2015 set to be the year of the electric vehicle.

The average price of a used car rose by 1.7% in the first quarter of 2015 according to Autorola, the UK’s remarketing channel for used cars. Sales are also increasing for the more environmentally-friendly electric car.

New research by the charity Guide Dogs shows that quiet hybrid or electric vehicles are 40% more likely to collide with pedestrians than cars with petrol or diesel engines.

Westminster City Council is to introduce on-the-spot fines to motorists caught idling with their engines running.

Soon it will not be necessary for passengers to leap out of the cab mid-journey to withdraw money from the nearest cash machine. By 2016, cabbies may be forced into accepting card payments in plans unveiled by Transport for London in July 2014.

Concerns grow that the Apple Watch and other smartwatches will distract drivers

Year-on-year car sales have increased by 28% up until the end of February

The number of taxi ranks is predicted to grow by 100 to make it easier for individuals to find a cab.