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Citroen C5 Aircross review: Comfortable, practical and sensible

The latest Citroen C5 Aircross is a much-improved all-rounder with an effective plug-in hybrid drivetrain, but top-spec trim is expensive.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Audi Q7 review: Big, beefy and practical, but on the expensive side

The Audi Q7 is a larger-than-life family SUV, but it has an excellent reputation for refinement, comfort and reliability. However, with so much quality competition out there, is it all looking a little jaded round the gills?

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Second-hand car buyers are looking to save petrol too

Hybrid vehicles are not just popular with new car buyers, as figures reveal the low-emission models are making up more second-hand sales.

AAP · Nov 11, 2025

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N review: the best electric sports car yet

Hyundai’s wild new electric performance saloon is fast, noisy, clever, usable every day and now gets a perfect 10 score after a proper UK road test

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Voices: The pay-per-mile eVED tax on electric vehicles is coming – what do you think?

YOUR VIEWS: From April 2028 the government is proposing to charge EV drivers a 3p-per-mile eVED tax. While some called it a fair replacement for lost fuel duty, others warned it could risk slowing the transition to electric vehicles. Here’s what our community thinks

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Why Rachel Reeves could impose pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in Budget

POLITICS EXPLAINED: Fuel duty on petrol vehicles has been frozen for so long that the Treasury has set its sights on electric cars instead, as Sean O’Grady explains

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Pay-per-mile car tax explained: What does Rachel Reeves' plan mean for motorists?

Motorists who drive electric vehicles may face increased taxes if the plan comes into effect

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Electric car drivers could face new pay-per-mile tax under Treasury plans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be set to announce new EV levy that would cost average EV driver £279 a year

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Reeves accused of treating drivers ‘like a cash machine’ amid reports of pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles

The Treasury is facing a fall in revenue from fuel duty as more people make the switch from petrol and diesel to electric cars

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Rachel Reeves considering pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget

EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025