Used market
The average car sold at auction for £7,244 in October, 5% less than a year ago
BCA's October average fell 1% to £7,244, 5% below a year ago and 2.5% further under guide price, while trade buyer numbers passed 10,800 for the first time.
New cars
Dacia's £17,995 Sandero hybrid is Britain's cheapest full hybrid, and the payback takes eight years
Dacia's Sandero hybrid starts at £17,995, £2,000 under the MG3 Hybrid+. At average mileage the £2,230 premium over the petrol car takes eight years to repay.
New cars
Jaguar names 19 showrooms for a brand that registered eight cars this year
Jaguar will sell its electric cars from 19 UK sites run by 12 dealer groups, down from 83 in 2023, after eight registrations in the first nine months of 2026.
New cars
Vauxhall passes 100,000 electric sales, on course for its biggest year yet
Vauxhall passed 100,000 UK electric sales with a Grandland in Nuneaton. Its 16,508 in ten months is a record pace, though its market share slipped.
Used market
Barclays begins early car finance settlements, with one month to decide
Barclays Partner Finance will offer early settlements to some customers whose commission complaints were acknowledged by 1 October 2026, and the FCA has set the terms.
Charging
£38m depot charging window misses its opening date
The £38m second round of the Depot Charging Scheme was due to open on 28 October. Six days on, there is no application page and no new date from DfT.
New cars
Honda cuts CR-V and ZR-V prices, landing one trim under the £40,000 tax line
Honda has cut CR-V and ZR-V list prices by up to £4,080, and the top ZR-V now sits £415 below the £40,000 threshold for the expensive car supplement.
Guides
The turning circle: why PDCA still drives continuous improvement
Plan, do, check, act is nearly a century old and still the most practical way to improve a process. What the loop actually is, where it came from, and how to run it without turning it into a paperwork exercise.
Used market
Motor Ombudsman turns 10 with half of complaints turned away
A decade of the Motor Ombudsman brings more than 300,000 contacts this year, and around half of the people who ask for help cannot be given it.
Policy
MPs want a tariff plan for Chinese cars and a firewall for connected vehicles
A Commons committee says ministers should have tariffs ready if China will not trade fairly, and treat connected cars as a security risk. Both would reach UK buyers.
New cars
Vauxhall hands its design to Citroen's chief as Mark Adams retires
Mark Adams retires after almost 25 years shaping Vauxhall and Opel, with Citroen's Pierre Leclercq taking over the design language that produced the Vizor.
Charging
Public chargers would have to pass a cyber security standard under new plans
Public EV charge points sold in Great Britain would have to meet ETSI 303 645, with anti-tamper cases and Class B meters. The consultation closes on 20 December.
Used market
Used electric vans are gaining value while diesel vans slide
Solera cap hpi has used electric small van values up 3.1% against a 2.2% fall for diesel, while the wider used van market had its sharpest monthly cut of 2026.
New cars
Volkswagen has paused the electric Golf because it cannot afford the work
Volkswagen has stopped development on the ID Golf until it can fund the investment, pushing its electric hatchback towards the early 2030s.
Policy
Euro 7 is confirmed for 2027 and the battery test is the real change
Great Britain will adopt Euro 7 for new cars and vans from 29 November 2027. The exhaust limits barely move; the battery durability rules are the real change.
New cars
Mazda has dropped the Skyactiv-X engine from the Mazda3
The 2027 Mazda3 is hatchback only and petrol only. The 186ps Skyactiv-X is gone, replaced by a 140ps 2.5-litre mild hybrid, at unchanged prices.
Used market
Used hybrid stock is closing on 100,000 cars
MarketCheck counted 99,237 used hybrids advertised in September, a record and 24% up on a year earlier. Supply is rising, and hybrid values are easing with it.
New carsAll →
- Geely's first year in Britain: 15,264 cars, 80 sites and a target that doubles30 October 2026
- Volkswagen's profit fell 98.7% and its electric cars are part of the reason30 October 2026
- Foton will bring a diesel mild-hybrid pick-up to Britain in early 202729 October 2026
- Car production jumped 38.6% in September, and last year's cyberattack explains most of it29 October 2026
- Company car tax now runs to 2030/31, and the electric rate reaches 10%28 October 2026
- New car prices are up 58% in a decade while household incomes rose 2%26 October 2026
PolicyAll →
- Budget 2026 for drivers: fuel duty frozen to July, eVED fleshed out, £100 million for on-street charging28 October 2026
- Two-thirds of drivers are cutting back as pump prices approach record levels27 October 2026
- Burnham steps back from the 2030 electric car target as the cabinet splits25 October 2026
- London's new minicabs would have to be electric from 2028 under TfL's plan24 October 2026
- Cross-pavement chargers need no planning permission from today, and the bill drops21 October 2026
- Reports point to a 60% electric target for 2030, and nothing is settled19 October 2026
ChargingAll →
- Octopus offers fleets up to 30% off public charging, and the maths explains why22 October 2026
- From tomorrow, charging without a driveway gets a planning route20 October 2026
- A Cheaper Week at the Plug: Home Charging After the VAT Cut6 October 2026
- The energy price cap is live: what it means at the plug1 October 2026
- 77p or 8.6p: the two-tier cost of driving an electric car29 September 2026
- Half of Councils Still Offer No On-Street EV Charging28 September 2026
Used marketAll →
- Used car values fell again in October, and electric cars were the only ones to rise29 October 2026
- Used EV values are rising while the rest of the market falls, and 300 miles is the number23 October 2026
- Vertu's first half: where a car dealer actually makes its money15 October 2026
- Car finance compensation: the tribunal date is February 202713 October 2026
- Used EVs are the only fuel type going up in price9 October 2026
- The EV Depreciation Penalty: What the Number Actually Measures4 October 2026
GuidesAll →
- MOT testers must now accept approved LED bulbs in halogen headlamps14 October 2026
- Diesel slips back below £2, and the maths has not caught up10 October 2026
- Diesel Reaches Two Pounds a Litre: What It Costs You Now2 October 2026
- The grant shelf this autumn: what the money actually buys1 October 2026
- Why the Cheapest New Electric Cars Use a Different Battery30 September 2026
- EV Road Tax Explained: What Electric Car Owners Pay From 202628 September 2026