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Buying guide: Top 10 cars for the school run

The schools go back next week and while the kids will be tooling up for their education, parents may feel they, too, need to replace the old school-run...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: McLaren P1 embarrassed by BAC Mono at Silverstone...

One costs around £1m and is the last word in hypercars; the other costs £110,000 and is powered by a four-cylinder Ford engine, such as you’d...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: DVLA to run-off tax discs on the office printer

You'd have your collar felt for displaying a tax disc run off your office printer but that’s exactly what the DVLA is doing as it prepares to abolish...
Published 28 August 2014
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News: Suzuki US recalls Kizashis over spider invasion

It means “omen” in Japanese and perhaps Suzuki is now regretting it ever called its slow-selling saloon the Kizashi: models in the US have been...
Published 28 August 2014
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Car Clinic: When stationary is it more fuel-efficient...

Q. When I’m stationary for a couple of minutes at traffic lights or in a jam in my Audi A4 Avant, is it more fuel-efficient to leave my multitronic...
Published 28 August 2014
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Car Clinic: What scheduled servicing will maximise...

Q. Airliners are kept flying for many years, thanks to careful maintenance. What would you recommend over and above scheduled servicing to maximise...
Published 27 August 2014
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News: Renault shows its aggressive side with dramatic...

IN A bid to inject some passion and excitement into a brand more commonly associated with planet-hugging electric cars and practical superminis, Renault...
Published 27 August 2014
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Car tax changes could cost buyers

Used car buyers are being warned about changes to road tax that could see them unintentionally falling foul of the law, and facing a possible fine...
Published 27 August 2014
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Fast footage: why police are turning to videos to catch...

Dangerous drivers who post film of their exploits online are being caught by police scanning the web, reports Driving
Published 27 August 2014
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News: All-new Volvo XC90 revealed

THIS YEAR Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren models have been introduced, so you could be forgiven for not rating the launch of the new Volvo XC90 as...
Published 27 August 2014
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News: Toy Discovery Sports reveal what real thing will...

Land Rover's production lines may still be gearing up for the new Discovery Sport to be made in Halewood from 2015 but in a factory somewhere else...
Published 26 August 2014
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News: Council paints “bup” at bus stop

You wait for one bup, and then three all come at once...
Published 26 August 2014