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Recent News

Female motorists should be wary of body kits
Motor fraud hits £5m a week
Seat has starring role in TV show
Driving challenge for women
Lives saved when drinking age is raised

Environmentally-friendly motoring

Consumers divided on green car issue
Insurer offers green box driving technology
Motorists 'to pump out less pollution by 2025'
Toyota Yaris wins green car award
London residents 'among least likely to go for green cars'
"Millions" of hybrid cars to arrive on the roads
Safety results for family cars released
Manufacturers to preview fuel cell cars
Environmentally-friendly motoring
Millions pumped into green car innovation
Family 'cuts costs and emissions with car swap'
Women who love Fords now have less-polluting 4x4 available
Green hybrid tops satisfaction survey
Radical congestion charge plans pushed
Too many harmful car materials "still ending up in landfill"
Women drivers 'set to go green'?
Shopping centres get electric car chargers
Women going green with used diesels?
First fully electric car to launch in UK
Women 'leading the way' with greener cars
Women drivers call for more green cars
Women 'more interested' in environmental concerns
Pay-as-you-go lanes 'not the solution for green female motorists'
Women want to impress less
'Motorists have hearts set on 4x4s this year'
...more related stories...

Female friendly services

'False female-friendly insurance claims'
Pink sat nav targets women drivers
Complex car technology has women turning to garages
Lone women 'to get dedicated parking spots'
Foxy ladies 'networking on the tee'
Women 'seeking professional help instead of DIY solutions'
Sir Alan Sugar: Female workers 'should deal with their lot'
Mothers 'still facing workplace discrimination'
New site aimed at women from Yahoo!
LSC encourages women to 'use role models as mentors'
BAWE: Still barriers for women entrepreneurs
Boost for women-led businesses
TUC highlights gender pay gap
Women's under-representation in the motor industry 'to be tackled'
39% of women 'dream of starting their own business'
Livingstone calls for fairer treatment of female workers
Females 'have wide boardroom experience'
Female entrepreneur invites women to realise their dreams
...more related stories...

Female shoppers

Female motorists should be wary of body kits
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Female-friendly businesses

'False female-friendly insurance claims'
Pink sat nav targets women drivers
Complex car technology has women turning to garages
Lone women 'to get dedicated parking spots'
Foxy ladies 'networking on the tee'
Women 'seeking professional help instead of DIY solutions'
Sir Alan Sugar: Female workers 'should deal with their lot'
Mothers 'still facing workplace discrimination'
New site aimed at women from Yahoo!
LSC encourages women to 'use role models as mentors'
BAWE: Still barriers for women entrepreneurs
Boost for women-led businesses
TUC highlights gender pay gap
Women's under-representation in the motor industry 'to be tackled'
39% of women 'dream of starting their own business'
Livingstone calls for fairer treatment of female workers
Females 'have wide boardroom experience'
Female entrepreneur invites women to realise their dreams
...more related stories...

Motor insurance

Motor fraud hits £5m a week
Drivers 'should check cover' before heading abroad
'More drivers on the roads without car insurance'
Insurer offers car quotes via mobiles
Thieves target handbags at beauty spot
Drivers caught on the phone 'face bigger premiums'
Young women 'paying far less' than men for car insurance
Firm launches insurance cover tailored for women
'Little known' insurance product could benefit women drivers
Women 'can still get good cover on the cheap'
Mobile phone offenders "face higher premiums"
Women should shop around for insurance
'More than a million' without car insurance
Women 'more honest' on insurance claims
'Men swap cover provider more than women'
New female drivers 'could get insurance cut incentive'
'Check insurance' before heading abroad
'Change to law needed' to keep down cost of EU drivers in UK
Drivers 'risking no-insurance fines'
Convertible car insurance 'doesn't cost much more'
Women 'could benefit from insurance for life'
Brits 'lying over insurance'
Women drivers 'lack "boy racer" mentality'
Females 'more likely to get insured'
Car insurance dodgers caught in mass operation
Car insurance policy changes 'proving pricy' for female drivers
Female motorists 'need to be prudent when picking an insurer'
Female motorists warned over in-car gadgets
Drivers 'paying over the odds for insurance'
...more related stories...

Motoring safety

Lives saved when drinking age is raised
Women passengers targeted in safety campaign
Road paint warns of icy conditions
Campaigner calls for traffic lights to be scrapped
Women 'more likely to suffer whiplash'
Many women 'not confident' about passing second test
Women drivers taught to defend themselves against road rage
20mph zones 'not for everywhere' says RACF
Safety warning as cycle use increases
Drive to work has 'hidden hazards'
Police warn drivers to look out for bikers
Women drivers 'face poor road conditions'
Summer drink drivers deterred by police
Female drivers targeted with free magazine
Women motorists 'could halve crash risks'
Women 'can be distracted by speed cameras'
Women risking safety by driving while hungry
Women drivers 'should heed deer warnings'
Poor eyesight 'threatens road safety'
More 20mph school limits possible
Automatic braking arrives as standard
Female learner drivers to face tougher safety questions
More detailed test planned for new drivers
Volvo models 'reduce whiplash injury risk for women'
Women drivers 'warned on mobile phone use' after huge crackdown
Women motorists 'warned about city cars'
Young drivers' black box recordings
Sneezing to cost female drivers their no-claims bonus?
Young women to benefit from skidpan training?
Women to heed police advice on in-car items?
Millions of women support lower speed limits?
Women motorists to follow safety advice?
Taxiwise warns female cab passengers to be careful
Female drivers encouraged to 'carry out safety checks'
Tired driver campaign welcomed
Women 'safer drivers than men'
Govt to target dozy drivers
Female drivers urged to report animal collisions
...more related stories...

New cars

Seat has starring role in TV show
Young drivers warned of dodgy used cars
Renault Clio model has sporty looks and eco options
Fiat Panda goes green
Peugeot and Elle team up for new car range
Used car sales 'could drop'
Women drivers could be driving Fiat 500 convertible
Top ten tips released for used car buyers
New Seat Ibiza is previewed
Female MG lovers get glimpse of new convertible
Cousin of Nissan Micra 'could arrive in the UK'
Foxy ladies' Focus to be on new Ford?
Buyers 'looking for smaller cars'
Female motorists advised to pick a used motor over a new one
New green car to tempt women drivers?
'Failure to haggle means car-buyers lose money'
Time for women to get their top down
Maserati launches service 'tailored for women'
Female drivers 'more concerned about safety than men'
Top Gear Live to light up MPH '08 for female drivers
Female drivers to get sneak preview of motor show
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Stressful motoring

Stressed car owner takes extreme action
Motoring 'regularly driving women to anger'
School-run mums 'safer'
Brits 'increasingly victims of road rage'
Airbags to cause women drivers stress?
Angry women drivers among takeaway hurlers?
10m Brits 'victims of road rage'
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The cost of motoring

Women drivers 'may back MP road tax revolt'
Newspaper proposes fuel price stabiliser
Labour 'could be voted out' over fuel prices
Female drivers told to focus on fuel-efficient cost cuts
Brush up on under-the-bonnet know-how, say experts
Women given tips on avoiding high insurance costs
Britons 'considering job changes' to cut fuel costs
Women could save cash by following 'smooth driving' advice
Spain 'has best value for holiday motoring'
Business bosses criticise Manchester road charging
Women could save cash by car sharing
Franchise dealers 'charging higher service prices'
MP says road tolls could cut fuel tax
Fuel reduction tips 'could save £290 a year'
Motoring costs 'unacceptable', says RACF
Free road tax for women buying new Citroens
Women 'among drivers hit with high fuel mistake bills'
Drivers can use 'Formula 1 gadget' to cut fuel costs
Women drivers 'could cut insurance costs with greener cars'
Low-cost vehicles 'proving popular'
Over 55s 'hit by rising car costs'
Women drivers ripped off by car insurance?
Women clock up fewer miles than men
Drivers increasingly hit by parking penalties
Tax warning for family car owners
MSP requests no rise in petrol prices
...more related stories...

Women drivers

Driving challenge for women
Women with points on their licence pay more
Men 'more likely to cause accidents' in jams
Porsche owners 'likely to be approaching 40'
Car salesman is voted least sexy job
Johnny Depp top in car washing poll
Driving 'no longer male-dominated'
Warning on overnight number plate thieves
Rock track a hit with women drivers
Women drivers' 'naughty' habits revealed
Speeding 'tops driving crime charts'
'Women drivers looking to downsize cars'
Women F1 drivers 'now possible', says former champion
Volvo models 'reduce whiplash injury risk for women'
Women 'less likely to misuse hard shoulder'
"White vin woman" now rivals white van man, insurer says
Women motorists advised on overseas driving
Patrick sets motorsport milestone
Musical drivers 'more likely to be speeders'
Study reveals 'prehistoric characteristics' of men's driving
Women drivers 'obeying rules of the road'
Disabled woman refused help with pumping tyres
Female driver safety the priority of new course
Females fear fraud when buying cars online?
Women drivers see car as "a wardrobe on wheels"
Foxy women drivers and passengers at risk?
Cars are sanctuaries for worried Welsh drivers
Foxy women drivers to appeal against parking tickets?
Young women drivers to receive a second chance?
Women 'less likely to read insurance small print'
Women better drivers than men, stats suggest
Women drivers could bring a flavour of Wales to their cars
Wannabe women drivers 'foot a hefty bill'
Study: Women affected by driving stereotypes
Women drivers to welcome anti-offender plans?
Women drivers' opinions 'less likely to be swayed by tax'
Car insurance advice for female festivalgoers
Women drivers put to the test
Hamilton takes the chequered flag in Melbourne
Women motorists offered tips on 'safe driving'
Female motor fans' chance to see Hamilton
85% of women 'leave wardrobe items in their cars'
Women's car-buying 'setting a colour trend'
Librans liable to break down?
Young women receive free driving magazine
Most women 'would feel afraid' after breaking down alone
'Drivers struggle to decipher number plates'
Women drivers spread responsibility for petrol costs?
...more related stories...

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