Motoring numbers

1,147,200: Total number of upper-medium size cars sold in Western Europe in 2006. However, this 'D segment', typified by the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Vectra, is shrinking substantially.

70: Should drivers older than this take a driving re-test? An ITV investigation said yes, but the Guild of Experienced Motorists says it's unworkable.

822: Price, in pounds, for a wood veneer dash on your Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé instead of a machined finish. The 'basic' car is £305,000.

79: The number of Bristol 410s, as driven by TV's Inspector Lynley, ever built. They're rarer than 007's Aston Martin DB5, of which there were 1,021.