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With England set to go into lockdown from Thursday many drivers are asking how the restrictions will affect their motoring rituals, with even the prospect of a car wash under threat.

It was on this day in 2007 that the famous Aston Martin DB5 once owned by late Beatles star George Harrison sold at a Sotheby’s auction for over £250,000 to Jimi Heselden - the British entrepreneur who owned Segway Inc.

It was on this day in 1919 that iconic British marque Armstrong Siddeley was officially formed in Coventry by John Davenport Siddeley.

It was on this day in 1951 that the first permanent 'zebra crossing’ in the UK was introduced in the Berkshire town of Slough.

Hundreds of unwitting drivers may have been snapped by a secretive police operation on the UK motorway network, with Sussex and Surrey Police loaning an unmarked HGV to spy on drivers.

It was on this day in 2002 that a leaked report revealed how a single traffic warden in Cumbria was issuing tickets on an unprecedented scale.

Shocking year on year figures have revealed that last month’s motor production figures were the lowest since 1995, a worrying sign as Britain heads for what seems an inevitable hard Brexit.

The Nissan Leaf may gain plaudits for being one of the more affordable electric vehicles and certainly sells well across Europe, but it is also top of the list for reliability according to data published this week.

They have been on the English road network for many years now, but a major survey has discovered that more than half of British drivers don’t actually know what the rules of a smart motorway actually are.

The Queen of England has topped a motoring list after her £10m Bentley State Limousine revealed her as being out of touch with her subjects.