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News: Woman finds boa constrictor in second-hand Golf

It sounds like an optional extra for a Dodge Viper or an AC Cobra but a boa constrictor that gave one car buyer a nasty surprise was coiled up in...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Trucks damage house after sat navs keep sending...

A homeowner is facing expensive house repairs after the latest truck driver to ignore a narrow road sign and follow his sat nav squeezed his vehicle...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Researchers discover the sound of a good (and...

If you want to buy the right car or strike a good deal, be careful what sounds you can hear around you...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Acrobatic motorcyclist performs amazing stunt

It's a stunt even Evel Knievel would be hard pushed to emulate.....
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: My tyre was fitted back to front, is this...

Q. My Citroën C5 recently failed its MoT test because two months earlier the Michelin Primacy tyre I’d had fitted to the nearside front wheel had...
Published 20 August 2014
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Q. I am a council employee and would like to know if...

Q. I am a council employee and would like to know if I am personally responsible for parking fines while out and about driving a council vehicle?
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: How do I fix a faulty oil-level warning...

Q: How do I fix a faulty oil-level warning light?
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Jaguar XE can be started by mobile phone

Good news for Japanese macaques with a passion for new technology
Published 19 August 2014
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Model heralds new breed of “emotional” Skodas

Skoda has released images of the new Fabia ahead of the model’s public unveiling at the Paris motor show in October.
Published 19 August 2014
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Electric Avenue - driving from Edinburgh to London...

With its new high-performance car and fast recharging points, Tesla is breaking down the barriers to long-distance travel by electric car. Driving...
Published 19 August 2014
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News: Company car drivers' speeding addiction, plus...

They are the first to floor the accelerator at the end of reduced speed zones on motorways and the ones most likely to be filling your rear-view mirror...
Published 19 August 2014
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First drive review: Nissan Juke 1.6 Visia

With its cartoon looks, unsubtle paint jobs and air of mild menace the new Juke is trying hard to stand out in a crowded SUV market
Published 19 August 2014