They are guaranteeing...
They are guaranteeing not to run out of the icy road treatment, having stockpiled 500,000 tonnes of it across the UK. And that isn"t the only seasonal preparation being made by the Highways Agency. It has revealed a fleet of 500 gritters and snowploughs are on standby, ready to work round the clock if necessary to clear roads of ice and snow.
309,500: Price in pounds...
309,500: Price in pounds paid for an Aston Martin DB4GT at a marque-exclusive Bonhams auction back in 2003 - the highest figure a vehicle has achieved at such an event.
30: Cars newer than 30 years of age can"t be imported into Australia and used there unless they"re converted to right-hand drive.
19.2: Improvement in mpg of the 61.4mpg Citroen C1 1.0i over its 1996 equivalent, the 42.2mpg Saxo 1.1i - nearly a third better.
8m: Amount in dollars Warren Avis, who died recently, made when he sold Avis Rent-A-Car in 1954 - he founded it eight years earlier with ,000.