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MINI E takes on the Nurburgring +video

The electric MINI-E takes on the Nurburgring I know, you’re rather more used to us bringing you video of something like the Nissan GT-R tackling the Nurburgring and aiming to clock a world record time. But for some reason best known to themselves, BMW have decided to put the MINI E round the Nurburgring and produce a video for our delectation. So what stunning feat was achieved by this stock MINI E?

Local authorities cashing in with CCTV fines

Councils are turning to CCTV cameras and spy cars to raise £312m in revenue, that’s according to Traffic Spies, a report published by civil liberties group, Big Brother Watch. Using a series of freedom of information requests, the group has discovered that many councils are continuing to use CCTV to hand out fines, despite the government’s Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, which highlights the need to use CCTV for traffic offences “sparingly”. Council parking ’spy car’ gets speeding ticket Cameras to catch illegal parking on the school run Yet despite this, the number of CCTV cars in operation has increased by 87% since 2009.

Mazda unveils Miata special edition, (part of) the next Miata

See, Mazda did show the new Miata at the New York auto show. Just not all of it. Mazda unveiled the chassis that will underpin the next Miata, known as the ND Miata (the current model being the NC).