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Some cars just strike me as immediately more useful than their standard car. The BMW 3 Series GT (2013 variant) seen here and being reviewed by CarBuyer is just such a car. More space – boatloads of space – a wider track, longer wheelbase and a very well thought out design make for one supremely […]
This is the new Audi A3 Sportback TDI – what a looker it is! Not only that but it is complemented by a quality 184PS engine that is capable of 0-62mph in 7.3 secs, top speed 145mph,combined MPG 68.9, CO2 108g/km! How about that for a set of figures. Best of all is the option […]
Research by British Car Auctions (BCA), reveals that 23% of motorists have ignored red warning lights on their dashboard, choosing to continue driving before addressing the problem rather than stopping as soon as safe to do so. And whilst over half said they would stop immediately and call for assistance a small minority (5.5%) said […]
Provisional estimates for 2012, released today by the Department for Transport (DfT), show there were 290 people killed in drink-drive accidents in Great Britain – a rise of around a quarter compared to the previous year. As a proportion of all reported road fatalities, the number of drink-drive deaths was 17 per cent in 2012, […]
Research by TRACKER has shown that, in 2012, the BMW X5 is the most frequently stolen car in the UK. The Land Rover Vogue and Sport are the second most stolen and recovered vehicles. This is a shift from 2011, when Land Rover was in seventh position on the most stolen chart. The BMW M3 […]
226,803 drivers in the UK have points on their licence for driving without insurance, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). The FOI request, directed to the DVLA, revealed that 194,997 full licence holders and 31,806 provisional licence holders have been caught driving without vehicle insurance and […]
This is the new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross. It goes on sale on 1 October – priced from £14,999 for SZ3 1.6 petrol with manual transmission. It is available with either 1.6-litre petrol or 1.6-litre DDiS engines offering class leading emissions and low fuel consumption – 1.6DDiS 2WD emits just 110g/km of CO2 with 67.2mpg on […]
As the RAC Foundation releases a study on young driver safety ahead of the Government publishing a consultation on the issue, leading vehicle remarketing company, British Car Auctions (BCA) provides insight from UK motorists on the minimum age of drivers. Over a third (35%) of those polled in the BCA research said they felt the […]
According to analysis by MoneySupermarket, drivers of the Japanese brand Subaru are the least likely to make a claim for an ‘at fault’ accident on their car insurance. The UK’s number one comparison site analysed over 13 million car insurance quotes run on the site over 12 months, and of the nation’s top 35 favourite […]
Ford is supporting the launch of a new University Technical College (UTC) at the Dagenham-based Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME). Known as Elutec, the new college of design and engineering is a UTC for East London and Essex for 14-19 year olds looking for an alternative education path specialising in engineering, design and […]