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  New Astra Now on Sale 13 Dec 2009 (News)
  (Adaptive Forward Lighting) offers drivers nine headlight functions that automatically adapt to road conditions, while the addition of FlexRide brings a choice of three suspension settings which drivers can manually control or leave for the car to select automatically. The Astra’s engine
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  'Nuts' Fooballers Cars League Table 22 Jan 2009 (News)
  ) 1 Range Rover Sport BHP: 385 Top Speed: 140mph 0-60: 7.6 secS Price: £63,895 Drivers include... Xabi Alonso Liverpool*, Dean Ashton West Ham*, Joey Barton Newcastle, Jimmy Bullard Fulham, Lee Cattermole Wigan, Joe Cole Chelsea*, Peter Crouch Portsmouth, Giovani Dos
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  Heroes: Dan Gurney 30 Jan 2018 (News)
  list of driving achievements goes to prove. Anyone who was around in the second half of the 1950s and throughout the 1960s will recall Gurney’s epic battles against drivers like Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, John Surtees, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill and many others, fighting it out for supremacy
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  10 Year Old Toyota Yaris Verso Wins Which Satisfaction Survey 22 Jul 2011 (News)
  Drivers of the 2000-2005 Toyota Yaris Verso are happiest with their car, according to the annual Which? Car survey, the largest of its kind. Despite its peculiar styling, Verso owners love the car giving it a score of 97.7%** for satisfaction and likelihood to recommend
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  Speeding no longer an insurance penalty 29 Mar 2007 (News)
  cameras coupled with the authorities determination to prosecute even minor speeding infractions has produced a situation where some insurers are deciding that a speeding conviction no longer has any bearing on assessing whether a driver is a bad risk. Although this may appear to be good news
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  NEC classic car show opinion: The Kids Are Alright 18 Nov 2014 (News)
  for young people to afford a classic car. That’s why it was so great to see that, of the 1700 classics on show this year, plenty of them were ‘ youngtimers’ or modern classics , if you prefer. Without
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  Mercedes 190SL Gets Kids Vote at CarFest North 11 Sep 2012 (News)
  ,  "this is a brilliant program. It is essential that we all try and give the kids a better understanding of classic cars so that they can become the next generation of enthusiasts." Organised by Hagerty International, the UK's classic vehicle insurance specialist, the programme connects young car
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  SEAT to Build Audi Q3 22 Mar 2011 (News)
  . Mr Schelchshorn explained that the Q3 project guarantees 1,500 jobs at SEAT, with 700 of those being new posts.  He also highlighted the opportunity the announcement offers for young people in the region, saying: ‘We offer the chance to get further qualifications as well as the prospect
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  Blondie For Motor Show 29 Apr 2008 (News)
  26 July Squeeze 27 July Here & Now Tour (featuring leading pop acts from the 1980s, including Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, Kid Creole, Midge Ure and Nick Heyward) 28 July Blondie 30 July Deep Purple 31 July Chicago 1 Aug Jools Holland
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  Missing Milly 31 Mar 2002 (News)
  are both wide straight, boring roads with plenty of cars but few pedestrians. If Milly got to Rydens Road, then someone in a passing car must have seen a young teenage girl in school uniform walking along the pavement. Does anyone remember this? She wouldn’t have been as easy to spot
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  VIDEO: car news in two minutes 2 Dec 2016 (News)
  Two Weeks, Two Minutes is our unique video roundup of the biggest news on HonestJohn.co.uk.  In this edition: a brand new Ford Fiesta; fuel prices skyricket; you're possibly a terrible driver; there's a new Volkswagen saloon-coupé thing coming
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  Classics Weekend at Castle Combe Circuit 15 Jul 2012 (News)
  of a 50th win by an E type Jaguar. Norman Davidson-Kelly is one of the entrants hoping for a Jaguar victory in the 40 minute 'Swinging Sixties' race with mandatory pit-stops to add to the flavour. Likely to be engaged in a close class battle are local drivers Charles Marriott from Cirencester
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  More than a third of UK drivers travel in the car with their dog unrestrained 15 Jul 2021 (News)
  More than a third of 2000 drivers who travel in the car with their dog do so without safely securing their pet, according to new research from Direct Line Pet Insurance. When it comes to restraining dogs in cars, over a third (37 per cent) of owners, potentially over five
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  Highways England doubles down on smart motorway safety 22 Apr 2021 (News)
  . In its smart motorways stocktake first year progress report, Highways England says that the return of hard shoulders would increase congestion, meaning drivers would opt to divert to less safe roads and lead to more accidents. The report claims: " While some have suggested changes
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  Michelin Alpin 4 Judged Best Cold Weather Tyre by Which 4 Jan 2012 (News)
  winters the tyres can be used for. This could eventually impact on motorists budgets as tyres which wear quickly will need to be replaced earlier than longer lasting tyres." Michelin recommends that drivers use cold weather tyres in the UK during the winter months from October
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  Clever car sharing idea uses Facebook and Google Maps 27 Oct 2010 (News)
  start up. It was a miserable day at the beginning of the credit crunch, the combination of seeing frustrated drivers in stationary traffic and the general feeling of gloom from the worsening economic outlook led to my ‘eureka moment’. What’s different
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  Maserati Cambiocorsa Spyder Arrives 17 Nov 2001 (News)
  . These modes are linked to the electronic traction control system and, where fitted, the variable 'Skyhook' suspension setting option. This allows the driver to select the optimum combination of transmission, suspension and traction settings to match conditions and driving requirements
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  Dutch Motor Show Pioneers New Way to Exhibit Cars 19 Mar 2009 (News)
  – Carros – will display four special armoured cars, including the Mercedes-Benz of Helmut Kohl, in the ‘Panzer Pavilion’. For children there will be the Disney Pavilion where aspiring young drivers can obtain their Duck City driving license. Lovers of veteran, vintage
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  Mandatory MoTs to resume on 1 August 31 Jul 2020 (News)
  , but their vehicle must be properly maintained and kept in a roadworthy condition. Failure to do so will leave drivers liable to a maximum fine of £2500, a driving ban or three penalty points for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition. More than 2.6 million motorists took their vehicles in for an MoT
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  Over 5500 breakdowns caused by potholes in the first three months of 2018 18 Apr 2018 (News)
  revealed that 5540 call-outs were made to drivers who had broken down due to damage caused by potholes in the first three months of the year. The snow and ice seen in February and March of 2018 resulted in heavy deterioration of road surfaces