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Essex boost for car loving home buyers

An Essex council is to make garages and drives bigger on new homes For most of the last decade the UK Government has waged a war on the motorist. Endless speed cameras, which are in reality just tax-raising  machines and have little to do with road safety; never-ending fuel tax rises; congestion charging; spiralling parking charges; road-charging schemes and the only coppers you see have a speed gun so non-speeding untaxed and uninsured drivers never get caught -  pushing up costs for the rest of us. But one of the most stupid, head-in-the-sand policies was the idea that new houses should encourage people to forsake their cars by making garages too small and off-street parking almost non-existent.

Saab China Deal: Chinese Government support ‘In Principal’

Saab gets encouragement from China Minister Yesterday we had the news that Pang Da and Youngman – the Chinese companies seeking to buy Saab – have outlined the investment they propose to make in Saab. But the deal to sell Saab is fraught with difficulties for Victor Muller. It’s one thing getting someone to say yes, but there are an enormous number of hoops to jump through before any deal can be finalised.

Jaguar Land Rover say profits up again, but warns on Eurozone

Jaguar Land Rover profites rose by 7 per cent in the quarter to June end, but JLR warns that Europe’s financial woes will impact growth. Rising profits at Jaguar Land Rover are like Team GB Gold Medals – we’re starting to expect more every day. And JLR are still delivering.