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Bike licence set to changeBike licence set to change
SUMMER is finally here - and you can't help but notice the amount of motorcycles that have appeared on our roads since the first hint of sunshine.

A day in the life of an AA patrol manA day in the life of an AA patrol man
Simon Reeve spends a day with a patrol man from the Basingstoke-headquartered AA

Garland gains Skoda successGarland gains Skoda success
A COMPANY which serves customers from around north Hampshire has been honoured at a top industry event.

New naked Suzuki has nothing to hideNew naked Suzuki has nothing to hide
THERE are icy patches on the roads, the temperature is hovering around freezing and I'm riding a £9,000 motorcycle with 180bhp.
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Driven to be more greenDriven to be more green
THE staff at Basingstoke Volvo dealership Alan Gibson Ltd have been trying to become as "green" as possible with the increasing awareness of climate change and the need to conserve energy and reduce pollution.
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Mazda supermini is simply outstandingMazda supermini is simply outstanding
MAZDA'S latest supermini, the Mazda2, has just been voted World Car of the Year 2008.
User Rating: 5.5/10     

Alfa cooks up a new dealershipAlfa cooks up a new dealership
MORE than 100 guests were offered a taste of "la dolce vita" as Italian celebrity chef Aldo Zilli prepared a gourmet feast at the official opening of the family-run Tony Purslow Alfa Romeo dealership in Houndmills, Basingstoke.

Ford remains focusedFord remains focused
JUST as "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM" (so the saying goes), nobody was ever disapp-ointed buying a Ford.

i30 offers value for moneyi30 offers value for money
FOR some car makers, creating an estate involves little more than grafting a boxy back end onto a hatchback and hoping for the best.

The flavour of FranceThe flavour of France
PEUGEOT'S 307 was voted International Car of the Year in 2002 - a title it stole from under the nose of the revived BMW Mini - and Peugeot managed to sell three million of them across the world.

King of the company castleKing of the company castle
THE Vauxhall Astra has returned to the top of the UK's most wanted company cars list in 2007 for the first time since 2001.

Nissan gets adventurousNissan gets adventurous
NISSAN is celebrating its involvement as a major sponsor and partner of adventure-based sports and events across the globe under the Nissan Sports Adventure campaign with a range of adrenaline-packed, sports adventure-themed special edition vehicles.

Volvo is sporty but safeVolvo is sporty but safe
VOLVO'S C30 is a known and liked quantity around the offices of motoring.

Exclusive club offers a choice of supercarsExclusive club offers a choice of supercars
CLUB Velocitá is a brand-new organisation that bills itself as "The Ultimate Supercar Club".
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The Skoda Scout is inThe Skoda Scout is in
VOLKSWAGEN is only now taking orders for its new small 4x4, the Tiguan, which puts it a little behind its other arm, Skoda, with its Octavia Scout.
User Rating: 3.5/10     

Smooth Laguna will sail into many a fleetSmooth Laguna will sail into many a fleet
WHEN you let a motoring writer test drive a car, it's seen as best practice to give them the fastest, best-equipped version.
User Rating: 9/10     

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