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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Natalie Hanman

Get your motor running


On the road. Photograph: Jose Fuste Raga/Corbis

According to last night's Newsnight, driving is the new smoking. No, being a motorist does not make you look cool - it qualifies you as the new social pariah.

But if you're brave enough to face the congestion charge, potential road pricing and protests from environmentalists to hit the road for a long trip, then you might find solace in Ian Clayton's 40 essential driving LPs.

From Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman's Her Mantle So Green to Paul Pena's Genghis Blues, there is seemingly something here for everyone. But do you agree, or disagree, with his motoring music? And what graces your car stereo when you hit the road?

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