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Pilot crash-lands plane in Connecticut bus lane

Pilot crash-lands plane in Connecticut bus lane

This was the scene after a crash landing yesterday by one of America's unluckiest pilots. Danny Hall, 48, was in his Cessna Skylane light aircraft...
Published 02 December 2014
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News: DVLA made £22m in less than five years from...

The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) has made almost £22m since 2010 by selling driver's details to private parking enforcement firms...
Published 02 December 2014
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News: Tunnel at Stonehenge part of £15bn roads plan

Drivers who have been caught in the notorious A303 Stonehenge bottleneck finally have reason to cheer. Schemes announced by the government this week...
Published 01 December 2014
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News: West Yorkshire police to shame drink and drug...

Police in West Yorkshire have revealed that they are turning to social media to shame drunk drivers. Officers will tweet about anyone caught drink...
Published 01 December 2014
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News: Dartford Crossing payment system changes, barriers...

At 6am on Sunday, barriers were torn out at one of Britain’s most notorious bottlenecks, allowing traffic to flow freely for the first time in 51...
Published 01 December 2014
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News: Driving test could drop three-point turn in favour...

Learner drivers could be required to follow directions from a sat-nav system rather than reading road signs and the three-point turn could be dropped...
Published 01 December 2014
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Video: Radio-controlled car club pulls off The Italian...

The Italian Job is of the best loved British films of all time, with likely-lad banter and action-packed stunts that see it continue to top polls...
Published 01 December 2014
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Test your knowledge: Where and when was Ayrton Senna's...

Team Lotus may have jumped a transporter truck over an F1 car, but there are many arguably more significant achievements in its history. Perhaps...
Published 28 November 2014
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News: Mercedes to launch more affordable AMG Sport...

Mercedes-AMG has announced it is developing a new range of AMG models which will be more affordable for drivers.
Published 28 November 2014
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News: Driver who blamed dog for speeding faces jail

Dogs have been blamed for eating homework, losing slippers and even burying family heirlooms but this is quite possibly the first time man's best...
Published 28 November 2014
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News: Mobile phones claimed to be greatest cause of...

First it was tailgating; then it was slow drivers. Now the mobile phone is said to be the main cause of road rage among drivers. A survey of 2,000...
Published 27 November 2014
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Video: F1 drivers Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado...

Shopping for superyachts, having a wrap applied to the Bugatti Veyron, stocking up the champagne fridge: all pastimes likely to fill a Formula One...
Published 27 November 2014