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Birmingham has been named as the place where British motorists are most likely to fall victim to a staged accident scam. More than 3,000 ‘crash for cash’ claims were made in 2015, Aviva researchers found – that’s one every three hours – and 25% occurred in Birmingham. Aviva says the …

Contemporary British artist Ian Cook of popbangcolour.com has brought the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyre to life in his own unique way. Mixing paint and tyres isn’t usually recommended, but Ian’s spectacular piece of art is the exception to the rule. Goodyear claims its new Eagle F1 Asymmetric …

More than 1,000 UK customers have now taken delivery of the new right-hand-drive Ford Mustang. Total sales for the first production Mustang for the British market have now raced past the 3,500-mark. So far, 80% of UK customers have opted for the fastback body style over the convertible and 68% …

Mazda MX-5 makes history, becoming the first car to win both World Car of the Year (WCOTY) and the World Car Design of the Year awards. The world’s most popular roadster beat other WCOTY finalists, the Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, to win the award at the New York International …

We test the pioneering new version of the Range Rover Evoque, billed as the “world’s first luxury compact SUV convertible”. Launched in 2011, the Evoque is Land Rover’s fastest-selling vehicle ever and more than half a million have rolled off the Halewood production line. Now the Evoque Convertible has been …

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has partnered with start-up specialists Startup Direct to convert its Transporter vans into roaming hot desks. VW has created two uniquely designed sixth-generation Transporter vans to celebrate the developing relationship between new and small businesses and their use of commercial vehicles. One is designed as a ‘Creative …

Brace yourselves for the epic sound of the new Jaguar F-Type SVR driving through an iconic tunnel. New York City’s Park Avenue Tunnel was closed off to the public for the stunt. The tunnel, which passes under seven blocks of the iconic Park Avenue area in Manhattan, provided a unique …

One in five of us still has a paper tax disc on display, according to new research – plus, motorists’ top five confessions revealed. The finding is surprising considering the the road tax system turned ‘paperless’ in October 2014. When asked why they hadn’t removed it, the most common responses …

Reborn British brand TVR is build its new sports car in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, creating 150 jobs. TVR is the second manufacturer to announce a major investment in Wales in recent weeks after Aston Martin said it was to open a new facility in the Vale of Glamorgan to …

Meet the Dutch couple on a mission to drive around the world in a 100-year-old Ford Model T. Dirk and Trudy Regter have owned their 1915 Ford Model T since 1997, and began their journey in the summer of 2012. Both retired, the couple have so far covered almost 50,000 …