Chris Rosamond

Content Editor at Auto Express

Freelance Journalist at Auto Express

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Bargain prices drive used car sales boom, but new cars struggle to sell

6 days ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

Used car sales topped the 2million mark in the first quarter of 2025, a level of activity that hasn’t been seen since before the pandemic in 2019. The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggest that while pricey new models may be struggling to attract customers there’s a big appetite for used models. Bargain-priced used EVs being sold off by the fleet and leasing sectors are looking especially appealing to some buyers.
Tesla says Robotaxi and Cybercab, trademark office says no. | Auto Express

1 week ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

The US Patent and Trademark Office has refused Tesla’s attempt to trademark the name Robotaxi for the self-driving vehicle behind its promised autonomous ride-hailing service. The EV maker owned by Elon Musk has already aborted an attempt to trademark the name Cybercab for the vehicle it revealed last October, on the basis that other companies are also pursuing similar ‘cyber’ based trademarks.
EV affordability alarm! Running costs are £6k higher than for petrol cars, say car clubs

1 week ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

Car sharing clubs are raising the alarm over worsening EV affordability, and for the first time have reduced the proportion of electric vehicles on their fleets. Car clubs are membership organisations typically offering pay-as-you-go access to shared vehicles, reducing the need for users to buy their own cars. There are around 5,500 car club vehicles operating in the UK currently and 350,000 active users, with the majority in London.
Major driving test changes as DVSA puts brakes on emergency stops

1 week ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

Emergency stops on the practical driving test, once the bane of nervous learner drivers, could be almost phased out if a new DVSA pilot scheme is successful.
Dangerous second-hand tyre trade needs much tougher regulation

1 week ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

Fitting part-worn tyres is an issue that affects every single road user, because while you might not buy potentially dodgy used tyres, your day could be negatively impacted by someone else who has. That’s why we want ministers to beef up regulations around the standards expected of part-worn tyre retailers, through an officially backed accreditation scheme for retailers.
Drivers take the biggest hit on ‘environmental’ taxes

1 week ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

In case drivers were in any doubt about where so-called ‘environmental taxes’ hit hardest, then new figures from the UK’s official Office of National Statistics spell out just how much we’re coughing up to fund government expenditure. By far the biggest contribution drivers make to the national coffers comes from fuel duty, which is the cash the government rakes in from every litre of petrol or diesel you put in your tank. In total in 2024, that number hit the £24.6 billion mark.
Chinese EVs beat European rivals for battery fire safety

2 weeks ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

China is toughening up its electric car fire safety standards, with a new rule stating cars with battery defects that cause so-called ‘thermal runaways’ should not catch fire or explode for a period of at least two hours after the potentially disastrous process is initiated in a single battery cell.
Government details plan to electrify its car fleet… but PM's V8 Range Rover will stay

2 weeks ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

New details have been published on the Government’s pledge to electrify its fleet of 30,000 vehicles across the UK – including some notable exemptions such as the Prime Minister’s armoured ministerial limo. In a plan called ‘Decarbonising Transport, A Better Greener Britain’ first published in 2021, the Department for Transport set out an ambition for 100 per cent of the central government car and van fleet to be fully zero-emissions by 2027.
New electric car MoT tests could be coming to the UK

2 weeks ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond

The Department for Transport has not ruled out significant changes to the MoT test here in the UK, following new rules proposed by the European Commission (EC) to improve safety around electric cars and modern driver assistance systems. In a newly announced package of changes, the EC is looking to comprehensively overhaul road safety rules as far as they relate to the periodic technical inspection (PTI) of cars already on the road – the equivalent of our annual MoTs here in the UK.
Car parking code of practice delay "scandalous" as fines soar

3 weeks ago | autoexpress.co.uk | Chris Rosamond |Tom Jervis

The government’s sluggishness to implement a code of practice for private car parks has been described as “scandalous” by the AA as firms are set to issue as many as 14.5 million fines this year if trends continue.