Britons put brake on passion for gas-guzzlers
UK registrations of 4x4 vehicles tumbled by more than 18 per cent last month in a powerful sign that Europeans are joining the headlong scramble out of large gas-guzzlers seen in the US. The data from Europe's second largest car market mirrors collapses in largevehicle sales under way in other European countries, and comes as petrol prices touch new highs and consumers delay big purchases.