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Crackdown on pavement parking – why you could be fined £70 for using the kerb [Honest John]( [Budget 2018]( Budget 2018: What it means for motorists The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has revealed the Government’s spending plans for the next 12 months, with increases in VED (road tax) and more money promised for road repairs. Discover how the Budget 2018 will affect you... [How the budget affects you]( [Budget 2018: £30 billion boost for England's road network]( £30bn boost for UK road network Councils will get an immediate cash injection of £420 million for fixing potholes, repairing damaged roads and maintaining bridges, while an additional £150 million is being provided to improve road access for work places and high streets. [Read the full story]( How much will your road tax be from April 2019? Whether you're buying a new car or taxing your existing vehicle, the rate of VED is going up next year for most car owners. Check out how much road tax you'll be paying from April 2019. [Road tax rates from April 2019]( [Find out your car tax rates]( [Top 10: Cheapest diesels on sale]( Top 10: Cheapest diesels on sale Diesel might be getting bad press, but the fact is, they're still the best choice for high mileage drivers. Typically diesel models are more expensive to buy than their petrol relations, but if you're covering big distances every year, they will be cheaper to run. Here we look at the top ten cheapest diesel cars you can buy in the UK today. [See the full top 10]( The week's best money-saving offers Deals of the week [10% off Michelin, Goodyear and Avon]( [Save £30 on a Garmin sat nav]( [£]([50 off a Karcher pressure washer]( Best high street loans [HSBC - 3.3% APR]( [Natwest - 3.4% APR]( [TSB Car Loans - 3.49% APR]( Best pre-reg and nearly new deals [H]([onda Civic 1.0 VTEC SR - £16,995 (save £4475)]( [Fiat 500X 1.0 Multiair - £15,298 (save £4047)]( [Citroen C3 1.2 Feel - £10,498 (save £3822)]( [Volkswagen T-Cross – Meet Germany's rival to the Hyundai Kona]( Volkswagen launches new T-Cross small crossover The T-Cross will start in the region of £17,000 when it goes on sale in early 2019 and be Volkswagen's first petrol-only crossover, with diesels completely omitted from the UK line-up. [Read the full story]( [BMW recalls 1.6 million cars]( BMW recalls 270,000 dieselsin the UK The recall is down to a problem with the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler. BMW has admitted that the problem could “in extremely rare cases” result in a vehicle fire. [Read more]( [Video: Jaguar E-Pace review]( Video: Jaguar E-Pace - not up to speed It was inevitable that Jaguar would make the E-Pace. So is this small-ish and sensibly priced crossover SUV-thing any better than the Range Rover Evoque that it's based on? Mark explains all as usual... [Watch the full video]( Ask Honest John - The best of your questions [I received a parking ticket but with the wrong reg - is it still valid?]( I received a PCN on my car last night. I have noticed one of the letters is wrong in the registration. Is the PCN then invalid? [Read the full Q&A]( [Will different types of licences affect my insurance?]( I have held an automatic licence for the last six years. I would like to change it to manual one. Do you think this will... [Read the full Q&A]( [Are there any reliable DSG gearboxes used by Volkswagen?]( Are there any reliable DSG transmissions used in Volkswagens? If so, which makes and models use them? [Read the full Q&A]( [Someone drove into me on a mini-roundabout - who is in the wrong?]( I was involved in a confusing accident at a dreaded mini roundabout. There was a queue of traffic coming from the right... [Read the full Q&A]( What's the average cost of fuel this week? [Real MPG]( [See what MPG you should be getting]( HonestJohn.co.uk Eaglethorpe Barns, Warmington, Northamptonshire, PE8 6TJ You received this email because you signed up to our mailing list. If you’re not interested in receiving our newsletter any more, you can: [Like]( [Tweet]( [Share]( [Forward]( [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](