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F1 diary: Chinese Grand Prix

April 16, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
F1 diary: Chinese Grand Prix

Mark is grand prix editor of Autosport, technical editor of Autocourse and has assorted other outlets in the UK and overseas, including a national newspaper other than this one. Tony writes a weekly column for autosport.com and supplies material to ......
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Driven: Rolls-Royce Ghost

April 13, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
Driven: Rolls-Royce Ghost

Yes, of all the cars I have driven in six years at Telegraph Motoring, this one, worth approximately £260000, is the one I have pranged. Inevitable, you might say. Still, Rolls-Royce was typically elegant and understated in its response, ...See all st...
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How to fight an unfair parking fine

April 13, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk

This might be a genuine mistake, but it could be yet another instance of innocent motorists being scammed. I advised GO to register his complaint with the British Parking Association at www.britishparking.co.uk/AOS-Enquiries.See all stories on this top...
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It's a car, but not as we know it

April 12, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk

If motoring writers, who share lifelong professional interests in cars, have trouble making sense of a new model, it's probably quite difficult to understand. A panel of motoring journalists recently annointed the Ampera European Car of the Year; ....
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Eating while driving "more dangerous than using phone"

April 11, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
Eating while driving "more dangerous than using phone"

By Victoria Ward The reaction times of motorists who indulged in a snack while driving were up to 44 per cent slower than usual, researchers at the University of Leeds found. When sipping a drink, responses were up to 22 per cent slower and drivers ......
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How to reduce your insurance premium

April 11, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
How to reduce your insurance premium

Between 2002 and 2010, fuelled by burgeoning personal injury claims and the accompanying legal fees, motor premiums rose by 72 per cent. That has slowed but Simon Douglas, the director of AA Insurance, still warns: “Premiums are likely to continue .....
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Curbs planned on motorists who abuse prescription drugs

April 10, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
Curbs planned on motorists who abuse prescription drugs

Motorists who get behind the wheel while impaired by prescribed drugs will face prosecution under new laws to be unveiled by ministers next month. By David Millward, Transport Editor The curbs will also apply to drivers who take so-called “legal high...
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It's a path well travelled but road pricing could solve many problems

April 8, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
It's a path well travelled but road pricing could solve many problems

The result would be to give motorists an incentive to economise on road travel, and to redirect their travel to less congested roads and less congested times. Not everyone, of course, would be so redirected. But that is not the intention.See all storie...
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Should there be a trailer MoT?

April 8, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk
Should there be a trailer MoT?

By Lucien Watkins As someone who enjoys studying the motoring small ads, this one, from preloved.co.uk, caught my eye: “Ideal for camping or the odd tip run. I'll be honest, needs slight tidying but not that bad. Has no light board hence £50.See...
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Honda recruits 500 staff at its Swindon plant

April 6, 2012
By Telegraph.co.uk

... according to Ken Keir, executive vice president of Honda Motor Europe. He says that Honda aims to get back to pre-crisis levels of production within two years and is even investigating the possibility of building hybrids in the UK.See all stories o...
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