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Thatcham Research to launch real-world ADAS testing buff.ly/qEs8aa8

Are UK roads are getting faster? Record 2.5 million speeding drivers caught in 2024. Latest Home Office figures released for 2024 show a record number of drivers caught speeding buff.ly/ewYYJJ7

Legendary Audi Quattro being reborn – with V8 power | Brit firm is using the 'B7' RS4 to create an analogue – yet modernised – Quattro with Group B-inspired design buff.ly/7LmAOlv

Personal injury market regroups as claims plunge. The report quotes figures from the government’s compensation recovery unit showing that PI claims volumes fell to a record low in 2025. Since 2019, the overall total has more than halved to around 413k buff.ly/xQbnd1a

How Bodyshops Are Responding to Fewer Repairable Claims. With claim counts declining and total losses rising, bodyshop leaders are turning to market data, customer-pay work, and stronger dealership partnerships to protect volume. buff.ly/6ErdkMM

On track in the 533bhp Renault 5: I felt like I was in a V8 touring car | We strap into the passenger seat at Goodwood to see if it justifies its supercar price buff.ly/lfuusWj

Insurers and VMs rally for ARC360 2026 ARC360 2026 is set to bring together the most influential voices in UK vehicle repair when it returns to the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on Thursday 21 May. buff.ly/y6olcO7

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Review (I Drove The New Porsche 911 Cup On The Track—It Got Better Every Lap) buff.ly/LijDNoI

Nation's Driver's Pay Record £1.8bn As Pothole Damage Reaches New High buff.ly/9z0QuBH

It's no joke: BMW M3 Touring is actually going racing. Last year's viral 1 April gag becomes reality, as GT3-spec wagon heads for the grid next weekend buff.ly/5vjb2YS

The electric BMW 3 Series is finally here, and it packs a huge 559 miles of range | i3 saloon finally unwrapped as UK's longest-range EV, with bold Neue Klasse look; Touring estate and M3 coming buff.ly/GPgijPX

Up to 275 jobs could be lost at luxury carmaker Bentley, the firm said. The news comes as the company announced its financial results for 2025 marking a seventh consecutive year of profitability. buff.ly/CfccUAj

It's no joke: BMW M3 Touring is actually going RACING. buff.ly/5vjb2YS

Ford Has Already Recalled 7.4 Million Cars This Year. Ford already holds the record for most recalls issued in a single year, with 153 last year. It could be on pace for another record in 2026. buff.ly/POoL9Pj

Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk. The administrator, PwC, said demand for parking had not recovered to pre-Covid levels, pointing to "shifts in commuting and customer driving patterns". buff.ly/B7Pit9L

Pothole-related breakdowns up threefold in February The RAC were called out to 6,290 pothole-related incidents in the month, which equals about 225 every day. This compares to the 66 daily pothole-related call-outs in February 2025. buff.ly/YJlYjlX

#Potholes push UK roads down global list. The UK scored 7.6 out of 10, with potholes, poor drainage and a lack of road markings identified as the main issues. New Zealand topped the charts with an 8.7 score. buff.ly/1aqPOaR

The Subaru WRX STI still exists, but you’ll have to go to Australia to buy one… This new Aussie-specific Subaru WRX AWD Club Spec Evo is as near as dammit a modern STI. Shame it’s not available here. buff.ly/FmreCzC

Kimi Antonelli wins F1 Chinese GP from pole as Lewis Hamilton claims first Ferrari podium 1 9-year-old beats Mercedes teammate George Russell Chaos as McLarens of Norris and Piastri fail to start race buff.ly/WsSUqnD

Anthropic's top lawyer says #AI will kill the #legal profession's dreaded billable hour. Billable hours mean lawyers get paid more when they spend more time on work. But AI tools eliminate "tedious" work, which devalues the time lawyers spend overall buff.ly/aOECgS7