Top Gear host Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was reportedly involved in a scary accident during filming.
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Tiff Needell Booted From Fifth Gear By Discovery
Less than a month before the latest series of Fifth Gear returns to TV screens, Tiff Needell has made a shock announcement.
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MP’s recommend ban on pavement parking
The Government should introduce an outright ban on pavement parking across England, MPs have said today in a new report.
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Drivers ‘should be angry’ as retailers fail to pass on petrol savings
The RAC has said drivers should feel angry that filling stations around the country have not passed on significant savings on the cost of petrol in the last month.
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New Corsa could lead to revival of the VXR in 2021
Vauxhall is reportedly considering bringing the VXR moniker out of hiatus for a performance model of the all-new Corsa.
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New EURO 6 emission standard: All Vauxhall’s passenger cars are certified
All Vauxhall passenger cars are approved under the new EURO 6 emission standard effective on 1 September 2019
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Exhaust-related MOT failures down 21% despite stricter rules
Fewer cars are failing their MOT test for exhaust issues, despite the introduction of new, more strict, regulations.
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Drink-drive deaths rise to eight-year high
The number of people killed in drink-driving incidents has risen to an eight-year high, according to government data.
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Mythbusters presenter Jessi Combs dies in “horrific accident”
Jessi Combs, known by fans as the “fastest woman on four wheels,” has died in a crash in Oregon’s Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record.
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Emissions Reductions Are Only Possible If You Put People on Bikes!
According to a new report from cross-party Members of Parliament, the government needs to think outside the box in order to achieve significant emissions reductions.
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DVSA responds to offensive MoT advisory
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued a statement after a viral Facebook post was directing people to a offensive MoT advisory on the Government’s own MoT history website.
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Drivers’ group launches campaign against blanket 20mph limits
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has launched a campaign against blanket 20 MPH speed limits under the name “20s Senseless”
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Ban On Drivers Using Hands-Free Phones ‘Should Be Considered’
A ban on drivers using mobile phones in hands-free mode should be considered, MPs have said.
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Rising fuel prices in July… and more could be on the way
After a month of falling fuel prices in June, July saw both petrol and diesel rise once again as the pound lost 3% on the dollar, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals.
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Attention deficit—millions of drivers causing road collisions when using mobile phones
New research reveals that over 2.7 million drivers have had a collision or veered off the road in the last two years because they were distracted by their mobile phone.
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Vauxhall announces pricing for all-new Corsa
Just weeks after opening reservations for the battery-electric version, Vauxhall’s all-new fifth generation Corsa, which features a new range of high efficiency petrol and diesel powertrains, is available to order now priced from £15,550 on the road.
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Vauxhall Motors Launches Campaign For New Vivaro
Vauxhall Motors pays homage to the, ‘Great British van driver’ in its latest marketing campaign for the UK-built, all-new Vivaro.
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Bennetts British superbike star Danny kent collects all-new Vauxhall Vivaro vans
To celebrate its light commercial vehicle partnership with the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike (BSB) Championship, Vauxhall invited MV Agusta team rider Danny Kent to its Luton van plant, to receive the first customer delivery of the all-new Vivaro van.
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Higher-ethanol petrol could be introduced
E10 fuel should be introduced to the UK by 2020 latest to help save the equivalent emissions of 700,000 cars and safeguard the future of the British Bioethanol Industry.
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Roads policing review to improve safety
A first-of-its-kind joint review into roads policing and traffic enforcement will be launched later this year, in a bid to improve road safety.
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