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New private parking fine rules go live in 2024 - full list of changes
Motoring
People getting fines will have clearer appeal guidance, new 10 minute period of grace and consistent signage will be enforced
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How well do you know your driving theory? Take our quiz to find out
Essex
We've compiled 10 sample questions to challenge your driving theory knowledge
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Quiz: How well do you know your road signs?
Traffic and Travel
Not obeying a road sign is among the top ten most common reasons for failing a driving test. So how well do you know your road signs?
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DVLA issues new rules affecting all drivers and those wanting to learn
Motoring
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has announced new plans that will affect all drivers and those wanting to learn
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Easter travel chaos as Essex drivers warned popular routes could take twice as long
Easter
The RAC said journeys on some popular routes could take twice as long as normal as the bank holiday weekend coincides with the start of a two-week holiday for many schools
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Third of drivers don't know CAZ rules with changes coming soon
Motoring
One in five drivers are not sure if their car is CAZ-compliant
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The major road used by Essex commuters where 762 people were fined for using layby as toilet
Essex
762 fixed penalty notices were issued for people urinating in the lay-by on the A41 near Kings Langley last year
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M25 diversion route as motorway to completely shut for the first time ever this week
M25
A huge diversion route is set to be put in place
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Parking warning to drivers as simple scam costs people thousands
Motoring
There are fears Easter will be a ket target date for scammers
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Honda CRV review: Piling on the practicality in a bigger, better version of the classic formula
Reach Review
Motoring Editor Gareth Butterfield's family members are long-term CR-V fans - can the new version match up to the familiar favourites?
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Range Rover Sport review 2024: Why I think this might be peak Range Rover
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield falls for the charms of the latest version of the Range Rover Sport
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Honda Civic Type R review: I go off in search of the perfect road trip - in the perfect car
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield heads off to stunning Snowdonia in search of the UK's best driving road
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MG4 EV X Power review: Straight-line silliness from one of the best EVs on the market
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield spends a week in MG's bonkers hatchback - but is more power really such a good thing?
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Honda ZR-V review: A practical performer, but pretty pricey
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield spends a week in Honda's latest mid-sized SUV
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I test an electric car that doesn't have to be plugged in
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield has spent a week in Nissan's clever new Qashqai e-Power
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Vauxhall Mokka Electric review: A world apart from its uninspiring predecessor
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield tests the stylish new all-electric Vauxhall Mokka
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People 'minds blown' after finding out what the little button on your seatbelt is for
Motoring
A TikTok user has shown viewers why the button is there and what it is used for
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Almost 90% of drivers think this annoying trend is getting worse on the roads
Motoring
The RAC said it was alarming and represented not just a minor inconvenience, but a critical safety hazard
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Kia EV6 GT review: Supercar speed for a performance car price
Reach Review
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield spends tests Kia's most powerful car to date - the 577bhp EV6 GT
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Honda HR-V review: A comfy crossover with plenty of panache
Reach Review
Mirror Motoring's Gareth Butterfield spends a week in Honda's stylish small SUV
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Honda Civic eHEV review: Why don't all hybrid cars work as well as this?
Motoring
Gareth Butterfield spends a week in the new version of Honda's long-running Civic and finds there's much to like
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I try living with a brand new car I could drive away for just £166 per month
Reach Review
Gareth Butterfield spends a week in the Dacia Sandero, one of the cheapest cars on sale in the UK, to see if it's cheap and cheerful, or cheap and nasty
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Skoda Enyaq iV Coupe review: A big and bold break from the norm
Reach Review
Gareth Butterfield tests Skoda's all-electric SUV coupe and finds good things can often come in big packages
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The hardest place in Essex to pass your driving test in 2023
Traffic and Travel
The pass rate in the town is just 43 percent, with only 870 passes in 2026 tests
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The average salary you need to earn to buy a home in Essex's most expensive city
One area in Essex is among the top 10 most expensive places to buy a home in the country
The gorgeous community coffee shop named best cafe in Essex
Business
The independent business has been named the best cafe in the county by lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos
Historic Chelmsford pub to be reopened by Funky Monk
Chelmsford City Council
Broomfield Parish Council had applied for the pub to be designated as an asset of community value.
Three Horseshoes Pub: Family-run pub with 'outstanding' service named the best 'destination' in Essex
Things to do in Essex
It has bagged another accolade after winning "best destination pub" in the county
Brentwood bar loses licence after under-18s 'rave' shuts down high street
Essex Police
The event was organised by three teenagers and descended into chaos due to 'incompetent management', police said
Hertfordshire
Michael Gove's 20-word warning to landlords after 'landmark' Herts court win
Work has already begun to fix unsafe cladding at Vista Tower, Stevenage, when surveyors raised the alarm about potentially flammable cladding in 2019
Romford worker blew £18k on calls to overseas church using taxpayer-funded phone
Romford
Alessandra Akiwowo made over 1,100 calls worth over £18,000 on a phone given to her by the Cabinet Office
Keep Chiswell Green campaigners launch High Court bid to block green belt homes near St Albans
Hertfordshire
"These developments will turn 70 acres of green into concrete," an inspector looking at plans for 721 homes near St Albans heard
Pothole on Essex road reappears three weeks after being 'fixed'
Dunmow
The pothole was used as a specific example during a scrutiny session with Essex highways
Family 'disappointed' over verdict around death of mental health patient
NHS
Jazz been diagnosed with ‘psychosis induced by drug use’ in 2021
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Southend
The average salary you need to earn to buy a home in Essex's most expensive city
One area in Essex is among the top 10 most expensive places to buy a home in the country
The Essex school where comedian Lee Evans and a Eurovision contestant went to
Eurovision Song Contest
The secondary is one of the largest schools in Essex
'I went to one of Essex's best pub gardens with beautiful surrounding countryside'
Things to do in Essex
This joyful pub has a cosy interior with calming colours and enjoyable pictures hung on the walls. On the exterior is a comfortable pub garden set with idyllic views over the countryside
The fictional Essex village that was the setting for Mackenzie Crook's comedy show Detectorists
BBC
Mackenzie Crook's Detectorists was a huge hit for the BBC, but the show was set in a fictional Essex village - and it wasn't actually filmed in the county
Historic Chelmsford pub to be reopened by Funky Monk
Chelmsford City Council
Broomfield Parish Council had applied for the pub to be designated as an asset of community value.
Hertfordshire
Michael Gove's 20-word warning to landlords after 'landmark' Herts court win
Work has already begun to fix unsafe cladding at Vista Tower, Stevenage, when surveyors raised the alarm about potentially flammable cladding in 2019
Romford worker blew £18k on calls to overseas church using taxpayer-funded phone
Romford
Alessandra Akiwowo made over 1,100 calls worth over £18,000 on a phone given to her by the Cabinet Office
Keep Chiswell Green campaigners launch High Court bid to block green belt homes near St Albans
Hertfordshire
"These developments will turn 70 acres of green into concrete," an inspector looking at plans for 721 homes near St Albans heard
Pothole on Essex road reappears three weeks after being 'fixed'
Dunmow
The pothole was used as a specific example during a scrutiny session with Essex highways
Family 'disappointed' over verdict around death of mental health patient
NHS
Jazz been diagnosed with ‘psychosis induced by drug use’ in 2021