The car was not roadworthy and would not have been capable of speeds above 30mph.

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Just like any regular car, hearses have to be roadworthy all-year-round.

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The Lada was an obsolete Fiat, produced at the Togliatti factory south-east of Moscow: bought new, it required extensive repair in order to become roadworthy.

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"We were always clear with him that the bike would have to be checked by a professional bike mechanic before it was deemed roadworthy, " he said.

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The court heard Dhesi had been drinking high-strength lager before his un-roadworthy coach broke down three times on the motorway in the fog on 24 March.

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As well as the vehicle seizures, about 200 other road offences were detected, including mobile phone and seatbelt offences, driving non-roadworthy vehicles and breaches of tachograph regulations.

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Better to use the newly roadworthy process to achieve worthwhile goals to pay for adaptation, save forests, build up renewable-energy capacity than to crash it again into a wall.

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Jacobs' group is able to restore donated clunkers to roadworthy operation by partnering with local companies and corporations that help provide auto body work at significantly discounted rates.

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It's technically illegal, but easy enough, to flag down pretty much any passing car and pay for a ride around the city, although there's no guarantee of the car, or the driver, being roadworthy.

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