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  GB sticker changes: ferry and rail carriers continue to give drivers wrong advice 14 Oct 2021 (News)
  GB car sticker has been replaced with new UK version Drivers can be fined up to €135 if they don't comply with new EU rules Most carriers continue to give outdated advice
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  1963 Innocenti 1100S Spider Joins Lots in Historics 24th November Auction 22 Oct 2016 (News)
  Sprite and MG Midget. One of only 2,000 built, first with 948cc A-Series engines and latterly with 1,098cc the car was impoeted from Rome in 2015 and is MoTd to February 2017. Estimated at £9,000 to £12,000
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  A Grand Monday: Mk2 Volkswagen Golf Driver for £750 30 Nov 2015 (News)
  running gear is typically strong but this car is 26 years old now so the condition of the brakes, shocks and springs will need to be carefully checked. Especially if a previous owner has been a bit enthusiastic and decided to chop the springs or fit a huge exhaust. First job on the 'to do' list? Find
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  Channel Tunnel: Happy 20th birthday 8 May 2014 (News)
  subsequent years. Time to set the scene. In 1994 the Vauxhall Omega was the brand new kid on the block, and Citroen Xantia and Ford Mondeo last year’s old news. The thrifty or sadistic fleet managers could even still buy a new Maestro (much to future Rover CEO Bernd Pischetsreider's dismay). Air
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 11 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  . Driver Bob Sherrard reckons his rally is over… he wants to limp it across the border into Russia in the hope spares can be found to solve the problem, if not, then it will be going home to Australia. This great old rally car had nothing left to prove and has performed remarkably well, in a closely
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  Peugeot Sponsors Student Road Safety Awards 25 Sep 2012 (News)
  Peugeot has sponsored an initiative by Paul Kerr to introduce Student Road Safety Awards and encourage awareness of road safety among young people. Paul Kerr's son, Jon-Paul, was 17 when he was killed in a car driven by an 18-year-old who had passed his test only
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  Very Few Cheapies at Auction Today 20 Sep 2002 (News)
  September has been much slower for new car sales than anyone thought (including me), so the expected flood of part-exchanges has been more like a gentle flow. The trouble is, everyone banked on buying September part-exchanges and, even though there are now too many buyers for too few cars
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  Renaults Dear at Auction Today 19 Dec 2001 (News)
  Renault Financial Services had a huge section of 150 cars at auction today, but, with strong support from at least one big Renault dealer, none of them were cheap. A pair of S reg old-shape Scenic 1.6 Alize with 42k and 26k miles sold for £6,225 and £6,450. The facelift
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  Anniversaries galore at NEC classic motor show 25 Jul 2019 (News)
  of their own and you can be sure they will be ready to celebrate in style. It is 20 years since the Maestro & Montego Owners' Club was formed plus 35 years of the Montego itself. The Naylor Car Club has reached its silver jubilee, the Middlebridge Enthusiasts' Scimitar Set is 30 years old, while Audi
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  Future Classic Friday: MG ZR 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  fault the effort. Today, the ZR is – to many – a cast aside banger. Old-fashioned, slightly chavvy, and a faded parody of its former self. But to others, it’s a car steeped
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  Historics 30th August Auction Catalogue Out 22 Aug 2014 (News)
  engine, does 0-60 o 5.8 and has a top speedd limited to 155mph (169mph with the restrictor off). Yet it looks like a plain old C Class. Check the paint and sniff for damp inside. Note that lots 289 to 300, all American cars, are grouped together, going through from around 14.00. Sales
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  EC Control Freaks Trying to Impose ISA on Europe 30 Oct 2013 (News)
  that all new cars must be fitted with ESC. Yet we already witnessed a scandalous situation where ATE Teves Mk 60 ESC modules on millions of cars failed due to poor quality brake pressure sensors inside the modules, and owners of 3 - 5 year old cars were forced to pay up to £2,000 to have
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  Friday concept: Aston Martin Bulldog 26 Apr 2013 (News)
  Aston Martin was in a parlous financial state in the late 1970s, when its Chairman, Alan Curtis, came up with the idea of introducing a car to outshine its then range-topper, the Oscar-India
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  Aston Martin Bulldog 26 Apr 2013 (News)
  Aston Martin was in a parlous financial state in the late 1970s, when its Chairman, Alan Curtis, came up with the idea of introducing a car to outshine its then range-topper, the Oscar-India
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  Santa Pod Retro Show: Win a Ford 100E 4 Dec 2012 (News)
  that sideways had always been a way of life and the mobile dyno will allow you to see whether your old stager has got what it takes to cut it against its peers. If the strip hasn’t sated your racing urges, why not try the Autotest, where you can drive your own car against the clock
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  Car Owners Face Total £1.6 billion Mechanical repair Bill 9 May 2011 (News)
  consumer warranty provider, shows that a third of the 16m DVLA-registered three to10-year old cars will suffer some degree of mechanical failure over the next 12 months. The average cost of fixing problems stands at £335, with the most common faults being electrical gremlins
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  Smart Motorway dangers to be reviewed by Transport Secretary 24 Oct 2019 (News)
  to Highways England about the safety of ALR on motorways after an eight-year-old child died when the car he was travelling in was involved in an accident on lane one of the M6 in 2018. At the time of the accident the child's grandfather had stopped with the hazard lights on in a live lane, but the car
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  Hidden Hero: Rover Metro GTi 16v 4 Oct 2019 (News)
  in the 214 hatch.  A lot of it was just that, though - hype. It’s not that the Metro was a bad car - far from it, in fact, with a great engine and fun handling - but it was badly packaged, built on an old-fashioned body-shell and really quite pricey for what
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  Famous faces gear up for Silverstone Classic 3 May 2017 (News)
  Actor Sir Patrick Stewart is just one of the famous faces gearing up for this year’s Silverstone Classic in July.  The 76-year-old star who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the iconic Star Trek sci-fi series has just passed his official racing driver
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  Hyundai launches revised i10 2 Feb 2011 (News)
  Hyundai has given its popular i10 city car a comprehensive update with a new look and upgraded specification while at the same time launching the i10 Blue - Hyundai's first sub-100g