July 27th, 2010
Two mayors of neighbouring Paris suburbs caused totally confusion when they both decided that a street should be made into a one way trouble was it was as shared street and yes they both declared the one way in a different direction.
Police has to step in and calm the situation on the D909 which goes one way in Levallois-Perret and the opposite direction in Clichy-la-Garenne and order has been made to make the the road two way but currently under appeal.
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July 26th, 2010
There has been much confusion over a diversion at Victoria Station in London, but a lucrative one for the government who have made £2m in only three months.
The camera placed on a temporary bus lane has caught just over 16.000 drivers who have continued to take the route which allows avoidance of the congestion charge, despite the numerous signs and once they have made the turn there is no going back thanks to a barrier so they are committed to their mistake and a charge of £120 reduce to £60 if paid within two weeks.
Recently it has been announced that may speed traps will be cut due to cuts but the yellow boxes will stay put as a deterrent but it could be as many as 9 out of 10 that are mere dummies.
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July 22nd, 2010
How does the price tag of £7k sound which is the pricing of perhaps the most expensive car wash being offered by Gurcharn Sahota, who whilst at university studying accountancy became a car valet and he offered to clean an Aston Martin for a dealer free of charge, the dealer was so impressed passed his name on and so he started “Elite Detailing”
The business operates from his parents garage and this has been lined with certain tiles that enable the reflection of small dirt particles this with the £5000 police microscope which detects the smallest of scratches and products such as the wax coming in at £8000 a tub, produces the results that his clients require. A valet can take up to over 200 hours and the top service includes each car part being polished 5 times.
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July 21st, 2010
New York drivers convicted of a drink drive offence will be forced to have fitted the new system which they have to use any detection of even the smallest amount of alcohol will cause the ignition to lock, on top of this breath test must be taken throughout the journey and any failure caused the vehicle to let out a loud shrieking noise and the hazards to flash and so the driver has to pull over.
Any passenger will also have to take the test to stop someone else starting the car, it will cost around £60- £75 to install and then there will be a monthly fee of around the same amount. In test it has proved to reduce any re-offending.
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July 20th, 2010
The new smaller cheaper and more efficient model will be revealed next March, the smaller model will feature maybe 2 seats or it could be a three seat version in the T.25 City Car style.
The new model will retain the the front wheel drive and front engine as this will reduce the development cost as this is crucial to keep as low as possible when you factor in the strict EU crash protection regulations, as they are looking at starting prices at £10000.
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July 16th, 2010
Volkswagen and their Golf Blue Motion walked away with the much prized “Green Car of the Year Award” and added to this is was also awarded the best Green Small Family Car beating the other 8 in that class.
The Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci 90 Style won the used green car award with the Renault Nissan Alliance winning the Editor’s Award for bringing cars like the Renault Fluence and Nissan Leaf to the market at affordable prices.
This is a full list of the winners:-
Supermini: Fiat 500 1.2 Pop
SmallFamily Car VW Golf 1.6 TDi 105 BlueMotion
Family Cars VW Passat 1.6 TDI 105 BlueMotion
Exectutive Car BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics
MPV Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDi 110 Active
Crossover Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCi Visia Pure Drive 2wd
Sports Car Honda CR-Z 1.5 i VTEC Sport 3dr
Luxury Car Jaguar XJ 3.0D Luxury
Used Green Car Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 90 Style
Editor’s Award Renault Nissan Alliance
Overall Winner VW Golf 1.6 TDI 105 BlueMotion
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July 15th, 2010
You have to hand it to Kia it is a fine looking vehicle very handsome managing elegance with a good chunky look and the inside is also very pleasing with good space for both the passengers and luggage, models apart from the entry come with 7 good seat but the lack of leg room makes the two that fold into the floor ideal for children only.
On the power side the 2.2 litre diesel engine has replace the old 2.5 and is available on all but the entry model and provides better fuel economy at 42.2mpg and output comes in at 194 bhp, which the vehicle handles with ease.
At the top of the ranch is the KX-3 which comes with 18″ wheels, leather upholstery xenon headlights and an electric sunroof the top price reaching 30k.
Overall the Sorento offer a good looking car with a pleasant smooth ride at a price that is pleasing.
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July 13th, 2010
More and more teachers are finding car leasing is providing them with the ability to have a brand new car every two or three years at an affordable price.
With leasing starting at £140 per month including vat and road tax this in some cases works out far cheaper than a getting a loan and buying and when you add in that a lease car is delivered and collected from your front door it removes so much of the hassle.
Personal car leasing in USA is really popular and accounts for over 20% of the new car sales here in the UK we are just beginning to catch on.If nothing more a quick comparison when looking for a new car is probably worthwhile.
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July 12th, 2010
The very near future could see “Black Boxes” for cars which would allow for recording accidents, video, photographs etc.. which could be sent direct to police and insurance companies, this would not only speed up payments for example but would also reduce if not eliminate completely fraudulent insurance claims including the increasing number of deliberate “induced accidents”.
Moving on from there the inventors Intel are looking for the intelligent car to be able to read road signs and understand them and could allow the car to take over and pull over to a safe place if the drivers has failed to read a sign correctly. Further cars will be able to talk to each other waring of accidents, tail backs and road works other possibilities could be being able to remotely warming the cars on cold mornings and being able to directly report potholes to the appropriate department.
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July 9th, 2010
A crash in Italy resulted in 2 million euros rolling all over the road, the lorry was carrying one and 2 euro coins it was estimated that around £8000 was removed before the police arrived and closing the road so the money could be recovered, both the driver and passenger in the lorry only suffered minor injuries.
Other bizarre spillages have included a sperm whale which was being transported on an open truck when it burst landing its inside all over the nearby vehicle, perhaps more palatable was the Canada spillage of nearly 2000 cases of Grolsch.
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