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Driving to work can be a pleasure, but more often than not it’s a pain. This is exactly what research from Allianz Your Cover Insurance has found; only 15% of UK drivers enjoy their commute. However this downbeat attitude perhaps isn’t surprising as the survey shows that the average commuter …

2012 was a very strange year for the motor industry. Some car makers did well whilst others languished at the back of the pack. The results of the overall figures for the year are surprising. Astonishingly, sales of new cars were actually up by five percent over the previous year …

From the beginnings in 1919 when Walter Owen Bentley first registered his name, via the racing years and the howl of mighty sports cars on the Mulsanne Straight through to the very latest in car manufacturing, Bentley have been at the forefront of prestige automotive design. It is the vision …

“…and what name would you like on the registration document, Sir?” “Bond, James Bond.” How much does it cost, do you think, to change your name by deed poll? Unfortunately, for most of us the sort of vehicle driven by JB in all his incarnations is out of the price …

There are apps for everything these days, and there is no shortage of car and driving-related apps. Whether it’s a useful and practical app or one that’s for pure driving enjoyment, here are five must-have apps for any car lover: Parking Aid If you’ve ever parked up quickly in unfamiliar …

The country is in, or almost in, recession. Money is tight and people are not just pulling the purse strings in, they are knotting them and sealing them with wax as well. This makes the success of Jaguar / Land Rover’s sales of new cars even more impressive. Their products …

Unquestionably, Volkswagen have always made good cars. Even those that were bad were good, if you can understand that. The last Beetle was a case in point. Not a bad car by any means but not great either. A case of form over function, perhaps. The original car has a …

Cars. We’ve all grown up with them, driven them and loved them and now, thanks to the economic woes of the world, it is getting harder and harder to own them. According to an Auto Trader survey some fifty four per cent of those asked believe the economic situation has …

France conjures images of great food, Parisian nightlife, beautiful women and San Tropez beaches. It has also been the source of some great cars. Renault was absent from the US market for 20 years and had a less-than-stellar reputation due to such cars as the Alliance, 12 and Le Car. …

Spanish car manufacturer SEAT has released details of their long-awaited fourth generation Toledo, which is set to wash up on UK shores in Q1 of 2013, after its initial launch on their home Spanish turf. With most people associating SEAT with their very popular Ibiza and Leon models, the Toledo …