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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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Top Gear presenter Chris Evans to auction £11m of...

It's not your average garage clearout. The Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, the future presenter of Top Gear and founder of CarFest, is to sell 13 of his prized...
Published 12 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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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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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
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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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Rise in fatal and serious accidents for cyclists and...

Cyclists and motorcyclists remain the most vulnerable road users, according to the latest road casualty figures released by the Department for Transport
Published 06 August 2015
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Audi S8 Plus is a 595bhp Porsche-eating stealth saloon

At first glance this large silver Audi may appear to be a lumbering luxury saloon that ferries fat cats or celebrities to meetings
Published 05 August 2015