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BMW
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BMW reveals new Genius programme

16 May, 2013

BMW Genius service will help customers understand complex tech options

Fuel station
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EC raids oil firms after price fixing claims

15 May, 2013

The offices of Shell and BP have been raided after claims they may have rigged oil prices for more than a decade

Fuel sales down over five years
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Fuel sales fall

17 Apr, 2013

Petrol stations are selling 3.5 billion litres less fuel than they were in 2007, according to data from the AA

Goerge Osborne
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2013 Budget: Fuel duty increase scrapped

21 Mar, 2013

The Chancellor has scrapped September's planned 1.89ppl fuel duty hike

Emissions tests questioned
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Questions raised over car makers' emissions tests

21 Feb, 2013

The European Commission has accused manufacturers of manipulating official emissions testing to get better results

German manufacturers no longer most reliable
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German cars 'among worst for engine failures'

18 Jan, 2013

Audi, BMW and VW ranked in the bottom 10 of a study into engine reliability

Motorists take wage cut driving for work
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Motorists take a "wage cut" driving for work

11 Jan, 2013

Drivers who claim mileage expenses for work are being left out of pocket

Driving tests to be taken at Halfords
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Halfords to offer driving tests

8 Jan, 2013

Halfords has been given the go-ahead to host practical driving tests

Thousands of drivers banned for poor eyesight
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Thousands of drivers banned for poor eyesight

3 Jan, 2013

Almost 6,000 motorists have had their licences revoked or blocked because they cannot see the road properly

Subaru scraps aftercare package
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Subaru scraps aftercare programme

2 Jan, 2013

Subaru will no longer offer its free aftercare package with new models

female insurance prices soar
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Car insurance prices for women could rise by 24%

18 Dec, 2012

New rules could see women's insurance premiums soar from 21 December

Taxman seeks permission to break speed limit
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Taxman seeks permission to break speed limit

30 Nov, 2012

Tax officials could be made exempt from speed limits under new proposals

Ban on passengers for young drivers
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Ban on passengers for young drivers

23 Nov, 2012

Proposed ban on young drivers carrying passengers to cut road deaths

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Government plunges drivers into darkness

22 Nov, 2012

The Highways Agency has turned off the lights on 121 miles of motorway

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