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It was on this day in 2007 that troubled popstar Britney Spears hit the headlines when police charged her for driving without a valid licence following an alleged ‘hit and run’ incident.

One of the UK’s biggest EV car brands has challenged motorists to better understand the needs of an electric vehicle in particular how often it might need charging.

Classic cars are being saved from being sent to landfill and giving the environment a double-boost by being converted to electric by a crusading new London start-up.

It was on this day in 1945 that Henry Ford II - grandson and namesake of the company founder - succeeded his late father Edsel as president of the ailing Ford Motor Company.

Britain’s musical and motoring tastes have been put to the test with a revealing new poll which puts one classic rock tune top of the pops for driving.

Following a series of high-profile accidents, a TV documentary and a string of fatalities, a new survey has found that more than 80 per cent of drivers don’t feel safe when the hard shoulder is removed from motorways.

It was on this day in 1962 that the Ford Cortina - one of the UK's best-selling cars ever - was formally launched ahead of that year’s London Motor Show at Earls Court.

It was on this day in 1993 that production ended on the popular Ford Orion after a 10 year run.

It was on this day in 2004 that the BMW 1 Series was launched...initially to mixed reviews.

It was on this day in 2000 that a troubled Diego Maradona - widely-regarded as the greatest footballer of all-time - famously cheated death in a car crash in Cuba.