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CAR Magazine

12 issues per year


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Try your first month for FREE
with a digital subscription today!*

*UK only, auto-renews to
£4.50 per month. T&C's apply

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Receive a Keycare SmartFob Bluetooth Key Tracking Device when you purchase an annual subscription to CAR*

*UK customers only T&C's apply

CAR magazine is the world's most respected automotive magazine. Every issue is packed with first drives, fearless verdicts, exclusive interviews and stunning photography - it's the car enthusiast's essential modern motoring read. 

A CAR subscription gets you deeper into the automotive world than ever before and you can choose to read in whichever way suits your best. With our Print + Digital and Digital only subscriptions, in addition to the magazine, you'll unlock even more content including previous issues, exclusive rewards and discounts, a weekly email from the editor and so much more!

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Car Welcome Gift Image

Try your first month for FREE
with a digital subscription today!*

*UK only, auto-renews to
£4.50 per month. T&C's apply

Car Welcome Gift Image

Receive a Keycare SmartFob Bluetooth Key Tracking Device when you purchase an annual subscription to CAR*

*UK customers only T&C's apply

12 issues per year

Subscriber Benefits

View the chart below to see the benefits you'll receive with our subscription plans: 

Print Digital Print + Digital
A Keycare SmartFob Bluetooth key tracking device - worth £36      
12 Print magazines delivered to your door with FREE UK delivery      
Digital magazine access via the app and website      
Instant access to the latest and previous issues      
Exclusive rewards, discounts, and prizes      
Monthly Editor’s e-newsletter      

About this magazine

From definitive tests of the new cars you'll want to drive and own, to epic driving adventures across the most demanding roads in the world, CAR magazine is the best car magazine that provides the insight and opinion that will inform your view of all things automotive. Steeped in history but forward-thinking, CAR covers everything from racing to technology, superminis to supercars - and it does so using the best writers in the business.

In every issue of CAR magazine, you will find:

  • Dedicated technology section bringing you the latest innovations transforming your driving world.
  • Giant tests: we put the key new models through in-depth road tests against their big rivals.
  • Icon buyer: our new vs used shootouts make heroes of older cars, plus monthly intel on the greatest used car heroes.
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: every new car on sale gets the treatment in our notoriously funny guide.
  • First drives: CAR gets first and exclusive access to the latest and most exciting cars for their first road tests

Whether you're looking for the latest digital edition or a monthly CAR magazine subscription, the quality and depth of the coverage on offer, makes CAR magazine the perfect choice, either for yourself or as a gift for the car enthusiast in your life.

Benefits of becoming a CAR subscriber

Attention fellow automotive enthusiast! If you're deeply passionate about cars and crave unparalleled insights, a subscription to CAR magazine is your ultimate ticket to an exhilarating world of motoring excellence. Here's why becoming a CAR subscriber is an absolute must:

  • Unmatched Insight: Immerse yourself in first drives, fearless verdicts, exclusive interviews, and incredible photography that offers a unique perspective of the automotive world.
  • Never Miss an Issue: A subscription to CAR guarantees you’ll never miss a beat. Each issue is delivered instantly to either your digital device or to your door with FREE UK delivery. 
  • *Digital Delights: Embrace the digital era with a Print + Digital or Digital only subscription. Enjoy the convenience of accessing the latest and previous issues instantly on any device, enjoy exclusive rewards, discounts, and even a monthly email from the editor that keeps you ahead of the automotive curve.
  • *Customisable Features: Tailor your reading experience with new customisable features like audio narration for when you’re on the go, night mode for late-night indulgence, and adjustable text size for personalised reading comfort. 
  • **Embrace Sustainability: Join us in our sustainability mission! By subscribing to CAR’s digital magazine, you're not just expanding your knowledge, you’re also reducing your paper waste and carbon footprint, whilst indulging in the digital delights of our magazine.

Be at the forefront of modern motoring like never before with a subscription to CAR magazine.

*Available with our Print + Digital and Digital only subscriptions only
** Refers to our Digital subscription

Welcome Gift

We’ll send every new CAR subscriber a FREE Keycare SmartFob Bluetooth key tracking device - worth £36.*

When you purchase an annual CAR magazine subscription today, you’ll receive a FREE Keycare SmartFob Bluetooth key tracking device, worth £36.

Your SmartFob comes complete with a reward and assist scheme; helping you locate your keys quickly if lost or stolen.

The welcome gift is for new UK subscribers only purchasing on an annual payment method on Print, Digital, or Package. Your CAR branded Keycare SmartFob, and further details on how to set it up will be sent to you in the post within 28 working days, after the first payment has been received and the cooling off period has passed. The welcome gift has a maximum of 600 units available. We reserve the right to replace the welcome gift with one of equal or higher value or offer a three-issue extension if the offer is oversubscribed.

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Delivery Information

Print magazine subscriptions will either start with the next available issue or the issue you selected at the checkout. Although we will do our utmost to ensure that your magazine is delivered at the same time it is available in the shops (or sooner) it is possible on some occasions it may be unavoidably delayed. If this is the case, we would ask that you please allow an extra 5 days for delivery before contacting us. Delivery of print magazines to subscribers outside of the UK takes up to 15 working days (excludes weekends and Public Holidays).

For a digital subscriptions, as soon as your subscription has been confirmed by an confirmation email, you will be able to access the latest issue. From that point onwards, you will receive all future issues as long as your subscription remains active. Please note that you will not be able to access any of the issues that came out prior to the start of your subscription.

Outside of the UK - Speed of delivery to subscribers outside the UK obviously depends on the quality of service provided by the various organizations along the way. The following airmail delivery times should be calculated from the date the magazine is published and are approximate: Delivery of print magazines to subscribers outside of the UK takes up to 15 working days (excludes weekends and Public Holidays)

If you purchase a subscription which has a gift included, please allow up to 28 days for delivery of the gift, which is sent under separate cover from the magazine. If you bought the subscription as a gift for someone else, any gifts will be delivered to you, the purchaser. We are currently unable to send gifts direct to the magazine recipient.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, if you have the email address of the recipient, we can send an e-card at the time of purchase or on a date of your choice. Please note that if your gift subscription comes with a welcome gift, the welcome gift will be sent to you to give to the recipient or to keep for yourself.

Print subscriptions: When you place your print order, you will be able to choose the start issue in the checkout and the expected delivery date will be shown.

Digital subscriptions will be accessible on the day of purchase. Once you have completed checkout, you will receive further instructions on how to access your digital magazine.

Print + Digital subscriptions: The digital magazine will be accessible on the day of purchase and the print magazine will start from the start date you select in the checkout. Once you have completed checkout, you will receive further instructions on how to access your digital magazine.

As standard with our digital subscriptions, you will receive:

  • Instant access to all the content via the app and website
  • Special bonus content via an exclusive email
  • Access to exclusive rewards

You may receive additional benefits depending on the brand. Please see the 'Subscriber Benefits' tab for a full list of benefits that you will receive.

Currently, digital subscription rewards can ONLY be accessed via the app. So please install the app on your phone or tablet.

All information regarding exclusive rewards, bespoke competitions and access to exclusive content will be available in the app and via email.

Yes – every issue of the magazine and all content is published in what we call ‘device-optimised templates’ on both our app and this website. This means that, no matter the size of the screen you use, your magazine will be easy to read.

The app gives you the best of both worlds! You can either enjoy your digital magazine in old-fashioned ‘magazine view’, which is basically a PDF replica of your print magazine, OR you can read it in optimised template format. - We call this ‘digital-view’ mode.

On the app, when you’re reading the magazine in digital-view mode, you’ll see a header bar at the top of each article. Here you’ll be able to:

  • Select audio mode and listen to the magazine being read to you
  • Select the size of text you find easiest to read
  • Bookmark features you want to quickly return to
  • Switch to ‘dark mode’ to make it easier to read your content

You'll also be able to access the content almost instantly when you purchase either a Print + Digital or Digital only subscription.

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