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Five reasons to celebrate the end of the paper UK driving licence

From January 2015 Britain’s much-derided paper counterpart driving licence is being phased out. This is A Good Thing, ending an annoying bi-partite arrangement that’s blighted drivers’ pockets for 16 years. Driving licences have been with us since 1903, when they were first mandated – but the current, annoyingly two-part licences have been in use since 1998, with a bank card-sized photocard accompanied by a printed sheet of A4.

Ford Transit production to end in Southampton

Ford is to close its Transit production facility in Southampton, ending more than 100 years of vehicle manufacture in the UK. Most UK car and van buyers still think of Ford as ‘British’, but even though Ford has been building cars in the UK for over 100 years, they haven’t built a single car in the UK for a decade. And now even white van man’s vehicle of choice - the Ford Transit – is being shipped off to Turkey.

McLaren confirms first Scottish dealership

MCLAREN Automotive has announced its first Scottish dealership with plans for a brand new, dedicated showroom not far from the M74 in between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Construction on the Bothwell Road, Hamilton site is expected to be finished by the end of the year, with sales and servicing beginning next year. The dealership will be able to supply and service any of McLaren's past, present or future cars.