The £44,000 Repair Bill! Britain’s Most & Least Reliable Used Cars Revealed for 2026

The latest Warrantywise Reliability Index exposes the dependable heroes, the financial nightmares, and the uncomfortable truth about modern luxury cars

There’s a dirty little secret lurking beneath the glossy brochures, ambient lighting, massage seats and giant touchscreens of many modern luxury cars. Once the warranty expires, some of them transform from premium dream machines into financial hand grenades with the pin already halfway out. And now we’ve got the data to prove it. The newly released 2026 Warrantywise Reliability Index has analysed a staggering 1.6 million UK repair data points gathered between 2023 and 2026 from vehicles aged three to 15 years old on extended warranty plans across Britain.

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UK Autumn Budget 2024

What Motorists Need to Know!

Yesterday brought us the 2024 Autumn Budget – the first budget from a Labour government in 14 years, and, excitingly, the first ever from a female Chancellor. While I’m no economist, as a motoring journalist, my job is to sift through the details and let you know what this budget means for us drivers. And here’s the big surprise: it’s actually not as bad for motorists as many of us feared! Yes, a collective sigh of relief was heard across the motoring world.

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The Truth Behind EV Sales: Fleets vs Private Buyers

Electric Vehicle Sales Surge, But Why Aren’t Private Buyers Interested?

The UK new car market rose 1.0% in the key ‘74’ plate change month of September, to 275,239 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The sales figures were the best since 2020, but still -19.8% off pre-Covid September 2019.

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