A car's windscreen could display every piece of information a driver needs - and more - by 2020.

That's the vision of car glass repair experts, Autoglass. The company has released a video demonstrating its ideas for the windscreen of the future.

The two-minute video depicts the view out from the driver's perspective, while travelling through a part of London. At first glance, the windscreen takes the form of a well integrated head up display, showing speed readout, gear selected and a f...

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According to a report in the 'Daily Mail', a Ferrari F50, worth about £450,000, has been crashed and badly damaged while in the hands of an FBI agent.

The rare Ferrari was stolen from a showroom in Pennsylvania in 2003, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation successfully tracked it down five years later.

The - no doubt delighted - owner unfortunately didn't get his car back, as the case was still under investigation, but before that could come to a conclusion an agent crashed the F50...

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Taking your driving test isn't just stressful; it can be dangerous too according to official figures revealed today (May 25).

The statistics, requested via the freedom of information act by Autoglass, reveal that 339 candidates and examiners were injured during driving tests last year.

Of those, five examiners were subject to physical attacks and 209 reported verbal assaults as tensions in the car boiled over.

The Driving Standards Agency information reveals that 147 major injuries wer...

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Ferrari's Chairman Luca di Montezemolo is used to getting calls from important people, but a recent video call from Paolo Nespoli trumps everything else.

Nespoli's video call came from space, specifically the International Space Station - orbiting around Earth at speeds that even the fastest Ferrari couldn't hope to reach.

The Italian astronaut spoke to Ferrari's Chairman for nearly five minutes, at one point showing Montezemolo a Ferrari badge stuck on an ESA control unit.

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There used to be a time when a private plate really meant you were doing ok for yourself. Now, though, they're so cheap that they're rarely a status symbol.

Apart from these beauties that is. We'll start with the UK's five top plates, then move onto the world's list - all of which dwarf our humble registration record breakers, and, interestingly, were all bought in the same country: Abu Dhabi.

In the UK

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Plate: VIP 1
Price: £285,000
Buyer: Roman Abramovich
When: 2006

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Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann has confirmed that an 'everyday' car is on the way from the Italian supercar maker.

But for those expecting an 'affordable' supermini in the Aston Martin Cygnet mould - put your chequebook down. The new model is likely to be a four-door saloon based on the Estoque concept, a rival to the Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide.

The Estoque caused a sensation when it was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, with looks very similar to the Lamborghi...

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Truck drivers are being advised to be extra vigilant at motorway service stations after a potentially violent diesel theft.

The unnamed driver had stopped at Donnington Services on the M1 when he was approached by a gang of men earlier this month (May 2011).

They threatened him with violence and proceeded to siphon 40 litres of diesel - around £56 value at the pumps - from his tank.

Fortunately the man was left unharmed, but the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned that this sort ...

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Back in 2010, our Fraud and Integrity team were involved in the BBC programme Fake Britain. This footage is now on our YouTube channel.

Follow the team as they investigate impersonators for driving tests.....

BBC Fake Britain footage of Driving Standards Agency

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Congratulations to Hayat for passing her test first time yesterday at Southmead test centre with 5 minors.  Well done Hayat, see you on the road!

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Ferrari unveiled a very special one-off convertible this weekend (20 May 2011) at the Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy.

The one-of-a-kind Ferrari Superamerica 45 was commissioned by New York collector Peter Kalikow to celebrate 45 years since he bought his first Ferrari.

Built by Ferrari Special Projects, the team whose job it is to build one-off supercars for those wealthy enough to commission them, the Superamerica is based on the 599 GTB.

Far from being a standard 599 with a...

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The A537 running from Macclesfield to Buxton in the Peak District has been named Britain's most dangerous stretch of road.

An extensive report by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) has named Britain's ten most dangerous - or 'persistently higher risk' - roads. It looked at the number of crashes between 2004 and 2006, then 2007 to 2009 and compared the statistics.

Every stretch in the top ten is a single carriageway, and it is drivers in the north-west of England that have to deal with th...

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In this issue, read about the government’s new strategic framework for road safety. It sets out the government’s plans to reduce deaths and injuries on Britain’s roads as well as the measures and steps that others can take.

We also look at how DSA is working in partnership with the motorcycle industry, and find out what’s being done to make sure that new theory test questions don’t disadvantage autism sufferers.

Elsewhere, we talk to DSA’s Paul Butler about his work w...

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French car maker Citroen has recalled more than 20,000 examples of the C3 Picasso because of a fault with the brakes.

It has been discovered that the car's brakes can curiously be applied from the passenger foot well.

This is due to a fault with the manufacturing process, during the car's conversion from left- to right-hand-drive.

Part of the braking mechanism runs below the passenger foot well and is covered by a thin piece of felt, which can be pressed easily by anyone sitting in the f...

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Hundreds of drivers have been issued with speeding tickets after troublemakers changed a 30mph sign to 40.

Local residents in Bradford, West Yorkshire, said the speed camera located on the road was "flashing like a disco strobe light," as motorists were repeatedly pinched.

The local council has now removed the sign, which was believed to have been in place for several days.

Speaking to the 'Daily Mail', Bradford resident Dave Clarke said: "People were coming at 30mph but this sign brou...

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Westbury Village is having some work done, just after the roundabout exit heading towards Canford Park.  Tempoary trffic lights are in place, so lookout for those.  The biggest concern here is the traffic and how it builds up at the roundabout.  Make sure before you enter the roundabout you can clear the junction.  If you do realise quite late that you're going to have to stop on the roundabout, try not to block any exits or entrances so other road users can still access the junction from oth...
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Motorists are being warned to insure their vehicles ahead of a new crackdown to tackle the menace of uninsured driving.

Under the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement law – which will affect all motorists from 20 June – it is an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle, rather than just to drive when uninsured.

A national advertising campaign will be launched by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau today to raise awareness of the law.

Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said:

“Uninsur...

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The DVLA has announced it will sell the MCL 12C plate, and is expecting it to fetch staggering money from a very specific owner.

That's because it's the closest that any McLaren MP4-12C owner is going to get to having their car name on their plate.

Despite that, the DVLA has only set a £900 reserve on the plate, although that's more likely a sign of its confidence than a desire to give a supercar owner a bargain.

The McLaren MP4-12C is the supercar of the moment. It is the first road ...

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Motorway tailbacks could be dramatically cut by laser technology, says the Government.

Ministers are set to announce a trial of cutting edge lasers that are able to scan a motorway accident scene instantly, dramatically reducing the time the road is closed as a result.

Last year alone there were 18,000 motorway closures as a result of accidents, lasting over 20,000 hours and causing thousands of miles of tailbacks. The Government estimates that this cost the economy over £1bn.

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Audi has unveiled its latest generation of A6 Avant and it comes with a 'magic' boot.

The spacious load-carrier not only offers up to 1,690 litres of carrying capacity, but pay for the gesture control function and the boot lid will open with the wave of a hand or shake of a foot.

The self opening boot is controlled by a pair of sensors, making it easy for owners with full hands to access the car.

Other novel features include full connectivity inside, with Audi Connect delivering intern...

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Your family hatchback could soon sound like the UFOs of Hollywood movies. It might seem far-fetched, but it's one of the options currently being explored by engineers at Warwick University.

Sound emulation for electric cars is not new - Nissan already fits speakers to the LEAF and Lotus has showcased the technology too - but the EU is soon to pass a law that will make some sort of noise a legal requirement.

The principle behind sound emulation in electric cars is safety. Because we're...

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One of the rarest Ferraris in existence, a 1957 500 TRC Spider race car with a four-cylinder engine, is expected to make £2.5m at auction.

One of only 19 made, this particular Ferrari was also one of the last to use a four-cylinder engine. Today's Ferrari engines have at least twice as many cylinders.

The car will go under the hammer at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, held in Italy on 21 May. It will be one of a collection that organiser RM Auctions calls 'a hand picked select...

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Life is about to get easier for road users, businesses, and local authorities as Roads Minister Mike Penning today pledged to slash unnecessary red tape.

Over 400 Whitehall road transport regulations have been placed on the Red Tape Challenge website – a Government-wide site aimed at reducing bureaucracy - for four weeks. It asks everyone whether they think that a regulation is well designed and provides vital protections, or is badly designed, badly implemented or simply a bad i...

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A 'Top Gear' feature about electric cars has caused controversy after a Nissan Leaf was filmed running out of power.

Filmed last week, the feature has yet to be broadcast, but it shows the Leaf running out of power at Lincoln University, where presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May enlist the help of resident students to push it to a charging point.

Nissan has spoken out about the event, suggesting that it was staged and that the Leaf did not run out of power.

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A Chinese man has turned his Nissan Cefiro into a replica of the new Lamborghini Aventador.

Ha San, a hair salon owner from China, worked relentlessly for 12 days to convert the body of his 1995 budget Nissan to a (reasonably) accurate replica of Lamborghini's latest supercar.

He spent most of his time panel beating, to get the Aventador's sharp-edged lines just right.

So far, the project has cost Ha San a total of 90 Yuan - the equivalent to about £8.

That's quite a bit cheaper than a c...

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A motorist from Somerset was shocked to discover a huge swarm of bees on the side of her car.

Melissa Dell, of Burnham-on-Sea, called in bee-keepers for help after she found the insects covering the fuel filler cap and the rear door of her Volkswagen Polo.

The bees spent two hours clinging to the car before they were safely moved on.

Speaking to the 'Daily Mail', Melissa said: "My neighbour knocked on my door to tell me a swarm had landed. I could hardly believe it - it was an incredi...

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Why should the fastest cars get all the glory? In a world where some cars can get from 0 to 62mph quicker than the time it takes to actually say “nought to sixty-two miles per hour,” it's easy to forget that speed isn't everything.

So here's our look at the slowest cars on sale today. Cars so slow that you could read a newspaper front to back before they hit their miniscule top speeds. Cars that make drag racing a real drag. But hey, count yourselves lucky, because we've also com...

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British performance car maker McLaren has begun work on a new supercar fast enough to beat the Bugatti Veyron.

Insiders at McLaren have dubbed it the 'Mega Mac'. Speaking to 'Autocar', they said it will look "bigger, angrier and more functional" than the current MP4-12C supercar (pictured).

A 5.0-litre 799bhp V8 engine will provide the power via a seven-speed double clutch gearbox. The powertrain is being jointly developed by McLaren and motorsport specialist Ricardo.

The Mega Mac wil...

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An economy driving specialist has driven for 1,246 miles on just one 45-litre tank of diesel.

Gerhard Plattner of Austria averaged an unbelievable 127.8mpg, while driving a Skoda Fabia Greenline II from Reutte, Austria, to Bov in Denmark and back again.

Plattner used Germany's longest motorway - the A7 - for the majority of his trip, which allowed him to cruise at steady speeds for maximum economy.

The Fabia Grenline II is one of the most economical cars on sale. According to Skoda, it...

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Mechanics at an American garage were alarmed to discover a pipe bomb attached to a car when it was dropped off for a routine service last week.

Staff at F&F Tire World in Loves Park, Illinois, noticed the bomb strapped to the inside of the car's exhaust when they jacked it up to inspect the underside of the vehicle.

Speaking to the 'Rockford Register Star', mechanic Andrew Mandujani said: "We put it on the lift and found a little pipe strapped to the exhaust."

Workers then removed the ...

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Volkswagen has a high performance Polo in the pipeline that could become the fastest ever supermini.

Dubbed the Polo R, it will certainly be quicker than the Polo GTI, and quite possibly faster than any supermini currently on sale.

The Polo R will back up Volkswagen's World Rally Championship car (pictured), which the German firm announced last week. The roadgoing version has yet to be confirmed for production, but it's looking likely.

The rally car, known as the Polo R WRC, won't mak...

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A phone call from the police to say they've recovered your stolen car is usually good news - but imagine if that call comes 36 years after you reported it missing.

That's exactly what happened to Janice Maffucci from New Jersey, USA. Her 1969 Chevrolet Camaro muscle car was stolen in July 1975 from outside the post office where her father worked.

After 36 years she naturally assumed that it was gone for good. Amazingly, it was recovered after it was recently bought online by an eagle...

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Italian supercar maker Lamborghini is almost certain to put the sensational Sesto Elemento concept car into production - with a whopping €2 million (£1.77 million) price tag.

That will make it more expensive than any version of the Bugatti Veyron, including the £1.6 million Super Sport - officially the fastest production car in the world.

Reports suggest that Lamborghini will build just 20 Sesto Elementos, and company sources say it is already well into development.

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The £80 on-the-spot fine that the Government is set to introduce to deter reckless drivers has been condemned as 'an outrage' by road safety charity Brake.

Transport minister Richard Hammond outlined a series of measures yesterday (May 11) designed to improve driver standards and road safety.

Among them is the introduction of an £80 on-the-spot fine for careless driving, which will give police new powers to stop and charge drivers for offenses such as tailgating and undertaking.

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Think the Bugatti Veyron hypercar is an extravagant enough purchase? Think again!

The final edition of the Veyron has inspired an exclusive luxury Yacht, designed to mimic the Bugatti's epic driving experience on the water.

Known as the Sang Bleu (that's also the name of the limited edition, run-out Veyron), it was designed by Ben Walsh, a former car designer who worked for General Motors and penned concept models including the 2009 Cadillac Converj.

Sadly, like the Cadillac, the Sang B...

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Motorists who cut-up other drivers, tailgate and overtake on the inside - among other careless acts - are to receive on-the-spot fines from police.

That's the word from the Government, which is about to announce new plans to target what it calls a small group of aggressive and incompetent drivers.

The new regulations will allow police to issue instant £100 fines to any driver caught causing havoc on the road.

UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond outlined the new policy while speakin...

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BMW is embracing the modern internet-savvy consumer and will now offer official car parts via an eBay store called BMW Direct.

Previously, BMW owners that needed official parts for their Bavarian machines had to visit a main dealer to order them, but the new service allows customers to order direct.

Unlike many eBay purchases the parts will not be offered with auction prices, instead they'll be offered at a fixed, 'buy it now' price.

Part prices will be offered free of postage and pack...

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It's a scene that's not unusual in any garage or roadside breakdown around the world - with one slight difference.

Everything seems normal as a driver lines up a BMW 3 Series for loading onto a flatbed truck, only the driver is a bit too enthusiastic to get on.

The result is a novel, if unsuccessful, attempt to load the car onto the truck, with the 3 Series flying Dukes of Hazzard style over the flatbed and into the back of the truck's cab. It then falls off onto its side alongside th...

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Jaguar has sensationally announced that it will put the jet powered C-X75 supercar into production.

The Jag will be made in partnership with the Williams F1 team, and will boast performance to beat the revered Bugatti Veyron.

It will use a hybrid drivetrain combining a small turbo petrol engine with two electric plug-in motors. The combination will produce up to 1,000bhp, yet emissions will be under 99g/km, meaning UK owners will pay nothing in VED.

Only 250 will be made, with a price t...

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Vauxhall has released the Insignia VXR Unlimited, which has a 170mph top speed - 15mph higher than the BMW M3's

The new high performance Insignia has the standard VXR's electronic speed limiter lifted, and comes to the UK as a £250 option.

As well as the higher potential speed, the option includes a new instrument panel with a re-designed speedometer, and blue painted Brembo brake callipers.

The 321bhp 2.8-litre V6 petrol engine is unchanged, getting the car to 60mph from nothing in 5.6 ...

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Plans to improve road safety education while taking tough action against the small minority of dangerous drivers were set out by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today.

Careless driving will be made a fixed penalty offence to allow the police more effectively to tackle reckless driving that puts other road users in danger, while disqualified drivers face having to take a new test before regaining their licence.

There will also be more educational courses that can be offered in ...

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New new car has arrived!  An Audi A1, 1.6Tdi in almalfi white.  Lessons will never be the same again.

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You're staring/drooling/wondering at the new, limited edition Porsche Cayman S Black Edition. The long-winded title tells you much of what you need to know, but not all - it's more than a moody paint job.

For starters, Porsche has committed to making just 500 examples of this Black Edition for sale globally, so there really is little chance you'll see another on the road in the UK.

On top of that, this version of the acclaimed Cayman S receives a power boost. It's a modest 10bhp increa...

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Congratulations to Jon for passing first time yesterday at Southmead Test Centre.  Jon took an intensive 30 hour course over two weeks and passed with flying colours; just two minors! 

That's now two passes in 3 days with 3 minors between them!

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Contrary to popular belief, a conventional diesel car may be more fuel efficient under real world conditions than a petrol-electric hybrid. That's the main finding of Which? Car in a new study.

The 'combined cycle' economy figure quoted by car makers is a useful way to compare different models, but it is carried out under strict laboratory conditions and as such doesn't really reflect everyday driving. It flatters cars that can run on electric power for short periods and those with en...

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Let's get this over with from the start: you can't see The Great Wall of China from space. Despite what you may have heard, it's not possible - it's just too narrow, despite covering some 5,000 miles. That makes it no less exciting to visit though.

China is not exactly an easy or cheap place to visit, never mind drive in, so when Mercedes-Benz invited us to take part in its F-Cell World Drive there we packed our chopsticks and boarded a plane for Beijing.

Why?

To get you up to speed, t...

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As publicity stunts go, they don't get much more destructive than the demolition of a huge chimney stack.

That's just what Volkswagen did to publicise the launch of its new Amarok pick-up.

Four standard Amaroks were hitched up to the 67m tall chimney in Reading with 200m lengths of rope. They managed to pull the 140-tonne structure (nearly as tall as Westminster Abbey) crashing down.

Although the base of the chimney was altered in a standard 'shark's mouth' shape to ease the 'pull-down',...

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Congratulations to Abihishek for passing at Southmead yesterday with just one minor! 

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Directgov is the only official driving test booking website.

Other websites offer driving test booking services, but might charge extra administrative fees on top of the Driving Standards Agency’s (DSA) fee. Those websites are not run by or connected to DSA or Directgov.

DSA recommends that all learner drivers book their driving test through the official booking service on Directgov by visiting direct.gov.uk/drivingtest.

If you have used an unofficial website
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A Freedom of Information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) revealed that, as of 24 March 2011, 638 drivers have 12 or more penalty points on their licence, yet they are still on the road.

According to the BBC, the worst offender is a driver registered in Swindon, who has amassed an incredible 39 points, yet has not been banned from driving. No information regarding the type of offences committed was available.

Elliot Griffiths, from the Magistrates' Association,...

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One of the likely stars of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show has been revealed months ahead of its official debut - though not quite in full.

Mercedes-Benz has released a set of photographs along with some choice details of its new SLS AMG Roadster. However, the car in the pictures features a mild disguise so the full wow factor is reserved for later in the year.

Despite that, it's clear that the new convertible sportscar will be a looker. It's closely based on the SLS AMG coupé, though s...

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According to new data, the entry-level Lexus, the IS saloon, is the most vandalised car in the UK.

Using information from 2,000 insurance claims, swiftcover.com compiled its Vehicle Vandalism Index, revealing that the most likely targets of car vandals are prestige models.

BMW's Z4 roadster and the MINI One were in second and third place, followed by the Mercedes-Benz CLK and Audi TT coupés.

"Our analysis shows that luxury cars are more likely to be targeted by vandals, however, it's intere...

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From 2013 the streets of New York will be overrun with Nissans. The Japanese company won the city's 'Taxi of Tomorrow' competition, which sought proposals for a purpose-built cab. The result is that its entry, the NV200 taxi, will be the official taxi of the Big Apple until 2023.

The NV200 taxi is based on the Nissan commercial van sold in the UK, though the cab will be produced at the company's factory in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

At present, the most common type of taxi in New York is the F...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton borrowed from an extensive fleet of cars, new and old, to get them to and from their wedding ceremony. Kate accompanied her new husband from Westminster Abbey in the same horse-drawn carriage that Prince Charles and Princess Diana used after their 1981 nuptials. William then took the wheel of a 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante.

But what could the 'average' newlywed couple looking to emulate the royals choose? Here are the ultimate wedding chariots:

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A change in litter laws is being considered, so that the owner of the car from which rubbish is thrown is automatically landed with a fine.

Under current law a motorist can be fined for littering, but it must first be proven who dropped the rubbish - making it very difficult to secure a prosecution.

But changes being proposed by the Government will alter the burden of proof, fining the car's owner automatically when rubbish is dropped from it. It means the driver will have to name th...

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Video of a shocking incident in which an HGV almost crushed a cyclist has emerged.

It is miraculous that the accident, which happened in a busy city in Eastern China, did not result in any fatalities.

Captured on motorway CCTV, the kamikaze driver was moving quickly to get through traffic lights - too quickly, it transpired.

And while the truck may have beaten the traffic lights, it couldn't beat the laws of physics when the sharp left turn at speed caused the HGV to topple over.

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Consumer advice website Which? Car has slammed the Government's car safety body, the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) for its "toothless" approach.

That conclusion is reached because in 2010 VOSA issued no car recalls in the UK at all, while its American equivalent, the National Highway Traffic System Administration (NHTSA), issued 118.

The Which? Car investigation found that the NHTSA had recalled models that are on sale in both the US and UK, while VOSA had not.

In 2005, Vol...

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The new Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) has been unveiled at the Qatar Motor Show. Pioneering construction techniques, an advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrain and innovative packaging all play a part in allowing the XL1 to return 313 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting 24 g/km of CO2to set a new benchmark for vehicle efficiency.

Powering the XL1 is a compact 800 cc TDI two-cylinder common rail diesel engine developing 48 PS. It’s linked to an electric motor producing ...

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Volkswagen has hinted that it will build a Golf capable of 100mpg.

Due to go on sale in 2020, the cleanest Golf ever will have a CO₂ emissions rating of only 75g/km.

Top brass at Volkswagen told 'Autocar' about its plans for the model, which is thought to be called the Golf blue-e-motion.

It's expected to be powered by a two-cylinder engine along with an electric motor, rendering it a hybrid.

A tiny engine and an electric motor won't be enough to get the Golf's emissions as low as Volkswag...

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Although Europe is unlikely to ever rely solely on natural gas for fuelling vehicles, the use of this abundant resource could in part alleviate the demand on fossil fuels. In other parts of the world, notably Asia, natural gas based fuels are dominant, with the government mandating its use in certain transport sectors.

You may be familiar with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or Autogas. It has been around for a while. Many older, large capacity cars have been converted to run on LPG in ...
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It's difficult to predict where the automotive world will draw its fuel from in the long term. The internal combustion engine is far from dead and further efficiencies and integration of hybrid technology will lengthen their life span for some time to come. The use of fuels produced from a renewable resource also makes sense to a certain extent, though there are several hurdles to overcome for bio-fuels to be practical for widespread use.

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You're looking at Jaguar's biggest selling model. Well, it will be when it reaches the showroom in September. The XF is rightfully acclaimed, but its lack of a four-cylinder turbodiesel has always held it back in the sales stakes - its Germanic rival's entry-level diesels typically take around three quarters of overall sales. So Jaguar has popped a 2.2-litre turbodiesel under the XF's re-profiled bonnet and mated it to an eight-speed automatic transmission....

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