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Continental rolls to Which? best buy awards

CONTINENTAL’S ContiWinterContact TS 850 cold-weather tyre has been awarded a Which? Best Buy award in two sizes. The 225/45 R17H and 185/60 R15T, used on cars like the Audi A3 and Renault Clio respectively, both won plaudits for offering increased grip and stability on dry, wet, snowy and icy roads.

The Tokyo motor show 2009 review, by Phil McNamara

Ch–ch–ch–changes: time to face the strain, presciently sang David Bowie looking forward to the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. Since the 40th show in 2007, the car world has changed economically, politically and technologically. Even the show itself has suffered a pitiful transformation, stripped to just the Japanese firms after the European and American car makers block voted with their feet and jilted the show to save cash.

£110BN price tag put on Deadly accidents by Road Safety Body

A NEW report commissioned by a parliamentary safety group claims that deaths and serious injuries on the roads are likely to cost society £110 billion in the years to 2030. According to the Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety (Pacts), the total of those killed or seriously injured (KSIs) over this period is expected to be around a third of a million. These figures are expected despite the report predicting a dip in KSIs and slight injuries by 2030 compared with figures for 2012.