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Women Only Car Insurance – Possibly Won’t Be Available For Long

November 21, 2010

Women only car insurance premiums could soon be a thing of the past according to a new survey by Motorpoint. An online poll by the car supermarket giant found over 90% of people supported EU proposals to scrap the discounts on offers from companies such as Sheila’s Wheels. Over 990 people took part in the [...]

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Skoda Advises Of Need To Change Cambelt At Correct Intervals

August 25, 2010

Škoda is warning all car owners of the importance of getting their cambelt changed at regular intervals, with many people unaware of how much damage a failure can cause and cost. With damages escalating to as much as £5000, a replaced cambelt is a small investment to ensure a car’s smooth running. A cambelt is [...]

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Car Accidents And Personal Injury Claims

August 24, 2010
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Introduction It’s probably the worst nightmare of any driver – being involved in some sort of collision. Aside from the potential for serious injury and even death resulting from a crash, there’s many other implications too that are all too frequently involved, including financial, emotional, insurance, and more – not to mention just simply the [...]

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Car Insurance For Younger Drivers – Over £17k!

August 20, 2010

In one case highlighted by the Mail Online, a young driver was given an estimated quotation of £17,000 in order to get insurance cover on his Vauxhall Corsa – hardly a Ferrari now is it! I do recall when I was first learning drive, the hassle of being added as a named driver, not having [...]

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Some Financial Concerns When Buying A Car (Part 2)

July 7, 2010

This is the second part of an article that covers the financial aspects of buying a new or used car. You can read the first part here on Car Articles. 6) Insurance group – how much is the car going to cost you to get insured? If it’s a cheap vehicle, could you afford to [...]

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Genuine Ford Parts – Potentially A Better Buy Than Third Party Versions

January 31, 2010

When buying parts for your motor vehicle, it’s quite tempting to simply order or pay for whatever the garage has in stock to supply. However, recent research has shown that, with Ford at least, it’s sometimes better to go back to the manufacturer rather than go for cheaper substitute parts off the shelf. The independent [...]

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Why I Won’t Be Buying New In 2010

January 4, 2010

Short of winning the lottery, I won’t be buying a new car in 2010. Let me further explain – what I mean by that is a brand new car with 0 miles on the clock. Simply put, new cars are just too expensive. Even basic models, such as the Kia Picanto 1.1 costs £7,500. That, [...]

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Further Car Sales News

November 8, 2009

It’s been reported that car sales have continued to rise and that October of this year has shown an increase of more than 30% over last year. The reason has been cited as the government’s ‘cash for bangers’ or car scrappage scheme. Were you one of the lucky ones to access the £2k saving on [...]

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The Rise In Fuel Duty – Sept 09

August 31, 2009

I’m afraid that once again I am announcing that there’s another rise in fuel duty (by 2p) as of tomorrow (Sept 1st 09). Interestingly, The Times is reporting that this is the first of a series of measures to raise more than £10 million in taxes. Punitive measures such as removing the car scrappage scheme [...]

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