How to check if your car is ULEZ compliant: petrol, diesel and TfL rules explained
A clear UK guide to checking ULEZ compliance, including the petrol and diesel standards that matter and the mistakes that catch drivers out.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alternator replacement cost UK: what drivers usually pay and signs yours is failing
Alternator replacement cost in the UK usually falls somewhere between about £250 and £800, with published market averages clustering around the low to mid-£500s. Here is what affects the bill, the warning signs to watch for and when a battery problem may not actually be the alternator.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diesel smoke test MOT fail: how to lower opacity before a retest
Failed a diesel smoke test at MOT? Here is what opacity means, what usually causes the fail, and which fixes are worth doing before a retest.
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Honda Civic ABS light reset for MOT? Fix the fault, not the lamp
Trying to reset a Honda Civic ABS light before an MOT? Here’s when the warning lamp is a fail, why a quick reset rarely works, and the checks worth making first.
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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.
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The UK’s £500 home EV charger grant is bigger, but the real test is local councils
The UK has raised key EV charger grants to £500 and extended them to March 2027, but the real question is whether councils make on-street home charging workable.
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