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  Volvo issues 'congestion charge scam' warning 18 Jan 2011 (News)
  Volvo has taken out adverts in several newspapers warning drivers in London about a scam involving the unauthorised sale of Volvo DRIVe boot badges for the avoidance of the London Congestion Charge. The notice states that vendors are offering
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  Driving test turns 80 1 Jun 2015 (News)
  This week marks 80 years since the introduction of the driving test in Great Britain. The test became compulsory on 1 June, 1935. In 1934 there were just 1.5 million cars in use, but more than 7000 people were killed on the country’s roads. Within a year
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  Motorists confess their bad habits 19 Aug 2011 (News)
  in drivers aged between 17 and 25. 30% of drivers admitted to eating and drinking while driving, 20% to driving when tired and 10% to using a phone without a handsfree kit. Besides surveying bad habits, the research looked into the age old question of which gender is superior when it comes to driving
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  Drink Drive Blood Alcohol Limit To Stay As It Is 21 Mar 2011 (News)
  In an attack of common sense the government has decided not to lower the drink drive blood alcohol limit. This will be a huge relief to takers of cough mixture and morning-after-the-night-before drivers who fail to fully metabolise their previous evening's alcohol. Lowering
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  £5k off Volvo XC60s, £10k off XC90s 16 Jul 2009 (News)
  discounted off the XC90, these deals are not to be missed.   Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe S 3dr £13855 Saving £2140   Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe S 5dr £18398 Saving £697 Volvo V50 1.6D
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  Anti drink-driving campaign launched 1 Jun 2009 (News)
  Motorists have been warned not to drink-drive this summer. The government stated getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol can ruin lives. It made this comment as the Department for Transport launches a new £1.5 million campaign highlighting the potential consequences
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  Sending a text message while driving 'is riskier than drink driving' 18 Sep 2008 (News)
  Texting while driving is more dangerous than getting behind the wheel while drunk or on drugs, according to the latest motoring news from the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation. Research carried out on behalf of the group
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  Speed limit 'may not always be safest option' 5 Feb 2008 (News)
  Motorists may not always benefit from driving to the speed limit whatever the weather, according to the chief executive of a motoring group. The official limit is not always the safest option, more an indication of the law, David Williams from GEM Motoring Assist claims. Mr
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  Top 10: Learner cars of the 1980s and 1990s 26 Jul 2018 (News)
  If you learned to drive in the ’80s or ’90s and you had professional lessons, there’s every chance you were behind the wheel of one of the cars featured here. These were the models that proved popular with driving schools of the time – and to which we owe a debt
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  Flash Floods - Advice For Drivers 18 Aug 2011 (News)
  Motorists are being warned that the inevitable flash floods that come with heavy rain could make driving conditions particularly hazardous. Road safety charity the IAM is warning that motorists could face torrential rain in the coming days, which means poor driving visibility, difficult
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  Free Dual Control Driving School Offer from KIA 2 Apr 2009 (News)
  With the holidays fast approaching, more and more young people will be starting to think about spending the long holidays learning to drive so KIA Motors (UK) Ltd. has brought out an industry leading driving school offer at the perfect time. From the start of April KIA is not just
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  Smart driving licences to be trialled in Wales 22 Oct 2007 (News)
  Motorists in Wales are to use smart driving licences for a year under a new consultation period from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The organisation will subject drivers to the 12-month trial from early 2008, installing chips within the cards filled with information
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  Honda to show electric Jazz concept 14 Feb 2011 (News)
  Honda will show its EV Concept vehicle - essentially an electric Jazz - at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It can cover 100 miles per charge in urban driving plus the driving range can be maximised by use of an innovative three-mode electric drive system, adapted from
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  New Foreign Driving Guide From the IAM 18 Aug 2008 (News)
  Driving outside the UK just got a bit easier, as the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has published a one-stop, definitive guide to traffic laws when driving abroad to help motorists avoid unnecessary stress, fines and prosecution. A survey of motoring clubs across the world
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  VIRTUAL DRIVING GIVES TEENS THE WRONG SKILLS FOR REAL ROADS 14 Jun 2008 (News)
  Lightening reactions aren't enough - proper observation is key, says expert Thousands of teenagers will be taking to the roads for the first time this summer with the wrong set of driving skills because they have grown up with computer games. Switching from a game
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  Top 10 driving irritations 3 Oct 2014 (News)
  Driving is quite a lot like parenthood, in the sense that we all claim to love it when really it’s just a whole lot of being irritated, shouting at people and wishing they’d just do everything exactly as we do. So, here’s our cathartic list of everything that gets
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  TomTom launches driver behaviour smartphone app 26 Jun 2015 (News)
  TomTom Telematics has launched a new smartphone app in the UK and Germany that gives drivers real-time feedback on their driving style. It means company fleets supplied by TomTom Telematics could introduce the system to improve driving standards and help reduce costs
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  Marmalade launches ‘Fuel and Go’ scheme 20 Jan 2014 (News)
  New driver insurance specialist Marmalade has launched a scheme called Fuel and Go, which allows new drivers to package up the cost of a new car with insurance and driving lessons, with costs made more affordable thanks to a telematics – or ‘black box
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  SEAT puts disabled youngsters in the driving seat 21 Oct 2011 (News)
  The SEAT Young Drivers programme is expanding to allow disabled youngsters aged 11 and up to get behind the wheel and build early driving experiences. The lessons mean that wheelchair users can get behind the wheel of a SEAT
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  Just a third of drivers aware of mobile phone laws 23 Jun 2018 (News)
  More than a year has passed since the introduction of tougher penalties for drivers who use a mobile behind the wheel, but new research has found that just a third are aware of the consequences of phone driving laws. The penalty for using a mobile phone at the wheel