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  Uninsured driver clampdown begins
  Owners 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 cars
  1. 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 masterclass
  Mondeo 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 cars
  Citroen 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 130
  As 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 370Z
  Nissan 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-up
  The 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
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  Renault improves eco Clio model
  Renault has made further improvements to its eco cars, dropping emissions for the Clio down to 94g/km and pushing economy to a claimed 78.4mpg. Based on the previous 98g/km Clio model,...
  17 May 2011
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  New tests for emissions and MPG
  Company car drivers could see the amount of tax they pay change after the European Commission announced it would be changing the way car emissions are tested. As well as the...
  16 May 2011
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  Peugeot RCZ V Audi TT
  Peugeot and Audi have been battling it out on the diesel front in the Le Mans 24 Hour race for several years. In the past year the two car makers...
  16 May 2011
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  Renault Twizy to come to UK in 2012
  French manufacturer Renault is adding to its selection of electric cars with the two-seater compact city car, theTwizy. Set to go on sale in the UK at the beginning of 2012, the entry...
  14 May 2011