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Buying guide: 10 nearly new bargains instead of a 64-plate...

It may not have the latest registration plate and the new car smell may have been replaced by the scent of a Little Trees air freshener but a "nearly...
Published 29 August 2014
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Buying guide: Top 10 cars for the school run

The schools go back next week and while the kids will be tooling up for their education, parents may feel they, too, need to replace the old school-run...
Published 28 August 2014
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Car Clinic: When stationary is it more fuel-efficient...

Q. When I’m stationary for a couple of minutes at traffic lights or in a jam in my Audi A4 Avant, is it more fuel-efficient to leave my multitronic...
Published 28 August 2014
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Car Clinic: What scheduled servicing will maximise...

Q. Airliners are kept flying for many years, thanks to careful maintenance. What would you recommend over and above scheduled servicing to maximise...
Published 27 August 2014
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Car clinic: how your sat-navs keep you up to date

Real-time traffic information fed to your sat nav claims to be able to help drivers avoid the worst of the jams.
Published 24 August 2014
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How to beat the bank holiday traffic jams

With 14m cars flooding Britain's arteries this weekend, Driving reveals the worst congestion hotspots and how to ensure they don't spoil your break...
Published 24 August 2014
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Confused?: What £4,000 estate will be practical and...

Q. I am a 24-year-old army officer and am moving from Northern Ireland to England. I need a used car that will be affordable to insure, practical...
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: My tyre was fitted back to front, is this...

Q. My Citroën C5 recently failed its MoT test because two months earlier the Michelin Primacy tyre I’d had fitted to the nearside front wheel had...
Published 20 August 2014
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Q. I am a council employee and would like to know if...

Q. I am a council employee and would like to know if I am personally responsible for parking fines while out and about driving a council vehicle?
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: How do I fix a faulty oil-level warning...

Q: How do I fix a faulty oil-level warning light?
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Company car drivers' speeding addiction, plus...

They are the first to floor the accelerator at the end of reduced speed zones on motorways and the ones most likely to be filling your rear-view mirror...
Published 19 August 2014
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Buying guide: Top 10 most fuel efficient hybrids

In light of the impending government tax rises on diesel fuel hybrid cars could be about to see a sharp increase in popularity. Which are the most...
Published 15 August 2014