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The Honda Insight is outselling its competitors in the green car market, according to its makers. The vehicle went on sale earlier this month and has shifted 229 units in Britain. Meanwhile, in the same time, Toyota has sold 198 of its Prius models, while Honda’s Civic Hybrid has been snapped up by 79 buyers. John Kingston, the company’s...

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...

A new and very sleek-looking, electrically-assisted bicycle is perfectly suited to urban commuters looking to leave their cars at home. The Go Cycle folding city bike is no fanciful concept, it is a fully-functioning, pre-production prototype due to go on sale later this year for £1100. Every element of the bike has been designed for ease...

The first four-seater, all-electric car has gone on sale in Britain. The car is an electric version of the Citroën’s C1 city car. It costs £16,850 and has a range of 60 to 70 miles on a fully-charged battery. In order to charge the vehicle, motorists can plug it into a domestic 13 amp socket – a full charge takes 7 hours and costs less than...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...