Owners of 4x4s are under...
Owners of 4x4s are under attack again. Following London mayor Ken Livingstone branding urban off-road drivers "idiots", the Government"s most senior transport adviser, Prof. David Begg, has called for financial penalties, too. He wants 4x4 buyers to pay higher road tax and extra congestion charges in the capital.
101: Top speed, in mph...
101: Top speed, in mph, of Vauxhall"s Viva GT, which was launched in 1968. More than 4,600 were built during a two-year production run.
12,800: The price, in pounds, paid for the Ford Cortina 2000E used in BBC drama series Life On Mars. It was auctioned in aid of Comic Relief, and the fee set a new record for the MkIII model.
62: Number of countries around the world which make cars, even though some, such as Serbia and Sri Lanka, only have a solitary manufacturer.
12: Months after which non-EU drivers living in the UK must resit their test. Faroe Islanders are exempt, as their assessment is so similar to ours.