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Despite handling 45,000...

Despite handling 45,000 vehicles a day, it scored highly in two key categories - traffic management and fire extinguisher provision. Paul Watters from the AA Motoring Trust - which is a member of Euro TAP - said: "Tunnel fires in Europe have killed around 90 people over the past 10 years. However, the UK has an excellent record for tunnel safety."



Drivers exceeding 70mph...

Drivers exceeding 70mph will face three points on their licences and í‚á£60 fines. The Wiltshire Safety Camera Partnership says it hopes it will reduce the number of deaths on the route. An ABD (Association of British Drivers) spokesman countered: "If you ask camera partnerships to release details of what caused the accidents that they are using to justify cameras, they won"t tell you. How can keeping the causes of accidents a secret be consistent with an organisation that"s supposed to be about improving safety?"


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Touring car top guns...

Touring car top guns Jason Plato and Fabrizio Giovanardi go head-to-head at Knockhill as the duel for this year’s Dunlop British Touring Car Championship crown reaches fever pitch in Fife on Sunday.

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193,299: Price in pounds...

193,299: Price in pounds of the Ferrari F40 when it went on sale in the UK in 1987. Built to celebrate Ferrari"s 40th anniversary, it was the most expensive new car available at the time.

40: Years since Sweden changed from driving on the right to the left. Suggestions at the time for Britain to follow suit were dismissed.

638: Increase in size of the new 1,298cc Daihatsu Copen roadster"s engine over that of its predecessor. The original was only 660cc.

50: The number of special-edition Toyota Paseos customised by fashion designer Paul Galliant and offered for sale in 1996.




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