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May 09th, 2008
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| Motorists might well be using comparison sites to find cheaper carinsurance policies, but they are not sure how the premium has been pared down to reduce the cost. Many motorists assume that their "small print" in the terms and conditions will cover them for common driving practices, ... | |
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May 08th, 2008
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| An announcement by Ruth Kelly at the Department of Transport yesterday exposes the failure of the Pass Plus scheme which was supposed to help to support inexperienced drivers after they had taken their driving tests. Instructors would take newly-qualified youngsters for extra lessons at night-time, o... | |
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May 08th, 2008
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| Foreign lorries, whose drivers sit on the left hand side of the cab, can not see vehicles overtaking on their right hand side. The Department of Transport issued 90,000 "Fresnel" lenses last December, a plastic attachment to the mirror which acts as a lens to increase visibility, to attempt to tac... | |
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May 08th, 2008
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| Car safety has lead to a one third reduction in car accidents since the mid-1990s, yet the accident rates for young, and inexperienced, motorists have not shown a similar drop. Ruth Kelly, secretary for Transport, has announced new measures to increase the training which learner drivers have to under... | |
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May 07th, 2008
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| The transport research foundation has approved a major software upgradeto the computerised systems that manage traffic flow. TRANSYT 13 is a graphic simulator which can calculate how all thejunctions and traffic controls, such as traffic lights, work together tokeep the traffic movi... | |
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May 07th, 2008
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| The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) motoring trust has found that 21.6 per cent of cars (or one in every five) submitted for a first MOT test fails. The main reason for cars failing their MOTs are lighting or signalling failures - which should be covered by the new car warranty - which has lead... | |
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 | Posted in Toyota on
May 07th, 2008
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| Toyota is continuing its winning ways by scooping up more first places for its engine designs and efficiency. The 1.0-litre VVT-i engine has won the sub 1.0 litre category at theInternational Engine of the Year Awards. The decision was made by apanel of 65 motoring journalists from 32 cou... | |
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May 06th, 2008
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| The No Internal Combustion Engine (NICE) car company, which specialises in selling electric vehicles, has welcomed the election of Boris Johnson as the new Mayor of London. One of the mayoral policy commitments was that he would look again at the congestion charging penalties for petrol and diesel fu... | |
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May 06th, 2008
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| The Goodwood Festival of Speed, held from Friday July 11th to SundayJuly 13th 2008 in Chichester in West Sussex, has the theme Hawthorn toHamilton - Britain’s love affair with World Motor Sport. Mike Hawthorn drove a Ferrari to become Britain’s first Formula 1 WorldChamp... | |
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May 06th, 2008
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| The Luton Festival of Transport, organised by the Chiltern VehiclePreservation Group, will combine with an exhibition of the largestprivate collection of Vauxhall cars at the Vauxhall Heritage Centre’sannual open day on Sunday June 8th 2008. A free bus service will shuttle bet... | |
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