The DVLA has started...
The DVLA has started testing its í‚á£38million project to make renewing road fund licence less taxing. Letters are going out to 3,000 drivers chosen at random, inviting them to visit a secret website or phone a special number. Both allow them to buy their next disc without having to speak to anyone or produce vehicle documents. The trial is open only to owners of cars less than three years old, because they don"t need MoT certificates. And the DVLA has tapped into the Motor Insurance Database so it will know if the selected vehicles are covered without having to see a policy. The plan is for most drivers to be buying discs online or over the phone by 2006.
Topping the bill is...
Topping the bill is the blood-red Dodge SRT10 concept, seen here alongside the Viper ACR ò€“ with which it shares an engine.
The 8.4-litre all-aluminium V10 produces 600bhp and a tyre-smoking 758Nm of torque. Other changes over the standard production Challenger include the introduction of a carbon fibre bonnet, larger brakes and uprated Bilstein dampers all-round. Joining the SRT10 on Dodgeò€™s stand at the SEMA Show will be the Challenger Targa: a competition-spec racer in snakeskin green. It also gets a 532bhp V8, plus brakes and suspension from the Viper ACR.
The third new Challenger is the Blacktop. This has 22-inch wheels, lowered suspension and custom matt-black paint.