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Motoring journalist. Director, @editorial_mr. Vice president, @AutoBestEU. Vice chair, @gomw_uk. Juror, @WorldCarAwards. Bit of a car guy.

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Is it time for an urgent increase in the MOT fee?

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By Richard Aucock Verified
| MSN UK Verified
The MOT fee has remained static for 16 years and the Independent Garage Association (IGA) is now calling for an urgent review to look at an increase. It is urging on the government to look at the current £54.85 fee as it “firmly believes it should be significantly higher”. The organisation has written to senior officials at both the Department for Transport and the Treasury asking then to put up the MOT fee, which has been capped since 2010.
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Citroen receives AUTOBEST Best Users’ Car of Europe 2026 trophy for C3 Aircross

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By Richard Aucock Verified
| Motoring Research Verified
Citroen CEO Xavier Chardon has officially received the AUTOBEST Conquest Best Users’ Car of Europe 2026 trophy for the Citroen C3 Aircross. The C3 Aircross was voted by both the AUTOBEST jury (including Motoring Research’s Richard Aucock) and car users across Europe as the most user-friendly car on the market. For the first time, car users were given an equal vote alongside the 32-strong AUTOBEST jury – and it was the public vote that helped swing things in Citroen’s way.
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Inside the museum of Britain’s best AND worst cars

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By Richard Aucock Verified
| Motoring Research Verified
The best and worst of British cars © Motoring Research There is a brilliant car museum in Derbyshire that celebrates the story of the British car in all its forms – from the 1921 Austin 7 to the latest McLaren supercars.
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