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Paris could ban old bangers in pollution crackdown

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Vehicles produced before 1997 could be banned from Paris under plans to reduce air pollution in the French capital. French classics like the Citroen DS and 2CV wouldn’t be allowed inside the A86 autoroute, the equivalent of London’s M25, if proposals talked up by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe came into effect.

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

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One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen. Under Citroen’s terms, new car buyers can obtain £2,000 for their old vehicles when they trade them in for any new Citroen.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

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BMWs, Audis and Mercedes cars and vans were relatively common sights on their way to the automotive knacker’s yard (34, 22 and 32 respectively handled by Hyundai dealers this week) as were Mazda MX-5s (six in total), MGFs (seven) and several Saabs.

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City drivers spending half their time not moving

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Drivers in rush hour city centre traffic are spending on average nearly half their journey time at a complete standstill, belching out exhaust fumes to no avail, according to new research released today. The new research, conducted by Citroën, found that over a one hour journey at peak times, the average inner city commuter could [.].

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