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Football reg plates auction kicks off at Old Trafford
Keen footie fans will be given the chance to bid for Premiership related registration plates such as UTD 805S and FER 661E at an event being held at Manchester United’s home of Old Trafford this month. On top of that, attendees will have the opportunity to see, and have their photos taken with, the coveted [...]

Toyota employees back to full-time work
Employees at Toyota’s Burnaston, Derbyshire & Deeside, North Wales sites will be returning to full-time working from April 1, the Japanese car manufacturer has said. Toyota has been operating a 10 per cent reduction in hours and pay since April 1, 2009 and the announcement follows the conclusion of Toyota Manufacturing UK’s annual salary review [...]

Surrey is pothole county of UK says Kia
Motorists have slammed councils for failing to repair roads after damage caused by potholes has led to British drivers forking out an average of £750 in repairs. According to new research carried out by car maker Kia, Surrey has the most damaged roads in the country, totalling nearly 2,000 potholes. The home county topped the league [...]

Fiat’s eco:Drive system goes into fleet market
Fiat’s in-car system that helps with fuel economy as well as reducing carbon emissions is now set to make its impression on the fleet market. More than 34,500 motorists have signed up to the eco:Drive system and over four million journeys have been logged and analysed on its dedicated website. The system looks set to follow [...]

Lexus introduces high performance F-Sport grade
Lexus has extended its IS range and added a new F-Sport grade which takes its styling from the ultra high performance IS F model. The grade, and its extra sporty features, is available for both IS 250 and 220d models, and sits in the IS line-up between the established SE-I and SE-L models. The F-Sport [...]

Mercedes-Benz adds new Cabriolet soft top to E-Class range
Mercedes-Benz has added the new Cabriolet to its E-Class line-up with standard features such as a draught-stop system, a neck level heating system and an acoustic soft top. The car maker has created the model with the motto "four seasons, four passengers" in mind with its AIRCAP automatic draught stop, which is controlled at the push [...]

Comment: M20 variable speed limit plans condemned
The Association of British Drivers (ABD) denounces Highways Agency plans to impose variable speed limits on part of the M20 as an unnecessary burden on drivers and a waste of money. The proposed ‘controlled motorway’ scheme between junctions 4 and 7 will see mandatory speed limits, varying according to traffic flow, enforced by digital speed [...]

Volkswagen TSI engines gain environmental commendation
Volkswagen’s TSI petrol engines have been awarded the environmental commendation certified by TÜV Nord, following in the footsteps of the dual-clutch transmission DSG. The Life Cycle Assessment on which the commendation is based confirms that the TSI engines have significantly improved environmental characteristics compared with the predecessor models throughout their life cycle thanks to their [...]

Could older cars face higher charges?
Is it really green to encourage drivers to change their cars? That’s the issue open for debate as a Devon council considers charging staff with older cars a higher rate for parking. According to a BBC report, Teignbridge District Council is proposing to scrap free parking at its Newton Abbot headquarters and instead implement a two-tier [...]

No slowdown of Toyota sales in Scotland
Despite continued issues surrounding complaints and recalls of Toyota vehicles, sales of the company’s most popular models continue to thrive in the Scottish market. Even though bad publicity has seen Toyota’s market share fall by nearly one third across the rest of Britain when compared to the same period last year – falling from 6.8 per [...]