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  IAM Calls For Common Sense Over Changes to MoT Test 7 Dec 2010 (News)
  the EU-minimum four years for the first roadworthiness test, the failure rate is lower than in the UK (21.6 per cent), eg France 5.61 per cent, Switzerland 17.5 per cent and Norway 19.9 per cent. However, the failure rate in Spain is higher than the UK, at 32 per cent
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  Warning of UsedCar Internet Scams 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  . These criminals are usually operating in Portugal, Spain and Eastern Europe and use fraudulent credit cards to make HPI Checks. Having obtained the DVLA details of genuine vehicles they have seen for sale they then go online themselves to sell phantom cars they don’t even own.” HPI
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  No-deal Brexit: The rules you need to know when driving in the EU 2 Sep 2019 (News)
  , Spain, Malta and Cyprus 1968 IDP covering all other EU countries as well as Norway and Switzerland 1926 IDP covering Liechtenstein These can be purchased from selected Post Office branches at a cost of £5.50 each. You'll need
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  Toyota to Challenge Audi at Le Mans This Saturday and Sunday 15 Jun 2012 (News)
  personnel. Since January, the TS030 HYBRID has undergone 18 test days, most of them at Paul Ricard in France, but also at MotorLand Aragon (Spain), Magny-Cours (France) and Le Mans itself. The environmental dimension of Toyota Racing’s participation at Le Mans will be further supported
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  Daewoo Finally Sorted Out 17 Oct 2002 (News)
  -DAT acquired European sales subsidiaries in Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland plus the parts operation in the Netherlands. Reilly said these would be run from the Company's newly established European Operation which he added would probably be headquartered
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  Car sales plunge as fuel economy test deadline hits hard 4 Oct 2018 (News)
  Germany, Italy, France and Spain saw drops in new car registrations of up to 30.5 per cent in September. “The introduction of WLTP has been affecting private sales, mainly because of short term supply challenges, as well as fleet sales, due to its impact on company car tax and Vehicle Excise
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  Audi Adds RS5 to its Silverstone Driving Experience 7 Mar 2011 (News)
  such as Germany’s challenging Nurburgring Nordschliefe circuit and Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya, as well as winter driving training in Scandinavia. For full details of all the courses, customers can visit www.audi.co.uk , click on ‘About Audi’ on the home page
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  British Car Auctions Celebrates its 70th Birthday 11 Jul 2016 (News)
  several cars for Rod Stewart, one of which, a white Lamborghini Countach, went to a Scottish couple sitting directly in front of HJ in Hall 1 at Blackbushe for more than £100,000. HJ knew a delivery driver who had previously driven the car to Stewart’s house in Southern Spain and, after his two
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  Three Sucata Charity Banger Rallies This Summer 29 Mar 2012 (News)
  , the most attractive and unspoilt seaside town of France, San  Sebastian, the Spanish summer capital, and the beautiful Salamanca, an  ancient gem and Spain’s original party city. For more information on the rallies please visit
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  IAM Finds Something Fishy About UK MoT Tests 6 May 2008 (News)
  for the first roadworthiness test, the failure rate is lower than in the UK (21.6 per cent), eg France 5.61 per cent, Switzerland 17.5 per cent and Norway 19.9 per cent. However, the failure rate in Spain is higher than the UK, at 32 per cent. In countries that also test
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  Plymouth - Dakar £100 Banger Rally 22 Aug 2002 (News)
  . Apart from having to clean the points, the car ran perfectly when he got it home. The Route Competitors will take the Plymouth/Roscoff ferry and then drive 1200 miles to the foot of Spain before taking the car ferry to Morocco. In Morocco we will pass Rabat, CasaBlanca
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  Brexit: everything you need to know about driving in the EU 31 Jan 2020 (News)
  ). There are three IDPs available: 1949 IDP covering Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Malta and Cyprus 1968 IDP covering all other EU countries as well as Norway and Switzerland 1926 IDP covering Liechtenstein These can be purchased from
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  Germans Hit Harder Than Brits by Euro Penalty Culture 29 Jul 2010 (News)
   of 100 € per fine. For Spain, France and other countries, the values were so low that they were not statistically included. However, Germany itself generally sends less fines to drivers from other countries. That means a driver from Italy or Holland can park incorrectly
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  eBay Auction Report – 12th June 2005 16 Jun 2005 (News)
  was emigrating to Spain and this very good condition car with a new ticket and some tax made £4,350. A couple of Peugeot 206s passed though today. A red 1.4 LX auto on a 2002/02 plate with 30,000 miles and in good condition made £3,650. This made the black 1999V 1.1LX with 70k miles
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  How to: Import a classic car 8 Apr 2014 (News)
  classics, especially considering their depressed economies and low asking prices. Classics are being wiped out from Italy and Spain, though, and many will have already crossed over into neighbouring countries where the prevailing financial conditions are better. But there are still plenty around if you
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  Sustainable Mobility, According to Renault Eco2 16 Jun 2010 (News)
  Megane plant in Palencia, Spain, uses solar energy. Its new factory in Tangier emits zero carbon and zero liquid effluent. All its electricity is from renewable sources, for example biomass boilers fuelled by ground olive pips. The company is heavily
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  50 years of Mercedes cars in Historics auction 25 Feb 2011 (News)
  in 1999 from Oxley Threads, who had preserved the vehicle in dehumidified storage following a nut and bolt restoration in 1990. Between 1990 and 1999 the vehicle hardly turned a wheel other than for periodic servicing and cleaning.  For the last eleven years it has been used and enjoyed in Spain
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 16-5-2015 16 May 2015 (News)
  the water in the fuel. But I have never heard of this happening before.   Hire praise I felt I must write to commend Auto Europe & Enterprise Car rental who were involved in a recent car hire in Malaga, Spain. I always go through Auto Europe as they have an 0800 number
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 30-5-2015 30 May 2015 (News)
  . That's why we see so many fields of yellow oil seed rape at this time of year. Not just in the UK; in Spain, Italy and France as well.   Towed haul I have a 2014 Honda 2.2 diesel CR-V, which I run normally in Eco mode and obtain good fuel economy. I am about to re
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  Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-4-2015 18 Apr 2015 (News)
  in my 30k mile 2011 Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI Scout (with which we regularly tow a caravan to Spain) when the “engine management” warning graphic flashed. I phoned my dealership (40 miles away but on the way to my home) and responded to their request to bring in the car for an inspection. After