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  Prices of second-hand cars plunge as dealers struggle to make profit 13 Jun 2019 (News)
  This means buyers are refunded the difference if they a similar model at a competitor being advertised for less money with five days. Data from British Car Auctions (BCA) - which is responsible for supplying second-hand car dealers with stock and handles 3.5 million cars a year - reveals that cautious buyers have led to the average prices of used cars dropping.
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  BLEAK ECONMIC OUTLOOK WILL HIT CAR VALUES 9 Jan 2008 (News)
  Sharper declines in used car values could also be avoided thanks to an expected drop in availability. “New car sales in 2005 were down on the previous two years, which means that there will potentially be fewer three-year-old cars arriving in the wholesale market this year,” continues Rushmore.
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  Cheap SL55 AMG at Top Car Today 8 Dec 2003 (News)
  Okay, it was 18 months old with 22k miles, it was left hand drive and it looked used, but a top provisional bid of £60,500 is bound to send shockwaves through the premium brokers still looking for fat ‘overs’ on these cars.
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  Peugeot’s latest Just Add Fuel model for young drivers 14 Jan 2013 (News)
  The latest car to be added to Peugeot’s Just Add Fuel scheme is the 208 1.0 VTi, which Peugeot is aiming at young drivers aged from 21-years-old. Just Add Fuel allows buyers to pay one monthly bill covering finance, insurance, road tax, maintenance and roadside assistance, so all the buyer needs to do is pay for fuel.
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  Ford Approved Used scheme relaunched 11 Jul 2014 (News)
  Buyers can also search the entire Ford dealer network in-depth for their ideal used car via the Ford website, which enables users to narrow down searches to specific colours and equipment. The Ford Direct programme - which is for cars up to 18 months old and with up to 20,000 miles – continues to run as part of the Ford Approved Used programme.
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  Cash incentives 'available now' 23 Apr 2009 (News)
  Motorists keen to trade in their old banger for a brand new model may not have to wait until May to be offered a cash incentive it has been revealed. Citroen reminded drivers it is already running a scheme similar to the vehicle incentive programme unveiled by the government yesterday.
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  VIDEO: Out of control Bentley Continental GT driver smashes pensioner's car off the road 15 Feb 2018 (News)
  >> Top 10: Best dash cameras to suit all budgets The 46 year old driver of the Bentley, Richard Plumb, climbed out of the driver's side window following the crash. He then called a friend, who arrived minutes later, and fled the scene in another vehicle. He was traced by the blood left on the airbag of his car.
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  Minimum £2,500 Off Under Skoda Scrappage Scheme 9 May 2009 (News)
  koda is helping customers to make one last journey in their qualifying ten-year old cars, with some of the most competitive offers in the industry. koda has confirmed its participation in the government’s scrappage scheme. It might be an emotional journey to trade in an old car, but low on-the-road prices and very attractive finance offers on vehicles across the koda range will make it easier to say goodbye.
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  £850 Vectra at Auction Today 25 Jan 2002 (News)
  The cars everyone wants are expensive, of course. But that doesn't prevent others being bargains. It helps. The public wants to buy one to three year old hatchbacks in nice bright colours, so it simply isn’t interested in mega-mile ex-taxis like the otherwise respectable 96N Vectra 1.7TD Envoy in the photo.
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  One Third of Used Cars Break Down in 1st Year 5 Nov 2003 (News)
  Failures are highest in the first six months, suggesting very strongly that that an impending problem was the reason for sale. 17.1% of 3-5 year old cars suffer a failure in the first 6 months, 23.2% of 6-8 year old cars and 24.1% of cars 9 years old or more. People buying privately can protect themselves against this in two ways: Firstly, have the car inspected for faults before they buy it.
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  Classic advert of the week: Volkswagen Golf 28 Jul 2015 (News)
  The advert finishes with our favourite granny waving off her old Golf, with Dutch text rolling on to the screen that loosely translates as: 'Not every old lady is reliable, but fortunately every Golf is'.  Brilliant, eh?
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  Top 15: Rock star cars 9 Oct 2017 (News)
  Rock and roll and cars go together like gangsta rap and free-flowing misogyny. For that reason, many an exotic or unique car has become associated with a particular musical maestro.  So here's a selection of our favourite rock star cars, from a crazy custom Citroen to an unassuming old Volvo saloon.  
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  Old MINI diesel top of residuals league 26 Nov 2008 (News)
  Worst performer, Alfa Romeo 166, retained just 12 per cent of its value after three years. The Yaris powered 1.4 MINI One diesel is the UKs slowest-depreciating used car, according to new analysis of the residual values of three-year-old vehicles carried out by EurotaxGlass's, publisher of Glass's Guide. It currently has an average trade-in value of 63.2 per cent, better than that of any other used car currently on sale.
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  Hyundai takes 5,400 Orders Under Scrappage 22 May 2009 (News)
  For many it is an opportunity to buy their first ever new car, and is enormously exciting. Some people look a little embarrassed when they turn up at a showroom with an old car which is literally falling to pieces but we’re happy to take anything as long as it meets the government’s criteria.
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  VIDEO: car news in two minutes 27 Jan 2017 (News)
  Same old format, nice new face. Our David does the news in two minutes.
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  NEC Classic: 10 highlights from Friday 14 Nov 2014 (News)
  There is a lot to see at the NEC Classic Car Show with more or less every single type of car fan catered for. American muscle, old British sports cars, Italian thoroughbreds - even motorcycles and mundane machines like Skodas and Ladas. Here’s a cross-section of my personal favourites.
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  Chevrolet buyers may be able to bag a bargain 7 May 2009 (News)
  In order to be eligible for the initiative, people must have owned a car that is a minimum of ten years old for at least 12 months. Motorists who are in possession of such a vehicle and decide to trade it in for the Matiz could make savings in other areas as well, Chevrolet stated.
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  Young drivers 'can cut insurance costs' 10 Jun 2008 (News)
  The analysis looked at more than 12 million car insurance quotes over the past year and concluded that the biggest difference was between teenagers - an 18-year-old woman will pay £861 less on average than an 18-year-old man. Peter Gerrard, head of insurance research at Moneysupermarket.com, said: "There are ways [young and newly qualified drivers] can cut their insurance costs such as adding a parent to the policy or looking at specialist insurers who target young drivers.
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  New £2000 diesel scrappage scheme set to be announced 20 Apr 2017 (News)
  Any vehicles that don't comply with the Euro 4 (petrol) and Euro 6 (diesel) standards will be required to pay £12.50 on top of the congestion charge. The rules effectively mean that petrol cars over ten years old and diesel cars more than two years old in 2017 will not comply when the scheme is introduced in 2019. The new taxes hope to lower NOx emissions by 50 per cent in 2020, but will bring the cost of driving a non-compliant car in central London to £24 per day.
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  Carsite Warns That Waiting For Used Prices to Fall Might Cost You Money 4 Aug 2009 (News)
  More than 220,000* 56 plate registered cars could hit the market this September as fleet and leasing companies begin to refresh their customers with new cars. But once these are sold the used market will be starved of cars. Buyers looking for bargains in the three-year-old used car bracket have benefitted from the restricted choice in the nearly-new (one year or less) market with values either appreciating or stabilising.