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  Used car buying problems top of complaints list
  More consumers have had problems with buying a used car than anything else, according to a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). More than 56,000 people have complained, to the OFT-managed...
  10 Nov 2011
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  New Audi A4 prices announced
  Audi has released pricing details and on-sale dates for its new A4 model that promises higher efficiency and improvements inside and out. The A4 model ranges will carry a premium of...
  9 Nov 2011
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  More electric charging points for UK
  Nissan is planning to donate 65 electric quick charging points at ‘strategic’ locations in the UK as part of European-wide scheme to give greater flexibility for drivers of electric vehicles. These new...
  9 Nov 2011
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  Increasing the speed limit - your opinion
  Brake, the road safety charity, has called the proposals to raise the motorway speed limit “shameful” following the horrific crash on the M5 that claimed the lives of seven people. The government, which...
  7 Nov 2011
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  Skoda Superb: squares up to Peugeot
  In the battle for hearts and minds of company car drivers the volume manufacturers will always try to impress with their premium offerings. This particular version of the Skoda Superb Estate,...
  4 Nov 2011
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  New car sales rise
  Despite daily reports of a dire financial climate the UK automotive industry looks fairly resilient with new car sales up by 2.6%. Sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
  4 Nov 2011
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  VW Passat: Getting connected
  For the past few weeks the Passat long-termer has been in the capable hands of our road test editor Simon McBride, so I thought I would get his views on...
  4 Nov 2011
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  Volkswagen CC - first look
  There’s a new name and a facelift for Volkswagen’s four-door ‘coupe-a-like’. No longer the Passat CC, the new car shall henceforth be known as simply the CC. However, there isn’t a...
  3 Nov 2011
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  Up to £6,000 discount from Chevrolet
  It’s Christmas come early for prospective Chevrolet customers as the firm is offering up to £6,000 off some of its cars. If you place an order for a Spark, Cruze or...
  3 Nov 2011
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  Honda CR-Z Mugen road test
  There are cars that look beautiful that turn heads, there are cars that look weird that turn heads and then there are the cars that just turn heads – and that’s...
  1 Nov 2011
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  What’s the company car tax bill for the new Audi A4?
  With the imminent arrival of the new Audi A4, you might be considering it an ideal company car choice when it goes on sale early in 2012. The German company claims...
  31 Oct 2011
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  Vauxhall Astra: Bluetooth test
  One of the things most new cars come with these days is a way to connect to your mobile phone so you don’t have to hold it. Some systems are significantly...
  28 Oct 2011