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Drink driving deaths at highest level for five years

Road-safety campaigners have called for a new crackdown on drink driving after government figures
Published 10 August 2015
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No sign of mechanical failure in Top Gear helicopter...

Three years after a spectacular crash involving a helicopter filming a segment for Top Gear
Published 10 August 2015
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50 years of Ford Transit: the wacky world of 'the backbone...

It’s the self-proclaimed backbone of Britain, the van that has kept countless builders, plumbers, grocers and postmen on the road ...
Published 07 August 2015
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Rise in fatal and serious accidents for cyclists and...

Cyclists and motorcyclists remain the most vulnerable road users, according to the latest road casualty figures released by the Department for Transport
Published 06 August 2015
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Audi S8 Plus is a 595bhp Porsche-eating stealth saloon

At first glance this large silver Audi may appear to be a lumbering luxury saloon that ferries fat cats or celebrities to meetings
Published 05 August 2015
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Road to hell: getting stuck in Operation Stack (and...

As a battlefield tour guide, Marc Raven frequently travels to France to visit key sites from the First World War. This year combat began before he...
Published 03 August 2015
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Inside Britain's strangest car show: the Festival of...

Why spend an afternoon at a festival for cars such as Ford Escorts and Austin Allegros?
Published 03 August 2015
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Car of the week: Ferrari 488 Spider

It is one of the fastest-accelerating roadsters that money can buy, but waiting for delivery of the new Ferrari 488 Spider will be agonisingly slow...
Published 03 August 2015
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'Smart' child seat warns forgetful parents they've...

One child dies every nine days in America as a result of being trapped in a hot car. Now a child seat has been launched that reduces the risk of that...
Published 03 August 2015
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Clarkson, Hammond and May announce new car show with...

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May confirmed today that they will be back in front of the camera together, in a car show to be aired on...
Published 30 July 2015
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First to 10 gets a free Tesla: Elon Musk launches 'send...

Like a pyramid selling scheme, it sounds too good to be true, but Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will give a free car to the first Model S owner...
Published 30 July 2015
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Children at the wheel as experts call for driving to...

Experts are calling for a driving lesson shake up, arguing that children as young as 11 years-old should be taught to drive as part of the school...
Published 29 July 2015