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The battle of the super SUVs: BMW X5 vs Volvo XC90...

British drivers have fallen for the SUV, and three upgraded models look set to deepen their ardour. But which is best at ferrying your loved ones...
Published 17 August 2015
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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
Jeremy Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 2: 2009-2015

Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 2: 2009-2015

There’s no secret formula for getting a five-star review from Jeremy Clarkson. He just has to love the car. But as the final instalment of our special...
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
Jeremy Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

It is the ultimate accolade from the ultimate petrolhead — a five-star review from Jeremy Clarkson. Since a mercurial Mercedes first won the top...
Published 11 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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Driving's pick of the world's most spectacular (but...

Some of the world’s greatest drives are not the most obvious ones. Our experts pick their favourite secret highways and give you all the information...
Published 10 August 2015
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50 years of Ford Transit: the wacky world of 'the backbone...

It’s the self-proclaimed backbone of Britain, the van that has kept countless builders, plumbers, grocers and postmen on the road ...
Published 07 August 2015
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Road to hell: getting stuck in Operation Stack (and...

As a battlefield tour guide, Marc Raven frequently travels to France to visit key sites from the First World War. This year combat began before he...
Published 03 August 2015
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Inside Britain's strangest car show: the Festival of...

Why spend an afternoon at a festival for cars such as Ford Escorts and Austin Allegros?
Published 03 August 2015
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Test your knowledge: In what year was the driving test...

The driving test: the very words can strike fear into a learner driver's soul, yet we'd all agree that it's an essential part of motoring...
Published 29 July 2015
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Death roads, breakdowns and arrested for spying in...

An unguided trek around the wonders of Persia seems scary but a couple in their seventies took it, a breakdown and their arrest for alleged spying...
Published 27 July 2015