The average attention span of most Britons is now just five minutes and seven seconds, according to a study.

Three cars previously given top marks in safety trials in fact offer poor protection to occupants in rear-end shunts, follow-up tests have shown.

Learner bikers will have to take a two-part motorcycle test aimed at making them safer road users, which could cut their insurance premiums, if new plans are adopted.

Japanese cars will be sharing centre stage with delicate bonsai trees in an exhibition of designs from the land of the rising sun.

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland have agreed on regulations that will see both nations' motoring citizens punished on home soil if they commit major driving offences in either country.

Workers at the busy port of Dover are to strike in a row over the outsourcing of their jobs, it has been announced.

In the last year 400,000 women have had handbags stolen from cars, it was has been revealed.

Road accidents kill tens of thousand of deer and several people while costing the car insurance industry £20 million a year, according to breakdown service Autonational Rescue.

Drivers who keep within the speed limit think they should be rewarded for their good driving, a survey has found.

A new speed camera is being tested in south-west London in an attempt to prove its value to the Government.

Police will receive £2 million to introduce digital breath-testing equipment in a bid to free up resources, according to plans from the Government.

If you think only a fool would drive a two-horse, three-wheeled chicken coop in broad daylight, think again. The Del Boymobile is back, and hot to trot.

TV motorsport presenter Louise Brady and former Superbike Champion and commentator Steve Parrish have put their names to a new scheme aimed at improving motorcycle road safety.

More stringent penalties to deal with speeders and motorists who exhibit other "excessive behaviour" are to be put forward by ministers in an attempt to cut road deaths.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and Britain's triple Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy will go head-to-head as part of the build-up to the Race of Champions at Wembley next month.

The prestigious title of European Car of the Year (COTY) has been awarded to Vauxhall's Insignia following one of the hardest-fought contests in recent years.

One of the most famous cars from the James Bond film franchise is expected to fetch up to £120,000 when it goes up for auction next month.

A drag racing car which can reach speeds of 235mph has been put up for sale by its owner because it is too slow for his tastes.

Motor-insurance claims for whiplash injuries in the UK have risen by a quarter in the past five years, and are now costing nearly £2 billion a year in compensation.

Most car owners would tell police about drink drivers, leaving offenders facing stratospheric car-insurance premiums following a conviction, research shows.