A new survey by Auto Trader has revealed that 30 per cent of drivers aged between 17 and 24 have driven while over the limit.
And 20 per cent admitted to having taken drugs before driving.
The survey of 8,300 young drivers also found only 15% knew the legal limit for alcohol content in blood while driving [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 12, 2007
Auto Trader reveals alarming extent of drink- and drug-driving
November 9, 2007
MPH mayhem, American muscle and a hot new Mini: the week in brief
In celebrity news this week, Auto Trader readers voted for their favourite Jeremy Clarkson quote, while we brought you a full report on the car-carnage festival of MPH ‘07.
And Auto Trader caught up with Strictly Come Dancing star and haggler extraordinaire, Dominic Littlewood.
Celebrity Big Brother star and Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston is selling his [...]
November 8, 2007
Learning to drive: reverse parking
That’s it – the test is booked, and I’ve got one month left to perfect my driving skills and meet my aim of passing first time.
I won’t lie by saying anticipation is low. I’m like a child waiting for Christmas morning to arrive, with a driving license for a present.
But if I drive badly, then [...]
November 7, 2007
Don’t Wreck the Ride
The hunt is on to find the UK’s best young driver – with top prizes on offer for those finishing in the top 12.
Visit the Auto Trader young drivers Don’t Wreck the Ride website to be in with the chance of winning a Ford Fiesta, £2,000 cash or one of 12 track day experiences.
You have [...]
November 5, 2007
The M25: Heaven or Hell?
Britain’s ‘most hated’ road is 21 years old.
But does it deserve its terrible reputation? Auto Trader’s Andy Goodwin and Alex Eckford set off in a Mini Clubman Cooper S to find out - and did an entire lap of the London orbital.
Read the full story on autotrader.co.uk.
Do you think the M25 is Britain’s worst drive? Or [...]
November 4, 2007
What is a supercar today?
So many petrolheads proclaim the Ferrari F40 as the ultimate supercar – and back in 1987 that was the case.
The F40 was seen as an F1 car for the road – and was the first production car ever to hit 200mph.
But a couple of hundred miles per hour is nothing today – a BMW M5 [...]
November 3, 2007
Send your questions to Dominic Littlewood
We’ll be interviewing haggling guru Dominic Littlewood next Monday – and we want you to ask him some questions.
He’s given us some top tips on how to haggle.
Dom first appeared on TV in Channel 4’s Faking It, where he taught a vicar how to sell a used car.
After co-presenting BBC’s Wrong Car Right Car, he [...]
November 2, 2007
The head-turning Mini Clubman
The Auto Trader team are proud recipients of a Mini Clubman this week – and it’s proved to be a real head-turner.
Yesterday Alex Eckford and Andy Goodwin set out in the Clubman to circumnavigate the entire M25. In one go.
The ‘road to hell’ provided its fair share of ups and downs, but the unexpected part [...]
November 2, 2007
From the Reventon to the Cee’d: the Unpronounceables
Viewers of Top Gear would have witnessed the jet fighter-inspired Lamborghini Reventon on Sunday’s show.
It sparked a debate with Jeremy Clarkson claiming the ‘v’ in Reventon is pronounced as a ‘b’ – making it Re-bent-on.
After speaking to Lamborghini yesterday, we can confirm Jezza was right.
November 2, 2007
Bernie, Britney and a bonkers new Mercedes: the week in brief
Bit of a Mercedes theme this week.
The big news was about an old Mercedes - F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone sold his entire private collection, with his pristine Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster selling for a whopping £3.9 million.
German tuners Kleeman announced a sexy coupe based on the SLK 55 AMG, while racing specialists RML Group churned [...]
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