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Simoniz insect and tar remover review

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It’s summer, and that means insects. While a bug’s life is no fun when it ends in an unforgiving collision with a car’s bumper, bonnet or windscreen...
Published 24 July 2015
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Test your knowledge: Where and when was the world’s...

The world’s first filling station wasn’t anything like the petrol station most of us would recognise today. But it proved to be exactly what one...
Published 24 July 2015
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Smartphone technology allows drivers to pay for fuel...

We all know how temptation kicks in once you set foot inside the shop at a petrol station. Magazines, fizzy drinks, freshly baked muffins and a cappuccino
Published 22 July 2015
The wrongs of overtaking on the inside: does being branded a careless driver fit the crime?

The wrongs of overtaking on the inside

Will Dron admits he was wrong to undertake a lane-hogger, but as the police exercise new powers, is three penalty points, a 40% rise in insurance...
Published 22 July 2015
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Formula Fourth Form victory launches teen into big...

A school engineering project may have helped uncover Britain’s next motor-racing champion: a 14-year-old who used an electric car built by himself...
Published 21 July 2015
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'Pay attention to the road, not the sat nav' safety...

Road safety groups once again are warning inexperienced drivers of the dangers of blindly following the instructions of sat nav systems ...
Published 21 July 2015
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Hybrid system fault brings another Toyota recall

First they wouldn’t stop; now they won’t start. Five years ago Toyota recalled 9.5m cars because they could suddenly accelerate out of control...
Published 21 July 2015
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Dash cam video captures lorry horror story

Footage has emerged of a 32-ton lorry overtaking a car in a manoeuvre that will chill the blood of any motorist...
Published 21 July 2015
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Farewell, Dunsfold: Clarkson's final lap of the Top...

Rubber burns and fond memories flow as Clarkson takes a few of his favourite cars for a final breakneck spin around the Top Gear test track...
Published 20 July 2015

Interview: Chris Hoy on cycling to motor racing

What does Britain's most successful Olympian do when he retires from professional cycling? Far from resting on his many laurels ...
Published 17 July 2015
Garmin NuviCam review

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According to its maker, the new Garmin nüviCam is the ultimate all-in-one companion for drivers who need directions, want to avoid traffic jams...
Published 17 July 2015
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Test your knowledge: How many Olympic medals has Sir...

Two years ago Sir Chris Hoy hung up his cycling shoes and put on a crash helmet in a bid for Le Mans success. Now Britain's most successful Olympian...
Published 17 July 2015