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Car theft halved
McCauley continued, “Government figures continue to show a year-on-year fall in car crime, but people still need to take adequate precaution against their car becoming a theft risk. Honda Jazz SE 2002 Ford Fiesta Zetec 1999. Ford Sierra Sapphire 1991. Read more...
Bond coolest driver
Bo and Luke Duke – the fun-loving country bumpkin brothers from hit 80s series The Dukes of Hazzard – made it to number six in their 1969 Dodge Charger, ahead of kitsch star David Hasselhof’s performance as Michael Knight in Knight Rider. John Thaw’s unforgettable portrayal of Jaguar-driving dour Inspector Morse was voted eighth coolest screen driver, beating Mel Gibson’s Mad Max series, in which he drove a series of outlandish vehicles. Read more...
Roof-down motoring now common place.
Women and men are equally likely to own a convertible, but of those who don’t, more women (32 per cent) than men (18 per cent) thought they would never be able to afford one. Londoners lead the way in top-down driving, with 6 per cent of the Capital’s motorists owning a convertible, closely followed by Wales and the South West (both 5 per cent).  Drivers in the North East are the least likely to feel the wind in their hair – only 183 one per cent drive soft tops. Read more...
Elephant goes green
"We already provide a discount on the Toyota Prius, and so this demonstrates our commitment to responsible environmentally conscious drivers, who are also likely to be responsible safety conscious drivers, and are the type of driver that we like to insure." According to Lexus, the RX 400h is revolutionary as it achieves a unique position in the market by not only delivering the low exhaust emissions and high fuel efficiency that are well-established characteristics of hybrid power, but also b... Read more...