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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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Buying guide: Top 10 most fuel efficient hybrids

In light of the impending government tax rises on diesel fuel hybrid cars could be about to see a sharp increase in popularity. Which are the most...
Published 15 August 2014
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Buying guide: 10 cars for superboomers

ON THE high streets and the internet, in the art galleries and the mountains earnest young clipboard holders have identified a new species of consumer...
Published 05 August 2014
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Buying guide: How to buy Britain’s best-selling car...

Why is the Fiesta so popular? Easy: the Fiesta offers the best driving experience of any small car, and its low running costs go a long way with cash-strapped...
Published 25 July 2014
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Buying guide: Five affordable cars that will bring...

In the wake of new research that found people briefly exposed to luxury feel depressed when it is taken from them, Driving suggests five affordable...
Published 15 July 2014
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Buying guide: 10 superb used cars for £11,000

IF YOU have £11,000 to spend on a used car, prepare to be spoiled for choice.
Published 10 July 2014
2015 Land Rover Defender 90 Heritage Edition review by Richard Porter

Buying guide: Land Rover Defender (1990-2016)

Looking to buy an old Defender? Check out this guide first.
Published 04 July 2014
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Buying guide: 40 years of the Porsche 911 Turbo

When it was launched in 1974, the 911 Turbo was the world's fastest production car, terrifying its drivers almost as much as its rivals. Four decades...
Published 24 June 2014
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Buying guide: Choosing a BMW 3-series saloon

Want to buy and BMW 3-series but don't know where to start? Allow Driving to help...
Published 06 June 2014
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Buying guide: Top 10 used cars for around £2,000

Everyone likes a bargain and there’s no bargain like a car for around £2,000.
Published 30 May 2014
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10 fabulous cars for around £5,000

We thought we’d like to show you, with the help of some of the 140,000 used cars for sale on driving.co.uk, that £5,000 can buy you something that...
Published 20 May 2014
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Buying guide: the best new and used alternatives to...

SPRING IS in the air and that can mean only one thing: looking on enviously as drivers of soft-top cars lower the roof, slip on their sunglasses and...
Published 25 April 2014