The firm put the flags...
The firm put the flags of each of the new nations -Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Cyprus - on the cars. Another MINI was wearing the EU flag. They were part of an international roadshow which took place at Mini-Europe - a tourist attraction with 300 miniature versions of famous landmarks - in Brussels, Belgium.
A clever device that...
A clever device that could stop thousands of drivers misfuelling has won financial backing on the hit BBC TV show Dragonsò€™ Den. Mike Cottonò€™s invention replaces the filler neck with a resized one that wonò€™t allow the smaller petrol nozzle into a diesel car.
Originally Mike, from Dunmow, Essex, wanted Ò£250,000 for 20 per cent of his business. But after negotiating with three of the Dragons, he was pushed to 25 per cent for the same sum ò€“ the most the entrepreneurs have ever invested. Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis will now work with Mike to market the Ò£69.99 device. Cotton said: ò€œThe backing allows us to take production from 4,000 units a month to 30,000 and meet demand.ò€ Visit www.misfuellingprevention.co.uk for info.