Rhode Island’s Flock Camera Rules Allow 30 Days of Plate Data. Flock Itself Now Recommends Seven.
McKee kept his pause on new plate readers and handed police a model policy. Its 30-day retention limit is looser…
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Fake Pizza Calls, 38% Interest and Wrongful Repos: Settlements With Seven Car Lenders Show the Same Tricks Again and Again
Seven auto lenders, eleven years of government files and three recurring problems: loans built to fail, add-ons that never get…
The Average New-Car Buyer Isn’t 61. A $47,800 V8 Mustang Explains Why It Feels That Way
A podcast guest put the average new-car buyer at 61. Federal and industry data say younger, but the price of…
GM Earned $3.3 Billion Last Quarter. Its Lending Arm Set Aside 39% More for Car Loans Going Bad
Ford, GM and Stellantis have mostly finished booking their EV write-downs. The strain now shows up at their finance arms,…
A Fuzzy Blue Steering-Wheel Cover Is Now at the Heart of a Fifth Circuit Fight Over Searching Flock Cameras Without a Warrant
Prosecutors tied one SUV to five Dallas-Fort Worth robberies by its fuzzy blue steering-wheel cover. The appeal asks whether police…
The FTC Just Published the Dealer Playbook: The 5 Lines You’ll Hear, and Exactly What to Say Back
The FTC says Greenway Auto Group charged more than the advertised price in 92% of reviewed deals. Here are the…
The Dealership Boom Is Cracking: $120 Million Gone in One Quarter, and Buyers May Pay for It in the Finance Office
Six public dealer groups earned about $120 million less in Q2 2026 as new-car margins shrank. Aggressive stock buybacks kept…
Repo Watch: Good Credit Got You the $45,000 Loan. It Can’t Make the $1,000 Payment, and Nobody’s Hiring
Repossessions were already at their highest level since 2009 before 2026 handed car owners three shocks at once: 165 days…
Going Electric at $4.33 Gas Saves About $118 a Month. The $520 Loan Payment Eats That for Breakfast
At $4.33 gas, an EV or hybrid cuts the fuel bill, but at subprime rates the loan costs several times…
MapQuest Added a Layer of Eyeballs for Plate Readers. Its Help Page Doesn’t Say Where They Came From
MapQuest's help center shows how to switch on a map layer of eye icons for surveillance cameras. It doesn't say…
Diesel Is Up $2.51 a Gallon and AI Is Leading the Layoff Charts. Anyone Who Has to Drive to Work Is Getting Squeezed
Fuel up 41 to 69 percent, AI the top-cited reason for layoffs, hiring nearly flat: every cost of keeping a…
Tempe Banned License Plate Readers. Its Lawyer Says Cops Can Still Get the Data as Long as They Don’t Say ‘ALPR’
Tempe's license plate reader ban passed 6-1. The city attorney's memo says officers can still accept plate-reader data from neighbors,…
The Tesla Roadster That Flies Isn’t Approved for Public Roads, and Tesla’s Own Website Says So
Tesla’s own site says the Rocket Roadster that flies isn’t approved for public roads. The $50,000 reservation contract promises less…
Toyota’s RAV4 Plug-in Recall Began With a Rear Motor That Failed Safely
Toyota's defect report traces the 2026 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid recall to a Denso motor control unit, a Japanese owner stuck…
Being Tracked by a Police Helicopter and a GPS Tag Didn’t Stop This Driver From Crashing Through Scottsdale Airport’s Gate and Into a Plane
Phoenix police say a car tied to a street racing group was tracked by helicopter and a bumper-mounted GPS tag.…