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News: Deferential drivers make traffic jams 20% longer

Manners maketh the jam: overly polite British drivers are creating traffic snarl-ups, according to research that will come as a surprise to motorists...
Published 01 September 2014
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News: Youngest-ever F1 driver Max Verstappen crashes...

All kids make mistakes, but 16-year-old Max Verstappen will have more reason to be red-faced than most after crashing a £1m Formula One car during...
Published 01 September 2014
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Test your knowledge: name the racing driver

This country is the most successful nation in Formula One, with 14 world championships earned by British drivers since the first season in 1950...
Published 29 August 2014
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News: Emergency services under fire for taking selfies...

There's a time and a place for a selfie; the scene of a crash isn’t it.
Published 29 August 2014
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News: McLaren P1 embarrassed by BAC Mono at Silverstone...

One costs around £1m and is the last word in hypercars; the other costs £110,000 and is powered by a four-cylinder Ford engine, such as you’d...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: DVLA to run-off tax discs on the office printer

You'd have your collar felt for displaying a tax disc run off your office printer but that’s exactly what the DVLA is doing as it prepares to abolish...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: Suzuki US recalls Kizashis over spider invasion

It means “omen” in Japanese and perhaps Suzuki is now regretting it ever called its slow-selling saloon the Kizashi: models in the US have been...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: Renault shows its aggressive side with dramatic...

IN A bid to inject some passion and excitement into a brand more commonly associated with planet-hugging electric cars and practical superminis, Renault...
Published 27 August 2014
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Car tax changes could cost buyers

Used car buyers are being warned about changes to road tax that could see them unintentionally falling foul of the law, and facing a possible fine...
Published 27 August 2014
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Fast footage: why police are turning to videos to catch...

Dangerous drivers who post film of their exploits online are being caught by police scanning the web, reports Driving
Published 27 August 2014
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News: All-new Volvo XC90 revealed

THIS YEAR Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren models have been introduced, so you could be forgiven for not rating the launch of the new Volvo XC90 as...
Published 27 August 2014
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News: Toy Discovery Sports reveal what real thing will...

Land Rover's production lines may still be gearing up for the new Discovery Sport to be made in Halewood from 2015 but in a factory somewhere else...
Published 26 August 2014