Category: UK Automotive News
Electric van MOT rules change from 1 June will finally end a pointless fleet penalty
From 1 June, heavier zero-emission vans between 3,501kg and 4,250kg will move onto class 7 MOT rules and get their first test after three years, not one. That sounds niche, but for fleets it removes one of the more annoying penalties attached to battery weight.
Read More
Vauxhall Mokka Electric now qualifies for the £1,500 EV grant: what UK buyers actually get
The Vauxhall Mokka Electric is now on the UK’s EV grant list. Here is what the £1,500 discount actually changes, what buyers get, and where it sits against rivals.
Read More
DVSA driving test booking crackdown starts, but the real backlog fight is still elsewhere
Only learners can now book, change or cancel their own practical driving test. That should hurt resellers and bots, but it will not solve the backlog on its own.
Read More
Fuel Finder enforcement starts as UK petrol stations face 30-minute price reporting rule
The UK’s Fuel Finder scheme has moved beyond launch headlines and into enforcement, with petrol stations required to report price changes within 30 minutes and action now being prioritised against non-compliance.
Read More
UK public EV charger network passes 120,000 as rapid hubs top 1,000
Zapmap says the UK now has 120,388 public EV chargers, with more than 1,000 rapid hubs for the first time. The headline milestone matters, but the bigger point is where growth is finally becoming useful for drivers.
Read More
UK used EV sales hit a record as the wider second-hand market stalls
Used EV transactions in the UK jumped 32% to a record 86,943 in Q1 2026 even as the overall used car market slipped 0.2%, making the second-hand market a more important EV battleground than ever.
Read More
Vauxhall’s new Leapmotor SUV is really a speed-and-cost play
The nostalgic name game is getting the attention, but the bigger story is how openly Vauxhall is using Leapmotor hardware and Chinese development speed to chase a mainstream electric SUV launch in 2028.
Read More
Lexus’s new TZ is coming to the UK and that matters more than the fake V10
Lexus has added the all-electric TZ to its UK range, but the interesting part is not the novelty soundtrack. It is Lexus finally stepping into the still-thin market for big, premium seven-seat EVs.
Read More
The EV grant list is finally getting interesting — and the £37,000 rule is not what it seems
The latest Electric Car Grant list is expanding into more interesting territory, but the really useful detail is buried in the pricing rules rather than the headline discount.
Read More
Keyless car-theft gadgets are being outlawed — the useful bit is what police can now do earlier
New UK offences targeting signal jammers and related theft devices matter less for the headline and more for the earlier police intervention they should allow.
Read More
Vauxhall’s Corsa GSE is back — but the missing number matters most
Vauxhall has turned the Corsa into a 276bhp electric hot hatch, but UK buyers still need the one number that will decide whether it really lands.
Read More
Two million EVs registered in the UK: the awkward bit buried in the latest SMMT numbers
The UK has now passed two million battery-electric car registrations, but the bigger story in SMMT’s latest numbers is the gap between April’s upbeat milestone and the 33% zero-emission target car makers are meant to be chasing in 2026.
Read More