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Wildlife Officers from whale and dolphin charity ORCA have just returned from their first crossing through the wildlife-rich Bay of Biscay. And the excited team were delighted to have spotted the first ‘whale blow’ of the season, as well as a pod of dolphins playing on the bow wave of Brittany Ferries cruise-ferry the Cap […]
It has been reported that at a DVLA auction someone has paid £60,000 for the pleasure of owning ‘1 SUV’. The price went sky high after a 25 minute bidding war, resulting in the eye watering sum you see above. Do you own a private plate? Would you ever buy one? How about this plate […]
Roses are red, violets are blue, I love my motor and I’m sure you love yours too! Cliches aside, we at Car Articles hope that you have a wonderful valentines day full of the joys of love. If you get the chance, take your significant other out for a spin to a romantic getaway. The […]
The Range Rover Evoque has now reached an age whereby JLR have decided a face lift is in order. Is this sufficient to make you drop around £60,000 on a small SUV, even with Range Rover badging? The Evoque has been an interesting car since it was first introduced back in 2011. It is very […]
Last year over 7.2 million used cars were sold but ¾ million motorists may have handed over their money without driving the car out first, or starting the engine. Recent research by webuyanycar.com on over 1000 car owners has revealed that over 10% of car buyers didn’t take a test drive or turn the engine […]
Brake, the national road safety charity, has published a new report indicating that deaths on UK roads are up: Brake is extremely disappointed that the latest estimated figures from the Department for Transport show that 1,780 people were killed on Britain’s roads in the year ending, September 2015. An estimated 5,620 drink-drive crashes took place […]
One of the stars of Channel 4’s hit series, For The Love of Cars, is to be the special guest at the first ever The International Ford Show, which takes place on the weekend of April 30-May 1 2016. Ant Anstead, who stars alongside Philip Glenister in the popular programme, will attend the event at […]
Every age and model of Aston Martin is invited to join Beaulieu’s inaugural Simply Aston Martin on Sunday 10th April. This brand new event, devoted to the sporting marque, will get the 2016 events season off to an exciting start, promising to delight fans with an amazing display in the grounds of the National Motor […]
Mid size SUVs such as the Renault Kadjar and Nissan Qashqai represent a huge part of the new and used car markets. The space that used to be dominated by the family hatchback is now firmly in the favour of larger cars that have a jacked up ride height. No doubt this trend was started […]
In a survey of over 30,000 people carried out by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU), Honda came top for reliability. The brand received a reliability rating of 93/100 and a further 79% of survey respondents stated they would recommend a Honda vehicle. The Honda Jazz was rated as the top car in terms of reliability in the […]