Tuesday, 9th February 2010

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Whether it’s a shiny new motor fresh from the showroom, a second-hand vehicle in good condition, a classic car that needs some loving to restore to its former glory or even a cheap getabout, chances are you’ll find what you’re looking for in this section. If not you can always cast your net further afield and try out our Jersey car listings.

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Cabbies fear ‘green’ taxes

Taxi

TAXI drivers are concerned about proposals for an emissions tax.

New-car emissions tax a mistake, says traders’ body

Mike Wager

ENVIRONMENT’S suggested emissions tax on new cars will backfire, according to the Guernsey Motor Trades Association.

More spaces to be given to smaller cars

Motorist Helen Miles, who drives a Fiat Seicento, is in favour of the scheme and feels it will encourage other motorists to buy smaller cars. 	(Picture by Tom Tardif, 0863293)

MOTORISTS with larger cars have hit out at Environment’s decision to increase the number of small-car parking spaces in St Peter Port.

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Kia Cee’d

Pete Burnard gets behind the wheel of the green version of the facelifted cee’d and finds that Kia have upped their game on more than just fuel economy.

‘Test emissions but no more motoring taxes’

MOTOR traders want emissions testing introduced if environmental taxes are brought in.

Both great and small

TRANSPOSING big car features onto a small car is a difficult task to accomplish successfully, but that’s what Peugeot’s 207 CC has managed to achieve, says Richard M. Hammond, the Press Association’s motoring correspondent.

Summer fun

WE CAN now take the lid off the island’s best-selling car of 2008. Sorry this is no Watergate, no masterpiece of investigative journalism – perish the thought. Anyone can do this expose, you don’t even need £10K in your pocket.

Scrap heap challenge

Oceans apart, this Austin Atlantic has been raised from the depths and has undertaken its greatest journey, just to get back  on the road. Pete Burnard unravels the tale.

The lion’s raw

Pete Burnard gets behind the wheel of the Peugeot 207 Sport 1.6VTi 120

Suzuki’s SX4

Suzuki’s sure-footed family car. Pete Burnard puts it through its paces.