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Video: Quick-thinking mechanic saves runaway Ford Mustang...

Halloween may be just around the corner, but have you heard the chilling tale of the Ford Mustang with a mind of its own? One Kansas City mechanic...
Published 27 October 2014
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News: Cost of driving licence reduced to tempt young...

LEARNING TO drive is a rite of passage for many - a ticket to freedom for young drivers and a sense of relief for parents who have spent the last...
Published 27 October 2014
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Video: Nissan rolls Note supermini down a hill... in...

Officially, this stunt is designed to promote the Nissan Note's Safety Shield technology, but creating the world's largest Zorb – big enough to...
Published 27 October 2014
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News: Coventry Motofest street racing gets green light

A new city centre motor race venue has been given the green light to get racing. Coventry, once at the heart of the British car industry, is the first...
Published 24 October 2014
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News: 86-year-old grandmother gets driving ban after...

It's not quite a story to tell the grandchildren. Britain's oldest banned driver has been revealed as an 86-year-old grandmother who has picked up...
Published 23 October 2014
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News: Battle of the hypercars shifts into hyperdrive...

MCLAREN HAS shifted the battle of the hypercars into hyperdrive by revealing the hardcore interior of its new P1 GTR. If it looks like a cross between...
Published 23 October 2014
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News: Lives at risk because drivers are too vain to...

Vanity means thousands of motorists are endangering lives on the road by refusing to wear corrective lenses when driving, a recent survey has revealed.
Published 23 October 2014
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On the road with the police car-detecting Target Blu...

It could be every crook’s must-have gadget — a device that can warn when a police car is nearby. The small dashboard-mounted display alerts the...
Published 22 October 2014
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LaFerrari makes mockery of Monza track day cars

Watch a video of the Ferrari LaFerrari on a hot lap of Monza race circuit
Published 22 October 2014
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News: Trion Nemesis is a 2,000bhp Bugatti-buster

IT MAY sound like the white-knuckle rollercoaster at Alton Towers, but with a claimed engine power of 2,000bhp, the new Nemesis RR from Trion SuperCars...
Published 22 October 2014
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News: UK's worst roadworks hotspots revealed

If you ever get the feeling that Britain’s roads are awash with roadworks, temporary traffic lights and contraflows, the bad news is you’re right...
Published 21 October 2014
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Cars’ frugality fuels fear of new tollroads and road...

As ministers seek to replace the falling take from motoring taxes, new automatic charging at the Dartford crossing may give them ideas.
Published 21 October 2014