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Drink driving limits cut
Cabinet has approved lowering the blood alcohol limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg for drivers over 20.
Govt eyes clampdown on clamping
The Government is reviewing a voluntary code of conduct for wheel-clamping, which Labour and the Automobile Association want made mandatory, with a maximum $50 fee.
Cop behind pole 'just doing job'
A police officer has been accused of hiding behind a pole to catch drivers who travelled just over the speed limit in an Auckland street over Labour Weekend.
Trade Me to hike fee for selling homes
People trying to sell their homes may have to fork out an extra $230 to have the property listed on Trade Me - on top of fees they already pay.
Angry dad's bill for wheel clamp damage
Paying $190 a month for a parking space did not exempt Jonathan Macdonald from finding his car clamped as he rushed to meet teachers at his son's school.
Dealer fined over dodgy Trade Me ad
A dealer who advertised a car on Trade Me as having an MP3 input, parking sensors and reversing camera has been reprimanded after the car turned out to have none of these features.
Car dealer's Trade Me ad 'indefensible'
An Auckland car dealership has been rapped over the knuckles and ordered to pay compensation for trimming a year off the age of a car it sold through Trade Me.
Motorsport: So close ... third title beckons Dixon
New Zealand IndyCar driver Scott Dixon is determined to nail his third IRL title this weekend in the season finale at Fontana, California.
Top-car contest: The finalists
Three SUVs, a sports car, a luxury vehicle and a pricey electric car are among the finalists for the New Zealand car of the year title.
Motorsport: Button, Webber plead for driver weight fairness
Jenson Button has called on the FIA to increase the minimum weight limit for next year's Formula 1 cars.
Brakes hit more in NZ than LA
Auckland drivers are justified for bemoaning the city's gridlocked roads - a study has found the traffic slows to a stop more often than notoriously congested Los Angeles.
Motorsport: Four drivers with chance at title
The gravel bashers have arrived in the Wairarapa for the last round of the Goldstar Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
Pitstop: Dixon keen to win again
IndyCar driver Scott Dixon is in Houston, Texas, this weekend and is hoping to emulate his success in Toronto, Canada.
Online vehicle buyers caught out
More people are complaining to authorities after buying vehicles online and unseen - only to find they are not what is advertised or there are serious faults with them.
Kiwis back lower booze limit - poll
Nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders want to lower the drink-driving blood alcohol limit, according to the latest Ministry of Transport figures.
New carseat rules due
Who in our picture should always ride in a booster seat? According to new laws due in four weeks, just a couple of them.