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  VOSA and Driving Standards Agency Combined 2 Apr 2014 (News)
  Roads Minister Stephen Hammond has announced that from today the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) are to be combined. The title of the combined agency is Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), bringing together
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  Motorists face £117 fine for driving in France without emissions stickers 30 Mar 2017 (News)
  If you plan on driving to France this Easter, be sure to display an emissions sticker in your windscreen or risk a £117 fine. In a move to cut thick smog, which has been blanketing Paris in recent months, a colour-coded emissions sticker system was introduced
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  Police to deal out roadside drug testing in 2015 6 Jan 2015 (News)
  Drivers in England and Wales will be subject to roadside drug tests from 2015, as the Government looks to tackle drivers who get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs. Drug driving tests will come into full use in March 2015
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  Children in Need Drives into Goodwood 4 Jul 2011 (News)
  Making a special appearance at this year’s Festival of Speed was BBC2’s very own Chris Evans and his fleet of “Magnificent Seven” Ferraris. Evans once again concluded his charity drive and dine event with a full throttle assault on the hillclimb at Goodwood, raising £1.1 million for Children
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  Win Eco Vouchers For Driving Economically 31 Mar 2009 (News)
  You could win £100 of gift vouchers simply by taking a test drive in the all-new Honda Insight. Every Honda dealership in the UK is issuing a challenge to its local motorists – to achieve the highest fuel economy over a set route and win vouchers to spend at ethical goods
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  Drive it Day at Vauxhall's Heritage Centre 23 Feb 2009 (News)
  Vauxhall will be throwing open the doors of its Heritage Centre to mark the annual ‘Drive it Day’ celebration of classic motoring on Sunday, April 26 – and to mark the occasion further the event will include family entertainment and a free autojumble, where classic car enthusiasts
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  Volvo September 55 Reg Offers 30 Jul 2005 (News)
  : Most models, including XC90, available for September delivery. C70 convertible Available while stocks last. 'Freedom' Test Drive Volvo's successful, nationwide ‘Freedom’ test drive programme has been extended©
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  Classic advert: Snow-racing Volvos 22 Dec 2015 (News)
  What’s the best transport when there’s deep snow around? A 4x4, of course. Or maybe a lightweight front-wheel drive car. What you definitely wouldn’t choose is a big, heavy, rear-drive saloon. Oh no, that’d be silly... But not according to Volvo
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  Lexus takes wraps off new car in Russia 21 Aug 2008 (News)
  Automobile manufacturer Lexus is to unveil its latest vehicle at a motor exhibition in Russia next week. The LS 460 all-wheel drive from the firm is to be shown off at the Moscow International Motor Show on August 26th. According to the manufacturer, the vehicle delivers
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  BAD DRIVERS REQUIRED 22 May 2002 (News)
  Ladas and lasses, remember Maureen Rees? Well Channel 5 is looking for Britain's Worst Driver 2002. Do you know a truly awful driver? The programme makers are looking for family or friends to nominate people who want to improve their driving skills, and who could take part
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  Peter Ustinov’s Aston DB4 could sell for £1m 7 May 2015 (News)
  Convertible is one of only nine built in left-hand drive guise. It was delivered to him at the Montreux Palace Hotel in Switzerland in 1962. The car was intended for use on the continent, so it was ordered to be left-hand drive and specified with the more powerful, recently introduced 'Special Series
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  Drive It Day 2014: Heritage Motor Centre pulls in the classics 27 Apr 2014 (News)
  The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire proved to be quite a meeting place for classic cars on the Drive It Day celebration, with more than 500 classics on show in the car park. The museum was chosen by several clubs, and scores of classic car drivers as their destination
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  Up to £10,900 Off New Volvos via Drivethedeal 8 Apr 2011 (News)
  , these deals are too good to miss. There are also savings of around £5,000 off a new S60 or V60. Volvo C30 D2 [115] ES 3dr £16,386 Saving £2,009 Volvo C30 D2 [115] R DESIGN 3dr £17,805 Saving £2,890 Volvo V50 DRIVe [115] SE 5dr £21,028 Saving
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  Model T to drive around the globe 21 Mar 2016 (News)
  A 100-year-old Ford Model T is on a challenge to drive around the world. Dirk and Trudy Regter from the Netherlands have owned their 1915 Ford Model T since 1997, and began their journey in the summer of 2012. The couple, both retired, have so far covered almost 50,000
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  Vintage Adventurer returns with an Australian epic 24 Apr 2014 (News)
  Vintage Adventurer Rod Wade is preparing to drive across Australia – and back again – in less than 100 hours in his 1930 Ford Model A in another fundraising challenge. This is not motoring enthusiast Rod’s first driving challenge as he
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  New insurance saving tech from TomTom 8 Feb 2012 (News)
  . Young Marmalade runs a scheme that tracks driver behaviour, and now sat nav maker TomTom has paired up with Motaquote to introduce a similar system. The new ‘Fair Pay Insurance’ system rewards good driving with lower premiums. Unlike the Young Marmalade scheme, it is aimed at all
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  Car insurance news: 1 in 5 students 'drive unsafe motors to save cash' 27 Nov 2009 (News)
  About a fifth of students recently surveyed would drive an unsafe vehicle if it meant they could save money. If the research, which was undertaken by Kwik-Fit, is anything to go by, it could suggest that these motorists are risking their lives
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  Public Track Test Day Over Bank Holiday 18 May 2003 (News)
  ), FIAT, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Lotus, Mazda, MG, Nissan, Rover, SAAB, SMART, Vauxhall (including the new Meriva) and Volvo. Tickets cost £37 for three test drives or £57 for six test drives. Passenger only tickets are £17. There are age restrictions of 21 for all Alfa
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  Classic advert of the week: Austin-Morris 1300 16 Dec 2014 (News)
  you’d no doubt choose a 4x4 of some description. But back in 1970, British Leyland reckoned that all you needed was one of its front-wheel drive 1300 models. This advert cheekily described the Austin-Morris 1300 as ‘The perfect car for a dirty weekend’, simply because it offered extra rough
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  Vauxhall unveils Insignia Country Tourer 10 Sep 2013 (News)
  Vauxhall has taken the wraps off the Insignia Country Tourer at Frankfurt. It blends the estate body of the Sports Tourer with chunkier styling and off-road touches like a higher ride height, improved ground clearance and all-wheel drive