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Alloy wheel claims rise in volume and value. The number of claims rose 25% in the year from October 2025 to September 2026 compared with the previous year. buff.ly/5KMbLk2

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest ever F1 world champion as Max Verstappen wins Mexico City Grand Prix buff.ly/MEmqGqy

Everything we learned on day one of F1's Mexican GP buff.ly/FraeP2B

Futuristic GFG Style Peralta D is a Maserati GranTurismo with a copper body Designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro, this wild-looking supercar features bodywork made exclusively from hand-hammered copper buff.ly/5YO18VY

Autumn Budget 2026 decoded for motorists: fuel duty, EV charging prices and more There are several announcements in this year’s Budget that directly affect motorists. We dig into the detail and explain how buff.ly/7GAqAOT

Insurance sector reponds to 2026 Budget. John Healey has delivered his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer today (28 October), bringing in a range of changes for SMEs and UK businesses, but notably failed to act on Insurance Premium Tax rates. buff.ly/LGkrPij

New Aston Martin Valhalla Spider is a very British 217mph convertible Aston Martin has revealed a convertible version of its V8 hybrid hypercar and it’s no less ballistic than the hard-top buff.ly/SdJVxh8

Claimant motor finance lawyers back call for advertising ban buff.ly/MLp5Guq

New ghost broking network reported every day. New data from the Insurance Fraud Bureau has revealed that at least one new ghost broking network is uncovered every day. buff.ly/PeSSpJB

Evolve Accident Repair Group acquires Wyndon Motors buff.ly/DEnGZcL

Crash claims rose by nearly eight per cent in the fortnight after the clocks went back last year. buff.ly/JKrI5Wk

Motorists back retests for banned drivers. The majority of motorists believe banned drivers should have to retake their driving test before returning to the road buff.ly/d5edie6

Reports of cloned vehicles rise to record high as law-breaking drivers look to evade enforcement cameras 11,402 drivers contacted DVLA in 2025 about fines and penalties they didn’t believe they committed buff.ly/UjeTBcF

One in four insurers are scaling AI to reinvent their business Insurers are seeing tangible revenue gains from artificial intelligence, but a major gap remains between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption, according to Accenture buff.ly/NScbFb6

Jigcar expands into accident repair sector buff.ly/vs80HMB

Mass police 'chop shop' raids shine light on car theft and cloning scourge Over 300 stolen vehicles were seized from chop shops as part of a sting operation conducted by 32 police forces buff.ly/vd1mwt0

Transport for London needs more powers on driverless taxis. Congestion and threaten jobs, a report has warned, as it called for Transport for London (TfL) to be given greater powers to regulate the emerging industry. buff.ly/7sx7m5b

Which? has named and shamed motor insurers charging more than 30% APR on policies paid for monthly, and is calling on the government to ban providers from charging a ‘poverty premium’. buff.ly/v1Ubu2o

Drivers "eye litigation" with FCA motor finance case set for February buff.ly/tyVT9zh

Temu Defender? Chery's iCaur is spotted in UK for the first time iCaur is a sub-brand of Chinese conglomerate Chery, and could bring its V25 SUV to the UK buff.ly/aKRdEA7