new Focus promises more style than before while still providing the same enjoyable ...
2020 Honda Jazz hybrid and Jazz Crosstar hybrid review
WEBHonda says its “e:HEV” system stays in its most fuel efficient state for more of the time compared with a petrol equivalent; the Jazz returns up to 62.7mpg and the Jazz Crosstar manages up to 58.8mpg — over a 65-mile route we managed 65.9mpg and 60.1mpg respectively, in fact. That’s decent, but sadly for Honda, Toyota is about to ...
Extended Test: 2020 Skoda Octavia iV Estate plug-in hybrid review
WEBJul 6, 2021 · Mileage today 4,718 miles. Distance since start 3,845 miles. Indicated long term consumption 83mpg / 9.0 miles per kWh (over 253 miles) Petrol fill-ups since test began Eight (tank at 50%) Tweet to @wdron Follow @wdron. This extended review of the 2020 Skoda Octavia iV Estate plug-in hybrid has now ended.
Guide to the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed: the racing …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · Rallying. Hidden away at the top of the Goodwood hill is the Forest Rally stage, which celebrates the potted history of rallying, from classic Minis to the Group B monsters, as well as the cars from rallying’s glory days in the late 1990s and early 2000s and the beasts from the modern era.