Prime Minister Gordon Brown was today facing the prospect of another damaging rebellion by Labour MPs over tax.
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UK diesel is the most expensive in Europe…
Diesel bought in Britain is the most expensive in Europe – despite it being the cheapest before tax is added, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Motor Trade Insider comes clean!
Buying a new car? Motor Trade Insider has come clean and lifted the lid on how the Motor Trade operates! [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Petrol hike costs bank holiday travellers £110 million
As petrol prices continue to soar, the average bank holiday car journey looks set to cost the nation’s drivers £110 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »What are the highest prices ever paid for personal plates?
Registration Country Price £ 1 Abu Dhabi Dh 52.2 million £7.25 million 5 Abu Dhabi Dh 25.2 million £3.5 million [...]
Read the rest of this entry »New car tax rules will hit residual values
According to EurotaxGlass’s, the 98 per cent increase in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), recently announced by the Chancellor for a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Top ten cheap eco-friendly cars
According to SmartPlanet one of the few good green things to come out of Alistair Darling’s Budget was his shake-up of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »US car dealer in free gun offer!
the BBC reports that a car dealership in the United States is offering a free handgun with every vehicle sold. [...]
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Auto Trader eBay Motors UK MSN Autos What Car Motors.co.uk All Approved Cars Yahoo! Autos Parkers Auto Exposure AOL Motoring [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car Insurance
The car insurance market is becoming increasingly competitive year on year, which is good news for you and me. There [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car dealers top complaints list
Consumer complaints about used car dealers tops the list.
Consumer Direct answered more than 1.5 million calls and emails from consumers in 2007 and logged 819,815 complaints on its database, up 18 per cent from the previous year.
In total, Consumer Direct received 41,880 complaints about second hand cars bought from independent traders, up 18 per cent on the previous year. Complaints about mobile phone service agreements came second, up 49 per cent and complaints about TVs came third, up 14 per cent.
David Sayer, Head of Governance for Consumer Direct North East said:
‘The rise in complaints in 2007 reflects, in part, a growing awareness of the service among the general public as well as an increasing willingness among consumers to complain when they buy unsatisfactory goods or receive poor service. Consumers are finding that by arming themselves with information about their rights, they stand a better chance of resolving problems with shops and traders.’
Read the rest of this entry »More cars on the road…
Looks like five hour traffic jams may become a regular fixture as figures show that the number of cars owned [...]
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Whilst stuck on the M(isery)1 this morning enduring a 36 mile journey which, eventually completed in a little over 5 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Annual motoring costs hit £5,000
Alisdair Suttie writing on Yahoo Cars tells us the painful but not usuprishing news that our average driving costs have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car Sales Buck Trend
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is upbeat despite the recent economic downturn. They said they were pleased [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealer reports surge in drop-top sales
Despite the British Summer lasting approximately only one and a half weeks AutoExpress reports a surge in drop-top sales… It’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Secret tax adds £200 to cost of running family cars
Ben Webster writing on TimesOnLine unveils a story about "secret" tax for motorists;
Read the rest of this entry »Parts prices and poor residuals leading to soaring write-offs…
AutoWired has a very interesting article regarding the increasing number of write-offs and dangerous repairs due to poor residual values: [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Tesco: Car choice determined by geography
Motor Trader Online has an interesting article regarding how car choice is determined by geography in the UK. New survey [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Apprentice and the Tasar!
As a Motor Trade Insider I’ve seen some funny things in my time but, perhaps, one of the most outrageous [...]
Read the rest of this entry »New Logo For Vauxhall
Motorist Club reports… Search terms for the article:buy vauxhall logo
Read the rest of this entry »Secret budget car tax rise to hit dealers
02 May 2008 from Motor Trader Magazine
Read the rest of this entry »FREE ebook – Convert your car to run on water!
Run your car on water! Fed up with the rising cost of fuel? This is all over the Internet at [...]
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