Car Blog & Car News
When TV personality and racing driver Rebecca Jackson fell pregnant with twins last year purchasing a new car for her expanding family was top of her priority list. Buying a new car for a family can be a tricky process with so many different requirements and essentials to make it work for everyone. To help […]
New research reveals that women are more than twice as likely as men to describe the showroom environment as stressful and much less likely to report an enjoyable car-buying experience. And the number of female car buyers using one leading online car retailer almost doubled last year, as more women looked to avoid the stresses […]
If you have newly passed your test or aren’t familiar with the car market, you may wonder what depreciation means. In simple terms, depreciation is the word used to describe the difference between the value of car when you buy it, versus the value of the car when you come to sell. So how does […]
Dramatic differences in the values of cars offered to dealers across Britain are highlighted in a new study revealing Ely in Cambridgeshire as the UK’s posh car capital. The analysis, by Wizzle.co.uk – a consumer car selling service – also reveals Rhondda, in the Welsh valleys, as the place where motorists sell more cheap and […]
Often considered the traditional way to get a good deal on your next car, the art of haggling has been closely associated with the car buying experience for decades. But according to Auto Trader’s new Market Report, the art of haggling seems to be on the decline, with 56% of car buyers who bought a […]
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 […]
Following an incredible year of record breaking results, Silverstone Auctions is now inviting quality consignments into its spring 2016 sales. Silverstone Auctions first sale of 2016 takes place at Race Retro, one of Europe’s premier historic motorsport shows, held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, on the 27th and 28th February. This year’s Race Retro sale saw […]
Vauxhall has re-launched its Scrappage Allowance scheme, which means customers can take advantage of a £2,000 (including VAT) scrappage trade-in against most new passenger cars in its range. To qualify for the scheme, customers must have owned their trade-in vehicle for a minimum of 90 days. There is no upper age limit for cars and […]
More than three quarters of parents (78%) claim that having kids forced them to buy a new car. And nearly four in ten (37%) say that children go on to influence decisions to buy their next car. These were the key finding of research carried out for Auto Trader, the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, […]
Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket, is set to open its ninth supersite in Birtley in November 2015. The nine-acre site, close to J61 of the A1, will house 500 new and low mileage nearly new vehicles with quick access to a further 4,000 vehicles in group stock. Motorpoint is investing over £5m developing the […]