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Penalty charge appeal defeat puts private parking firms...

Private parking companies are celebrating after a motorist lost his court appeal against an £85 ticket
Published 05 November 2015
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Video: Ferrari LaFerrari crashes in Budapest

The driver of a Ferrari LaFerrari learnt just how difficult it can be to control the 950bhp hypercar
Published 05 November 2015
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Police plan M1 speed camera bonanza

Motoring organisations have criticised a police plan to help plug a budget hole by switching on speed cameras full-time on part of the M1
Published 05 November 2015
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New Audi A4 awarded top five-star crash rating

Euro NCAP, the crash test organisation, has awarded the Audi A4 its maximum five-star rating ...
Published 04 November 2015
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Volkswagen admits "CO2 irregularities"

JUST 24 hours after US authorities accused Volkswagen of fitting nitrogen oxide (NOx) defeat devices, the car maker has reported finding “irregularities”...
Published 04 November 2015
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Full-size origami replica of Nissan Juke celebrates...

It's unlikely to score one star — never mind five — in the Euro NCAP crash tests, but then the Juke that Nissan has just produced was never intended...
Published 04 November 2015
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Mazda reveals two 'vintage' MX-5 concepts

Two new lightweight concepts based on the Mazda MX-5 have been revealed at an aftermarket trade show in Las Vegas ...
Published 03 November 2015
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Not a toy, but Toyota’s little bundle of joy for...

There’s a good argument for treating some drivers like children but it is disconcerting when it actually happens to you...
Published 03 November 2015
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VW boss comes clean: ‘We did program our cars to...

Volkswagen has admitted programming its diesel cars to adjust engine settings when they sensed that they were on a rolling road...
Published 03 November 2015
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A hybrid scoffing at the jet set

Eco-friendly, worthy and a bit dull: there was never much to stir the senses when it came to hybrid cars...
Published 03 November 2015
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Kanga hops again thanks to Volvo

No – it’s not April 1. Volvo engineers are developing a system that can detect if a kangaroo is about to hop in front of an approaching car...
Published 02 November 2015
British Tesla Model S owners in the dark after Autopilot suffers fatal crash in US

Switch to Autopilot: at the wheel of the self-driving...

It's mid-morning on the M4 and I am cruising along at 65mph. It’s a journey I’ve done hundreds of times but today there is something very different...
Published 02 November 2015