Keith WR Jones
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New VED car tax winners and losers revealedSweeping changes to the VED car tax system that are being introduced on 1 April 2017 are set to penalise buyers of low CO2-emission models, while some of the most...26 Mar 2017 -
Road test: Land Rover Discovery HSE Luxury 2.0 Sd4 autoWhat’s not up for discussion here are the Land Rover Discovery’s radically different looks – they’re as opinion dividing as its predecessor’s. No, what’s of greater interest is whether this lighter...22 Mar 2017 -
Subaru's greener future in the UKThere’s no escaping that Subaru is a niche player in the UK, with company car sales low on the priority list for a brand that shifted 3,700 units in 2016,...14 Mar 2017 -
Parkers Investigates: the hidden cost of car paint - expect to pay an extra £536Buying a new car is typically the second-most expensive purchase most people make, but a Parkers investigation reveals that over half of the most popular new models will cost consumers...30 Jan 2017 -
VED car tax squeeze: annual bill jumps £140 for cleanest petrol and diesel carsFairness was claimed to be at the heart of the sweeping car tax reforms that former chancellor George Osborne announced in his 2015 Summer Budget for 2017, but the stark reality...3 Jan 2017 -
Ford Edge: Edge your bets1. Welcome 2. What’s it like to drive? 3. Economy and practicality 4. Farewell Update 1: Welcome to Parkers While much of the proliferation of SUVs plying Britain’s roads are styled apologetically so that...3 Jan 2017 -
Twin test: used compact SUVsOne of the key battlegrounds for car manufacturers in recent years is the SUV market sector, with demand affordable compact crossovers leading the charge. We’ve pitted two of the nation’s biggest...28 Dec 2016 -
Ford Mondeo: fond farewell?Three months and over 5,300 miles of plying Britain’s highways and byways in our long-term Ford Mondeo has drawn to a close, fittingly down at the Blue Oval’s historic Dagenham...6 Dec 2016 -
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 Boosterjet SZ5 AllGrip - Road TestWhile the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross launched back in 2013 was a competent crossover it looked disappointingly insipid. Sure, it handled well enough, proved to be reassuringly reliable and was packed to...23 Sept 2016 -
2020 vision: the end of cheap Renault diesels?Spiralling engineering costs required to meet even more stringent Euro 7 exhaust emission regulations could signal the end of diesel-powered smaller cars, with Renault poised to be one of the...7 Sept 2016 -
Road test: Audi S4 Avant 3.0 TFSI 354PS Quattro TiptronicIt says much about how we’ve become accustomed to colossal power outputs that the latest generation of Audi S4 Avant with its 354hp merely feels quick as opposed to mightily...22 Jul 2016 -
Crossover and out: all-new Peugeot 3008 SUV announcedThese are the first images of the all-new Peugeot 3008, a bold SUV in the seemingly ever-growing crossover segment. It’s a direct replacement for the existing – and somewhat ungainly –...23 May 2016