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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the Chancellor to freeze or cut fuel duty ahead of Wednesday’s (1st July 2015) FairFuelUK event at the House of Commons. Chief Executive David Wells has written to George Osborne asking him not to renege on his promise to hold current levels until September. FTA, which represents […]
2015 is the 17th year of continuous reductions on CO2 from the motor industry. UK average new car emissions are now at an all-time low of 124.6g/km, beating the EU target by 4.2%. Britain has surged ahead of Europe when it comes to plug in cars too, with more being sold here than anywhere else in […]
Here are the key points of the 2015 budget and how they may affect you in motoring terms this year: Company car benefit-in-kind tax rates will increase by three percentage points in 2019-20, the Budget papers reveal. Rates up to the end of 2018-19 were announced in last year’s Budget. The Chancellor announced a rate […]
A super-rich motorist in the North East sold his Ferrari California for more than £100,000 to webuyanycar.com this week – so he could trade up to his next supercar in time for Christmas. Staff at the webuyanycar.com branch agreed a six-figure sale for the 2+2 hard-top convertible with V8 engine in less than 20 minutes […]
The Mail Online has reported that significant discounts are available on the right new car – some as much as a third! The information comes from What Car? research indicating that mystery shoppers that haggled hard could save thousands on some popular marques. The BMW ActiveHybrid 7L M Sport came top in money saving, with […]
Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 you’re supposed to be informed of any issues that may affect your decision when it comes to signing on the dotted line. An Auto Express article demonstrates however that some dealers are not always as forthcoming as used car buyers would like when it comes to […]
It was confirmed that the government would be providing a mammoth £200 million to tackle pot holes in the UK. However, some estimate that the damage is far greater than this value on UK roads. It remains to be seen how the cash will be spent in reality and whether temporary measures will again be […]
Earlier in the year, Car Articles featured a post on some fuel economy woes we were having. You can see the original post here: http://www.cararticles.co.uk/uk-redex-plus-an-italian-tune-up-equals-greater-fuel-economy.html. After conducting some further tests (none of which were particularly scientific but I did try to keep an accurate score of the general miles per gallon figure), I discovered that the […]
A number of key announcements impacting on the motor industry were contained in the Wednesday, 19 March 2014, Budget Statement of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Fuel – the Chancellor confirmed his Autumn Statement 2013 announcement that September’s planned 1.6p per litre rise in fuel duty was cancelled. It means that there will be no […]
Many of us turn to the online market when looking at a car – either just to do research or potentially to buy. However, it is worth noting that many online payment systems do not offer fraud protection, if for example you purchase a car that doesn’t even exist! Used car buyers should never purchase […]