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  MOBILITY ROADSHOW: 12TH - 14TH JUNE 31 May 2008 (News)
  Toyota will be out in force at the 2008 Mobility Roadshow on 10th - 14th June at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, displaying a dozen models for both static display and accompanied track test drives. This continues Toyota’s on-going commitment to helping disabled motorists and supporting
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  New Lexus GX470 4x4 for North America Only 8 Jan 2002 (News)
  units. There are no plans for the Lexus GX470 to enter the European market. Based on a new global SUV platform, the Lexus GX470 will combine the luxury specification and workmanship of a Lexus saloon with full-time four-wheel drive, high-tech suspension for responsive handling and a smooth ride, plus
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  Sharp increase in road accidents predicted as lockdown eases 12 Apr 2021 (News)
  . Of 2000 drivers surveyed by NFU Mutual in March, 37 per cent said they are planning to drive somewhere to go on holiday in the UK once lockdown restrictions allow it. However, the data reflects that the most nervous driving groups are also those taking to the UK’s roads to holiday
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  Hundreds of theory test fraud cases investigated by the DVSA 10 Jan 2020 (News)
  The organisation responsible for driving theory tests in the UK says it's training its staff to become experts in spotting cheats - with 645 cases of suspected fraud since April 2019. Staff at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are taught how to identify
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  Mobile phone use behind the wheel is on the decline 1 Dec 2017 (News)
  driving in the three months after the introduction of tougher penalties compared to the three months before. The RAC collected the data after making a Freedom of Information request to UK police forces, with 38 forces responding. In total 14,160 drivers were caught using
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  Latest Audi offers from Drive the Deal 14 Jun 2013 (News)
  . The typical savings on the Audi A6s are about 25% off manufacturer list prices, and on the Audi A7s the savings are around £13,000 off list prices. Two examples (with a few more cars listed on the special offers page of Drive the Deal) are: Audi A6 Saloon
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  Geneva Motor Show 2013: Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG announced 13 Feb 2013 (News)
  – the most powerful production four-cylinder in the world. With a high power output and 450Nm of torque to keep in check, the front-wheel drive A-Class chassis would struggle, so the A45 AMG features an all-wheel drive 4Matic layout. Top speed is limited to 155mph and 0
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  Best FIAT eco:Driver Can Win a 500 TwinAir 4 Nov 2010 (News)
  entertainment and communications system. Plugging a USB key into the Blue&Me port allows eco:Drive to record information about a motorist’s driving style and award an eco:Index score. By inserting the USB into a computer it shows how the user can become a more efficient driver
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  Misted Windscreens are Illegal as well as Dangerous 18 Nov 2009 (News)
  Auto Windscreens is kindly reminding motorists that as well as being extremely dangerous, driving with a misted windscreen is an offence.        RVLR 1989 regs 23 & 27 & CUR 1986 regs 30 & 61 dictates
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  Driving in London During the Olympics 20 Jul 2012 (News)
  (Photo credit: www.WENN.com) The best advice is don't drive into London at all. But obviously this is impractical for many people, so how can you cope? Firstly, enforcement of 'Olympic Lanes' is unlikely to be as draconain as was imagined: Matthew
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  City drivers issued more than one million penalty notices every year for driving in bus lanes 3 Apr 2018 (News)
  Drivers in the UK’s 20 largest cities are receiving 1,128,259 penalty charge notices (PCNs) for driving in bus lanes every year, according to the RAC.  Some 3.4 million PCNs for bus lane
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  Poor car maintenance regimes cost businesses dear 18 Jun 2015 (News)
  and medium enterprises) with company-owned cars and vans reveals that, in addition to the cost of failed MOTs, unexpected trips to the garage and downtime cost them an average of £4,300 and 1.4 lost working days each in the last year. Four in 10 bosses admit they regularly drive
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  Drivers less hostile to vehicle tracking 31 Mar 2014 (News)
  Drivers are less hostile to telematics systems tracking their vehicles as they drive, according to new research. Around 25 per cent of van fleets are currently tracked and monitored using telematics, with around two per cent of company cars. But experts now
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  New Mazda 3 to Drive 9,300 Miles Hiroshima to Frankfurt 22 Jul 2013 (News)
  . To prove just how good the new Mazda 3 Skyactiv is, Mazda is sending eight of them on the longest test drive in history - more than 9,300 miles from the factory in Hiroshima to the 2013 International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The ‘Mazda Route3 - Hiroshima to Frankfurt Challenger Tour
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  Cape Town to London record attempt in a Fiat Panda... Part one 8 Jan 2013 (News)
  Philip Young's brave attempt to break the driving record for Cape Town to London in a Fiat Panda is getting closer to the off. The car is now en route to Africa
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  RenaultSport 2012 Trackday Calendar 20 Apr 2012 (News)
  their driving skills by booking on to one of this year’s exclusive trackday events at world famous circuits like Silverstone and Brand Hatch.  These events give participants the opportunity to drive their own award-winning RenaultSport car on a race track and receive expert tuition
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  Rockingham Offers 3 Circuits in a Single Track Day 3 Feb 2012 (News)
  Rockingham is launching a new track day experience which offers drivers the chance to drive three of its circuits in one day - unique to the Northamptonshire circuit. Unique to the Northamptonshire circuit, the adrenaline-fuelled track day, is being launched on Saturday
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  Honda Offers 3 Years Servicing and VED Included in Price 6 Oct 2010 (News)
  as £122 per month Customers visiting Honda dealerships can take advantage of three years’ affordable driving, cost savings and competitive finance options, to help off-set the cost of new car ownership for the first three years. Three Years
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  Ampera plug-in hybrid to demonstrate range on Budget Day. 16 Jun 2010 (News)
  - a journey of more than 170 miles. Duncan Aldred, Vauxhall’s MD, who will drive the Ampera on the first leg of its journey from the company’s Heritage Centre in Luton, said: “It’s quite poignant that Luton, our home for the last 105 years, should mark the starting point
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  36% OF UK MOTORISTS DRIVING WITH DANGEROUS TYRES 29 Nov 2009 (News)
  (Photo shows typical damage to tyre inner shoulders caused by speed cushions.)   Michelin's 2009 Fill Up With Air campaign results have shown that an alarming 36 per cent of drivers in the UK are driving with dangerous or very dangerously under-inflated tyres