Call for ban on in-car hands-free phones

Road safety charity Brake is calling for a blanket ban on in-car hands-free phone systems. Using a hand-held phone while driving is already illegal in the UK, so a proposal to prohibit even hands-free kits would completely eradicate calling from behind the wheel. On Bing: see pictures of people using mobile phones while driving 1 in 3 use mobile phone behind the wheel A decade on from when the mobile phone ban was introduced, Brake is asking the government to assess its policy on all forms of telephone communication while driving.

First Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in UK

The first Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in the UK The first limited edition within a limited edition that is the Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package has arrived in the UK. The Lexus LFA is a stunning enough car with a very limited number being built, but if you want your LFA to be a bit more special – and have one of 50 instead of one of 500 – then what you need is the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package. And the first LFA with the Nurburgring package to arrive in Europe has been delivered to a lucky UK buyer.

SEAT Leon Cupra R at Frankfurt

SEAT are bringing the 265bhp SEAT Leon Cupra R to Frankfurt The 265bhp 4-pot turbo in the Cupra R produces 265 bhp, and manages to polish off the 0-060mph sprint in 6 seconds, and on to 155mph. But it’s no sluggard on the economy front, achieving almost 35mph average. The Cupra R comes shod with a set of 19″ alloys, which hide a formidable set of 17″ discs (16″ at the back).