Joining the best-selling Corsa Griffin that launched last year, Vauxhall has expanded its Griffin range to include fully-loaded, high specification Mokka X Plus, Astra and ADAM Griffin Editions.
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Jason Plato returns to Vauxhall with Power Maxed Racing
Eighteen years after winning his first BTCC title with Vauxhall, Jason Plato will be back behind the wheel of an Astra this season.
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Drivers will save 25 minutes during the half term commute
Drivers will save a total of 25 minutes or more on their commute to work next week – thanks to the school half-term break.
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Live-Action Drifting and Car Stunts Coming to Goodwood’s The Arena in 2019
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ones in years. As it celebrates the 20th anniversary of Nick Heidfeld setting the fastest time up the Hillclimb, the festival is also gearing up for some major upgrades.
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Ten million drivers have now done retraining courses
The number of road users who have completed a driver retraining course since their introduction in 2010 has topped ten million.
Nine million of these have attended a speed aware course, 1.19 million of them in 2018 alone.
Last year 1.45 million people accepted a place on one of the eight courses sometimes offered by police as an alternative to a fine and points for more minor offences.
- The other courses include:
- The national motorway awareness course
- What’s driving us?
- Your belt – your life (online course)
Almost all the courses are run by private companies and the price of the courses can vary by type, location and provider. In 2017, NDORS (the organisation that administers the scheme) said fees ranged from £75 to £99.
Forty-five pounds out of each fee is returned to the police force which referred the offender.
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said “This data suggests that, astonishingly, as many as one in four drivers has now been sent back to the classroom for breaking road traffic law – hopefully to emerge as ambassadors for better, more responsible motoring behaviors.
“While the logic of sending drivers who commit minor transgressions back to the classroom is clear, it begs the question of what should be done in a similar vein to tutor those found guilty of more serious breaches of the rules of the roads before they injure or kill themselves or others?”
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New ‘Top Gear’ Host Gets In Car, Crashes It
Freddie Flintoff was involved in an accident over the weekend while filming an episode of Top Gear.
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Vauxhall announces pricing for new Vivaro Life
Arriving in Vauxhall showrooms in late summer, the all-new Vivaro Life is available to order now in two trims: the opulent Elite luxury limousine and the Edition multi-functional passenger carrier.
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70% of Drivers don’t know how to merge in turn
Nearly three-quarters of motorists are completely unaware of how they should behave if a lane is closed on a motorway or A-road, according to new research.
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Youngsters’ first year of driving could cost more than £9,000
Young drivers are spending more than £9,000 during their first year of motoring alone, according to new research.
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Jeremy Clarkson Has Revealed Why The Grand Tour Has Ditched the Celebrity Segment
The Grand Tour’s third season kicked off with a bang a few weeks ago and seems to be going from strength-to-strength.
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Government figures show reduction in drivers using phones
Use of mobile phones while driving could be falling, according to government statistics released this week.
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Middle-lane hogger filmed by police for three miles
A driver has been caught on police dashcam hogging the middle lane of a motorway for three miles.
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Haynes Manual creator dies aged 80
Haynes m on Monday reported the death of the company’s founder John Haynes on Friday.
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Performance Vauxhall Show – Could your car be the star?
Performance Vauxhall Show is back for 2019 with a brand new venue – the awesome Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground.
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Motorists Crashed after he “Swerved to avoid an Octopus”
A Devon motorist has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after crashing his car when he “swerved to avoid an octopus”.
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Top Gear Series 26 return Sunday 17th February
Top Gear is set to kick off on Sunday 17th February at 8pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
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Vauxhall introduces new range of accessories for Combo Life and Combo Cargo
Vauxhall has released a new range of accessories for its two latest models, Combo Life MPV and Combo Cargo van.
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Fuel prices fell for the third consecutive month
Fuel prices fell for the third consecutive month in January, with both petrol and diesel dropping more than a penny a litre.
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Cost of car insurance fell in 2018 for first time in four years
The cost of car insurance fell last year for the first calendar year since 2014, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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Nearly 90% of cars stolen without keys
Figures published by Tracker show that 88% of all cars it recovered last year had been taken without the thieves having access to the keys.
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