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  Dutch Motor Show Pioneers New Way to Exhibit Cars 19 Mar 2009 (News)
  Another magazine – Carros – will display four special armoured cars, including the Mercedes-Benz of Helmut Kohl, in the ‘Panzer Pavilion’. For children there will be the Disney Pavilion where aspiring young drivers can obtain their Duck City driving license. Lovers of veteran, vintage and classic cars can feast their eyes in the ‘110 years of AutoRAI’ Pavilion. About AutoRAI 2009 AutoRAI 2009 has an updated format: the cars will no longer be grouped by brand, but will instead be exhibited in categories, i.e. next to comparable cars in their own market segment.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Transit Connect 2014 - 2019 21 Nov 2019 (News)
  There is also a fold-away function for the second portion of the passenger seat to allow large boxes to be carried in the cabin. Along with the usual van layout with its driver and twin passenger seat, Ford offered the Connect with both second and third row seating. Mis-fuelling is almost impossible, too, with Ford’s Easy-Fuel capless filler neck not allowing drivers to make the expensive error of putting the wrong fuel in the tank.
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  Chelsea Legends, 5th September, to feature 'Le Mans' 24 Aug 2010 (News)
  The event is putting a special spotlight on Le Mans and, with five victories to his name, Bell has won the famous 24 hour race more time than any other British driver. He was also one of the ‘young guns’ hired by Steve McQueen’s own Solar Productions company to help with the filming of the epic Le Mans movie. Forty years on the memories of his time in France with McQueen are still fresh in his mind…   You made your Le Mans debut 40 years ago in 1970 sharing a works Ferrari 512S with Ronnie Peterson.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Month - March 27 Mar 2015 (News)
  Click here Thursday 26 March Get £50 worth of food vouchers with Co-operative car insurance. Available to new customers only and excluding young drivers, the deal gives free shopping vouchers to anyone taking out a new policy.  Click here Wednesday 25 March Get free car insurance with a new Vauxhall.
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  Top ten used cars 9 Sep 2011 (News)
  We found a 2010 59-plate 2.0 TDI in Sport trim for £17,498 with just over 30,000 miles. It’s a quite a lot of miles for a car so young, but it's also £7,500 less than the original list price... 4 - Vauxhall Astra The new shape Astra has a lot more going for it than the older model did.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Ford Transit Custom 2013 - 2024 21 Nov 2019 (News)
  Transit Custom buyers are limited to a regular panel van, double cab (in van) and a passenger-carrying Kombi model seating nine, including the driver. Ford also offers the Transit Custom as a Tourneo, for buyers looking to carry passengers in slightly plusher surroundings. There are plenty of camper conversions by specialists, too. Long and regular wheelbases dubbed L1 (short) and L2 (long) being 4.97m and 5.34m respectively.
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  Castle Combe Racing on Live TV 2nd May 21 Apr 2011 (News)
  Garrie Whittaker has won all the races so far this year in his E36 M3. A combination of cars and drivers from the circuit's own championships and the visitors will also feature in the various 'open' races, where more or less anything goes. Monday's action starts at 8.40 am with qualifying, racing getting under way from 1.00 pm.
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  Classic Italian Car Auction in April 11 Mar 2009 (News)
  Bennett went on to own and run the Anglo American Car Company of Piccadilly London, the main dealer selling Nash and Cadillac vehicles. In 1953, at the age of 79, and with the aid of a young racing driver called Stirling Moss, he made motoring history, and headlines across the country, recreating the 1903 time trial, in the original car, which he had owned for half a century.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Month - January 28 Jan 2015 (News)
  Available to new customers only, the offer is valid when you buy motor insurance directly from The Co-operative Insurance (offer excludes Young Driver and EcoInsurance).  Click here Friday 16 January Green Flag is offering two for one on breakdown cover .
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  BCA Warns Against Pimping Your Ride 30 May 2012 (News)
  ‘Pimping your ride’ by adding modifications remains a popular hobby, particularly for young drivers seeking street cred. But as well as resulting in stiff increases in insurance (or even disquqlification from insurtance) it can seriously devalue a car's retail value. Tim Naylor, Editor of BCA’s Used Car Market Report, is warning car owners to think carefully before changing the look and performance of their vehicle. When it comes to customising vehicles, BCA’s used car experts believe that less is definitely more for those who want to maintain the resale value of their vehicle.
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  Classics Over Estimate at Auction Today 1 Dec 2003 (News)
  It had been taken off the road in the 1970s and was presented as unearthed, with horsehair stuffing protruding from the drivers seat, and reeking of nostalgia. It charmed one bidder into paying £5,800 plus commission, which was £800 over the high estimate. The other little piece of history was a 1936 Austin 7 Royal Mail van entered directly by Royal Mail having been used for promotional work.
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  Upgraded Mazda5 on sale 1 January 2010 19 Dec 2009 (News)
  Our market research confirms that the majority of Mazda5 owners are 35-to-45 year old professionals with young families who enjoy a busy lifestyle and I’m sure they will find the new Takara and Furano models for 2010 especially attractive. “We will continue to market Mazda5 as a fine handling car that has our brand’s typically high driver appeal, with excellent refinement and aerodynamic efficiency (Cd is 0.29), plus a full complement of practical abilities to carry families in considerable comfort and safety,” concluded Cameron.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Astravan 2006-2013 20 Jan 2016 (News)
  Vauxhall always played to the Astravan’s strengths with it being sold as a van for drivers. It even offered it in popular Sportive, and shortly after Sportive SE, trim, over the basic Club spec. The Sportive models feature smart alloy-style wheel covers, a sports exhaust, racier looks and a firmer suspension set-up; something none of its rivals could hope to pull off.
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  Motor Show Live Gears Up For Motorsport Days 3 Jun 2004 (News)
  ‘The Tuscan 2 and the Sagaris will be put in a truck destined for Le Mans as soon as the show closes. They will be on display while our six-strong team of British drivers takes part in the race,’ says Samuelson. PERFORMANCE CARS PLAY TO THE GALLERY The Evo Road and Track Car Gallery is giving eight British performance car manufacturers the chance to show their bespoke models to a whole new audience at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live.
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  Honest John’s Christmas Bookshop 13 Oct 2003 (News)
  H625: Juan Manuel Fangio by Karl Ludvigsen Honest’s Opinion: This is the story of toughest, bravest, most widely respected world champion driver who ever lived. The Argentinian from Balcarce raced Alfa Romeos, Ferraris, Maseratis, Mercedes and even a six cylinder ’39 Chevrolet in which he won the 1940 Carretera Pan America, a race over 10,000 kilometres.
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  Ghost brokers targeting young drivers via social media 22 Nov 2024 (News)
  
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  Number of young drivers using mobiles behind the wheel hits new high 18 Dec 2024 (News)
  
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  Half of young drivers use their phone to play music while driving 2 Apr 2025 (News)
  
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  Insurance premiums for young drivers hits £3000 10 Jun 2016 (News)
  
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  Parents warned about car insurance ‘fronting’ for young drivers 2 Oct 2023 (News)