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  Fraudster jailed for £29,000 insurance scam involving fake Ferrari 4 Apr 2017 (News)
  hired Audi A1 on 12 September 2014 after both were driving recklessly. Knowing the crash would void their insurance claim for the damages, Islam lied to his insurer. Islam claimed he didn't know the driver of the Audi - his friend Abu Khayer - and that he'd been rear-ended after his fake Ferrari
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  Historic touring cars set for Donington 3 Apr 2017 (News)
  , high-profile drivers are expected to take to the track to settle old scores – with past combatants including Steve Soper, Nick Whale and Henry Mann. Cars will line up for this exciting race just after lunch on Saturday. Meanwhile, the U2TC Trophy marks a welcome return for pre-1966 under
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  Motorists face £117 fine for driving in France without emissions stickers 30 Mar 2017 (News)
  the 9500 deaths attributed to air pollution in Britain's capital. A new vehicle scoring system, which will allow drivers to see how much NOx gasses their diesel car emits under real world driving conditions, has been launched in London and Paris. The scoring system will “put an end
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Punto Cabriolet 27 Feb 2017 (News)
  . But, most significantly, it was also one of the most entertaining small cabrios on the market in terms of driver appeal. The 16-valve multi-point injection was, at the time of launch, the most powerful 1.2-litre engine ever made and gave even the cabrio, which weighed more than the Punto hatch, a 0-60 time
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  Diesel scrappage scheme could be launched 'within months' 8 Feb 2017 (News)
  A scrappage scheme for diesel cars could be introduced within months to lower emissions and improve air quality - a move that threatens to take thousands of future classics off the road. The move would see drivers given cash for trading in their diesels, similar to the Government
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  A Grand Monday: Fiat Cinquecento 7 Nov 2016 (News)
  this is a sure-fire on-the-cusp classic that really deserves to be preserved. Its low running costs also make it an ideal first classic, especially for younger drivers.
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  Trio of timewarp BMW E46 3-series coupes for sale 10 Oct 2016 (News)
  Sport finished in Silver Grey with Black Dakota leather. With just 1300-miles on – it could be the lowest mileage E46 Coupe in existence. Factory-fit equipment includes an automatic gearbox, electric glass sunroof, electric front driver seats and 18-inch M Sport double spoke alloy wheels
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  Ex-George Best Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow for sale 27 Sep 2016 (News)
  , 1972. As well as ‘Plain Sundym Glass throughout’ and an ‘internally adjustable mirror to the driver’s door’, optional equipment also included ‘Automatic Speed Control’ (better known these days as cruise control). A letter on file from Tony Clark
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  Motorsport royalty set for this year's Classic & Sports Car show 4 Aug 2016 (News)
  at the inaugural event, with star guests from drivers and team principals to TV personalities drawing large crowds throughout the show. With such a prestigious organisation as Goodwood partnering with us this year, we are sure to have a star-studded line-up appealing to visitors of all ages
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  More Rust-Stored ‘60s and ‘70s Americans Found in Thailand 8 Jun 2016 (News)
  .  And the glass wasn't 100% intact. A crack in the offside rear skylight and a broken retractable rear window. Though, incredibly, the driver's window wound down and back up again like new. (The droppings on the seats is actually lizard crap, not rat shit
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  Get ready for motorsport at the Palace 18 May 2016 (News)
  of the oldest venues used for racing in the world and it was the first place from which live, televised motor racing was ever broadcast. Consequently, Motorsport at the Palace attracts racing drivers from all over the world and show cases a range of historic vehicles. Around 200 cars from racing
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  Geneva Motor Show 2016: Mitsubishi reveals electric crossover concept 1 Mar 2016 (News)
  an automated valet system. With this, the driver can leave the car then send a command using a smartphone app and the car will find a place to park, even preferring spaces with wireless charging capability if available. The autonomous modes also work at higher speeds. On the motorway the eX-Concept can drive
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  Ferrari sets new world record for classic car sold at auction 8 Feb 2016 (News)
  , and finished sixth. However, the Italians were more focused on the Mille Miglia in May, when the best teams and the most experienced drivers would go head to head over 1600km of roads without a break. Ferrari lined up four cars, including chassis 0674, which was given to Wolfgang von Trips, who finished
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  A Grand Monday: Low-mileage Metro, £999 8 Feb 2016 (News)
  and upmarket interiors, they make great inexpensive classics, especially for younger drivers. A good Metro, with no rot in the rear wheelarches (they all do that, sir…) and a sensible mileage is a grand’s worth of entry-level classic all day long, so
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  A Grand Monday: BMW 5-series Touring £795 4 Jan 2016 (News)
  . Body-wise, there’s some wear and tear – the worst of which looks like the dent on the offside rear quarter panel. There’s also some rust around the full filler cap and some bubbling on the bottom corner of the driver’s door. The owner says, ‘I’ve spent lots
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  Jaguar Land Rover fights back on potholes 10 Jun 2015 (News)
  damage when a meeting with a pothole is inevitable. It will also warn other vehicles about severe potholes on the road, allowing drivers to avoid them, or at least slow down. The technology, which is fitted to Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport research vehicles, is currently able
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  46% of new car buyers want to buy online 8 Jun 2015 (News)
  . Whilst Capgemini’s research suggests the key drivers for online buying are convenience and price, it may come as no surprise that most British car buyers don’t want to haggle. According to research by Sainsbury’s Finance, two thirds of car shoppers planning to buy a car in the lead up to March 2011 won’t
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  For The Love Of Cars restores Rover SD1 police car 24 Apr 2015 (News)
  , policing the then new Stonehaven bypass where its job was to track speeding drivers. With so much oil money coming into Aberdeen, it wasn’t unusual to see Ferraris being put through their paces on the new bypass. Grampian Police needed a high
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  Geneva Motor Show 2015: Aston shows shock electric DBX concept 3 Mar 2015 (News)
  . Inside, the Nubuck leather upholstery is inspired by high-end furniture and the aluminium accents are finished with gold pinstriping at the edges. Both the driver and the passenger get a head-up display each, and the glass has auto-dimming properties. Aston is using the DBX Concept only to confirm
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Montego 1.6 LPG 19 Jan 2015 (News)
  . There are dents and dings in the driver’s door, bonnet and rear quarter. And the paint has faded on every upwards facing panel, such as the bonnet, roof and boot. On the plus side, there doesn’t seem to be that much rust. If you do buy it, you’ll need to wear a big coat