Scotland cut the drink-driving limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg in December 2014. If the Scottish experiment is successful, England and Wales could be set to follow suit.

Classic cars make a great investment, but it's not just sought-after collectibles that are providing strong financial returns .Porsche's Macan is in such demand that used prices are £5k more expensive than buying one of the SUVs new.

The newly beautified car, which was discovered in a barn in Cernay, France, in late 2013 will go on display at the London Classic Car Show after experts spent a challenging 2,956 hours restoring it. The Jaguar E-Type fixed head coupe Chassis No. 15 was given much needed repairs by restoration company Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth (CMC).

Selling a car can be stressful, time consuming and pricey, especially if you find it just won't budge in a congested second-hand market. But that doesn't have to be the case if you follow these tips to valuing your vehicle and getting it sold from a leading car-sales expert.

Don't get on the wrong side of Elon Musk, pictured left, if you want a Tesla; if you do, he could leave you without a car. That's what's happened to one buyer Stewart Alsop, pictured right, who after penning an open letter to the American carmaker's CEO to complain about a customer event, had his purchase of a Model X, pictured inset, rescinded by the vehicle boss.

Investing in a classic car is all about timing - get it right and you'll be revelling in automotive glory and a healthier bank balance. Classic car expert Paul Michaels, who makes a living out of investing in the right vehicles, gives us his picks - from the very top end of the market to a more affordable buy.

Jaguar's much-anticipated F-Pace is finally here, after what seemed like an eternity of rumours, official hints and 'unofficial' spyshots. And we've had our first taste, two months before the UK launch.

Move over USA, apparently Britain is after one of your crowns. Unfortunately, it's not one to shout about too much. According to the motor insurance provider, almost four in five of all minor injury compensation claims made in the UK are for whiplash - that compares to 65 per cent in the US.

It is one of Britain's most iconic and long-lived vehicles, loved by drivers from the Queen to James Bond. But the last Land Rover Defender, perhaps the most recognisable off-road car, will cease production on Friday. It may be best known for wading through mud, floods or desert sand - but the Land Rover has been popularised by the Royal Family, film-makers and even football managers.

250 people in the UK have registered a genuine interested in buying one, but with fewer than 28 expected to be available for the UK market the fight is well and truly for those wanting a Ford GT.

The Jaguar F-Type SVR is a hardcore take on its flagship sports car, promising more performance and plummeting jawlines than before. Here's the details of the new motor, which can hit 200mph and do 0 to 60mph in just 3.7 seconds, leaked more than a month before it was due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.

The study found that 55 per cent of motorists don't not have a clue what to do with a jack and a locking nut. But less than half of cars come with a spare wheel in 2016 - so does it matter?

A study by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) found that a two-minute delay to every car journey made in a year equates to an astonishing loss to the UK economy of around £16 billion. After a 2009 trial switching off lights at the notorious Cabstand Junction, in Portishead near Bristol, traffic jams eased and the lights were removed - an approach the researchers want to see across the country.

Local authorities competed for a share of the pot, with Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London being the big winners of the electric-vehicle investment, the DfT confirmed on Monday. The new initiative could spark a huge development in technology for electric cars, with proposals including new street lights that double as charging points and 25,000 free-to-use parking spaces for plug-in cars.

The Wraith is the smallest, and most powerful Rolls-Royce of the moment, but with a price tag of £235k is it a car you can really enjoy driving every day? We used it as a daily commuter through the city, on twisty B-roads and mundane motorways to find out in our real-life test drive.

The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders came as Nissan announced a £26.5m investment in battery production for electric cars in Sunderland, where the Infiniti Q30 is also built. More than 1.58m cars were made in the UK in 2015, and car exports totalled more than 1.2m.

Defeat devices or not, the vast majority of diesel cars emit far more than the legal limit allows. That's according to new research revealed by Which? on Wednesday. It said 38 of the 300 cars it had tested in the last three years couldn't even qualify for emissions standards set more than two decades ago.

Want to see the treatment you get when you buy a half a million pound motor? Now's your chance to find out. We went behind the scenes to see how customers design and collect super-luxury cars. Rob Hull, took a trip to Goodwood to see what happens when buyers are invited for the full Rolls-Royce experience.

You now have the chance to win your very first car back, as Direct Line has launched a 'First car, first love' competition that will source one driver's original vehicle. But what if you don't want to re-own your first car, like four models This is Money team members had (pictured)?

Ford's plans to link vehicles to appliances has come under fire from a cyber security guru who said the technology could make it easy for hackers to steal cars connected to homes.

VW UK notified the Commons transport select committee in a letter on Tuesday stating the automaker 'does not believe it is necessary' to provide compensation to UK owners. This is despite US owners receiving a $1,000 (£693) goodwill payment to 'encourage loyalty'.

Comprehensive car cover jumped seven per cent in Q4 of last year, taking the average cost to an eye-watering £672 - up £43 from Q3 - thanks mainly to the 3.5 per cent increase in Insurance Premium Tax that kicked in on November 1.

That's according to Keycare, which has analysed the data of 1,482 claims it collated from motorists who had misplaced their keys last year. The £215 figure is a 29 per cent increase on the average cost of replacing a lost car key in 2013, the insurer said.

Thinking about buying an Jaguar F-Pace SUV? You best be willing to wait. That's because, despite not going on sale until the spring, the carmaker has said it may take nine months to get the keys due to huge demand for the racy-looking crossover and a booming car market.

Do you have £1.5m kicking around and don't know what to do with it? How about an ultra-rare hypercar? We've got the top five second-hand super-exotic vehicles from as low as £300k.

More than 2.6million vehicles left UK showrooms last year - topping the previous high in 2003 - the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will announce. And it comes as booming British supercar-maker McLaren announces up to 250 new jobs and a second shift at its high-tech factory in Woking, Surrey, as it too reported 'another record year'.

Buying a second-hand car can be a stressful affair - we all want a good price but sometimes the best deals seem just too good to be true. And in most cases it's because they are. But there are checks you can do to stop you from falling foul to a used-car cock-up.

Audi's TT Coupe has proven a consistent winner. It's rapid, handles well, has a top-quality interior and has strong residuals. It's perfect for a single person or a couple, but which one should you go for? We'll give you our recommendation and the run-down of all the running costs.

Sir Stirling Moss won 16 Grand Prix at speeds exceeding 150mph - now he drives an electric car with a 50-mile range. He is one of the 557 UK drivers who currently own an offbeat two-seater runabout Renault Twizy. The racing legend joins us for a test drive to tell us why he loves them.

Amidst all the recent scandal, Volkswagen has released a super-efficient petrol version of its volume-selling Golf hatchback. An independent German car tester has found it's 18 per cent less economical than the official figures suggest.

James Bond has his work cut out this time around, as he and his Aston Martin are going up against the 850bhp C-X75 supercar in Spectre - and we've driven it. But what is driving a car that Jaguar says is priceless - and just one of seven ever made - really like? Our motoring reporter Rob Hull finds out.

I booked my car in for a service through Servicing Stop, which offers to handle the whole process for you. But the garage it arranged replaced the barely worn brake pads and discs and charged me £441 for the parts.

Does where you live really have an impact on the car you buy? According to new research, it does. carwow says the Ford Fiesta (left) and Nissan Qashqai (bottom) are the most liked and London still loves the Chelsea tractor. Do you know which car is most searched for in your region?

Ever wanted to scale the side of a mountain but wished you could do it with the wind in your hair? Well now you can, as Land Rover has unveiled the first ever 'luxury convertible SUV'. The Range Rover Evoque Convertible is available from Spring 2016 and will cost from £47,500.

If you;re buying a classic you've got to make sure you're buying the right car. If not, you could be pumping your own cash into a money-pit motor.We drafted in the expertise of Paul Michaels - a man who makes a living out of buying the right collectible cars - to deliver five cars primed for classic status.

An almost unused 1985 Escort RS Turbo Series 1 (pictured) sold for a world record £60,188 at the Classic Motor Show, with other fast Fords also attracting a bidding frenzy. A 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 sold for £90,000 and other fast Fords also kept the auctioneer busy, highlighting how the classic car world has seen prices spiral in recent years.

One in three motorists pay over the odds for their car insurance - and the worst thing you can do is simply renew. We reveal ten tips to get the cheapest car insurance deal and show you the places to go to compare car cover and potentially save hundreds of pounds.