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Petrol and diesel prices throughout Southport

Click here to find out where to get the cheapest petrol and diesel in Southport. Read

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

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. Read

Road Test: Lexus ISF - green shoots of driving pleasure

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.’ Read

Road test: Kia Sportage Diesel Titan, bargain of roading

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. Read

Road Test: Suzuki Vitara 2.4 - not one for hairdressers

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

Road test: Renault Koleos - close encounter of the crossover kind

Despite the release of secret UFO files showing how Earthlings have been fooled over the years by a collection of fireworks, magic lanterns and casually discarded hub caps, there is theory that over the last few weeks we are supposed to have had a close encounter of the third kind to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the film of the same name. Read

Road test: Mazda TS2 a car fro the real world

IN these limp-wristed days of man bags and outreach country dancing officers, chaps like Richard Noble and Andy Green are like a breath of fresh exhaust gas, Boys Own heroes gallantly thrashing the yanks to rocket to the land speed record, screaming to 763.053mph in the face of government advice that Utah contains more than the recommended daily intake of salt. Read

Road test: In your face Daihatsu Materia is cool, fo’ sho’ dude

Recently, legends of rugby gathered to raise £1.1 million for British service personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan in the Help for Heroes match. Read

Road test - Citroen Berlingo. Get lost in space

As I write it is, apparently, snowing on Mars. This is remarkable news because last night, much closer to home, a TV weather woman was unable to differentiate between ‘quite windy’ and force 8 on the Beaufort scale. Read

Honda S2000 the key to enthusiasm - road test

If you have woken today to find the world has not been blown to bits by Mr Putin, please consider the design of your house keys. Yes, there they are, in the Mysterious Bowl Of Everything, by the phone, in the hall with the13 amp fuses and one stray earring. Read

Saab 9-3 Aero TDCI road test - it’s space flight

There can be no other car maker that has stuck with a single marketing concept as long as Saab; it has wheels, it has seats therefore is clearly an aeroplane. Read

Why Fiat drivers’ other car really is a Ferrari

FERRARI owners will be expected to swap their supercars for a humble Fiat 500 at least once a year in future. Read

New 3-series will drive down costs

BMW has taken the wraps off a revised 3 Series range – one of the UK’s best-selling models. Read

Fines danger over driving abroad

MOTORISTS travelling abroad for their summer holidays are being warned of varying European rules and regulations that could land them with hefty fines. Read

Welcome back ... to the new Bravo!

TURIN car giant Fiat heralded the return of its Bravo as an all new five-door model. Read

Maserati's mid-life make-over

MASERATI’S romantically-named Quattroporte four-door saloon is getting a mid-life makeover following five successful years in the showrooms. Read

Ford Focus ECOnetic road test

LOOK, it depresses me as much as it depresses you but oil may reach $170 a barrel before the conker season or the bubble bursts. Read

Fastest production Audi yet -A6 RS Avant

IT IS without question the fastest production car ever produced by Audi. Read

Size matters - BMW 118d road test

WISDOM has it that you should never look back, not just to avoid walking into a lamp post but because however shiny and nostalgic it is, return to the past is impossible. Read

Volkswagen Scirocco - first drive

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

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