Selfish drivers of huge utes to pay a parking penalty
WE’RE NOT SURE IF IT’S just a cash grab or a genuine attempt to make drivers of huge utes pay more to park them. A Melbourne council has given its support for a proposal which
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Ford recalls 2014 F-150 in the US
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25, FORD ANNOUNCED a concerning issue with its 2014 F-150 model and recalled 668,000 pickup trucks worldwide as a result (although we are yet to confirm that Australian owners have been notified).
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Yet another recall for Tesla Cybertruck
WHEN YOU’RE HOT, you’re hot. And when you’re not, you’re not (with apologies to Holden Torana from way back when). Tesla’s woes with the Cybertruck continue. Tesla announced two separate Cybertruck recalls, adding to its
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NSW number plate sells for $1.3 million
IT’S A TREND WE SIMPLY cannot understand, but it seems people are more than willing to throw vast amounts of money at things with nothing more than inherent (or presumed) value. Most obvious example is
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Once again, motorists are hit with increases
MOST POLITICIANS SEE MOTORISTS (and that’s almost all of us) as nothing more than a bottomless pit of funds. Whenever they need higher income, they simply raise motoring costs and penalties. Motorists in Victoria will
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Alfa Romeo Junior (née Milano) hits the proving ground
A FEW DAYS AHEAD OF THE dynamic debut of Alfa Romeo Junior, where insiders will be testing the brand’s new compact sports car at the Balocco Proving Ground (Vercelli province), the Alfa Romeo engineering development
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High percentage of women concerned by road rage
WWCOTY CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN Drivers’ Day on June 24th by drawing attention to women drivers’ perspective concerning behaviour. According to a recent survey, a total of 78 percent women drivers consider aggression on the roads
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HERE AT seniordriveraus WE DON’T usually spend much time analysing sales figures, but the latest numbers have even our eyebrows raising. Initially, we thought it was just the market catching up after the Covid-enforced lack
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Ford cuts prices for Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit
IT WILL COME AS WELCOME news for Australian households and businesses considering a move into an electric vehicle, that Ford has announced price reductions to the Ford Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV and E-Transit all-electric van.
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Kia makes a spectacle of itself at Vivid
KIA’S LATEST ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE, the Kia EV5, is making its public debut at Vivid Sydney as the star of the brand’s hero display, Kia Kaleidoscope, at Darling Harbour. Situated by the harbour, the Kia EV5
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