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  Driving test turns 80 1 Jun 2015 (News)
  to 47% in 2014. Since it was introduced, an estimated 50 million tests have been taken in Great Britain. This great film from the archives of the National Motor Museum was made by Ford, with commentary by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to reassure would-be drivers that the test
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  Eighties icons lead the way at Goodwood sale 27 Mar 2015 (News)
  ’ Meeting on Sunday, 22 March. But it wasn’t the only rally car for sale. The ex-works, Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz 1982 Audi Quattro A1 Group B Rally Car that won Mikkola the 1983 World Drivers’ Championship fetched £253,480
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  TV's Tiff Needell to drive at Goodwood's 73rd Members' Meeting 30 Jan 2015 (News)
  Tiff Needell – the television presenter and former Formula One driver – will race a Rover SD1 at Goodwood’s 73 rd Members’ Meeting. Needell, whose father Tony contested the inaugural Members’ Meeting at Goodwood in 1949, will take
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  Entries open for the Wilton Classic & Supercar Show 26 Jan 2015 (News)
  and if owners are not among the lucky 150 there will be plenty of space to display their cars in the Piston Heads paddock.' Entry costs £65 per person which includes a private drivers’ breakfast hosted by Lord Pembroke and premium show tickets. To be considered please email details of your car
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  Classic advert: Ford Cortina MkIII 6 Jan 2015 (News)
  Anyone who grew up in the 1970s will at some point have been ferried around in a MkIII Ford Cortina. It was almost the law. This, you see, was Britain’s best-selling saloon throughout much of its six-year career, transporting company car drivers and their families
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  Book your place on the MSA Spring Classic now 19 Dec 2014 (News)
  a challenging and memorable experience for both drivers and cars. Classic marques involved in the 2014 event included Alvis, Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Bentley, Jaguar, Lotus, MG, Morgan, Sunbeam, Triumph and TVR. They were joined by classic names from around globe, such as Porsche, Mercedes, Ford
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  Classic advert of the week: Austin-Morris 1300 16 Dec 2014 (News)
  -stuff ability compared with one of its rear-drive rivals. ‘The fact is, lots of people are put off going out in bad weather because they’re just not sure how their cars are going to handle,’ suggested the advertising copywriters. ‘Not so for the driver of the Austin-Morris
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  MoT Data for Leeds 6 May 2014 (News)
  % Leeds Drivers view of the road 9.71% 26% Leeds Fuel and exhaust 7.12
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  Geneva Motor Show 2014: SEAT Leon Cupra 280 breaks Nurburgring record 4 Mar 2014 (News)
  The SEAT Leon Cupra 280 has broken the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for a front-wheel drive car. SEAT used the Geneva Motor Show to make the announcement, which sees the title as fastest front-driver taken away from Renault. With a time of 7:58.4, it becomes
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  Geneva Motor Show 2014: Nissan unveils facelifted Juke 4 Mar 2014 (News)
  The facelifted Nissan Juke has been revealed and gets cleaner engines and new driver assist systems.
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  Take a break: London to Bath in 1963 11 Feb 2014 (News)
  - in 1963 and today. There are some lovely moments, such as dealing with a lane hogging Sunbeam Rapier driver on a two-lane stretch of the M4. The use of headlamps and horn to encourage him to move over, evoked the inevitable V-sign. To which, Mr Eyles quipped, 'I can't think why he should think that I'm
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  Gallery: Mini-Cooper's Monte Carlo 50th anniversary 24 Jan 2014 (News)
  of steamrollering some mighty opposition in the mountains. Few would have predicted it was going to lead to another pair of Monte wins... It was the pairing of Paddy Hopkirk and his co-driver Henry Liddon that pulled off the big surprise. Its faultless run through the mountain passes, and ice
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed theme announced 13 Jan 2014 (News)
  The theme for the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed (26-29 June) is ‘Addicted to Winning – The Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport’. This 2014 theme will celebrate the legendary drivers and riders, teams and manufacturers, who have swept all before them in their sport
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  Congestion charge increase proposed 6 Jan 2014 (News)
  . Currently applications for discounts, such those for low emission vehicles – must be filed by post. AA President Edmund King said, “This proposed 15% hike in the congestion charge underlines what every London driver knows - that the charge is nothing to do with congestion or CO2
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  ASDA and Tesco provide some Christmas cheer with cut in fuel prices 17 Dec 2013 (News)
  litre for diesel. Both retailers said they would aim to keep the prices low to reflect the fall in cost of wholesale fuel. With drivers planning to travel on average 819 miles this December, ASDA said it will bring "some festive cheer" to hard pressed motorists. Andy Peake
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  Jaguar brings new and old stars to Goodwood 9 Jul 2013 (News)
  . Jaguar has some famous drivers at the wheel of its models, too. On Friday 12 July the XKR-S GT on Friday 12 July, while the producer of Playstation racing series Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi, will drive it on the Saturday. Jaguar’s Chief Engineer, Mike Cross, will drive a one-off new F-Type up
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: Honda's racing line-up 5 Jul 2013 (News)
  Honda has confirmed that a great line-up of cars, motorcycles and drivers from its rich racing past will be starrig at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place on 11-14 July. Famous riders and dtivers include Freddie Spencer, three time World Motorcycle Grand
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  Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's supermarkets cut the price of petrol 16 Apr 2013 (News)
  Today sees several supermarkets cut the price of petrol by 2p per litre. Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons introduced the cut for Tuesday morning and follows f alls in the wholesale price and more favourable exchange rates. It means that drivers filling
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  Chevrolet Trax makes its debut 5 Mar 2013 (News)
  manual transmission variants come with stop-start technology. UK cars will be available in LS and LT-spec, and flagship cars will have electric and heated memory seats. A host of driver assistance technology is available, including stability control, Hill Start Assist and a reversing camera
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  Lexus debuts sub-100g/km Lexus IS 5 Mar 2013 (News)
  . Power is sent to the rear wheels via a CVT gearbox and performance is reasonable – 0-62mph takes 8.3 seconds and top speed is 125mph. Keener drivers can set the car to Sport mode for a sharper throttle response, and there are Eco, Normal and EV modes too. The EV setting puts the car into all