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News: London Mayor proposes additional £10 charge...

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London is calling for drivers of diesel vehicles to pay an extra £10 on top of the capital’s normal congestion charge (currently...
Published 29 July 2014
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Drivers go back to basics to defeat hi-tech thieves...

Organised criminals make light work of hi-tech keyless entry systems, so police are recommending a radical solution, reports Nick Gibbs. Now where...
Published 28 July 2014
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News: Winners of Driving's search for real life driving...

Model drivers see off the competition to win Audi scale racers
Published 28 July 2014
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Car of the week: Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid

The Porsche Cayenne is the ultimate Chelsea tractor, engineered to tackle the world’s most rugged mountain passes but far more likely to be found...
Published 28 July 2014
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News: DfT swerves questions on talks with electric...

Officials at the DfT have partially rejected a freedom of information request made by Driving to obscure details of its meetings with the boss of...
Published 28 July 2014
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News: Eagle-eyed Volvo takes risk out of turning right

Volvo is preparing to launch a car that will watch traffic at junctions and then hit the brakes if you’re about to pull into the path of another...
Published 28 July 2014
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News: McLaren unveils 986bhp GTR P1 for P1 owners only

McLaren has unveiled a track-focused edition of its road-going P1, but if you want one, you’re too late.
Published 25 July 2014
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News: Tesla opens new London store and service centre

Electric car maker Tesla has opened its second UK store as part of the electric car maker's continuing UK expansion.
Published 25 July 2014
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Test your knowledge: Who invented the first self-propelled...

Three wheels, a huge steam engine mounted forward of the front wheel and a top speed of 2.5mph; the first self-propelled road vehicle would have been...
Published 25 July 2014
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A steam car named desire: one man’s dream to drive...

If you think boiling a pan of water over a small camp fire is hazardous, spare a thought for Nick Howell...
Published 25 July 2014
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Exclusive: Ford says fully autonomous cars may never...

It may have created the family car without a B-post and the boot release that works by waggling your foot, but Ford says a car that drives itself...
Published 25 July 2014
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Clarkson on: Top Gear

When the BBC’s Top Gear was re-invented in 2002 it proved an instant hit with the public and at its peak attracted UK audiences of more than 7m...
Published 24 July 2014