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Top Winter Tips

Tips for driving on the coldest night of the year Tonight looks like it could be the coldest night of the year, with temperatures going into minus figures.

Another whack for diesel...

Here's why you won't be able to dodge the new diesel car tax system Philip Hammond announced any new diesel car not meeting new emissions standards will go up one tax band for the first- year. But there is one big problem, the test to pass isn't in yet.

Seems like new car are so easy to steal...

'Relay crime': Police release footage of new type of vehicle robbery A video shows two masked men pulling up outside a victim's house and stealing a car without needing to see the owner's keys.

It's sometimes a better choice to have a brand new car ..

Car Manufacturers Have an Alarming Ability to Farm and Sell Driver Data Should drivers be able to protect their data better in an increasingly connected world?

Well done to Racing driver Billy Monger, who was awarded Special Recognition prize at the
Pride of Sport Awards 2017. After losing his legs in a horrific crash, Monger has inspired racing fans and the wider public with his incredible determination to bounce back.

As the colder weather is due, it is well worth sharing the dangers of winter jackets and car seats. It's all too easy to forget that a thick coat can stop the harness of your child's car seat from fitting properly.

Winter coats and car seats: what you need to know How to make sure your child's car seat is still safe while you try and keep them warm this winter

Well done if you said Karmann Ghia

GUESS THE CAR? Answer tomorrow..

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Some 83,000 vehicles had been untaxed for more than a year, DfT said More motorists are evading Vehicle and Excise Duty (VED) today then they have done in any other year for a decade and 83,000 haven't taxed their car for more than 12 months.