Chris Rosamond

Content Editor at Auto Express

Freelance Journalist at Auto Express

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Best cars to own: Driver Power 2025 results

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

Welcome to our 2025 Driver Power New Car Survey, the latest in our annual series of highly anticipated guides, reflecting the levels of satisfaction reported by real-world owners in the UK’s constantly evolving car market. We've been keeping tabs on consumer feedback for the best part of a quarter of a century, and we’re proud that over that time, the Driver Power brand has become trusted by car buyers and manufacturers alike.
Hydrogen filling stations needed as UK urged to follow Europe’s lead

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

The UK Government must support the development of a European-style Hydrogen filling station network and give drivers a genuine alternative to battery-powered EVs, say car makers frustrated by a lack of progress in the development of hydrogen fuelling options. Speaking at a ‘Hydrogen Summit’ organised by BMW on 6 June, David Wong, the head of technology and innovation at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said the UK requires the same sort of policy ambition as the EC.
Hydrogen filling stations needed as UK urged to follow Europe’s lead

3 weeks ago | buff.ly | Chris Rosamond

The UK Government must support the development of a European-style Hydrogen filling station network and give drivers a genuine alternative to battery-powered EVs, say car makers frustrated by a lack of progress in the development of hydrogen fuelling options. Speaking at a ‘Hydrogen Summit’ organised by BMW on 6 June, David Wong, the head of technology and innovation at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said the UK requires the same sort of policy ambition as the EC.
Peugeot E-3008 GT long-term test: a great motorway mile-muncher

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

Fresh from a recall for suspect steering ball joint fastenings, our Peugeot’s first big drive was a 100-mile trek to Essex, including a stop at Gridserve’s flagship Electric Forecourt hub in Braintree. The trip reinforced the E-3008’s qualities as a motorway mile-muncher, while 350kW and decent coffee at Gridserve were welcome at 7am too. But we weren’t so sure about the noisy tunes blaring over the forecourt at that time in the morning.
Euro NCAP car crash safety ratings get major four-pronged shake-up

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

A comprehensive overhaul of the Euro NCAP safety ratings will see current assessments replaced next year by ratings across ‘four pillars of safety’ – safe driving, crash avoidance, crash protection, and post-crash safety – from next year. Euro NCAP will realign many of its existing test protocols into the four new categories, but there’ll be new protocols too, especially in the area of ratings for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Labour hints at major luxury car tax U-turn to boost EV sales

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

Is the controversial luxury car tax applied to new electric cars costing over £40,000 about to be tweaked or even scrapped? A letter from Labour transport minister Lilian Greenwood to a local MP, seen by Auto Express, says the government will consider raising the threshold of the expensive car VED surcharge “for zero emissions vehicles only, at a future fiscal event”. The aim would be to “make it easier to buy electric cars”.
UK’s worst lay-bys for breakdowns named and shamed

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

We receive many unusual press releases here at Auto Express, but we’ve not seen anyone attempt to rank the UK’s worst lay-bys to break down in. Until now. We’d say the worst lay-by to break down in is the one where it happens to you, but hats off to ALA Insurance for taking a more scientific approach to the subject, in an ultimately successful effort to grab a headline.
Single platform to simplify car parking payments goes nationwide

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

Following successful trials involving 10 local councils operating car parks, the long-heralded National Parking Platform (NPP) is being rolled out in an effort to simplify the parking experience for drivers. The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned the British Parking Association trade body to take forward development of the platform “at no cost to the taxpayer”, following liaison with major parking app operators such as RingGo, JustPark and PayByPhone.
May Bank Holiday traffic chaos expected with 18 million trips planned across the UK

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

With the May Bank Holiday and the start of half term in many parts of the country almost upon us, the RAC is predicting huge numbers of cars on the road this weekend. Working with transport analyst INRIX, the motoring organisation reckons almost 18 million road trips are being planned for the Bank Holiday weekend, with the worst traffic chaos likely to be on Friday 23 May and Saturday 24, with 3.4 million trips expected to be made by car on both days.
Driverless cars won’t get UK green light until 2027

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

Autonomous or self-driving cars have been on the roads of the UK for several years as part of various technical trials, but always with a safety driver sitting behind the wheel ready to take command in an emergency. Now it has been revealed that the first ‘unmanned’ driverless cars won’t appear until the second half of 2027 at the earliest - a year later than the date promised by the last government.