Car Market

Used car market improves despite average price falls

BCA’s Pulse report shows that average used car values decreased in January, following an increase in December, but once again this was largely due to a change in model mix.

4x4 values reach record levels

Average values for 4x4’s reached record levels at BCA in January, according to the company’s latest Pulse Price Report.

Toyota announces further details of safety recall programme

Toyota GB has announced further details of its accelerator pedal safety recall programme in the UK.

Volvo reveals DRIVe versions of S80 and V70

Volvo Car UK has revealed 119g/km DRIVe versions of its S80 executive saloon and V70 premium estate, the fourth and fifth body style it's launched delivering CO2 emissions below 120 g/km.

No getaway for caravan criminals

A major crime operation which contributed to a significant number of caravan thefts in the last three years has been disbanded following the prosecution of a gang of four travellers.

Lister Jaguar showcased at Race Retro 2010

A delectable line-up of Lister Jaguars – the Cambridge-built sports cars that took the big manufacturers on at their own game and won - will be showcased at this year’s Race Retro, held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry from 12th to 14th March.

Bentleys back at Silverstone

The Bentley Drivers Club will return to Silverstone for its 61st Annual Race Meeting on 7th August 2010, continuing its unbroken run of annual BDC events at the circuit, from 1949 right through to the present day.

Record numbers buying cars unseen over the internet

A third (35%) of all Autoquake.com’s customers now sign on the dotted line without taking a test drive or even kicking a tyre.

Has Britain got eco driving talent?

Just days since its launch, thousands of entrants are vying to become European eco driving champions in Peugeot’s ECO CUP.

To protect or not to protect your no claims discount?

The longer you protect your NCD without claiming, the less valuable it becomes, warns moneysupermarket.com

Eugene Donnelly assesses rally potential of Skelta

The blue Skelta G-Force displayed at Autosport International is shortly to be set up as a circuit racer for Matt Cummings of Stratton Motor Company.

Seat belts ad shows deadly consequences of not belting up

A hard-hitting THINK! campaign reminding drivers of the potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt was launched today by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark.The £1.3 million campaign shows that if you have a crash without wearing a seat belt you actually experience three crashes, even at everyday speeds like 30mph.