Car Market
Glass’s top 10 residual value winners
Vehicle valuations authority, Glass’s, has revealed the top 10 cars that you should have bought three years ago to retain the highest value of the car’s original list price. Deciding what new car to buy can sometimes be difficult, but a big part of any buying decision should be how much the car is likely to be worth in the future, relative to the price you pay for it.
Bidders brave the elements to be at Brooklands
Despite a bout of wintry weather threatening to derail its festive sale, Historics’ third auction of the year witnessed a flurry of activity, as scores of classic car enthusiasts and bidders flooded the saleroom in search of the ultimate Christmas gift, at Brooklands last Saturday, 4th December.
Used Car Expert helps consumers fight rip-off Britain
When used car buyer Alice Austin had her car stolen just four weeks after purchase, her insurance company tried to pay out just 80% of its real market value.
Santa’s sleigh rings bells at Autoquake
Autoquake.com, UK online used car retailer, is proud to offer used car buyers the chance to purchase a unique vehicle – Santa’s sleigh.
Road safety evaluation website launched
A free website to help road safety practitioners evaluate their education, training and publicity activities was launched today by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Department for Transport.
Ice and snow brings toll of collisions
The current icy spell has led to a 23 per cent jump in car insurance claims as cars slip and slide into other vehicles, kerbs, barriers, police cars and even a wild boar.
EV wiz Keith Johnston to front for Oz company in UK
One of Europe’s most high profile electric car marketing experts has been retained by Australian electric car systems maker, Energetique, to represent the company’s operations in the UK and Europe.
Vettel and Red Bull lead the honours at Autosport Awards
New Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull team were honoured at motorsport’s most prestigious end-of-season gala event, the 2010 AUTOSPORT Awards, held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday night.
New and improved Honda Insight hybrid hits UK roads
The improved Honda Insight hybrid, featuring adjusted suspension to improve ride comfort and NVH levels and enhanced trim levels is now on British roads.
Pothole season will be the ‘worst ever’
Motorists are being warned to brace themselves for the “worst ever pothole season”, say experts.
New car registrations fell 11.5% in November
New car registrations fell by 11.5% in November to 139,875 units, performing ahead of forecast, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Halfords rushes in salt supplies
Car accessory retailer Halfords is rushing packs of salt into stores in Scotland and the North of England to help keep motorists on the move.
Snow job at Blackbushe Sunday Market
If you found it hard going clearing your drive of snow, spare a thought for the team running Blackbushe Sunday Market as they prepared the 20-acre site following this week’s snowfall.
600,000 clocked cars on UK roads
More than 600,000 cars on Britain’s roads have been clocked so they show lower mileages, increasing their value when then offered for sale, according to figures published by the BBC.
Sensible precautions the key to driving in snow and ice
DIAmond Advanced Motorists – which administers advanced driving tests on behalf of the Driving Instructors Association (DIA) – is calling on drivers to consider seeking advanced driver training to help them cope with the snow and icy conditions caused by the current spell of wintry weather, and which are likely to re-occur in the coming months.