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Meet Britain's road maintenance volunteers

A cash-strapped council is leaving verges uncut, minor potholes unfilled and litter uncleared, relying on an army of local volunteers to step into...
Published 17 August 2015
Jeremy Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 2: 2009-2015

Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 2: 2009-2015

There’s no secret formula for getting a five-star review from Jeremy Clarkson. He just has to love the car. But as the final instalment of our special...
Published 17 August 2015
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Test your knowledge: When was BMW M, the car maker's...

The new BMW Concept M4 GTS is the latest model to come out of the German car maker's celebrated sports division. BMW M — originally known as...
Published 14 August 2015
Turtle wax ceramic wash review

Products: Turtle Wax ceramic wash review

Any car cleaning product that claims to give bodywork a “glistening shine” that lasts six weeks has to be worth putting on the cleaning mitt for
Published 14 August 2015
Autoglym leather care review

Products: Autoglym Leather Clean & Protect Complete...

It’s all too easy to take leather seats for granted. Increasingly popular in both small and large cars, it never complains when the studs of jeans...
Published 14 August 2015
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BMW reveals the new 2016 M4 GTS - sort of

It’s called a “concept” but don’t be fooled. To all intents and purposes, this is the new BMW M4 GTS, a high performance, limited edition...
Published 14 August 2015
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Bad driving more of a first date turn-off than poor...

If the worst first date you've ever been on involved a fraught lift home in your match's motor, you'll not be at all surprised that road rage is...
Published 13 August 2015
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Top Gear presenter Chris Evans to auction £11m of...

It's not your average garage clearout. The Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, the future presenter of Top Gear and founder of CarFest, is to sell 13 of his prized...
Published 12 August 2015
Jeremy Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

It is the ultimate accolade from the ultimate petrolhead — a five-star review from Jeremy Clarkson. Since a mercurial Mercedes first won the top...
Published 11 August 2015
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The rise of 24-hour parking restrictions

One borough’s plans to impose 24-hour parking restrictions have been criticised as a money-making scheme and spell trouble for drivers and businesses...
Published 10 August 2015
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Driving's pick of the world's most spectacular (but...

Some of the world’s greatest drives are not the most obvious ones. Our experts pick their favourite secret highways and give you all the information...
Published 10 August 2015
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Car of the week: Extreme Ferrari F12 spied ahead of...

In an age when almost everyone carries a smartphone with a camera, it can be a struggle for car companies to keep the models they are working on secret
Published 10 August 2015