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With new evidence that some cars might not perform as well in real world crashes as their safety rating suggests, Dispatches asks: could more be done to protect drivers and passengers?
- Programme: Dispatches
- Episode: How Safe is Your Car?
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2016
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