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  Something for Everyone at Auction Today 9 Feb 2005 (News)
  The 17k mile 04 reg Smart Roadster Coupe in the photo was loaded with option book goodies, including the £655 Sport Pack of steering wheel paddleshifts, three spoke sports steering wheel and 16” 3-spoke Spikeline alloy wheels with 205/45 R16 tyre, plus a CD player, plus aircon, plus heated seats, plus metallic paint, and only lacking the optional electric hood. Original list would have been an eye watering £16,470, so sold for £8,600 it was an almost half price bargain.
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  James Hunt tribute set for this year's Silverstone Classic 28 Apr 2016 (News)
  It was a dramatic feat that was turned into the plot of the award-winning movie Rush. Hunt passed away in 1993 at the age of 45, but the legend lives on and the 40th anniversary of his crowning achievement. Freddie Hunt with some of the cars from the James Hunt collection.
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  302-mile Mini van set to make £25k at auction 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  Bought for £400 by a Miss G Crumcott from Northern Ireland so that she could learn to drive, Miss Crumcott never passed her test and so the Mini was left in a garage for 30 years. BMC Mini dealer, Mr T. Turkington bought the car in 1997 and placed it in his showroom until 2006 before selling it onto another collector in Northamptonshire.
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  Young Driver Training Vital in Improving Road Safety 7 Dec 2011 (News)
  Road safety minister Mike Penning made an honest and passionate speech about ways to improve the driving of young people new to the roads.  The UK Driving Test, he said, was no longer "fit for purpose", and Pass Plus was only reducing crashes by young drivers by 1%. What is needed is better training towards a more realistic test, and post-test continued education of young drivers in order to instill in them the basic skills, observation and defensive driving techniques to survive unscathed on our increasingly congested roads.
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  Calls for motorway training to be added to driving test 11 Mar 2011 (News)
  Motorway training should be integrated into the driving test to help improve the general standard of driving, according to the Driving Instructors Association which also wants the current Pass Plus scheme integrated into the driving test syllabus. The DIA is the UK's largest body representing professional driver trainers and says those applying for a driving test should only be allowed to do so once instructors are confident that candidates have sufficient experience of driving on all the types of road they will encounter when they have a full licence.
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  ‘Family ties’ to be theme for this year’s NEC classic motor show 24 May 2017 (News)
  Manufacturers create various models which are in families, with one model billed as the sister car to another. ‘Plus, there’s those cars that have been passed down through families, from generation to generation - the motor your dad taught you to drive in, or the family saloon that took you on your first holiday.
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  Learner driver supervisors could be breaking law 2 Aug 2010 (News)
  AA Driving School director Simon Douglas says:  "Learners who build on skills they gain in formal lessons by practising with family or friends have a better chance of passing their test and are likely to be safer behind the wheel.  Yet drivers often lack confidence or don't know their responsibilities when supervising learners. "Many are passing on bad driving habits or even risking a run-in with the law.
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  Erik Carlsson: 1929 - 2015 28 May 2015 (News)
  Swedish rally legend Erik Carlsson has passed away at the age of 86. Carlsson, affectionately known as Mr Saab, achieved worldwide fame behind the wheel of Saab’s two-stroke 96, and went on to become a life-long ambassador for the company, attending just about every new-model launch in later years.
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  Alfa Romeo anniversary races set for Silverstone 12 Mar 2020 (News)
  Like all those belonging to one of the 100+ registered car clubs, AROC members keen to join their manufacturer’s milestone party can take advantage of a special Early Bird package. This offers a pair of adult tickets plus an infield display parking pass for those securing tickets this month. A wide range of cost-saving Early Bird tickets are also on general sale to all those festival-goers purchasing before the end of March.
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  Rolls-Royce II Mulliner Drophead Coupe heads to auction 10 Mar 2016 (News)
  The car will be sold will a full MoT certificate, a file of receipts from its restoration period, plus a service booklet, handbook, build sheets and a typed history that provides a glimpse at its 54-year life to date. For more information, visit the Historics website.
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  Miles Cheaper at Auction Today 4 Jun 2004 (News)
  http://www.auctionview.co.uk/source/av/login.asp" target="_blank">www.auctionview.co.uk Brightwells next HUGE WEEKLY 4x4 SALE takes place next Tuesday, 8th June at Leominster Market on the A49 by-pass, Leominster, Herefordshire, start time 11.00am, phone: 01568 611325, website: www.brightwells.com
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  Some Bargains at Blackbushe Today 5 Mar 2004 (News)
  http://www.auctionview.co.uk/source/av/login.asp" target="_blank">www.auctionview.co.uk Next Brightwells HUGE WEEKLY 4x4 SALE is next Tuesday 9th March at Leominster Market on the A49 by-pass, Leominster, Herefordshire, start time 11.00am, phone: 01568 611325, website: www.brightwells.com
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  Traffic congestion cost motorists more than £30 billion in 2016 25 Feb 2017 (News)
  The total cost of congestion is calculated from direct costs, relating to fuel and time wasted, plus indirect costs relating to business fees from company vehicles idling in traffic, which are passed on to household bills through higher prices. Unsurprisingly, London remains the UK's most congested city, ranking second in Europe, with drivers spending an average of 13 per cent of their total drive time stuck in traffic.  Drivers in London pay almost double the national figure, with £1911 each, and spend an average of 73 hours per year in gridlock.
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  Carsite Offer Used Bargains At Up To 15% Below Book Retail 2 Nov 2009 (News)
  Carsite's overheads are low with no expensive showrooms and no salesmen on commission to ensure cost savings are passed directly to the customer. Each vehicle sold through Carsite.co.uk is given a free HPI check and a fully independent RAC inspection from the RAC at Carsite's dedicated handover centre in Bedfordshire.
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  New EU5 2.0 + 2.2 Diesels From Hyundai 6 Nov 2008 (News)
  To achieve Euro-5 emission compliancy, the R is fitted with a close-coupled diesel particulate filter plus highly efficient exhaust gas recirculation with by-pass valve. Over 500 prototype engines were built during the 42 month-long development period which encompassed a wide variety performance and emissions tests, endurance as well as NVH, cooling and lubrication studies.
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  Strong Bidding at Auction Today 14 Mar 2007 (News)
  DI-D Equippe, 05 reg, 27k miles £13,700s Renault Megane 1.6 Dynamique, 05 reg, 15k miles £5,600p Renault Espace 2.2DCI Expression, 05 reg, 18k miles £10m700p SEAT Arosa 1.4 auto, 1998S, 26k miles n/w £1,375s SEAT Toledo 2.3 V5, lthr, 2000X, 114kmiles n/w £1,700s Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D T4, 03 reg, 123k miles £5,100s Toyota Celica 1.8VVTi coupe, 04 reg, 34k miles £9,700s Vauxhall Omega2.2CDX DTI Estate, 2003.52, 88k miles £4,600s VW Golf 1.9 TDI 100 estate, 2003/53, 71k miles £4,550s VW Golf 1.9 TDI 105 SE. 04 reg, 32k miles £9.600s VW Golf 1.6FSI SE, 2004/54, 18k miles £8,650p VW Golf 1.6FSI SE, 06 reg, 7k miles £11,200p VW Golf 1.6FSI SE, 06 reg, 4k miles £11,450p VW Golf 1.6FSI SE, 06 reg, 4k miles £11,650p VW Golf 2.0 GT TDI, 2004/54, 59k miles £9,300p VW Golf 2.0 GT TDI DSG, 05 reg, 13k miles £12,000s VW Golf 2.0 GT TDI, 05 reg, 18k miles £12,300p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 8k miles £10,300p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 5k miles £10,600p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 4k miles £10,600p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 6k miles £10,600p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 3k miles £10,750p VW Golf Plus 1.9 TDI 105, 06 reg, 8k miles £11,150s VW Golf Plus 2.0 TDI 140, 06 reg, 7k miles £11,600p VW Golf Plus 2.0 TDI 140, 06 reg, 8k miles £11,600p VW Passat 1.9 TDI 105, 2005/55, 11k miles £11,000p VW Passat 1.9 TDI 105 estate, 06 reg, 8k miles £13,800p Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in March Thursday 15th March 10.00am start LCVs from XBG, Dagenham Motors, Royal Mail, Lloyds TSB, Northgate, Fleet Direct, Lex, Citroen Friday 16th March Fleet & Finance, LTSB Autolease, Leasedrive Velo, Motability , Lex, Masterlease, Vauxhall Leasing, Hitachi Capital, General Section, Charters p/x, Private Sure Sell, Inchcape p/x.
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  World's Longest Drift at Mercedes benz World 20 Jun 2011 (News)
  The Licence Module coaches provisional licence holders through to passing their driving test using unique techniques.  The Pass Plus package is also available to refresh all drivers with enhanced coaching.  The Gullwing Restaurant: To refuel on the move there’s the tempting choice of Café 1886 or the Gullwing Restaurant run by Absolute Taste - part of the McLaren Group that look after the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1™ team around the world during the championship season. 
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  Silverstone Classic 2019: Minis set for Silverstone party 1 Feb 2019 (News)
  This cost-saving offer provides owners with a pair of adult tickets (for Friday or the full three-day weekend), a vehicle pass giving access to the Mini Celebration display area, plus entry into the Mini Celebration parade taking place on the full Grand Prix circuit at lunchtime on Friday. This one-off package has been introduced to enable Mini owners who may not be members of those car clubs already attending the world’s biggest historic motor racing festival, to share in the extensive 60th birthday revelries.
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  Safe Young Drivers Should be Rewarded, says the IAM 11 Jan 2012 (News)
  We need to start rewarding good drivers by encouraging further driver training through cheaper insurance. “Pass Plus no longer provides a respected or effective training offering. The government, insurance and road safety industries need to work closely together to develop a better, universally recognised option – a partnership which the IAM is keen to be a part of.” More at IAM
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  Biggest Classic Festival of the Year Coming in July 9 May 2012 (News)
    FLAT OUT FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY There’s so much more fun for all ages to enjoy at the Silverstone Classic with a vintage fun fair, go-karts, aerial displays with wing walkers, the Parachute Regiment The Red Devils, hot air balloons, Punch and Judy (celebrating 350 years), rally car and 4x4 experiences plus giant TV screens showing all the on-track action. There is even a pampering centre on the Village Green plus the retail village with nearly 200 exhibitors presenting a wide range of autojumble, automobilia, art, jewellery, books, videos and gifts for everyone.