Opel /Vauxhall have just released pictures of a Astra Coupe' concept car due for the Paris motor Show.

Opel hinted that, if brought through to production, the production vehicle would be very similar.

This would form an integral part of Opel's objective of returning to profitability in 2012.

The picture provided certainly does illustrate a vehicle in keeping with the opposition Ford Focus.

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There's an e-mail (Generated by WOMF ) doing the rounds highlighting that the demerit system is "now" live. As ussual there's a fair amount of confussion surrounding the national introduction of the system (Pretoria has been piloting the system since April 2006). With the problems surrounding the introduction of the Aarto system the introduction has been erratic - the officcial intro date was 01 April 2010 - Government stated before Nov 2010.

Irrespective of the introduction date, the consequences of this system could be profound. The basis of the system being:

Every year drivers will be given 12 points. If you have 12 de-merits in a year, your licence is suspended. After receiving 3 suspensions from the traffic department, your licence WILL be cancelled and you will have to start from scratch again in applying for a licence.

Read more in this mornings post.

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