Posts Tagged ‘cars’

The ASBO car top 10

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by In51der

I was in the high street shopping with my wife recently when in the distance I heard a distinct “doompf, [...]

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Government u-turn on car tax

Posted on November 11th, 2008 by cvh

Hot on the tails of our article about the car business in this country needing a bit of help from [...]

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Fields full of new cars

Posted on November 10th, 2008 by In51der

Well our MTI prediction that the nations fields and open spaces will be filled with new cars (New or nearly [...]

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Motorpoint launches fee-free auction website

Posted on October 11th, 2008 by In51der

Motorpoint is launching a fee-free car auction website for independent car dealers only.
Auction4cars.com show 350-400 cars at any one time [...]

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Venezuela, at least you know when you’re being robbed!

Posted on October 8th, 2008 by In51der

Venezuela has its problems that’s for sure, there’s the constant risk of armed street crime, carjacking, robberies on buses, kidnappings [...]

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Cheap used cars all the rage

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by In51der

Although we are all being squeezed from every angle at present and a large a-la carte menu of doom and [...]

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Ex-Rental cars, a good purchase?

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by In51der

Over the past 10 years rental cars have been more or less the mainstay of any main dealers used car [...]

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Top 10 cloned vehicles

Posted on September 20th, 2008 by In51der

A new survey has revealed that cloning cars is on the increase with Mercedes C Class and Ford [...]

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Should I buy my next car from a public auction?

Posted on September 19th, 2008 by cvh

In the quest to answer the question ‘Should I buy my next car from a public auction?’ The best starting [...]

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Court fines Pendragon dealership for misleading adverts

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by In51der

A Pendragon dealership has been found guilty of misleading customers with its finance offers.
The Vauxhall outlet, at St James Square, [...]

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Missed targets and massive discounts

Posted on September 14th, 2008 by In51der

It’s nearly mid-September and you can be sure that most manufacturers are under pressure from the factories to achieve pre-agreed [...]

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Inside the car auction

Posted on September 12th, 2008 by cvh

A common question we regularly receive is;
“Is it a good idea to buy a car from a public auction and [...]

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Entering the unknown

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by In51der

I took a friend to the auction today; she has recently gone through a messy divorce to her soul mate, [...]

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Ministers see off duty challenge

Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by admin

The government has defeated a challenge to its plans to raise vehicle excise duty on the most polluting cars.
An [...]

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New road tax wipes thousands off cars

Posted on June 20th, 2008 by admin

Alan Cole has been selling used cars in Wigan for 26 years. He has seen plenty of ups [...]

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Buying cars – a little word about colours…

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by In51der

At most points of the year the classic colours remain the most popular, Black, Silver, Blue. However at certain times [...]

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New car tax rules will hit residual values

Posted on May 25th, 2008 by In51der

According to EurotaxGlass’s, the 98 per cent increase in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), recently announced by the Chancellor for [...]

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Top 25 car stock listing websites

Posted on May 24th, 2008 by In51der

Auto Trader
eBay Motors UK
MSN Autos
What Car
Motors.co.uk
All Approved Cars
Yahoo! Autos
Parkers
Auto Exposure
AOL Motoring
Car Pages
Exchange and Mart
Fish4cars
Auto Express
VCars
Times Online – Driving
AutoCar
Autoweb
Desperate Seller
Pistonheads
Best Price [...]

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Secret tax adds £200 to cost of running family cars

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by In51der

Ben Webster writing on TimesOnLine unveils a story about "secret" tax for motorists;

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Secret budget car tax rise to hit dealers

Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by In51der

02 May 2008 from Motor Trader Magazine

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Motor Industry News

Bargain of the Week

Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one

Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one

OK, here's the scenario. Nine friends all want to own supercars. Nine friends can't afford to buy a supercar. Late in the summer of 2009 ...

Bargain of the Week – Mini Cooper

A guy was talking to me the other day and asked my advice, which can be dangerous, about what car to buy next. He was ...

Bargain of the Week – Porsche Cayenne S

With the snowy weather causing its usual spate of mayhem this month, unsurprisingly 4x4's seem to be the preference at the moment. Funny that. Speaking ...

Scrappage

Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins

Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins

March is obviously a busy month for franchised car dealers, and perhaps carries more significance this year given that it coincides with the end of ...

Car Makers Premier League – February 2010

It’s time once again for the Car Makers Premier League where each month we take a look at the top 20 manufacturers in terms of ...

Scrappage scheme enters final stage

The final phase of the Government's scrappage scheme began yesterday (Wednesday 24th February). Car manufacturers have been allocated shares of about 50,000 potential further orders based ...