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Meet Britain's road maintenance volunteers

A cash-strapped council is leaving verges uncut, minor potholes unfilled and litter uncleared, relying on an army of local volunteers to step into...
Published 17 August 2015
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Test your knowledge: When was BMW M, the car maker's...

The new BMW Concept M4 GTS is the latest model to come out of the German car maker's celebrated sports division. BMW M — originally known as...
Published 14 August 2015
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BMW reveals the new 2016 M4 GTS - sort of

It’s called a “concept” but don’t be fooled. To all intents and purposes, this is the new BMW M4 GTS, a high performance, limited edition...
Published 14 August 2015
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First Drive review: Vuhl 05 (2015)

The Vuhl 05 is in the vanguard of what wags are calling a Mexican wave of sports cars arriving in the UK. They have already gained notoriety, thanks...
Published 13 August 2015
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Bad driving more of a first date turn-off than poor...

If the worst first date you've ever been on involved a fraught lift home in your match's motor, you'll not be at all surprised that road rage is...
Published 13 August 2015
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The rise of 24-hour parking restrictions

One borough’s plans to impose 24-hour parking restrictions have been criticised as a money-making scheme and spell trouble for drivers and businesses...
Published 10 August 2015
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Letters of the week, August 9

This week: Ferrari 488 Spider, Operation Stack and undertaking
Published 10 August 2015
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Car of the week: Extreme Ferrari F12 spied ahead of...

In an age when almost everyone carries a smartphone with a camera, it can be a struggle for car companies to keep the models they are working on secret
Published 10 August 2015
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First Drive review: Audi RS 3 Sportback (2015)

With the Audi RS 3 Sportback it’s all about the numbers, so take a moment to marvel at the accompanying specifications box
Published 10 August 2015
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Volvo recalls new XC90 over airbag trim-panel glitch

Volvo’s executives beamed with pride as they announced the new XC90 SUV was “one of the safest cars in the world”
Published 10 August 2015
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Drink driving deaths at highest level for five years

Road-safety campaigners have called for a new crackdown on drink driving after government figures
Published 10 August 2015
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No sign of mechanical failure in Top Gear helicopter...

Three years after a spectacular crash involving a helicopter filming a segment for Top Gear
Published 10 August 2015