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Expect to see driverless cars roaming the streets of the United Kingdom this year.

Toyota has teased a shadowy concept vehicle called the RND. Almost nothing is known about the car at this point but we should be able to share a lot more on January 26 when it’s revealed in the United Kingdom.

Smoking in cars with children present will soon be illegal in the United Kingdom.

The Alfa Romeo 4C will be priced from £45,000 in the United Kingdom, the Italian automaker has announced, giving a clue as to what it will cost in the US.

Hybrid technology isn’t just a Japanese specialty anymore, everyone is jumping on the electric bandwagon from the Detroit three to German automakers. Even the British are investing in cutting-edge batteries and motors.

British automaker Aston Martin has opened its Heritage Showroom at its historic Newport Pagnell site in the U.K.

General Motors’ advertising strategy made headlines several times already this year, but the latest revelation just might be the strangest yet.

You may think America has its fair share of uninsured motorists on the road, but out in the United Kingdom one out of every 25 drivers do not carry insurance. That equates to an astonishing 1.4-million people that law enforcement has had a tough time cracking down on.

Geely will make their first foray into the notoriously tough British market in 2012, hoping to emulate the success of Korean brands like Hyundai.

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it will be spending some £400 million (approximately $640 million) on developing a new engine plant in India.

This year marks the golden anniversary of one of the most iconic cars of all time; the E-Type Jaguar or XK-E. Exactly 50 years ago in March, the original Series 1 car made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show; most men and boys haven’t been the same since.

U.K’s Transport minister Norman Baker says these choices should be made by individual cities, based on their needs and agenda, and not as a collective agreement. He added by saying, “We will not be banning cars from city centers anymore than we will be having rectangular bananas.”

If you think gas prices are bad over here; spare a thought for our British cousins across the pond. Currently, fuel at the pumps is approaching almost $10 per imperial gallon (approximately 1.2009 US gals) in England.

The Suzuki Kizashi may have enjoyed critical acclaim (and rightly so) but it’s sales figures have never been stellar. Suzuki is planning to sell the Kizashi in the UK  later in 2011, and while Suzuki only plans on selling 500 units, it’s difficult to imagine the car being anything more than a low-volume curiosity.