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On Saturday, 3rd October 2015, Jim Redman MBE, six times World Champion and six times Isle of Man TT winner, will be the guest speaker at an evening held in the Lecture Theatre of the NMMT Collections Centre at Beaulieu. Named the ‘World’s Greatest Motorcycle Racer’ by many, Jim Redman started his racing career as […]
Ford is offering its free young driver training programme for the third year running in the UK. Drivers aged 18-24 can now sign up for the DSFL training at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre on the 20th, 21st and 22nd November 2015 ahead of National Road Safety Week (23-27thNovember 2015.) Ford has teamed up with leading […]
My Car Check – the UK’s No.1 consumer vehicle data provider – has saved millions of people from making an expensive used car mistake. In these monthly bulletins its used car experts reveal significant trends in the UK market and choose a ‘car of the month’. Head of Valuation Services at My Car Check, […]
Road users are advised that the A27 near Shoreham in West Sussex could remain closed for several days following an incident involving an aircraft on the road. The incident happened about 1.20pm on Saturday (22 August 2015) and the road is currently closed in both directions between the A2025, near Lancing and A293, near Shoreham-by-Sea. […]
The BMW i3 is a tremendous car. It is small, lightweight for an electric car and yet still sufficiently practical for a family. The point of this video though from Auto Express is to see if such a car can be managed around London without the need for braking (the i3 recharges as soon as […]
Nominations for the 2015 International Historic Motoring Awards’ Car of the Year close on September 1st, so classic car enthusiasts have only a short period left to visit www.historicmotoringawards.com and suggest the cars they think should be considered for the award. Every year historic cars come into the public eye for all sorts of […]
Harnessing its technological expertise and galvanised by Yves Matton’s successes in the WRC and WTCC, the engineers at DS Performance have developed the entire drivetrain of the DSV-01 (The DS Virgin Racing Formula E car), including the electric motor and gearbox. DS Performance has also designed its cooling system, rear suspension and transmission. The motor […]
Few cars on the planet can match what the Koenigsegg One:1 has to offer. By that of course we mean the faintly terrifying one MEGAWATT of power. That is complimented with over 1,000 Nm of torque. This equates to a staggering 1 horsepower for every kilogram of weight. Watch the video courtesy of XCAR to […]
The UK’s leading extended warranty provider, Warrantywise, today announces that it is the first in the UK to offer aftermarket cover for electric vehicles (EVs). With some 40,000 electric vehicles on the UK’s roads, many of which have outlived their manufacturers’ warranty, and with the potentially very high repair and parts replacement costs associated with […]
This week’s driving tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards Peter Rodger are looking at how motorists can avoid intentionally staged road accidents that force insurance companies to pay out high claims. Here are Peter’s top tips to help you stay clear of these scams. If you’re travelling through busy urban roads stay extra […]