Data from police forces around the UK reveals there has been a 45% increase in reported thefts since 2014. With car theft and crime on the rise, having a car that is secure is increasingly important. We look at the best ways to prevent your car being stolen and suggest some models that are less likely to go missing from outside your house.
Do you need a runabout, something nippy but efficient, for the school run and local shopping trips? Many of us do. With so much choice, the trick is to narrow down your priorities and find the car that fits in with them. We suggest what to look for in a second car – and offer a few options for your shortlist.
Cars are getting safer all the time, with standards improving year on year, and manufacturers adding more and more safety features. But how do all these new features increase safety – and how can you tell which cars are the safest?
If you’re in the market for a car to carry disabled passengers, you probably have a different set of priorities to other car buyers: a focus on easy access and features that make life easier. We consider the different features that you should be prioritising and choose a few suitable models.
In a world where running costs and impact on the environment are increasingly a priority, fuel economy is one of the most important considerations when buying a car. Unfortunately making sense of the published fuel consumption figures isn’t as easy as it could be. We hope that this guide will help you make sense of that information, as well as suggesting some great, cheap-to-run cars.
We British seem to love SUVs. Three of the top 10 best sellers in 2019 were SUVs.* But what if you want to actually go off-road? Which models have four-wheel drive that’s good enough to actually cope with mud, snow, sand and rocks? And what should you look for if you want to tackle some rough terrain in your car?
Despite our, ahem, changeable weather, we Brits are responsible for more sales of convertibles than almost any other country in Europe. So what should we look for in a drop-top and which models are worth buying?
British winters aren’t as severe as those in some other countries, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have our challenges on the road when the temperature drops. A good car for winter driving is very useful in all parts of the country – and especially so in certain regions. We suggest what to look for in an all-weather vehicle and choose our favourites.
There is a growing consideration of mobility for disabled people in the automotive industry, and an increasing number of options available. But whether you’re disabled, or need to carry disabled passengers, there are a number of things to factor in when choosing the right vehicle.