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News: Lexus UK recalls almost 10,000 cars over fuel...

Lexus is recalling almost 10,000 UK-registered vehicles manufactured between January 2005 and September 2010 to fix a possible fault with their fuel...
Published 15 October 2014
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News: BMW M4 convertible ad banned for encouraging...

An advertisement for the BMW M4 convertible has been banned for encouraging drivers to put their foot down.
Published 14 October 2014
Video: Audi RS 7 laps Hockenheim at up to 149mph – without a driver (updated)

Video: Audi RS 7 laps Hockenheim at up to 149mph –...

While Google’s self-driving car creeps around the streets of Mountain View, California, feeling its way carefully into the future, an Audi RS 7...
Published 14 October 2014
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News: Rescue centre struggles to find a home for dog...

A dog with a morbid fear of cars has spent almost all of his life in a rescue centre because he won’t go anywhere near them when people offer him...
Published 14 October 2014
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News: Last tax discs being offered for up to £2,000...

For years motorists moaned about the high cost of road tax but now, two weeks after the government abolished the discs that proved it had been paid...
Published 14 October 2014
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News: Falling demand and supermarket price war drives...

If you think fuel pump prices are looking cheaper these days, then rejoice – they’re about to get cheaper still.
Published 13 October 2014
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Students as young as nine turn engineer and racing...

Young students are learning how to build electric cars and compete against rival schools thanks to a charity that aims to inspire the next generation...
Published 13 October 2014
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News: Nigel Mansell’s Ferrari F40 sells at auction...

Not all classic cars are solid-gold investments ‒ not even ones owned by famous racing drivers.
Published 13 October 2014
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Video: Zombies attack fuel station forecourts

You could be forgiven for not remembering your PIN code if you saw this lot invading the forecourt as you paid for your fuel.
Published 13 October 2014
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News: Crackdown on foreign drivers who evade penalty...

Time could be up for drivers of foreign-registered cars who get away with flouting speeding and parking rules because their numberplates cannot be...
Published 13 October 2014
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News: Private toll road bypass proves a hit with drivers

Most drivers have thought that they could manage the roads better than their council. Now one businessman from near Bath has proved it. Mike Watts...
Published 13 October 2014
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Exclusive: Drivers baffled by car jargon, survey reveals

Jargon used by the motor industry is causing car buyers to make costly mistakes when purchasing new and used cars, a survey by The Sunday Times Driving...
Published 11 October 2014