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  Car sales fall 23 per cent in October
  Latest 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...
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  New VW Passat gets greener
  The 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...
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  Top safety rating for five-star Golf
  The 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,...
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  Greener people carriers launched
  The 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...
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  Clio owners ignore bonnet warning
  The notice advises owners of second-generation Clios, manufactured between 1998 and 2005, and all Clio Campuses to get their bonnet mechanisms checked by authorised dealers, following numerous reports that the...
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  Car Buyers misled by 'green' Lexus adverts
  Lexus has been forced to withdraw an advert with misleading environmental claims for the third time since May 2007. The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) upheld a complaint regarding an advert (pictured)...
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  Dealers slash prices as sales slump
  Official figures show that car buyers have deserted showrooms as Britain’s second-biggest car sales month was hit by the economic downturn. Statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show...
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  Meet next year's best cars today
  Late 2008 and early 2009 sees a wave of new cars hit showrooms. Many are designed to take the bite out of the credit crunch with high mpg and low road...
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  Nissan Pure Drive
  Nissan will make its greenest models stand out for buyers early next year with the launch of a new Pure Drive label. The badge will be fitted to all Nissans that produce...
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  Exposed: Scammers targeting YOU with ‘phantom’ cars
  Since September 2008 Parker’s has helped stop buyers from being conned out of more than £100,000 in a ‘phantom’ car scam. Some of the UK’s most popular private classified advert websites have...
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  Learners set to face 'green' driving test
  New rules mean that learner drivers must now learn to drive economically and could face failing their test in future if they fail to do so. The Government has now introduced...
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  Low-tax Volvos go easy on the earth
  Volvo has given three of its most popular models the green treatment, with the launch of its eco-friendly DRIVe range. Selected C30, S40 and V50 diesel models will be available from...
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  Greenest Vauxhall Astra ever
  Vauxhall has launched  a greener Astra – the 1.7-litre tubodiesel ecoFLEX, producing just 119g/km of CO2 and achieving 62.8mpg. Less tax and more power  EcoFLEX models are Vauxhall’s greenest cars with low...
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  Heated seat fertility warning
  Car buyers are being warned to think twice before opting for heated seats, following research that shows they could lead to a reduction in male fertility.   Scientists from the University of Giessen in...
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  Households waste £315 on green tax
  And with even the Government’s figures admitting that we’re paying far more than the amount needed to cover the cost of CO2 emissions, each household, on average, wasted £315 a year...
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  DVLA in stolen documents scandal
  Over two million V5Cs missing  Car buyers are being warned to be extra vigilant when checking a car’s documents following the theft of 2.2 million V5C certificates. These are now being used to...
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  Greenest Peugeots are now blue
  Peugeot is helping car buyers to reduce their ‘carbon tyre print’ with a new brand for its greenest models – Blue Lion. Look out for green models  It’s been introduced to help...
• Carbon footprint
  Parker’s has launched a unique tool that shows you how much CO2 you emit each year and suggests a couple of similar cars that you could be driving to cut your emissions –...
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  Thousands of car buyers are paying too much road tax
  Buyers looking to slash road tax costs by downsizing should do their research before completing a deal – or face paying over the odds for their tax discs in future....
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  Think City gives small cars an electric shock
  The Think City is the first fully electric-powered car on sale in the UK. The green runabout is emission free, London congestion charge exempt and nearly totally recyclable. With a 65mph top...