Can you inform your readers of this EU directive relating to claimed 'zero emissions' electric cars?

One point that may be of interest to you is the 2005 EU Consumer Practices Directive incorporated into UK law in 2008 (Ref: 2005/29/EC). As I understand it, within your context, it means that any commercial...

Doesn’t figure

According to your website, my annual road tax is £260 for my 2007 KIA Sedona 2.9 CRDi TS Auto but the DVLA charges me £445. I guess I'm not going to be lucky and the DVLA has got it wrong so I think there...

Vans without a DMF?

Who makes a van without a dual mass flywheel that will pass the new TFL low emissions charge?

MOT failure on emissions

My X reg Mondeo failed the emissions test of its MOT and had a diagnosis done, which came back as a faulty cat and failed lambda sensor, which were replaced. When I bring the revs up to 3100 for the test...

Why are electric vehicles referred to as 'zero electric'?

Why do all manufacturers insist on referring to electric cars as "Zero Electric" when quite blatantly they are not? Very misleading I think.

Why are governments imposing climate change controls when volcanoes are far bigger culprits?

Lat year’s volcanic eruption in Iceland, since its first spewing of volcanic ash, in just four days, negated every effort mankind has made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet....

Is the Nissan Leaf likely to be discounted soon?

I’m interested in the Nissan Leaf and have been quite impressed by a test drive. The price keeps going up though, and I’m concerned I pay a fair price for it and don’t get caught paying over the odds only...

Why is my wife's new A Class Mercedes-Benz returning fuel economy 25 per cent below the advertised figures?

I bought a new Mercedes-Benz A160 Blue Efficiency model for my wife's use a year ago. From the outset it was obvious the fuel economy was going to be nowhere near that advertised. It has been in to the...

My Jaguar XF returns 40-41mpg which is close to the official figure of 42mpg.

Some manufacturers seem to manage to make their cars deliver closer to the official fuel figures than others. As the owner of a Jaguar XF diesel I get a steady 40 - 41 mpg on mixed (60 per cent dual carriageway...

Do current emissions figures underestimate fuel economy from an emissions and a taxation point of view?

You wrote that the issue of certified fuel economy figures is about to explode in the face of the EC. It seems to me that this is more likely to explode in the face of the motorist. If, as regularly experienced,...