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Buying guide: the best new and used alternatives to...

SPRING IS in the air and that can mean only one thing: looking on enviously as drivers of soft-top cars lower the roof, slip on their sunglasses and...
Published 25 April 2014
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Ten dream used cars for just £10,000 (give or take…)

Having a showroom stuffed with almost 125,000 used cars, as driving.co.uk does, can turn your head.
Published 18 April 2014
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Car clinic: a rusty Yeti, a flat fob and an expensive...

Sunday Times' car clinic experts, Tim Shallcross and Dave Pollard help solve your motoring problems
Published 10 April 2014
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Twin test: VW Golf GTI vs Golf R

IF YOU want a hot hatchback that doesn’t make you look like a hooligan then, for close on 40 years, your number one choice has been the Volkswagen...
Published 04 April 2014
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Car clinic: Do I need a breathalyser in France, faulty...

Your motoring problems solved
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

I recently bought a 55-plate Ford Focus estate for £2,595 from a small dealership. Six days later a dashboard warning light came on indicating a...
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

I have read about the proposed smoking ban in cars. How would it affect a smoker with two teenage children aged 16 and 17?
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

For how long can I reasonably expect to test-drive a new car before I make a purchase? A few minutes in the company of a garrulous salesman never...
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

My neighbour has left a decrepit old car parked on his driveway for months.
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: The pain behind the perk

IF YOUR employer makes a company car available to you for private use, you will be liable for “benefit in kind” (BIK) tax on it and any fuel that...
Published 02 April 2014
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What should I look out for on a test drive?

Finding a decent used car is as much about common sense as mechanical knowledge. Trust your instincts: does it ‒ or its seller ‒ seem dodgy?
Published 02 April 2014
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Should I buy a diesel or petrol car?

Diesels are increasingly popular - but are they really cheaper?
Published 02 April 2014