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Video: split-second mistake highlights the dangers of track days

Watch Impreza smash into barrier on track day

When you own a nice car, it's tempting to take it to a track day and see what man and machine can do. But as one unlucky Subaru driver discovered
Published 26 April 2018
Pothole damage to cars doubles in first three months of 2018

Pothole damage to cars doubles

The number of cars damaged by potholes has almost doubled since the start of the year, adding to anger over Britain’s crumbling roads.
Published 25 April 2018
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Phone signals used to predict UK traffic flow

Sensors are to be used to track cars’ movements around cities to control traffic lights and cut congestion.
Published 25 April 2018
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Tea for two in Maybach 'Ultimate Luxury' SUV

When it comes to gaining a glimpse of how the other half live, onlookers can often be left with the impression that money can't buy taste. Now we
Published 25 April 2018
Road Angel Pure speed camera and laser detector review

Road Angel Pure speed camera detector review

Safety camera and radar detectors are often thought of as a way for speeders to flout the law and feel “safe” in doing so...
Published 25 April 2018
Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is selling two of his Ferraris at auction

Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is selling two Ferraris

Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay is perhaps one of the world's most famous car nuts but his collection is apparently too big for his garage.
Published 24 April 2018
DreamWorks and Netflix launch Fast & Furious animated series

DreamWorks and Netflix: Fast & Furious cartoon

The Fast and the Furious movie series is one of the highest-grossing franchises at the box office, bringing in $5.1bn (£3.6bn) worldwide.
Published 24 April 2018
Ban 4x4s from green lane routes in Lake District, UN urged

Ban 4x4s from green lane routes in Lake District

Fans of The Fast Show will remember Simon and Lindsey as the off-road bores who spent more time arguing over “epic off-road expeditions” and gett
Published 24 April 2018
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Jail for driver who used laser jammer

While not all drivers are fans of speed cameras, few would go to the lengths of one motorist, who used a laser jammer to escape speeding fines an
Published 24 April 2018
Both men and women turned off by 'hyper-masculine' car adverts

Both men and women turned off by masculine car ads

Car adverts featuring luxury sports cars driven by villainous men and featuring high-octane car chases are not only a turn-off for women...
Published 24 April 2018
New driving test needed for autonomous cars, say experts

New driving test needed for autonomous cars

Motorists who can't wait for the day they can hang up their driving gloves and let a car's computers take care of the driving while they sit back
Published 23 April 2018
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VW's new ID R electric racer is as fast as F1 car

The Pikes Peak hillclimb is widely believed to be one of the most dangerous motor sport events in the world, and no place, you'd imagine, to whee
Published 23 April 2018