A man has escaped a jail sentence after he filmed himself riding his motorbike at speeds of 150mph – and posted it on YouTube.
Former Top Gear presenter and famous racing driver, Tiff Needell, will be the host of this year’s all-new indoor track show at Top Gear Live in Birmingham.
Cars like the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra have dominated the British family car market for years: hatchbacks which have grown bigger and more sophisticated with each redesign.
A poll by breakdown cover firm, GEM Motoring Assist reveals that more than 60 per cent of UK drivers believe it should be compulsory to restrain dogs in cars when driving.
It didn’t take long for the Bandit to steal my motorcycling heart: just a few miles with this latest 1,250cc model from the Suzuki gang was enough writes John Griffiths.
Thousands of campervan devotees converged on Staffordshire from all over the UK to show off their beloved Volkswagen homes on wheels.
It’s been available in the UK for exactly a year, and Fiat’s two-cylinder 500 TwinAir continues to scoop top awards.
The UK’s oldest surviving car manufacturer Vauxhall chose two Midlands speed hill climb venues to launch its new Astra GTC to the nation’s journalists this week.
The number of cars made in the UK accelerated ahead last month, it was announced. A total of 136,051 cars were produced in September.
Meet the Seat Mii – pronounced ‘me’ rather than ‘my-ee’ or ‘me-eye’.
There’s nothing like getting to your car in the rain. It’s a haven from the elements.
Thousands of bike enthusiasts have been looking at the latest models at an annual show in Staffordshire.
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