Car Market
Driving schools take pupils for a ride
Up to 27,000 extra driving tests have been failed in the last year by learners taught by trainee instructors - while most pupils did not even know their instructor was learning on the job, AA investigations reveal.
Pack a poncho this winter
For protection and safety in the dark winter nights, Halfords has the solution to keep you warm and noticed outside.
i-MiEV completes UK’s largest public electric vehicle trial
CABLED (Coventry And Birmingham Low Emission vehicle Demonstrators) is the largest of eight public trials taking place in the UK as part of The Technology Strategy Board’s £25m Ultra Low Carbon demonstrator programme, with the West Midlands consortium contributing 110 of the 350 vehicles trialled on the UK’s roads.
Barons pulls off a Christmas cracker of a sale
Despite the freezing weather and record snowfalls over the preceding few days, Barons managed to host a cracking Yuletide Sale at Sandown Park on December 7th.
Electric and hybrid vehicles expected to replace family cars
A new survey by Glass’s, the UK’s leading vehicle valuation specialist, has found that almost two thirds (60%) of motorists either agree or partly agree that electric vehicles have the potential to replace their household’s cars.
Budget car market flourishes
BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that average values were flat in November with month on month values averaging exactly the same value as recorded in October.
Think rallying, think Lancia at Race Retro 2011
Think rallying, think Lancia! That’s why it will be the celebrated Rally marque at next year’s Race Retro when it returns to Stoneleigh Park, Coventry in the earlier slot of 25-27 February. For decades the Italian car-maker, famous for its Fulvia, Stratos and 037 models, has been associated with one of the toughest – if not THE toughest – form of motor sport, which tests a car’s strength and durability to the max over many gruelling miles and hours.
How to cut the cost of motoring
Will Thomas, head of motor insurance at Confused.com issues advice on cutting the cost of motoring with petrol costs at an all-time high.
Closing the gender gap among drivers
‘Who’s in the driving seat?’,a new study of gender differences from the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists), has found that women and men aren’t so different when it comes to driving behaviours and attitudes. Most of the men and women surveyed enjoy driving, and rate themselves to be confident, considerate and safe behind the wheel, but almost twice as many men as women claim to be very confident.
Major support for the Moving Motor Show
The Earl of March, founder of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show (MMS), today (9 December) announced an exciting new partnership between the MMS and Auto Trader for 2011.
High residual values for Land Rover vehicles
An industry report conducted by the UK's leading used car valuators, Glass's, has revealed that three Land Rover models are amongst the top ten ranked vehicles retaining the highest residual values over the first three years of ownership.
Electric Nissan Leaf for £397 per month
Drivers wondering if they can afford to ‘go electric’ with the new European Car of the Year, the Nissan LEAF, may now be wondering if they can afford not to!
Shoppers go the distance for Christmas gifts
More than 22 percent of Christmas shoppers have driven over 50 miles to get the latest ‘must have’ Christmas gift and almost one in ten have embarked on a 100 mile round trip, according to a survey by leading used car website motors.co.uk.
A Seat Young Driver session is the perfect gift
Still searching out those last-minute gifts for tricky-to-please teenagers? A voucher for the successful SEAT Young Driver training programme could be just the thing.
Winter weather helps boost 4x4 values
Glass’s, the leading vehicle valuation expert, has produced its annual list of 2010’s top 10 three-year old cars with the highest residual values. The key fact to emerge is that seven of the top 10 places were occupied by 4x4s or SUVs. The residual values were expressed as a percentage of original list price for ‘57’-plate vehicles with 37,000 miles on the clock and the following list shows the highest to lowest ranking for each model range.