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The nation’s motorists are being priced off the road says Used Car Expert, the car buyers advice magazine. Used Car Expert has received an overwhelming level of support from motorists for the publication’s campaign to reduce fuel duty on petrol and diesel. Used Car Expert received nearly 7,000 signatures on the publication’s website which have [...]

August 28th, 2009

Saab will unveil an all new 9-5 at the 2009 Frankfurt International Motor Show The new sleek, sophisticated looking 9-5 saloon will bring a fresh, alternative choice to the premium saloon segment when it goes on sale in 2010. The clean, sculpted shape embraces the purity of Scandinavian design, and its dramatic wrap around window [...]

August 28th, 2009

Italian sporting car manufacturer, Alfa Romeo, has just introduced two brand new Euro 5-compliant engines for the Alfa 159 range – the 1750 TBi and the 2.0 JTDM. Both the Alfa Brera and Alfa Spider will benefit from these powerplants later in the year. These two new high technology petrol and diesel engines will complement [...]

August 28th, 2009

The new three-door Polo has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Drawing on the same clean, sharp lines adopted by the five-door model, the new Polo three-door features a more aggressive stance, with a pronounced kink in the window line just above a sharp crease running the length of [...]

August 27th, 2009

Over half of Brits plan to hit the road this weekend Ninety-five per cent of Brits are choosing to spend the August Bank Holiday in the UK, despite previous predictions of a mass holiday exodus to warmer climes in attempt to escape the no show ‘barbeque summer’.  Over half of these (56 per cent) will [...]

August 27th, 2009

 With the September plate-change just one week away, a VAT increase looming and dwindling funds soon set to make the government’s scrappage scheme history, there’s never been a better time to invest in a new car, says Vauxhall. Buyers with a qualifying car to trade in through the scrappage scheme are in pole position to [...]

August 27th, 2009

Research released today by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line Car Insurance, finds two out of three drivers haven’t got a clue how to correctly position their head restraints and two out of three drivers never or rarely check their head restraints. Two out of three respondents said they didn’t know how to [...]

August 27th, 2009

Mitsubishi have a great selection of competitive finance packages available on all models, which can be tailored to suit individual requirements. With deposits from as little as 10 per cent, loan periods from 12 months to 5 years and interest rates as low as 0 per cent, now could be a great time to buy a new Mitsubishi. [...]

August 26th, 2009

New figures revealed exclusively to the BBC show that more than one in five 17 to 20-year-olds drives without motor insurance. According to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, which represents insurance companies, that means there are 243,000 illegal young drivers. That is compared with one in every 20 cars nationally. The figure is particularly worrying as [...]

August 26th, 2009

Volvo has announced first details of the latest car in the R-DESIGN stable – the XC60 R-DESIGN. Showcasing a series of sporty visual features, the R-DESIGN package also adds a specially tuned sports chassis and sharper driving characteristics, enabling customers to enjoy the XC60′s practicality together with more dynamic handling and distinctive styling. The new [...]

August 26th, 2009