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  Insurance prices on the up 28 Jan 2015 (News)
  Young drivers faced larger increases than other motorists with a price rise of 4.5 per cent. The average premium for a 17-year-old is now £1983. The rises are partly linked to decreased fuel costs and economic growth – with more traffic on the road there is a greater likelihood of accidents. Despite the insurance premium increase over the last three months of the year, the price of insurance fell overall in 2014 by eight per cent – an average of £51.
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  Take a break: Look at Life - what price safety? 27 Feb 2014 (News)
  More than 500 of these five-to-ten minute long films were made, specifically to be show in Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. They were shown before the main feature, and had replaced the old newsreels, which had been rendered obselete by the arrival of television news on ITV and BBC. Each episode of Look a Life documented a theme or an aspect of British life between 1959 and '69, with transport being a popular subject.
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  Fatal accident claims Emma Wilkinson on the Peking to Paris 12 Jun 2013 (News)
  Emma, aged 46 with two children, was with her partner and fellow participant Peter Davies, who was not hurt in the accident, driving Car 92 – a 1970 Chevrolet C10 (below). The Tyumen region police reported that the incident was a head-on crash between the British driver’s Chevrolet and a Volkswagen Polo. They added the Polo’s passengers, a 31-year-old man and a baby died while a woman is in intensive care in hospital.
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  Citroen fits telemetics system to C1 as standard 19 Feb 2013 (News)
  The C1 Connexion is available for £10,170 with the Trafficmaster telematics system, but those who would like the car without the system fitted can get hold of on for £9820. It features red detailing inside and out and was designed with input from Facebook fans. It’s powered by a 1.0-litre engine with 68PS.
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  Powershift Grants Extended to Older Vehicles 11 Oct 2001 (News)
  Grants for the conversion costs of new cars and light vans will be revised from 1st April 2002 and will range from 30% to 40% of the conversion cost, depending on the level of emissions improvement. The Powershift Register lists all models for which approved conversions and grants are available.
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  'New' SAAB 9-5 from October 5 Jul 2001 (News)
  SAAB lists 'chassis revisions to enhance driver control', which presumably means less of the severe understeer which was a characteristic of the old model. 'Improvements to power, performance and economy' are also listed, together with 'enhanced safety systems' and 'subtle styling changes'. That's all they're telling us for now.
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  Classic car rally hopes to raise £150,000 for charity 19 May 2015 (News)
  At the lunch and throughout the rally, participants will mingle with legends from the road car and motorsport worlds. The event will be filmed by Channel 5’s The Classic Car Show, which is hosted by the supermodel and car fanatic, Jodie Kidd, and distinguished car expert, Quentin Willson.
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  Mercedes 190SL Gets Kids Vote at CarFest North 11 Sep 2012 (News)
  To encourage kids interest in classic cars, Hagerty International invited its Junior Judges to vote for Car of the Show at Chris Evans hugely popular CarFest North, in aid of BBC Children in Need. These judges, aged from 8 to 14 years old, were given the job voting for their favourite classic car on the car club stands in the glorious sunshine at Cholmondeley Cadstle last weekend.
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  Rally-bred Manta 400 for auction 24 Nov 2017 (News)
  An evaluation by the Manta Owners’ Club scored the car's condition as concours A1 in all areas, and it has been given a pre-sale estimate of £40,000 to £50,000. Richard Greenhalgh, Classic Car Auctions classic car specialist, said, ‘We believe that only 12 examples were produced in Astro Silver making this one even more desirable - especially with an indicated mileage of just 28,000 miles.’ The car is accompanied by a history file containing the original import documentation dating from 1984, receipts and photos of the car throughout its restoration, and an old MoT dating back to 1990, which shows the mileage at 18,414 miles.
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  HRDC MGB 2012 Race Series Launched at Goodwood 3 Nov 2011 (News)
  WORKS MGB COMPETITION CARS AT GOODWOOD: DRX255C - Le Mans car - Owner: Barry Sidery-Smith GRX307D - 'Old Faithful' Marathon de la Route car - Owner: Malcolm Beer BRX854B - Spa-Sophia-Liege rally car - Owner: Paul Campfield 1964 #47 - Sebring car - Owner: Anthony Binnington The HRDC MGB50 Series will consist of six rounds, each a 30-minute, single-driver race for pre-'66, FIA-specification MGB race cars, with an invitation class for historically important MGBs which do not comply to FIA Appendix 'K'.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover 200 Cabriolet SE 30 Apr 2018 (News)
  There’s a lot of love for the R8 Rover 200/400 series these days, with the cars rapidly developing a classic following. Even the newest examples are now 20 years old, though, and that means that finding a good one is getting harder and harder. At £800, then, this cabriolet  variant looks to be worth every penny.
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  Beaulieu Spring Autojumble dates announced 27 Feb 2014 (News)
  You can put it forward for the display by filling in an entry form and emailing it, along with a photo, to events@beaulieu.co.uk . Sunday highlights include Old Sodbury’s Land Rover Sortout, selling Land Rover and 4x4 parts and accessories, and Trunk Traders, with amateur autojumblers selling their surplus car bits from the back of their vehicles. Visitors to the event can enjoy all the Beaulieu attractions, including the National Motor Museum, World of Top Gear, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.
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  New Year offers from Skoda 10 Jan 2011 (News)
  As before, there's nothing complicated about the deal ­- customers pay for the car, Skoda takes care of the VAT. For used vehicles, Skoda has extended its fixed-price service plan. The scheme, which allows owners to get up to 2 years of servicing for a fixed fee of £299, has been extended to include used vehicles up to six years old.
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  Diesel for Petrol Launch Offer on Cee'd SW 11 Oct 2007 (News)
  KIA is offering any family with twins, triplets, quadruplets or quintuplets up to 18 years old between £1,000 and £2,500 off new Carens and Sedona MPVs. The deal also includes a free multimedia in-car cinema system so the kids will never moan about going on long car journeys again.
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  Top Soft Tops 31 May 2001 (News)
  According to AutoProVision, Glass's future residual value forecasting system, after 3 years and 60,000 miles a BMW 3-Series Convertible is likely to be worth 64% of its new car list price. Very hot on its heels, the Mercedes CLK convertible hangs on to 63% of its new car price. (Or did they mean the SLK?) Racing into third place at 62% comes the Honda S2000 in spite of cut price imports.
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  MG Car Club marks 25 years at Kimber House with open day 8 May 2015 (News)
  Alongside the celebrations at Kimber House, the nearby White Horse Public House is holding an MG day with live music, food and classic cars on display. Those looking to make a weekend of it could also sign up for the Old Speckled Hen Run.
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  Frazer Nash showcased in new exhibition 23 Jan 2014 (News)
  The history of these electrifying cars is all brought to life at the River & Rowing Museum with an array of photographs, trophies and other memorabilia of the cars and those who raced them, illuminating this giant of British motor sport.
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  Car Parts Increasingly Difficult to Obtain 14 Jul 2011 (News)
  Parts supplier Carparts Direct has identified a disturbing trend of parts shortages for new cars as well as old.
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  Only a Few Bargain BMWs at Auction Today 15 Dec 2003 (News)
  But still not a lot for an 18 month old car offering a really amazing combination of performance and economy. One of our website regulars paid £14,050 for a 60k mile 2000X 530D SE, again more than mileage-adjusted book.
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  In depth: the Department for Transport's guidance on the MoT exemption for classic cars over 40 18 Dec 2017 (News)
  In addition if a vehicle (including a motorcycle): has been issued with a registration number with a ‘Q’ prefix; or is a kit car assembled from components from different makes and model of vehicle; or is a reconstructed classic vehicle as defined by DVLA guidance; or is a kit conversion, where a kit of new parts is added to an existing vehicle, or old parts are added to a kit of a manufactured body, chassis or monocoque bodyshell changing the general appearance of the vehicle; it will be considered to have been substantially changed and will not be exempt from MOT testing.