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News: Hands-free calls may put motorists in line for...

Drivers making hands-free phone calls in their car should be hit with a £100 fine and six penalty points — and ought to be treated no differently...
Published 21 July 2014
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News: App hits brakes for walkers on collision course...

“Zombie” pedestrians who stray into the path of vehicles because they are too busy staring at their phone or listening to music could be saved...
Published 21 July 2014
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Clarkson on: convertibles

Jeremy Clarkson's opinions may entertain or enrage you - but at least he's never dull.
Published 19 July 2014
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News: Super-hatch war scales up as Ford starts work...

Lovers of hot Fords are celebrating news that the car maker has started work on a new Focus RS, due for launch in 2016...
Published 18 July 2014
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Test your knowledge: What car is quicker than the Porsche...

If you're looking for the Ringmeister, you've come to the right place
Published 18 July 2014
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Look, no hands: How close is the car of the future?

What is the car of the future? When will it get here? And how will we recognise it?
Published 18 July 2014
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News: Old photos of British motoring prove our passion...

They may be in black and white but motoring photographs taken in the 1920s and just released to a major online archive are a vivid record of the British...
Published 18 July 2014
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News: Nissan reveals new autonomous tech but “look...

If you think that soon we’ll be putting our feet up while our cars do the driving, the boss of Nissan has some good – and bad – news...
Published 18 July 2014
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News: Police tackle hate crime with rainbow-coloured...

This is the latest weapon in the fight against crime – a Hyundai i20 in the colours of Gay Pride’s rainbow flag...
Published 18 July 2014
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News: Next generation Mazda2 promises more of the same...

Mazda is making big claims for it’s the new Mazda2 hatchback, on sale early next year, saying it offers “patented driving fun”
Published 17 July 2014
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News: Second Jaguar advert banned for encouraging irresponsible...

Jaguar has had a second advert banned in as many months on the grounds that it encourages dangerous driving.
Published 17 July 2014
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News: UK steps closer to ban on smoking in cars carrying...

The government has explained how the forthcoming law banning smoking in cars carrying a child under the age of 18 would work in new draft legislation...
Published 17 July 2014