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Petrol and diesel prices throughout Skelmersdale and West Lancs

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Click here to find out where to get the cheapest petrol and diesel in Skelmersdale and West Lancashire.

Road Test: Nissan Qashqai+2 - a mystery of inner space

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:20:30 GMT

IN times of adversity the human animal is inclined to look towards the stars. During a particularly bad outbreak of cat flu, for instance, the Egyptians discovered that by building a large pyramid and leaving a slit in one wall they could line up the sun and Venus to produce the world’s first ophthalmic laser.

Road Test: Lexus ISF - green shoots of driving pleasure

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:04:51 GMT

Proof positive, if proof were needed, that politicians live in a world with a different gas atmosphere than the real one, comes in the use of the cliche ‘green shoots of recovery.’

Road test: Kia Sportage Diesel Titan, bargain of roading

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:49:43 GMT

Some say life will never be the same again, others that your best investment is a shotgun and a two-man tent. But one thing is certain, nothing is certain.

Road Test: Suzuki Vitara 2.4 - not one for hairdressers

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:14:41 GMT

Apparently reality TV shows can turn you insane. Mad as surgical stockings. However, not half as swivel eyed as Strictly Come Dancing.

First drive - Volkswagen Scirocco

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:28:00 GMT

IF VOLKSWAGEN’S marketing people had done their job they should have signed up Dr Who to promote its latest offering.

Iconic 911 - faster, greener and just a tad dearer

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:07:00 GMT

CITIUS, Altius, Fortius, or faster, higher, stronger, are the Latin and English words to describe the noble tradition of the Olympic Games.

Grand Tour in a Bentley - Norway or bust

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:03:00 GMT

THE Grand Tour. It’s as much a part of motoring heritage as the classic cars which started the great adventures.

Small is the new big- Hyundai i30 estate road test

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:22:00 GMT

Size, you have probably been assured, does not matter.

Citroen's 'German' C5 road tested

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:01:00 GMT

THE National Archives Office has opened its files on reported UFO sightings from the 1980s. From memory everyone you met in the 80s looked like an alien or talked like one.

This week's road test: The Toyota Land Cruiser Invincible

Tue, 20 May 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Ever since Ben-Hur rolled out his concept fast attack chariot, armies have been striving for the ultimate battlefield light vehicle.

New V8 engine for Vauxhall VXR8: fight for your right to party

Tue, 20 May 2008 17:10:00 GMT

On the radio this morning, a tape measure professional from a chartered surveyors organisation was lamenting a reduction in the number of houses sold last month.

Audi TTS a turbo sensation

Tue, 20 May 2008 17:04:00 GMT

SPOT an Audi TT in the coming weeks and if there are four exhausts lurking beneath the back bumper it’s a car the commands respect.

Easy access and low tax on Mazda account

Wed, 07 May 2008 07:50:00 GMT

TALK of tax cuts is almost unheard of in this day and age – but one car company is bucking the trend.

Mr Land Rover tells all

Wed, 07 May 2008 07:44:00 GMT

SIXTY years ago a crude but effective box on wheels was born out of a wartime factory in a place known as Lode Lane.

Mercedes ups the stakes

Wed, 07 May 2008 07:31:00 GMT

MERCEDES-BENZ is raising its game with the new CLC coupe entering showrooms this summer.

Mercedes ups the stakes

Wed, 07 May 2008 07:31:00 GMT

MERCEDES-BENZ is raising its game with the new CLC coupe entering showrooms this summer.

Coming soon - The Volkswagen Passat CC

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Honesty time; while there is nothing inherently bad about the Passat it is a car that has always left me cold. Frigid even.

Vauxhall reveals all-new Insignia family model

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:57:00 GMT

VAUXHALL is heralding the dawning of a new era for the company with the unveiling of its important new Insignia to replace the Vectra.

Peugeot announces 308 SW prices

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:51:00 GMT

PEUGEOT has announced that its new 308 SW will cost from £14,395 when it goes on sale here as a replacement for the current 307 SW and Estate models from June.