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News: Vauxhall Viva city car on sale in spring priced...

For drivers of a certain age, the thought of owning a Vauxhall Viva will send a shiver down the spine. Vauxhall’s original affordable car was launched...
Published 04 December 2014
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News: Ferrari reveals the new FXX K with 1035bhp

Boy racers choose RS or GTI. German-car buffs want AMG or M. But in the world of supercars a passion for high performance is sealed with an XX. The...
Published 03 December 2014
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News: French prime minister pledges to cut diesel car...

Nearly 80% of cars in France run on diesel, but their owners could find themselves faced with restrictions and higher taxes and may even be banned...
Published 03 December 2014
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News: Cardiff council to fine drivers for yellow-box...

Cardiff council has become the first local authority outside London to begin fining drivers who become stranded in yellow boxes, using CCTV cameras...
Published 02 December 2014
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News: Clarkson calls fan's bluff in charitable Twitter...

With his 4m followers, Jeremy Clarkson must surely be bombarded with messages on Twitter. One would think that trawling through the numerous mentions...
Published 02 December 2014
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Bear Grylls on Land Rover, his first car and adventuring

Bear Grylls has thrilled fans and riled critics with his wilderness television adventures. Over a campfire in a canyon he tells Driving that a bit...
Published 02 December 2014
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