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DVLA website overwhelmed after new digital licence...


Motorists and car hire firms have been left in the lurch after the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website struggled to cope with demand...
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Le Mans countdown: our guide to the world's toughest...


Cars hitting 200mph in the dark, gentleman racers taking on F1 stars, and thousands of British fans: it could only be Le Mans
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Google’s driverless cars in new collision


Crash, bang, Google: the internet search giant has admitted that another of its self-driving cars has been in a collision
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London ‘pollution penalty’ may hit diesel cars...


Drivers of diesel cars could be hit with a “pollution penalty” every time they enter London
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Letters of the week, June 7


This week: Guy Martin, Dartford toll, motorway bunching, speed limiters, diesel buses, and a coffin query.
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Test your knowledge: What was the first Honda Type...


Audi, Ford and Porsche have RS cars, BMW has its M models and Mercedes does a very fine line in AMG machines. These exotic and expensive...
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Renault Captur recalled over brake issues


Renault is recalling 25,886 Captur models in UK over a fault that can reduce the effectiveness of the brakes...
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TVR, Gordon Murray and Cosworth: we interview Les Edgar...


It used to be said that any TVR sports car had a bark that was as severe as its bite. Noisy, fast and with road-holding that kept even the sharpest...
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German driver lucky to escape unhurt after driving...


In a battle between a British Challenger 2 tank and a Toyota Yaris there can be only one winner, as an 18-year-old German woman discovered yesterday.
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First Drive review: Honda Civic Type R (2015)


If the simplest ideas are often the best ones, it’s little wonder the hot hatchback has caught on. Take the most popular type of car – the hatchback...
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Garage says my brake master cylinder needs replacing...


A warning light on my 1996 Audi A6 tells me that the brake pads are worn or the brake fluid is low. The pads have done only 1,000 miles and the fluid...
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The Clarkson review: Alfa Romeo 4C coupé (2015)


A number of years ago a writer on the hysterically earnest motoring magazine Autocar said in a review of some supercar