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  Car Experience Day of the Year shortlist (Article)
  30 Minute Young Driver Experience - Buy A Gift The 30 Minute Young Driver Experience is run by the UK's largest under-17 driving academy and is designed for 10-17 year olds (minimum height of 4'8" ). Your little one will get to grips with the basics of driving in a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 SRi with one-to-one tuition from a fully qualified driving instructor.
• Day Four Prize - Supercar Driving Experience (Article)
  width=500&height=283.81795195954487" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/85e5a892ec3446e7855c3eb3c527c582" /> Honest John's Christmas Calendar Day Four prize  - Supercar Drive Days

  Top 10: Experience days for petrolheads (Article)
  It promises six miles of driving, which is on a par with the more exotic supercar driving experiences you can buy and is to be expected of a car which is more about the show than go. Hovercraft Experience for One Not your typical petrolhead experience day, but this one is an experience that will make driving a car at high speed look like a doddle.
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  Top 10: Budget petrolhead experience days (Article)
  Tank Paintball Battle - Virgin Experience Days One way to add excitement to a driving experience is to add guns, but this Tank Paintball Battle takes things to the next level. First you’ll learn how to drive a 17-tonne armoured personnel carrier, then be shown how to fire its 40mm cannon loaded with paint shells.
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  Top 10: Apps every driver should use (Article)
  Linked to the website’s ability to compare car insurance as well as loans, credit cards and energy bills you can enter all your policy details and it will remind you when renewal is due and also give you comparisons to help you save money too. Aviva Drive A simple yet clever way of helping you to drive more safely and cut your car insurance premium, the Aviva Drive app silently records telemetry data as you drive over a distance of 200 miles to give you a score.
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  Car Experience Day of the Year (Article)
  The advertised list includes some stellar names – Jaguar E-Type, Porsche 911, Austin Healey, Jaguar MkII and Triumph TR6 and more, which should satisfy most classic car buffs. Plus, you get some choice in what you drive too. Land Rover Experience - Start Off-Road Junior 4x4 Driving Land Rover’s Start Off Road programme allows you to choose 30, 60 or 90 minute sessions for your darling one, or even a group of children if you’re feeling particularly generous.
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  Top 10: Father's Day Gifts for petrolheads (Article)
  The aptly named ‘How to Drive – The Ultimate Guide from the Man Who Was The Stig’ is available as a hardcover, paperback or e-book. It teaches the essentials to driving smoothly – which is not only the key to making swift, safe progress, but also to saving fuel.
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  Top 10: Track Experiences (Article)
  Stunt Driving Experience You may have pulled the occasional handbrake turn in your younger days but that’s no substitute for being taught how the experts perform driving stunts on the big screen.
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  Honest John Awards 2019: The Winners (Article)
  It feels properly special, and drives exactly as you'd expect a Porsche to drive. Combine that with enough space for the entire family and an engine line-up to suit all requirements, and it's easy to see why the Panamera takes this title.
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  Christmas 2021: Best Gifts For Petrolheads (Article)
  Well they can (sort of) with this Mini Cooper S driving experience. They will get to put a 1968 Mini Cooper S through its paces with a three-mile drive for one with an instructor on hand, hopefully telling them to 'get a bleedin' move on'. It's available at 15 locations across the UK but you do have to pay extra for weekends.
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  Safety and security of the Year shortlist (Article)
  The Ghost uses the buttons in your vehicle, like those on the steering wheel, doors and centre console, to allow you to make a unique PIN sequence that must be entered before you can drive your car. There's also an  iPhone app that connects to your vehicle and allows you to get in and drive without having to enter the PIN. Monojoy Car Key Signal Blocker Case It may cost less than £10, but this Monojoy pouch could save your pride and joy from being stolen.
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  Top 10: Best socket sets to suit all budgets (Article)
  Stanley Fatmax 1/2in socket and wrench set 40pc (www.screwfix.com) This is a heavy duty, professional grade square-drive socket and combination wrench set. It comes with 23 ½in square drive sockets (10-32mm), a ½in square drive pear head ratchet, two extension bars (125 and 250mm), universal joint and 13 combination wrenches (7-19mm).
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  Honest John Awards 2018: The Winners (Article)
  Brilliant to drive and comfortable enough to drive every day, the MX-5 is better than ever and still available at a price that most people can afford. Luxury Car of the Year - Tesla Model S The Tesla S is proof that there will be life for cars after the combustion engine.
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  Top 10: Best sat navs with dash cams (Article)
  Usefully, however, a version designed for caravans and motorhomes is also available.   Mio MiVue Drive 55 LM – from around £219.99 The Drive 65 is unquestionably an appealing unit but it’s also expensive. Fortunately, Mio offers a 5-inch version that retains the key upgrades that’ll make motoring easier – namely the live traffic updates that are delivered directly to the device.
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  How to: Import a classic car (Article)
  Certainly classic insurers, such as Carole Nash or Hagerty can. And let's face it, buying a classic and driving it home can be a real adventure. If you’re bringing it in from further afield or simply don’t have the time for a classic driving holiday, you could choose a shipping agent to undertake the process for you.
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  Top 10: Films for car enthusiasts (Article)
  Trivia: In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character drives in the film. The French Connection (1971) It was the driving scene in Bullitt that netted Bill Hickman, the baddie who drives the Dodge, the stunt work in The French Connection.
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  Top 10: Films for car enthusiasts (Article)
  Trivia: In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character drives in the film. The French Connection (1971) It was the driving scene in Bullitt that netted Bill Hickman, the baddie who drives the Dodge, the stunt work in The French Connection.
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  Top 10: Gifts for petrolheads (Article)
  You’re promised six miles of driving, which is on a par with the more exotic supercar driving experiences you can buy and is to be expected of a car which is more about the show than go. For anyone who had a poster of the Batmobile on their wall as a kid, this will be a huge thrill. 
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  Cheap van insurance for builders, plumbers and electricians explained (Article)
  For instance, a low quote might not include breakdown cover, legal protection or a suitable loan vehicle, which are likely to be vital if you rely on your van on a daily basis. If you drive your van at weekends, check it has social and domestic cover - it is not always a given, so speak to the provider if you plan to drive your van at weekends and during your time off. Are my tools covered?
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  Insuring your classic car when its not roadworthy - the rules on insurance and SORN (Article)
  But if you’ve declared SORN and your car is not insured, your vehicle must be kept off the public roads. Previously, a driver had to be caught driving in order to prosecuted as uninsured. But with an estimated one million uninsured drivers on UK roads, the Government was forced to step up and it introduced the continuous enforcement rules. So now, you don’t have to be caught driving without insurance.