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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

While familiar with the concept, I was not ready to traverse the graphs and tables required to determine how much you’re on the hook for depending upon what type of vehicle you’ve chosen. For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary.

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

Green Car Congress

The concept of intermodal routing is enhanced by the DriveNow package available in Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and San Francisco. This premium car sharing with BMW and MINI automobiles is independent of car-hire stations. The Urban Safety Concept (BMW C 650 GT) with BMW ConnectedRide. Earlier post.)

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

The concept even became a keystone issue for lobbyists trying to convince lawmakers to create regulations favorable to autonomous cars. But it never manifested due to just how ambitious the overarching concept happened to be. The United Kingdom relied heavily on speed cameras for decades.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

The nation has been banned from automatic access to personal details of citizens residing outside its borders. This has occasionally resulted in scuffles, including an instance where security person actually ran over someone protesting ULEZ cameras late last year.

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