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Two thirds using mobile phones while driving

TWO THIRDS of drivers in the UK admit to using their mobile phone while driving despite it being illegal and dangerous. A study has found 60% of drivers make calls, send texts and even browse the internet on their phones when behind the wheel. Research by Flexed shows six out of 10 drivers say they answer the phone or reply to texts when driving.

Mini factory celebrates its 100th birthday

A bastion of the British car-building industry, Mini’s ‘Plant Oxford’ in Cowley, Oxford celebrates 100 years of building cars today (28 March 2013). Currently responsible for producing the second-gen BMW Mini range, Plant Oxford has been the birthplace more than just trendy city cars: it’s stamped out over 11.5 million cars since 1913, including legend like the Morris Minor and Frogeye Sprite, and clunkers like the Morris Marina. It also contributed to the war effort by repairing damaged RAF fighter aircraft during the Second World War.

Kia Sorento at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

By Freddie Fulton First Official Pictures 10 August 2009 16:21 Kia is a company rapidly transforming its image with a series of new models targeting Europe’s best – and today we see the next arrival, the new Kia Sorento. We’ve already scooped the new Sorento earlier in the year and seen it in Korean guise at the Seoul motor show, but now we can see the Euro-spec 4x4. Kia Sorento: what’s new?Pretty much everything.