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Richard Aucock
Verified
Managing Director, Motoring Research
Beats
Automotive
Physics, astrophysics and the law.
Content
By Richard Aucock Verified| Motoring Research Verified For years, the ‘free’ paint choice with a new Tesla has been white. Those who wanted an alternative colour had to pay extra. Tesla paint options are not cheap either, priced at either £1,300 or £2,000. Unsurprisingly, this led to a high proportion of UK-market Teslas being finished in white. However, with new electric cars priced over £40,000 now required to pay the ‘Expensive Car Supplement’ for VED (road tax), the American company has decided to take action.
By Richard Aucock Verified| HonestJohn.co.uk@ A motorist has been fined £100 after turning around in a Nottinghamshire car park that was monitored over CCTV. Martin Leighton entered the car park in Stapleford to drop off his sister and perform a U-turn. He didn’t stop his car in a designated parking bay or even get out of his car during the brief time he was there. Mr Leighton said he would have turned around on the road, reports the BBC, but stated there were cars behind him waiting to get past.
By Richard Aucock Verified| Motoring Research Verified These are the winners of World Car of the Year 2025 © World Car Awards The Kia EV3 has been named World Car of the Year 2025 in New York. The critically acclaimed electric crossover becomes the latest vehicle to scoop the biggest automotive award on the planet. Here, we take a look at the World Car Awards winners 2025 – and some of the motors that missed out on a WCOTY prize. Kia's immense honour © Richard Aucock Kia US boss Steve Center accepted the gong on behalf of the brand.
Company Info
Motoring Research
Motoring Research is a UK automotive publisher. We help car buyers stay informed with the latest motoring news, advice, reviews and opinion. We're journalists: we test cars, we write about them, and help buyers navigate the marketplace. And we also supply all the information on them - data, images, prices, specifications, video. Motoring Research is a content agency too. We provide both plug-in and complete editorial solutions. We are the missing piece of the jigsaw… and the people who can complete it from scratch. In 2021, we will celebrate 35 years of being all things motoring research.
Harpenden, England, United Kingdom
'+44 15 8276 1625
Founded: 1986