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DVLA Alert

Posted on June 11th, 2009 by Mark Antony

In these lean and mean times it is no surprise that here at MTI we are constantly informing the consumer [...]

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DVLA make it easy for car thieves

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by In51der

Surely it’s time for the DVLA to severely tighten up their act. Apparently they have been inadvertently assisting the sons [...]

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Buying a used car – knowledge is power

Posted on December 9th, 2008 by In51der

Do you know the amount of people who are looking at buying cars at any point in time? No neither [...]

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Dealers out of pocket from January

Posted on November 8th, 2008 by In51der

An important piece of new legislation regarding tax refunds is coming into effect in January 09.
Only the registered keeper (the [...]

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Motor Industry News

UK Government to loan GM Europe 270 million euros

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a 300 million euros loan guarantee to General Motors Europe which will help secure the company's operations in Britain ...
VW profits down 80 percent in 2009

Europe's biggest carmaker, VW, saw net profits fall 80% last year to 960m euros. Operating profits also fell 71% from a year earlier to 1.9bn ...
New car C02 emissions down by biggest ever margin

The average CO2 emissions for new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2009 according to the annual New Car CO2 Report released today ...
Scrappage registrations reach 324,991 units

Figures from the SMMT show that 324,991 new cars were registered through the scrappage scheme by the end of February. Commenting on the data, SMMT chief ...
A rise to 20% VAT would be “a disaster” for the automotive industry

With the government's scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of March UK car companies are predicting new vehicle sales to fall by as ...
February 2010 new car registration figures

Car market up 26.4 percent in February, despite the return of VAT to 17.5 percent. The figures continue to be boosted by the scrappage scheme ...

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Bargain of the Week

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 ...