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Will wing mirrors be phased out?

Side mirrors, door mirrors and wing mirrors: they’re all the same thing and help you see behind your vehicle and to the sides of it. They became popular on cars from the 1960s as traffic increased, even though they are

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Driving in Australia as an international visitor or student

If you’re visiting New South Wales for under three months you can use your overseas driver’s licence for an equivalent licence in Australia. However, there are restrictions: Equivalent New South Wales licences for overseas drivers Learner licence If your licence

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I’ve lost my speeding ticket. What should I do?

Losing a speeding ticket or penalty notice is not uncommon, and it’s not an excuse for paying a fine late (or not paying at all). If you delay or don’t pay the fine, extra enforcement costs will be applied. There

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How to tow a horse float

Put a horse in a horse float and you’ve got a couple of tonnes of unstable weight behind your vehicle. It is not like towing a trailer with furniture in the back, because horses move around and you will feel

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What is car pollution and car emissions?

Air pollution by vehicles is caused by exhaust emissions that are a result of incomplete combustion of fuel in an engine. In a perfect world, fuel would be burnt completely and only water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen would be released, but

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Are space saver spare tyres safe?

Spare tyres used to be full sized but now many car manufacturers supply a narrow space saver wheel in the boot. There are good reasons for this: it gives you more cargo space they weigh less therefore give better fuel economy

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Is it illegal to splash a pedestrian

Unlike in the UK, it is not illegal to splash a pedestrian with clean water from a puddle by driving through it. However, it is illegal in New South Wales to splash mud on bus passengers. You could receive a $177

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