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		<title>Workshop costs and hourly rates in Germany</title>
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		<title>Industry reacts to the Chancellor&#8217;s Spring Budget</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget, calling it a “budget for long term growth”. Here are the key points from the last Budget before the next general...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Is car tech making us unhappy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is owning an older car the key to a happy life? Not too old, you understand; nobody wants to return to the days when damp mornings were filled with the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Car industry accused of negligence over keyless theft</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading motoring lawyer has accused the motor industry of negligence by ignoring warnings that keyless technology would make cars more vulnerable to theft. This comes after an investigation by...]]></description>
		
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		<title>AA leaves BMW at service station with key placed under wheel arch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pensioner crashes car into MOT centre</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Hampshire garage and MOT centre has been forced to suspend trading after a pensioner crashed his car into the building, causing severe structural damage. The Daily Echo reports that...]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has revealed the number of cars over the age of 40 in the UK. At...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tuning companies warned over illegal car modifications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Opinion: The MOT test would be a bargain at double the price</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to several online news outlets, drivers should be prepared for a steep rise in the price of an MOT test, with reports that it could rise to £80 by...]]></description>
		
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