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News: Miraculous escape for driver in spectacular crash...

Incredibly, the driver of this racing car that veered out of control survived with nothing worse than bruises and a broken cheekbone.
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: My VW Polo's fuel display has disappeared...

A few days after the annual service the fuel display on my Volkswagen Polo’s digital dashboard disappeared. My car is just three weeks out of warranty...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: How to switch from kilometres to miles...

The in-built sat nav in our 62-plate Ford S-Max has suddenly decided to work in kilometres and I can’t find a button anywhere to revert it to miles...
Published 03 June 2014
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A Murcielago for £35,000? Inside the parallel world...

The yellow one is mine — the Vauxhall Corsa
Published 02 June 2014
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News: Owners regard cars older than 08 registration...

Wearing a clip-on tie or buying a CD are deeply unfashionable but according to a new survey, there’s a third: driving an 08-registered car.
Published 02 June 2014
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The Clarkson review: Kia Soul (2014)

Jeremy looks underneath the Kia Soul's stripy jumper to find a very reliable car
Published 02 June 2014
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News: I’m sorry to say you’ve failed ‒ as my...

A NEW survey has found that 20% of novice drivers fall out with their instructor and change them for another before they’ve even taken their test.
Published 02 June 2014
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News: Smartwatch launches offering traffic jam alerts

Drivers will have a new weapon in the battle to beat holiday jams this summer: a smartwatch that monitors their location and notifies them of nearby...
Published 02 June 2014
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News: Mercedes pulls car-sharing scheme off the road

Just 18 months after it launched, one of Britain’s biggest car-sharing schemes has been thrown on the scrapheap.
Published 02 June 2014
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News: Mr Bean to the rescue after McLaren F1 crashes...

Where there's a crash involving a McLaren F1, then — it seems — Rowan Atkinson won’t be far away.
Published 02 June 2014
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News: Chinese farmer creates suitcase scooter

IF YOU'VE ever seen children zooming around airports on their ride-on luggage and felt a small pang of jealousy, then this is for you: a former farmer...
Published 02 June 2014
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Si, ignore the pretty girls and run all the red lights:...

Stirling Moss and the Italian police offer Jay Leno some tips as he prepares to hurtle along country roads and city streets in the 1,000-mile Mille...
Published 01 June 2014