Car Blog & Car News
The scrappage scheme that was providing desperately needed buyers of new cars to forecourts across the UK will not be extended to 2010 it has been announced. Lord Mandelson (Peter) told a conference on the 24th that the scheme will end as planned. A total of 400,000 motorists are likely to have taken up the […]
No doubt none of you have missed the fact that the price of petrol has continued to rise over the past few months. The Mail Online is reporting that it is not just possible but likely that we’re going to see a price of £5 per gallon by Christmas. To further put the boot in […]
The new Mazda3 MPS has seen a residual values claim boost from industry experts, CAP. Apparently, the launch this Autumn of the new model has seen a rise in the value of the model second hand, with plaudits coming from car valuation experts. Depreciation is a big factor in the cost of any car, so […]
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 […]
In time honoured tradition, a number of tax/duty rises have been implemented meaning that, despite manufacturing costs dropping (due to the cost of oil being far lower than it was at the high point last year), the price that is currently being paid at the pump is now an average of 107.14p per litre. of […]
Here are five good tips to help you save money in these wallet-unfriendly times, especially when the government has added another 2p on to the amount you have to pay every time you visit the forecourts. * When coasting up to traffic lights don’t put the car into neutral, keep it in gear * Make […]
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 […]
British made cars of a certain era are known for their unreliability and generally being ill-put together. These days though, it’s de rigueur that some of the best manufacturing in the world takes place on our own fair isle, which should mean it comes as no surprise that Honda is capitalising on this and exporting […]
It seems us Brits are a sucker for a bargain – over 155,000 orders have been made for cars under the scrappage scheme, giving some lucky buyers a saving of more than £2,000 when purchasing a new car. Here’s the top ten list of the best selling manufacturers and cars under the scheme: Hyundai (i10) […]
I wasn’t a great fan of the original Toyota Prius – it just never seemed to quite live up to the hype. However, the new 1.8 T3 is simply incredible and probably justifies the many orders that are no doubt flooding in. Here’s why: CO2 emissions of just 89 g/km mean that you pay NOTHING […]