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MOT test scrapped for Classic Cars

MOTs scrapped for Classic Cars The Department for Transport has announced it is scrapping MOT tests for cars registered before 1960. In a move that probably won’t make much difference to owners – but will at least cut down on red tape – the Department of Transport has announced that from 18th November 2012 owners of cars registered before 1960 will no longer require an annual MOT. The argument for the change is that owners of classic and historic cars have a much lower accident and MOT failure rate than other vehicles on the road.

Honda plans rapid-fire launch of 2012 Civics

Honda will take a hurry-up approach when launching its delayed Civic family in April. Unlike past Civic rollouts--which spread the debuts of model types and variations over months and even years--Honda will launch every variety of the 2012 Civic within weeks of each other, said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. The family includes a sedan and coupe, multiple engines, lithium ion hybrid and natural gas versions, and a Civic Si edition.

SEAT Mii 5-Door joins its VW stablemates

The 5-door SEAT Mii revealed ahead of the Geneva Motor Show The 5-Door SEAT Mii has been revealed ahead of its debut at Geneva in March, joining the 5-door VW Up and Skoda Citigo city cars. Today it’s SEAT’s turn to take the VW Group City Car and turn it in to a 5-door, with the reveal of the SEAT Mii 5-door ahead of the Geneva Motor Show in March, alongside the 5-door VW Up and the 5-door Skoda Citigo. Really, there’s not a huge amount to say about the SEAT Mii 5-door that we haven’t already said about the 3-door Mii - except it gets two extra doors.