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I am a bit late on this one. I notice you do not mention the make or the year of the car. There is no registration visible to help in dating or origin. The car is French, from a company with British management. The radiator shape is new for the post 1912 period, and has the new badge. This seems to be a cca 1913 Darracq Torpedo Tourer, probably the V14 16HP. 

Bit late on this one but can advise that the car registration U-1468 was issued by the County Borough Council of Leeds in the latter part of 1910. The car shown was manufactured by one of the earliest and most prestigious manufacturers of the day, Napier, who made their first car in 1899. Their vehicles were mostly very large and exotic, racers and record breakers. At the other end of their production programme, they also manufactured a vehicle that became very popular as a Taxi in London and elsewhere. From 1908 to 1911 they made over 700 15HP Landaulettes available with either 1.3L 2 Cylinder or 2.7L 4 Cylinder engine. Many were exported.  During World War One they supplied over 2,000 trucks and ambulances to the war effort. So this is a cca 1910 Napier 15HP Landaulette.

Have also slightly enhanced the photo.

Lovely detailed photos, glass slides, probably somebody's ex pride and joy. Cannot help much on the rest but can advise on the PHOTOS WITH THE CAR.   Registration CP 382 was issued by Norwich Borough Council in 1907. The hyphen between the letters and numbers was mandatory by law on all early registrations, so this confirms a genuine early registration. The picture with the lady shows a French manufactured car with clearly visible de Dion Bouton steering wheel and two free standing engine controls. The picture with the house shows that the car had a low mounted edged radiator without a frame or a logo. This suggests a smaller car, so probably a cca 1905 De Dion Bouton, probably with a 6HP engine. The body is quite fascinating, possibly unique, in having what seems a single driver’s front seat, set to the left, with no front passenger seat on the right. This was presumably sacrificed so that rear passengers can get in via the side door, rather than the normal practice where the rear passengers got into a tonneau via a central door in the rear of the vehicle. Birth of a ‘tourer’ body? Or perhaps the owner had a problem with a leg and needed additional space to keep it straight? Fascinating.

There were a number of cars during this period which had coal-scuttle bonnets, but this is indeed a Renault as suggested by Arthurk. Renault made scuttled bonnets for longer than most, but a couple of identifiers help to narrow it down a bit. The rear radiator was internal after 1919. The bonnet is relatively short so it is a smaller power car. The leading edge of the rear radiator at the scuttle is rounded, so no earlier than 1911. There is a scuttle body section behind the radiator to the windscreen. The windscreen is relatively small. There is also a fuel filler cap in the scuttle. The latter suggests a cca 1913 Renault Model DM 11HP Torpedo Tourer. The actual date of the photo cannot be earlier, but could be later.