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Mazda3: Car washA colleague and I spent last weekend participating in a classic car rally in an old Ford Capri. Although it was a lot of fun, upon our return to Ford’s...27 May 2011
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Frugal used cars for less than £5kWith more and more of us feeling the pinch these days, everyone wants to save money wherever they can. If you’re clever about picking the right car, you could potentially...27 May 2011
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Advisory fuel rate system to changeThe Government has accepted proposed changes to the way advisory fuel rates are introduced. Due to pressure from fleet operators’ body ACFO – or Association of Car Fleet Operators – HM...26 May 2011
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Five star safety score for electric carThe Nissan Leaf has become the first electric car to achieve the top score of five stars in the Euro NCAP safety tests. Plug-in powered cars previously tested included the Peugeot...25 May 2011
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Uninsured driver clampdown beginsOwners that don’t insure their cars or declare them off-road could soon be fined. A new law, the Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE), has already come in to effect and from June 20, 2011 these...24 May 2011
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Britain's most dangerous road is...A survey has named the most dangerous roads in Britain and the A537 ‘Cat and Fiddle’ running from Macclesfield to Buxton once again takes the top spot. According the report by...24 May 2011
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Five of the best value sports cars1. Mazda MX-5 2.0i Sport Tech Price: £21,135Power: 160bhp0-62mph: 7.6 seconds Top speed: 132mphWeight: 1173kg Why buy? Mazda’s MX-5 has been in production in one way or another since 1989. It...24 May 2011
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Mondeo masterclassMondeo Man has served Ford well so far: as you read this thousands of executives are pounding up and down the UK motorways in a car that exemplifies the expression...23 May 2011
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Citroen forced to recall 22,000 carsCitroen has announced a recall of 22,000 C3 Picassos due to a potential braking fault. The C3 Picasso, which was launched in 2009, has been found to suffer from a potential...20 May 2011
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Renault Scenic 1.6 Energy dCi 130As Renault continues to try to portray itself as a clean and green company, this image isn’t coming from purely focusing on zero emission electric cars but also from significant advances made...19 May 2011
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Nissan celebrates with special 370ZNissan has announced a special edition of its 370Z sports car to celebrate both 40 years of Z cars in the UK and its successes in motorsport. Available as a...19 May 2011
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Peugeot 5008 round-upThe Peugeot 5008 has spent three-and-a-half months covering 5,500 miles on the Parkers test fleet. It has transported kids to weekend breaks, group of friends to walks in the Peak...17 May 2011