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News: Councils hit by flood of pothole damage claims...

Councils in areas worst hit by the winter storms are now facing a flood of compensation claims from motorists whose cars have been damaged by potholes.
Published 07 May 2014
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News: BMW spied testing next year’s 2-series convertible...

A sign of how poor London’s roads are comes with this evidence of BMW testing next year’s 2-series convertible in the capital.
Published 06 May 2014
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News: Schumacher’s Mercedes C-class safety test contains...

“First: safety. Safety for yourself, safety for people around ‒ not only inside the car.”
Published 06 May 2014
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News: Vicar turns tables on wardens as she snaps their...

A vicar who claims that traffic wardens are preying on her congregation has photographed them parked on double yellow lines, reports The Times.
Published 06 May 2014
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Buckle up, kids, it’s Thessaloniki by sundown

Two children, 14 countries, 4,000 miles. What could go wrong when Dom Joly and family cross Europe by road? Let’s start with the Serbian police...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Horse tail-mounted camera will catch out over-eager...

Say ‘gee-gees’, driver; you’re on horse camera
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Mexican wave of light could replace Catseyes...

A HI-TECH replacement for Catseyes that can switch itself on when it detects a car and change colour to warn drivers of danger will be tested this...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Controversy as £100,000 BMW i8 qualifies for...

DRIVERS HANDING over a £100,000 cheque for a new luxury BMW supercar will soon be offered a £5,000 discount courtesy of the government because the...
Published 05 May 2014
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Top 10 slowest-depreciating convertibles

British-built convertibles are now so highly regarded that some of them hold their value better than any other make save one model made by Porsche...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Shrunken engine gives Mondeo Man new might

The new Ford Mondeo, due to go on sale at the end of this year, will have the world’s most advanced engine.
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Drivers flout law on killer diesel

Thousands of diesel cars and vans are being driven illegally after having factory-fitted exhaust filters removed, adding to the pollution that scientists...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: F1 "spygate" engineer Nigel Stepney killed in...

Nigel Stepney, the former chief mechanic at Scuderia Ferrari who was found guilty of industrial espionage during his time at the Formula One team...
Published 02 May 2014