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Motoring offenders are a windfall for the police

One million motorists paid to attend driver awareness courses last year. So where's all the money going?
Published 22 September 2014
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News: Retired lawyer reunited with E-type stolen 46...

It was the year Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, racing driver Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim ‒ and Ivan...
Published 19 September 2014
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News: Honda BTCC team replaces grid girls with grid...

Hairy-chested motorsport fans are in for a surprise at next weekend’s (September 27/28) Silverstone round of the British Touring Car Championship:...
Published 19 September 2014
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Test your knowledge: Which British drivers have won...

With Elfyn Evans, the new British rallying talent, approaching the end of a successful season in the World Rally Championship, there's hope we'll...
Published 19 September 2014
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News: Volkswagen reveals Fiesta ST-beating Polo GTI

Ford Fiesta ST drivers take note: Volkswagen is launching a hot new version of the Polo GTI that will leave you standing at the lights.
Published 19 September 2014
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Battle of the lightweights: four stripped back sports...

Size isn’t everything, especially when it comes to 0-60mph times, as becomes clear when four pocket rockets go wheel to wheel in the inaugural Sunday...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Lotus cuts 325 jobs as it restructures company

Lotus has announced that it is making up to 325 workers, around a quarter of its workforce, redundant. The company said the job losses were part of...
Published 18 September 2014
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Elfyn Evans: the best reason for Brits to tune in to...

I’m the man who feels nauseous after a spin on a fairground teacup ride, so I’m a little nervous. Elfyn Evans ‒ a rising star of the World Rally...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Tycoon buys 30 red Rolls-Royce Phantoms at cost...

A Macau businessman has paid a reputed £12m for a fleet of 30 red, long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantoms, but the car maker is remaining tight-lipped...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Gangnam style costs Hyundai £6bn

Two years after its spread around the globe, Gangnam Style fever has caught up with Hyundai, and cost it dearly...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Peugeot Quartz concept is a striking take on...

The best motor show concept cars have a habit of upstaging their production-ready siblings and in recent years Peugeot's design team has produced...
Published 18 September 2014
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Video: Ballistic BJ Baldwin hoons a truck in Ensenada...

Don't try this at Cleethorpes (or, indeed, any seaside resort) is about the only sensible conclusion you can reach after witnessing Recoil 2, the...
Published 17 September 2014