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Cars and Driving

Learner drivers on motorways

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At present, driving lessons can only occur off motorways, ostensibly as a safety precaution for other drivers. However, collision data shows that drivers who recently gained their license are up to eight times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident on British roads than drivers from other demographics.

Number plates in Germany

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There are some restrictions on letter and number combinations. Germany’s recent history, specifically in relation to the Nazi state, means that some are totally off limits.

Bizarre road rules

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We drive in a world full of rules - how fast we drive, how we navigate intersections, how we behave while driving. Most of the rules we have to abide by seem fairly straight-forward and there’s no question why we abide by them.

Guide to Nurburgring

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What’s the Nurburgring? Only one of the world’s greatest motorsports circuits! Visitors from all over the world flock there in their hundreds of thousands each year to either watch events - it has a seating capacity of about 150,000 - or take to the circuit themselves to cruise or race.

Perfect Porsche plates

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With origins stretching back to pre-war Germany, the automotive genius of Porsche is embodied in the story of its founder, Ferdinand Porsche and his son, Ferry. Each were responsible for some of the beautiful, powerful automobiles ever made, from the Volkswagen Beetle, to the 911.

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