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Family cars made worthless by road tax changesHigher emitting vehicles The increased cost of road tax means that higher emitting vehicles that are now worth between £800 and £2000 will become virtually impossible to sell when road tax...25 Jun 2008
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Nissan Micra: A female viewWhat were your perceptions before you drove the Micra? My first impressions weren’t great but my ideas were based on driving the older one, which doesn’t feel sturdy enough. The Micra doesn’t pretend to...23 Jun 2008
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Reduce your congestion chargesDrivers entering the centre of London must pay £8 a day, while similar schemes are planned in Manchester and other major cities. Here’s how you can avoid paying the charges. Alternative transport Walking...23 Jun 2008
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Reduce your road taxThe only sure fire way to reduce the cost of road tax is to drive a car that produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions. Only cars with 100g/km or less CO2...20 Jun 2008
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Save on servicingIn an ideal world, getting your car serviced would simply be a case of booking it into the nearest garage. But, not all garages are the same, so it pays...20 Jun 2008
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Top ten tips to beating depreciationCars lose money – fact. However, there are some clever tricks that will help you slow down the rate at which your car depreciates, whether you’re buying or owning. If...20 Jun 2008
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Why does motoring cost so much?With the costs of running a car continuing to soar, why has driving become so expensive? It’s not just high fuel prices hitting your pocket hard – many other elements...19 Jun 2008
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Nissan Micra: Fuel rangeAs my job involves driving to some of the UK’s busiest airports at least once a month, it’s important that the Micra can deal well with a few hours on...10 Jun 2008
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Nissan Micra: Supermarket sweepSaturday afternoon food shopping is hardly my idea of fun – particularly when the weather is as uncharacteristically warm and sticky as it has been recently. I can’t stomach weaving...10 Jun 2008
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Triple whammy losersOwners of large, petrol cars are being dealt a killer combination of blows. As the Chancellor gears up to charge even more road tax from April 2009, owners of these cars...6 Jun 2008
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MINI Clubman: Brown is hotI can’t currently move for brown (or Hot Chocolate, to be precise) MINIs. They are everywhere. Or at least they appear to be. I’ve yet to see a Hot Chocolate MINI Clubman...4 Jun 2008
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MINI Clubman: practical sideAnyone who owns a MINI knows that practicality isn’t a strong point – the boot is small and shallow and there’s only really room for a couple of shopping bags. But...3 Jun 2008