When is the best time of the year to buy a new car?

Is now just before Christmas a good time to buy a new car or is it better to wait till January or for the new March registration rush?

Asked on 10 December 2015 by Philip Pond

Answered by Honest John

Dealers will be incentivised to offload and register new stock before the end of the year, but, of course, this only applies to cars in stock. A new year reg is still a 65. A 16 reg from March will be more valuable for the next 3 years or so.

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