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The Independent
independent.co.uk > life-style > driving-licence-lessons-expensive-young-people-b3047177.html

Welcome to the £1,000 driving licence

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (977+ words) One in five young people aren’t learning to drive because of the soaring costs, while government proposals for a minimum learning period could make matters worse. Helen Coffey investigates how getting a licence has become an unaffordable luxury for many,…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > learner-drivers-wait-20-weeks-test-dvsa-b3047178.html

Learner drivers still facing 20-week wait for practical test

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (353+ words) Waiting times remain “too long,” stresses DVLA chief Learner drivers in Britain are facing average wait times of 20 weeks to book a driving test, according to the latest figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The data for…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > cars > electric-vehicles > used-electric-car-prices-b3047109.html

Used electric car prices are rising – here’s why that could make your new EV cheaper

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (550+ words) Prices of three-to-five-year-old electric cars have jumped 9.4 per cent as demand grows, while used EVs are selling faster than the wider market After a pretty turbulent few years for used electric car prices, the market appears to be heading in…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > jaguar-land-rover-job-cuts-b3045887.html

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs – what we know

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The Independent
independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > jaguar-land-rover-job-cuts-government-bail-out-b3045798.html

Why the government won’t bailout Jaguar Land Rover amid mass job cuts

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Independent Why the government won’t bailout Jaguar Land Rover amid mass job cuts - Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce up to 4,000 job cuts over two years as part of a voluntary departure scheme. - Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > sadiq-khan-car-tax-conviction-dvla-b3044037.html

Sadiq Khan’s car tax conviction from DVLA formally withdrawn

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (565+ words) The Mayor of London was prosecuted last month by the DVLA for keeping an unlicensed vehicle A car tax conviction against Lord Sadiq Khan has been formally withdrawn after a request by the DVLA. The Mayor of London, 55, was prosecuted…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > tech > uber-waymo-robotaxi-autonomous-london-b3043947.html

I rode in a self-driving taxi. Here’s the one thing that surprised me

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (544+ words) Being driven by nobody is haunting, thrilling and dystopian. Until it isn’t, writes Andrew Griffin On a recent trip to Silicon Valley, where Waymo's self-driving cars are already available, I was able to finally see what it's like to be…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > cars > electric-vehicles > renault-scenic-ev-updated-b3042940.html

Renault Scenic EV gets 399-mile range and faster charging – but will Britain get it?

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (444+ words) Renault’s family EV is being upgraded with more range, quicker charging, Google Gemini and even a coffee machine, although the changes aren’t yet confirmed for the UK Renault is giving the Scenic E-Tech Electric a useful round of upgrades for…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > voices > car-breakdown-abroad-european-travel-aa-motorists-b3040345.html

I thought continental Europe was efficient. Then my car broke down in Portugal

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (470+ words) Europe may look like a perfectly integrated machine from Britain. But, when his 25-year-old Volkswagen broke down in Portugal, Jack Burke found a rather different reality of call centres, tow trucks and contradictory promises There is a British fantasy of…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > fully-driverless-taxis-in-london-b3040976.html

Launch of fully driverless taxis in London is delayed – here’s why

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