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  IQ unsuitable for driving test
  Learner drivers won’t be able to take their test in a Toyota IQ because the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) claims the car is ‘not suitable’. The ban was declared after the DSA carried out a risk...
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  September sales chart sees the return of the big names
  It’s back to business as usual at the top of the new car sales charts, in September with household names clinching the top spots. The previous two months had seen a...
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  Buying or owning a car: what are your rights when it goes wrong?
  Sales of goods act What’s happened? The car you bought three years ago has been in perfect working order. But then, the day after your warranty expires, it breaks down and the cost...
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  Infiniti arrives in the UK!
  It’s the upmarket car maker you’ve probably never heard of, but September 2009 saw Japanese firm Infiniti launch in the UK. And its range of performance saloons, coupes and 4x4s are set to take...
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  Be the first to drive the electric MINI
  MINI is giving 20 drivers the chance to be the first to live with the all-new electric MINI model in Britain. MINI is looking for 20 people to lease the electric MINI E in 2010...
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  BMW 316d is £120 to tax, 118g/km CO2 and could save company car buyers £500 a year
  BMW has announced a green version of the 3-Series saloon that falls into the lowest company car tax band for diesels. It means a 40 per cent tax payer choosing the...
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  Top safety scores for small cars
  Small cars have been given top safety ratings in the latest Euro NCAP crash test results. Out of the six cars tested – which include the new Kia Soul and Peugeot 3008 – five received...
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  All-new Vauxhall Astra revealed
  Vauxhall has revealed details on the new sixth generation Astra model. Images of the exterior of the car have also been released and the new design borrows much of its look...
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  Parker's pick of 2009's new cars
      Brand-new Polo with a Road Tax-busting engine, Toyota’s clean-living Prius and a 4x4 from Skoda are among 2009’s new car highlights. Look out for these in showrooms near you soon.    Volkswagen...
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  Battery-powered car goes mainstream
  The i MiEV is the world’s first electric car from a mainstream manufacturer. Mitsubishi claims its electric car has a top speed of 87mph, can carry four adults, has a...
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  Cheap breathalysers exposed
  Drivers using cheap do-it-yourself breathalysers risk losing their licence and endangering the lives of others in the mistaken belief that they are under the drink-drive limit. That’s the startling conclusion of...
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  Next year's best new cars update
  With the New Year comes a whole host of new cars hitting the showrooms. While most manufacturers are launching newer versions of already popular models, some have started from scratch to create...
• Pre-Budget Report 2008: What it means for you
  Alistair Darling announced three main changes in the Pre-Budget Report that affect car owners. Road Tax Owners of older cars will avoid punitive increases in road tax next year after the Chancellor...
• First diesel Porsche Cayenne on sale next year
  After seeing UK sales drop by almost a third in the last twelve months, Porsche has made the bold decision to launch a diesel engine in its range – for...
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  New safety rating set to confuse
  From February 2009, cars will be awarded an overall score out of five stars, based on the outcome of safety tests for the protection of adult occupants, child occupants and...
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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)...