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0Official: Renault chops UK lineup in half 1328463060
Renault has a wide array of products in its portfolio. In its home market it offers a baker's dozen model lines, and when you get down to bodystyles the range ratchets up past 20. While we don't get any of them in North America, the United Kingdom remains a vital market for the French automaker. ...
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Study: UK insurer says "reckless fog light drivers" cause 300,000 accidents a year 1328025720
It would probably be easier for researchers to change tracks and start telling us what doesn't cause cancer or obesity or car accidents. Latest on the list of automotive smash-up causes, according to a study by UK insurer Swiftcover, are drivers leaving their fog lights on in good visibility. The ...
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Video: Coastal UK windstorm brings a different kind of whiteout 1325525220
Now that winter is upon us, you can expect to see lots of news stories about cars driving through intense blizzard conditions. This, though it certainly looks the part, isn't one of those times. Although it appears that the white stuff falling from the sky in the videos after the jump is heavy ...
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Study: Nearly half of Brits surveyed name their cars... do you? [w/poll] 1324600200
A new study commissioned by British parking lot operator NCP has found that nearly half of all UK drivers name their vehicles. Researchers questioned a total of 3,000 UK drivers ranging in age from 17 to 45 to determine whether or not they have a special moniker for their vehicle. The study also ...
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Video: Watch Fifth Gear drive across England in a brand-new Lada Niva 1324339140
If you happen to have a soft spot for ugly, inexpensive four-wheel-drive machines that can outperform substantially newer and more expensive vehicles, don't watch the video after the jump. If you choose not to heed our guidance, you may just find yourself desperately searching for a way to get ...
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Report: UK Parliament comes down on BBC over Jeremy Clarkson 1323808200
Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, has been forced to go to bat for Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson after the television host jokingly suggested striking public sector workers should be shot in front of their own families. Yep. That sounds like Clarkson to us. According to the UK's ...
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Report: 34-car UK pileup kills seven... are fireworks to blame? [w/video] 1320683460
Police in the UK have begun investigating the cause of a 34-vehicle pileup on the country's M5. The fiery collision claimed the lives of seven motorists and saw an additional 51 individuals injured. Of those, 42 were treated at local hospitals. According to BBC News, a subsequent investigation ...
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Official: Chrysler signs on as Official Car of the NFL... in the UK? 1319464680
Football is big in the UK, but when the Brits talk about football, they're referring to what we call soccer. Even so, American football has its fans in Great Britain, and not just when Peter Griffin got traded from the New England Patriots to the London Silly-Nannies or when the Marines stationed ...
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Study: You think being a teen driver in the U.S. is costly? Try $18k/year in UK 1318266060
If numbers compiled by the Institute of Advanced Motorists are accurate, you better start a successful Internet business as a teenager in the UK if you want to afford your first year of driving. In the guise of the "average" 17-year-old male driving a 2007 ("57-plate" in UK parlance) Kia Picanto ...
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Report: Scanners embedded in road to result in fines for those driving on worn tires? 1317407520
Here's a new one. According to AutoExpress, police in the UK are looking into scanners embedded into roadways that can detect the depth of a vehicle's tire tread. If your rubber doesn't meet a set of pre-determined parameters, you could eventually expect to see a fine show up in the mail. ...

