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  Outrage at plans for £4500 a year ‘modern classic tax’ in the capital 18 Jun 2018 (News)
  Classic car owners have hit back at proposals put forward by mayor of London Sadiq Khan to extend the capital’s Ultra-Low Emissions Zone out to the boundaries of the North and South Circular roads, with fears that similar schemes could be implemented nationwide
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  Spotted in the classifieds: Family cars 29 Feb 2012 (News)
  Family life is all about balance. You need a spacious car to accommodate the children but you don’t want something too big and thirsty on fuel, and there’s no point spending a fortune because you’re not going to need it forever. So how do you pick
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  Six M3s in a Row at Auction Today 9 Jan 2006 (News)
  Six 15-month-old 54 reg BMW M3s came under the hammer one after the other today to provisional bids of £27,000 to £30,400, all well under book. An 11k mile 2003/52 SL55 AMG with Distronic radar sold for £54,000, a 13k mile 04 reg BMW 645i convertible sold for £41,850
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  Buying at Auction: BCA Offers Some Tips 27 Mar 2010 (News)
  .  Typically around three-years-old, these cars will have been well-serviced during their working life and represent excellent value for money. Dealer part-exchange cars can also offer good value, with a range of older cars for those on a tighter budget. Sold as seen
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  The 1990s modern classics that are fast disappearing from Britain's roads 22 Dec 2017 (News)
  -10 scrappage scheme. Here the Government encouraged people to trade-in cars more than ten years old for £2000 off a new car – a discount that you could’ve got by haggling. In total, 392,227 future classics were taken off the road because of the scrappage scheme
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  Fascinating Entry at Historics Brooklands Auction 22nd October 14 Oct 2011 (News)
  Historics seems to have once again combined the nostalgic atmosphere of the Brooklands Museum at Weybridge with a fascinating variety of classic auction entries. Top of my list is a rarely seen old favourite, which I would be bidding for myself if I had somewhere to store
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  Santa Pod 2010 Season Dates 28 Oct 2009 (News)
  .   March the 21st sees the hugely popular Fast Show.   11th of April offers the Gti Spring Festival.   For those who like their cars loud, proud and quick! April's Easter Thunderball (2nd - 5th) showcases the finest
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  E60 525iSE at Auction Today 19 Apr 2004 (News)
  pack, and £11,500 for similar car with 4k miles. But old shape 7-Series have been hit hard. A Glacier Green 2001X 728i was a bit lumpy at 102k miles, but did not show them in its condition an looked like a very good buy at £9,600 provisional. In Hall 2, a 21k mile 2002/52
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  Plenty of Good Buys at Auction Today 9 Jul 2003 (News)
  It’s a funny time in the used car trade. Demand for convertibles is up, as usual, but punters are generally very wary of high insurance groups unless the car bearing them comes with a lot of status attached. Middle of the road stuff is flat one day, selling the next, so still being bought
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  Topless Appearance at Auction Today 2 Jul 2003 (News)
  2,868 miles since April? This genuine UK 1.6 with the extras of silver metallic and leather started at £14k, but bids stopped at £15,500 against list of £15,400 before the extras. So no premiums there. Another new car, though nothing like as hard to get
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  Status Stuff dear, but P/Xs Cheap at Auction Today 15 Jan 2003 (News)
  for £10,000. Another, this time a 40k mile 2000V in much less sought-after solid red, bid to £9,300. A big batch of Rover 75s was quite instructive, too. They were all 2000W reg BMW Oxford built cars with black sills, and prices varied enormously according to colour, engine and spec
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  Future Classic Friday: Peugeot 406 19 Oct 2018 (News)
  in the next generation of the company’s cars. New, more refined diesels came in, too, although the ‘HDi’ units weren’t as revered by dieselheads as the old, rough but utterly indestructible XUD power plants. Like all big saloons, the 406 was popular for a while before falling
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  Four Classic Porsches in Historics March 3rd Ascot Auction 12 Jan 2018 (News)
  Historics expects to offer around 140 lots in its second Classic Car Auction at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 3rd March. (Historics regular warm weather venue is Brooklands Museum and space contraints forced the Winter change from Mercedes Benz World to Ascot.) The 1992 Porsche 911 964 RS
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  Blue Badge parking to be extended to those with hidden disabilities, such as mental health 3 Aug 2018 (News)
  not excluded from receiving a Blue Badge under the old scheme, the rules were open to interpretation. The Government says the new criteria will give clear and consistent guidelines on Blue Badge eligibility for the whole of England. The Blue Badge scheme currently gives preferential parking to 2.4
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Scorpio Ultima 24 Jul 2017 (News)
  . All of which make a 38,000-mile from new survivor such as this a real rarity these days. Twenty-two years old, and having been owned for more than 20 years by its first (private) owner, this is a car that deserves to be preserved. On the downside, it's only a 2.0-litre (if it were
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  1972 Toyota Crown Custom returned to the road 20 Feb 2017 (News)
  The last time Nick Garrick sat in the back of this 1972 Toyota Crown he was 12 years old and his grandparents, Percy and Ethel Cole, were in the front seats. Nick recalls that the Toyota was something of a spontaneous purchase for his grandfather, Percy. Dissatisfied
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  A Grand Monday: Volvo 340 18 Jul 2016 (News)
  . It enjoyed moderate success. Its ungainly looks and traditional rear-drive layout didn’t add showroom appeal, but the Swedish badge added a modicum of desirability. Here was the dream car for the Daily Mail reader. Conservative, well made and cleverly positioned, the 340 was, for many years
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  Skoda Fabia vRS (2010-) 19 Jun 2016 (News)
  new £16,415 The original Fabia vRS was such a popular car and gained a very keen following, so it wasn’t surprising that there was plenty of anticipation about the second generation model as soon as the new Fabia was launched in 2007. So we waited and waited. But it was another three
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  Restoration course set for Bicester Heritage Centre 18 May 2016 (News)
  already involved, will be based in the former RAF Engine Test house at Bicester Heritage. The former Bomber Training Station is also home to more than 30 businesses, employers and experts, all specialising in classic and vintage cars and their restoration and preservation
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  Busy Auction at Blackbushe Today 3 Dec 2003 (News)
  it was a bargain to whoever got it for £15,000; a cool £5,000 under list. It was a day to buy three year old 20k – 30k Omega 2.5 CDX autos. Four 2000X regers sold for between £6,100 and £6,600. A lot of motor for the money. Some surprising cars were way