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  Card and Chip Car Hire Launched in Munich 11 Jun 2011 (News)
  The system is “keyless”: a conventional car key is not necessary. DriveNow vehicles can be opened and closed with the unique programme in the chip on their driving licence and activated by pressing the start button.   Having completed an application under www.drive-now.com , it is then only necessary to carry out a one-off registration at a Sixt station in order to check driving license details and enter the chip onto the driving license.
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  Motor Show Live Highlights 26 May 2004 (News)
  EXTRA FEATURES OF MOTORSHOW LIVE: One of the new features of Motor Show Live is Taster Test Drive: a chance to test-drive cars as well as look at them. Cars available to drive are: Daihatsu Charade, Copen or Terios Sport; Honda Jazz, Civic or Civic IMA; Hyundai Getz, Matrix or Coupe; MG Rover 45, 75 Tourer, ZT or ZS 180; Nissan Micra; Subaru Impreza, Forester or Legacy, and Vauxhall new Astra or Meriva.
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  MoT Files: 10 postcodes with the highest pass rates 18 Feb 2019 (News)
  You may be surprised to discover that the area in which you live and drive can have a massive impact on the likelihood of your car passing its annual MoT. We've crunched the latest Government data to reveal the 10 areas where your car is most likely to achieve a pass on MoT test day.
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  VIDEO: MINI Countryman - big MINI, massive costs, medium fun 19 Mar 2018 (News)
  Despite being a full-sized family car, the MINI Countryman is compact and agile behind the wheel; if you want a crossover that's fun to drive, BIG MINI is it.  But it's far from flawless - especially the Cooper S E plug-in hybrid. Mark takes you through it. 

  VIDEO: Suzuki Ignis - super car with kryptonite looks 25 Aug 2017 (News)
  ...assuming you can deal with its challenging looks. That's Mark's take on it, anyway. He reckons driving one is like wearing Superman's underpants. It'll make sense when you watch it. Possibly.  Click the play icon above to watch. 
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  VIDEO: Honda Civic review - a party on wheels? 6 Aug 2017 (News)
  It's fair to say that the new Honda Civic doesn't photograph well, but beyond that is an exceptionally practical family hatchback that's also great to drive. Here's how Mark got on with it. If you're reading this and you haven't yet subscribed to our YouTube channel, please do us a favour and  click here to do so .
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  Forget Speeding in France 3 May 2004 (News)
  "Motorists should be aware, however, that being en vacances does not give them carte blanche to drive dangerously. Speeding and drink driving is not acceptable on either side of la manche." It’s not just drivers in France who should exercise caution on the roads this year either.
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  Rare 1969 Jensen FF in Historics 23rd November auction 17 Nov 2019 (News)
  One of only 193 built, the Jensen FF came with two important innovations: Ferguson Formula four-wheel drive and Dunlop Maxaret anti-lock brakes. Powered by a 6,276cc Chrysler hemi V8 engine with power fed through a Torqueflite automatic transmission it had a top speed of 140mph and could get to 100 in 19 seconds.
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  Hidden Hero: Peugeot 307 GT Feline 13 Sep 2019 (News)
  No 307 was utterly engaging to drive, but they did have a good ride and an impressive amount of grip. Dynamically (if you could get used to the horrid driving position), it was at the upper end of passable. In 2005, aware that the 307 had been chastised about as much as its 306 predecessor had been praised, Peugeot decided it was time to apply some lipstick to its pig.
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  Prices Cut on Historics Unsold Cars 19 May 2019 (News)
  Carburettor model. Left hand drive US import. Fresh timing belts in 2017. Original handbook and service book. Asking £45,000.   Lot 195: 1966 Jaguar E-Type SI 2+2 4.2 automatic.
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  Hidden Heroes: Vauxhall Vectra Super Touring 30 Nov 2018 (News)
  Excitement isn’t necessarily a word you’d associate with the original Vauxhall Vectra, a car that was perceived to be so dull that Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson refused to drive it. Clarkson was, of course, childishly harsh, but when the best that the original press kit could muster was a chapter entirely devoted to the car’s aerodynamically efficient door mirrors, you did have to wonder.  Of course, the Vectra B was nowhere near as bad as Clarkson projected - but dynamically there were other cars that outshone it and, as a result, it was always a car that was considered average at best.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  Monday 23 October Red Driving School is currently offering a variety of introductory lesson offers. These include 8% discount on 10 hours of lessons, 10% discount on 20 hours of lessons, 12% discount on 30 hours of lessons and 15% discount on 40 hours of lessons.
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  A Grand Monday: DAF 44 30 Jan 2017 (News)
  Something sensible, functional, capable and ordinary. It's a far cry from the Dutch manufacturer's car making days, where it offered rear-wheel-drive small saloons. The original DAF Daffodil from 1959 and its successor, the 33, used a 746cc air-cooled engine, while in 1964 the DAF 44 was introduced, powered by an upgraded 844cc engine developing a heady 34bhp.
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  A Grand Monday: Nissan Micra, £599 6 Jun 2016 (News)
  Designed to slot into the range below the Cherry, the Micra proved popular with UK buyers - especially driving schools. That's hardly surprising when you consider how light and easy to drive it was. The car we've spotted for our Grandy Monday feature is a low-mileage facelifted 1990 Micra 1.0-litre LS five-door .
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  We have a go at the Top Gear Track Experience 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  It might be expensive at £175, but there’s no other track experience in the UK quite like it. Driving the actual Top Gear Test Track in the proper Reasonably Priced car is something a lot of car fans will have wished to be able to do – and now you can. For more information on the Top Gear Track Experience click here .  
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  We have a go at the Top Gear Track Experience 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  It might be expensive at £175, but there’s no other track experience in the UK quite like it. Driving the actual Top Gear Test Track in the proper Reasonably Priced car is something a lot of car fans will have wished to be able to do – and now you can. For more information on the Top Gear Track Experience click here .  
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 29 26 Jun 2013 (News)
  Not everyone has enjoyed a trouble-free run today and the final days before we enter Paris are a nerve-jangling affair, we all are glad of some competition and driving great roads but equally our hearts are set on driving into Place Vendome mid-day on Saturday. Someone who hit trouble early on was the Ford Model A of Rod Wade in car 19 – he has run a big-end bearing, he has a spare and has taken the decision to get his car on a truck to Davos for repairs.
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  683 Mazda MX-5s Set New One Model Parade World Record 17 Jun 2013 (News)
  The second prize went to Maarten Tuiten from Almelo (NL), followed by Ludo Vander Vliet from Duffel (B), winning third place in this competition. At the end of the day, about 250 cars still present joined to form a large drive-in cinema. Prior to the showing, the viewers were asked to pick from three films and seated at the wheel of their cars, the owners cast their vote by blowing their horn to indicate their preferred film.
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  Latest Mercedes-Benz offers from Drive the Deal 10 May 2013 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering as much as £5000 off the price of a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and as much as £7000 off the price of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
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  Latest Volvo offers from Drive the Deal 3 May 2013 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering as much as £12,000 off the price of a brand new XC90, and also has savings of the new V40 hatchback and the popular V60 estate.