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  Forget Speeding in France 3 May 2004 (News)
  . Over the Easter weekend, 110 UK motorists caught speeding on the A26 south of Calais incurred on the spot fines while seven Brits detected driving substantially in excess of the limit and two drink drivers were arrested and bailed to appear in court. According to reports, these drivers also had
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  Rare 1969 Jensen FF in Historics 23rd November auction 17 Nov 2019 (News)
  One of only 193 built, the Jensen FF came with two important innovations: Ferguson Formula four-wheel drive and Dunlop Maxaret anti-lock brakes. Powered by a 6,276cc Chrysler hemi V8 engine with power fed through a Torqueflite automatic transmission it had a top speed of 140mph and could
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  Hidden Hero: Peugeot 307 GT Feline 13 Sep 2019 (News)
  , were not so. Instead, the Lion went from strength to kitten-soft, its once class-leading models being systematically replaced by varying degrees of banal. Blandness of which the 307 was a first-class (but second-rate) example. Boring, badly built, indifferent to drive and not even nice to look
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  Prices Cut on Historics Unsold Cars 19 May 2019 (News)
  manual. Not a standard DB7; this one has a 50HP works upgrade to its 335HP supercharged straight six, plus Driving Dynamics, upgraded front and rear brakes and split rim alloy wheels. Up on the miles at 104,860, yet with 24 stamps in the service book and the last service 50 miles ago. Asking
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  Hidden Heroes: Vauxhall Vectra Super Touring 30 Nov 2018 (News)
  Excitement isn’t necessarily a word you’d associate with the original Vauxhall Vectra, a car that was perceived to be so dull that Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson refused to drive it. Clarkson was, of course, childishly harsh, but when the best
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  Monday 23 October Red Driving School is currently offering a variety of introductory lesson offers. These include 8% discount on 10 hours of lessons, 10% discount on 20 hours of lessons, 12% discount on 30 hours of lessons and 15% discount on 40 hours of lessons
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  A Grand Monday: DAF 44 30 Jan 2017 (News)
  .  In truck terms, then, a DAF is like a Ford Fiesta. A default choice. Something sensible, functional, capable and ordinary. It's a far cry from the Dutch manufacturer's car making days, where it offered rear-wheel-drive small saloons. The original DAF Daffodil from 1959 and its successor, the 33
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  A Grand Monday: Nissan Micra, £599 6 Jun 2016 (News)
  rivals like the Rover Metro a fright. Designed to slot into the range below the Cherry, the Micra proved popular with UK buyers - especially driving schools. That's hardly surprising when you consider how light and easy to drive it was. The car we've spotted for our Grandy Monday feature
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  We have a go at the Top Gear Track Experience 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  they are. There are plenty to choose from, with prices from £45 to £175 and yes, you can drive the reasonably priced car around the proper, full-length test track. So obviously we had a go at that – although we won’t go into times. Faster than John Prescott, at least. The Reasonably Priced Car
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  We have a go at the Top Gear Track Experience 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  they are. There are plenty to choose from, with prices from £45 to £175 and yes, you can drive the reasonably priced car around the proper, full-length test track. So obviously we had a go at that – although we won’t go into times. Faster than John Prescott, at least. The Reasonably Priced Car
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 29 26 Jun 2013 (News)
  Classic Marathons which came this way over 20 years ago. The teams crossed from Slovakia to Austria, driving through the valley where The Sound of Music was filmed, and arrived into Grobming to find the road closed by the local town council and everything organised to welcome the entrants
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  683 Mazda MX-5s Set New One Model Parade World Record 17 Jun 2013 (News)
  on June 15 in Lelystad, Netherlands when a  total of 683 Mazda MX-5s joined the procession on the roads around the RDW Test Centre at Lelystad, forming the longest parade of driving Mazdas ever. 1,450 participants contributed to the record breaking attempt, shattering
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  Latest Mercedes-Benz offers from Drive the Deal 10 May 2013 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering as much as £5000 off the price of a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and as much as £7000 off the price of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
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  Latest Volvo offers from Drive the Deal 3 May 2013 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering as much as £12,000 off the price of a brand new XC90, and also has savings of the new V40 hatchback and the popular V60 estate.
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  Ask HJ: What’s trending October 2012? 25 Oct 2012 (News)
  to upgrade to a car with all-wheel drive in order to best cope with the conditions in their area. Honest John explains the best approach to 4x4s and winter tyres “ Winter tyres will make more of a difference than four wheel drive, but obviously
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  Mini Day at Castle Combe 24th September 17 Sep 2011 (News)
  , for the MiniWorld Action Day, to celebrate the Mini Cooper's 50th Birthday - a fun action-packed day out for the whole family. The popular event at the Wiltshire circuit includes track sessions where owners can drive their Minis on-track, a Mini cruise, 100 club displays featuring a stunning collection
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  World's Most Dangerous Roads Starts Soon on BBC2 26 Aug 2011 (News)
  a celebrity pair who have decided to take on some of the toughest driving challenges in the world. ALASKA - Sunday 4th Sept, 9pm Comedian Sue Perkins and adventurer Charley Boorman travel across Alaska to the notorious Dalton Highway - a dirt track built in the 1970s as a supply road to support
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  Young drivers being 'priced off the road' 3 Jun 2011 (News)
  Provisional Marmalade with learners who have been sent a new style of logbook designed to help co-ordinate the interaction between private practice with family and professional tuition with driving instructors. In fact one learner driver is so concered about rising costs that he has petitioned his
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  Brian Blessed to be the new voice of Tom Tom Sat Nav 9 Aug 2010 (News)
  Blessed will be Tom Tom sat nav's next voice, following a Facebook campaign attracted more than 25,000 members. Richard Gardner from Saddleworth, Manchester decided he wanted his driving experience to be shoutier and more
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  Ford Powershift 'auto' Now More Widely Available 14 Aug 2009 (News)
  is applied, the clutch is engaged electronically and the car pulls away in first gear.  At the appropriate moment drive is switched automatically to the pre-selected second gear and third gear is pre-selected in gearbox one. Gearbox one contains first, third and fifth gears, while gearbox two