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I’m not quite...

I’m not quite sure why the 7th of the 7th, 2007 was any more of a special date than 5/5/05 or 6/6/06, but we were told we would all remember where we were on that date more than any other – and for a change, that might be right! My only other memory of seven being a lucky number came from growing up watching my heroes, such as Stirling Moss. For a reason I have long forgotten, Moss always preferred to race with that number. Good luck perhaps?



Hot on the heels of...

Hot on the heels of the introduction of the UK-wide smoking ban, the research shows that the car’s days as a refuge for smokers are clearly numbered. The survey also discovered that even if potential buyers were prepared to purchase a smokey vehicle, the seller would have to drop their price by up to ?700.


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Following the shock...

Following the shock news that the current 307 had the worst reliability of any model in this year"s Auto Express Driver Power survey (issue 902), its replacement can"t come soon enough. Throughout the car"s development, the emphasis will be firmly on quality and durability.

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Drivers are getting...

Drivers are getting better at avoiding fines, but a new gadget could make it easier for councils to reject penalty appeals. The Response Master software from London-based Barbour Logic is designed to churn out standard letters to disgruntled drivers at twice the rate authorities can cope with now.

The firm says there are up to 250 million different combinations of reply on offer, depending on the details of the appeal. All council officers then have to do is follow the on-screen prompts and tick the right boxes. The idiot-proof system renders motorists’ plea bargaining even more pointless.




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