Parkers
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Road Tax change U-Turn expected in Pre-Budget ReportControversial road tax plans – due to come into force in March 2009 – could be abandoned as part of a tax shake-up next week. The Government has signalled that changes to the road tax...11 Nov 2008
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New safety rating set to confuseFrom February 2009, cars will be awarded an overall score out of five stars, based on the outcome of safety tests for the protection of adult occupants, child occupants and...10 Nov 2008
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Nissan Qashqai: Boot space and benefitsI hate shopping at the best of times, but having to look for ‘soft coffee’ coloured paint (an upmarket way of branding something almost indistinguishable from magnolia) is an awful...10 Nov 2008
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Car sales fall 23 per cent in OctoberLatest official figures show that car buyers have stayed away from showrooms for the sixth month running. Statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that new car sales were 23...6 Nov 2008
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New VW Passat gets greenerThe Volkswagen Passat is now even greener with the launch of the Bluemotion 2 model. It emits less CO2 and has improved fuel economy. The previous Passat Bluemotion used a 1.9-litre TDI 105 engine...6 Nov 2008
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SEAT Leon: 100 miles in...what do I like?The FR is the best-selling version of the Leon – and it’s easy to see why. With subtle ‘FR’ styling details, the car feels special without being in-yer-face. The FR...5 Nov 2008
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Buy one car, get one freeAn online car broker is offering an unprecedented ‘buy one car, get one free’ offer. Broadspeed.com is advertising “Two new 2.4 Auto saloons for £20K”. Parkers has learnt that these are Dodge...2 Nov 2008
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Vandalism!I’ve had the MX-5 a few months now and unfortunately experienced two of the most common acts of intentional damage against it. The first was when someone obviously took a fancy...27 Oct 2008
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Top safety rating for five-star GolfThe new Volkswagen Golf has passed the Euro NCAP safety rating with flying colours, scoring a maximum five stars. The Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash test agency awarded the Golf,...27 Oct 2008
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Crackdown on illegal foreign vehiclesThe Government’s motoring authority has set up checkpoints in Harwich and Portsmouth to check the details of hundreds of passing cars and more ports are set to follow. The law states that any...27 Oct 2008
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BMW 3-Series: Efficient DynamicsLike all BMW 3-Series models, our 318d is fitted with technology designed to reduce emissions and save fuel. It’s called ‘Efficient Dynamics’ and while many of the systems are hidden away (for example flaps...27 Oct 2008
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Greener people carriers launchedThe new eco version of the SEAT Alhambra has higher mpg and lower CO2 than ever before. It makes it one of the greenest seven-seat people carriers around. The Alhambra previously performed...21 Oct 2008