Hull is worst place in Britain for car theft
January 31st, 2010
Hull is the riskiest place in Britain to leave your vehicle, according to
research published today.
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Log books of thousands of cars cloned over past two years
January 31st, 2010
The log books of thousands of cars have been cloned over the past two years
after blank registration documents were taken, the Association of Chief
Police Officers (Acpo) said.
Peugeot Citroen to recall cars over safety fears
January 30th, 2010
Tens of thousands of cars are to be recalled following safety concerns.
Mini Countryman: First look
January 30th, 2010
Filed under: SUVs, Opinion/Editorial, MINI
Mini's new five-door, five-seater Countryman crossover will cost 'under £18,000' when it goes on sale this September, and is being targeted at both Ford Focus and VW Golf drivers as well as owners of other crossovers such as the Nissan Qashqai and Skoda Yeti. BMW believes that it will significantly widen the appeal of the Mini by providing the space to satisfy car family car buyers for the first time.
Autoblog can confirm first-hand that the Countryman has the space to be a practical family buy, having been given an exclusive preview of the car weeks before its unveiling at the Geneva motor show in March. The big surprise, literally, is that this is a much larger car than you might expect, being substantially longer, taller and wider than the standard hatch. So it's not very Mini-like size-wise, but absolutely recognisable in terms of its styling despite a nose that looks much squarer when viewed from the side, and the fact that it has four conventionally-hinged doors, something no Mini has offered before.
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Drink-driver who killed two pedestrians and left girl brain damaged jailed for 10 years
January 30th, 2010
A drink-driver who killed two pedestrians and left a 12-year-old girl brain
damaged after his car mounted a pavement was yesterday jailed for 10 years.