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Renault has launched a couple of special editions to kick the New Year off with a bang. A new budget Megane Sport Tourer should ease the French marque’s customers into the post Crimbo-binge austerity of January. The new ‘Extreme’ will cost from just £14,935- £1000 under the Expression model. Available as a 1.6 petrol or [...]

November 30th, 2009

Almost 7,000 cars breakdown every day in the UK, a number which increases as winter takes hold. When cold weather hits, cars take longer to warm up, oil takes longer to circulate, and the car battery may not have its full charge. Preparing your car in advance can make it easier than having to deal [...]

November 30th, 2009

Birmingham’s ‘Spaghetti Junction’ has been voted Britain’s most intimidating road junction, according to motorists. Road rescue company Britannia Rescue asked drivers to vote on the UK’s most hair-raising intersections and Spaghetti Junction was revealed as the most intimidating, followed by the M8 junctions 13-21 through Glasgow. London’s Marble Arch, Swindon’s ‘Magic Roundabout’ and the Hanger [...]

November 30th, 2009

On the 25th November 2009 Thatcham announced certification of a device to prevent the mis-fuelling of diesel vehicles. Mis-fuelling is a growing problem in the UK and is estimated to costs British motorists over £800million per year in repair bills. According to research from The AA, over 150,000 cars are filled with the wrong fuel [...]

November 27th, 2009

Kwik-Fit today raised concerns after its research highlighted a worrying road safety trend amongst Britain’s 300,000 car owning students – some 25% of the total student population. According to Kwik-Fit, around one-in-five (20%) car owning students have driven an unroadworthy car in a bid to save money. The figure jumps to more than one third [...]

November 26th, 2009

APS of Brackley is pleased to unveil a Stage One engine performance upgrade for the popular, powerful and economical 140PS 2.0 TDi Volkswagen Scirocco Coupe. Though praised for its class leading output, detailed analysis of the characteristics of the ECU calibration and engine output from the Scirocco’s 1968cc, 16-valve, DOHC, direct injection turbo diesel engine [...]

November 24th, 2009

Leading car rental company, Avis Europe, is celebrating its success after being internationally recognised in a series of prestigious awards including ‘Europe’s Leading Business Car Rental Company’ at the World Travel Awards and ‘Car Hire Company of the Year’ at the British Travel Awards. The company, which has car rental outlets across Europe, Africa, Asia [...]

November 23rd, 2009

Quick Electrical Services have ordered Ford’s 30,000th scrappage vehicle – a new Ford Transit – and are among 1,100 customers who have bought Ford commercial vehicles on the scheme. Southampton, where short and medium wheelbase Ford Transits are built, is also home to Quick Electrical Services, run by father and son Dave and Matthew Quick.  [...]

November 23rd, 2009

Chevrolet has some great offers for those car buyers not eligible for the Scrappage Scheme. The Cruze saloon is available with three years free servicing and road tax. The free servicing is supplied is on a 3 years/ 30,000 miles fixed price basis and the road tax will be at current rates. The standard model [...]

November 20th, 2009

With the order books about to open on the new CR-V, Honda has revealed the pricing and specification for the model ahead of the official on sale date of January 5, 2010. Dealers will begin taking orders for the new improve and upgraded CR-V on December 1. The new model will be available with a [...]

November 20th, 2009