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  2009 was worst years for used car sales 12 Mar 2010 (News)
  Alternative fuel and hybrid-powered cars become more popular in 2009, helped by rising fuel prices. However, used cars aged between 0- and 3-years old also endured lower sales as the scrappage scheme encouraged more buyers to purchase a new car instead of a used one.
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  SLKs Take a Dive at Auction Today 4 Oct 2004 (News)
  Last week I mentioned that Audi TTs, Boxsters and old-shape SLKs were on the slide. Today confirmed it. A 35k mile 99S 230K auto stuck at £12,300, the 79k mile 98R in the photo, in a really nice metallic blue, hit the buffers at £10,900, while bids for a 49k mile 97P 230K ran out at just £10,400.
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  02 Jag for £8,600 at Auction Today 2 Jul 2004 (News)
  Entries for that one include 44 Mondeos, 44 Fiestas, 36 Focus, 18 Fusion, 2 Ka and one quite rare Maverick 3.0V6 auto. The next Top Car is on Monday 12th July. As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit www.auctionview.co.uk Brightwells next HUGE WEEKLY 4x4 SALE takes place next Tuesday, 6th July at Leominster Market on the A49 by-pass, Leominster, Herefordshire, start time 11.00am, phone: 01568 611325, website: www.brightwells.com
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  Explosion of Activity at Auction Today 5 Jul 2002 (News)
  BCA even opened an extra 100 public parking spaces at Blackbushe. As to be expected, 7 seater holiday cars were flavour of the week. A Moon-and-back mileage 94L Merc E320 7-seater estate made £4,875; a 33,000 mile 2001Y Galaxy TDI LX 7-seater sold for £12,150; and there was a right old battle to secure the 105,000 mile 99T Zafira 1.8 Elegance in the photo.
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  Campaign For Tax Breaks For Cars Given for Charity 9 Mar 2012 (News)
  Giveacar is a charity that takes away people's old cars, then donates the proceeds from disposal or scrapping to the charity of the donpr's choice. Giveacar has now started an epetition to the government calling for a widening of tax relief to include assets like cars < http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30886 > .
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  Motor Codes Backs Mercedes Over Rust 20 Jul 2013 (News)
  Because the cars affected are now between 10 and 17 years old, issues over the Mercedes Benz Mobilo Life 30 Year warranty against rust perforation are gradually going away. This was a huge problem 10 years ago.
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  Motorpoint offers Savings up to £7,525 on New Cars 2 Nov 2009 (News)
  Motorpoint offers 'Savings' of up to £7,525 on new cars and up to £8,600 on 2 year old cars compared to list prices of new. Deal of the Week Ssangyong Rexton II 270S [Leather] 5dr Tip Auto. NEW. Only 5 miles at £13,999 - a saving of £7,525 on list price of equivalent new car* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning, CD Player, Central Locking, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Leather Trim and Power Steering. 28.8 MPG (combined) Steal of the Week Ford Mondeo 1.6 Edge 4dr Manual.
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  1949 MG TC Sells for $490,000 18 Jan 2015 (News)
  A 1949 MG TC has sold for for $490,000. Okay, it was Carrol Shelby's first race car, this was Barrett Jackson, Scotsdale Arizona, and as part of the Ron Pratte collection the money was going to charity. But us folks over in little old England are more used to a £20,000 - £30,000 price range for MG TCs.
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  Young male drivers more likely to use their phones at the wheel 31 Jul 2014 (News)
  A survey by Intelligent Car Leasing has revealed that younger drivers and male drivers use their phones at the wheel more often than older and female drivers. 1000 adults were asked if they had held their phones while driving in the last 30 days – 10 per cent of males and 4.5 per cent of females admitted that they had.
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  Take a break: Ford Escort Mk2 launch film 4 Feb 2014 (News)
  Codenamed Brenda during development, the 1975 Escort Mk2 gained a number of new variations and trim options as well new styling. Although little more than a facelift of the old Coke bottle car, the ’75 Escort was considered new in the eyes of most of its customers, and ended up sitting atop its sector in the UK sales charts during its production run. It did well in Europe, too, selling almost a million in five years.
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Focus Millennium 1 May 2017 (News)
  And most of those are probably dangling perilously close to the edge in shoestring banger territory. After all, a 17-year old car in the same colour as a Morrisons delivery van isn't really going to have that much pent-up demand to satisfy. To the initiated, though, the Focus Millennium is an interesting package. Based on the range-topping 2.0 -litre Ghia, the yellow peril is well equipped: black leather, heated seats, a high-end stereo, cruise control, climate control.
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  R reg under £3,000; P reg under £2,000 9 Mar 2001 (News)
  High mileage 3 - 4 year old ex-lease cars are now seriously cheap at auction. At BCA Blackbushe today you could have bought a smart 115,000 mile 97R Alfa 2.0 Twin Spark Spider SE with aircon and leather for just £6,900.
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  New Audi Suspension Failure Warning 26 Sep 2001 (News)
  No two wheel drive VAG vehicles are affected by this new recall, even though VAG has been having a lot of trouble with lower front suspension bushes on old shape Audi A4s and Passats.
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  Motorists Pay £1.6 Billion for Car Repairs 17 Feb 2004 (News)
  apc=311234599718640342" target="_blank">www.warrantydirect.co.uk on cars aged between 3-10 years old found the Ford Ka as the cheapest to repair with an average £86.49 bill for each visit. At the other end of the scale, engine failure on the World Rally inspired Subaru Impreza pushed it to an average of £1,623.
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  Scrap car values are up by 13% compared to 2019 11 Dec 2020 (News)
  >>>  Honda halts Swindon production over parts shortage In April, during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, scrap car prices were 24 per cent lower than those seen the year before. However, the market has recovered over the past few months as showrooms have reopened and people have bought new cars and part-exchanged their old vehicles.
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  Save £5000 on a new car with the Renault Scrappage Scheme 24 Sep 2018 (News)
  Renault's scrappage scheme is back, allowing buyers to save up to £5000 on a new model when they trade-in their old car. Applicable to the full range of Renault's new car range, the scrappage scheme lets buyers save a total of £9500 on a new all-electric Renault Zoe when the existing government plug-in car grant of £4500 is combined with a potential scrappage saving of £5000.
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  Budget Spring Statement 2018: Road tax and MoT exemption for classic cars 13 Mar 2018 (News)
  Today, road tax exemption for classic cars is done on a rolling basis for 40-year-old vehicles. So, for example, from 1 April, 2018, all vehicles built (not registered) before 1 January, 1978, will be eligible for free road tax.  But if your classic is eligible for historic road tax, it won’t be reclassified automatically.  You can find out what you need to do to reclassify your vehicle by clicking here .
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  1938 MG TA Police Car in Historics 12th March Auction 25 Feb 2016 (News)
  CTF 921 was first registered in February 1938, to Lancaster Police.  When its duties were done, it had a more sedentary life in the ownership of a Canadian who took such a shine to the car that he shipped it across the Atlantic when he returned to his homeland.   A subsequent American owner treated the car to light restoration before the car returned to the UK and now graces the Historics sale on March 12 th . This 76-year old is resplendent in its black coachwork and red interior trim, and mechanically is said to be faultless.
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  Classic car clubs urged to embrace social media 13 Oct 2014 (News)
  And, when people need help with their cars, they can quickly make contact with experienced classic car owners who can offer them help and support. The club's Julie Gallagher added, ‘This is a great way to reach younger car enthusiasts – 33% of people who look at our Facebook page are under 25 years old.’ Fears that managing social media was too time consuming for clubs were dispelled when Tony revealed that the Stag club spends less than three hours a week on it.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz E300D 10 Sep 2018 (News)
  Fancy a Berlin taxi? With 270k on the clock, this old Mercedes is barely run-in...