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News: Car interiors revealed as breeding grounds for...

If you suffer from car sickness it may not be the motion of the vehicle causing it, but the bugs breeding in the cabin.
Published 22 August 2014
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Michael Owen exclusive: the footballer on his favourite...

“Why a Rover coupé?” asks Jake Humphrey of his passenger, footballing legend Michael Owen, a man who went on to own an Aston Martin Vanquish...
Published 22 August 2014
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News: Google allows its driverless cars to break the...

So, who would get the speeding ticket: the driverless car or its occupant?
Published 22 August 2014
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News: Double bill of Nürburgring race films (video)

Here at Driving we can’t get enough of racing films, and here’s another we’ve unearthed. Intervals: the 24 hours of Nürburgring is a beautifully...
Published 22 August 2014
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News: Aston trademarks numbers 10-14 as DB9 successor...

There's still some time to go before we’ll know what the replacement for the Aston Martin DB9, due in 2016, looks like but we do know it’ll be...
Published 21 August 2014
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News: UK celebrates record car exports but Russia could...

UK car makers celebrating record exports are keeping a close eye on Russia amid reports that the country may extend its current trade sanctions to...
Published 21 August 2014
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News: Most middle-lane hoggers to be found in London...

If the sight of a car hogging the middle lane of a motorway makes your blood boil, you’d best avoid London and the south-east of England...
Published 21 August 2014
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News: Norway police arrest their first drunk Segway...

With its two small wheels supporting a rider standing upright and gripping a long handle, a Segway looks like it requires a superhuman sense of balance...
Published 21 August 2014
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News: Road sweeper tries – and fails – to sweep...

A CCTV camera has captured the moment a large road sweeper truck appeared to sweep away a VW Golf parked on the side of the road...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Woman finds boa constrictor in second-hand Golf

It sounds like an optional extra for a Dodge Viper or an AC Cobra but a boa constrictor that gave one car buyer a nasty surprise was coiled up in...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Trucks damage house after sat navs keep sending...

A homeowner is facing expensive house repairs after the latest truck driver to ignore a narrow road sign and follow his sat nav squeezed his vehicle...
Published 20 August 2014
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News: Researchers discover the sound of a good (and...

If you want to buy the right car or strike a good deal, be careful what sounds you can hear around you...
Published 20 August 2014