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  Preview: Heritage Rally, Gaydon to Blenheim, 23 June 28 May 2013 (News)
  The Rally, organised by experienced Rally organiser Geoff Ives and marshalled by the Porsche Club of Great Britain, then returns to the HMC via a different route. There will be a presentation at end the day celebrating ‘The Heritage Family Car’, ‘The Car of the Event’, and ‘Spirit of the Event’ award winners, chosen by the sponsors and organisers. The event, sponsored by Heritage Insurance, is open to classic cars aged 20 years old or older, rally enthusiasts are advised to book early as spaces are limited.
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  Blog: Drive It Day - how was it for you? 22 Apr 2013 (News)
  It's an admirable idea, and one that through the years, I've supported - encouraging anyone who'll listen to get their old, classic, or just plain interesting cars out - and show the world their stuff. This year, I must admit that I took the easy option. I drove around in my Saab 900T16S (above) - which as anyone will know, is as sensible and rational (that is, unless there's something really wrong, it does just work), and despite me being old enough to remember these just being everyday cars, it did attract a lot of positive attention from other drivers.
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  Volvo S80 is 2012 Professional Driver's Car of the Year 5 Sep 2012 (News)
  British Car Auctions statistics show that current three-year-old S80 models are typically achieving 103% of CAPclean values, whilst the S80 D5 Geartronic fares even better achieving more than 107% of value on average.
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  Scrap car values recover to pre-Covid levels 18 Aug 2020 (News)
  During the height of the Covid-19 lockdown the prices paid for scrap vehicles plummeted, as dealers and businesses closed their doors to the public. In April, scrap car prices were down 17 per cent compared to the previous month, and 24 per cent lower than those seen in April 2019. Rising scrap values will be good news for car buyers who are looking to trade-in or sell their old vehicle to fund a new or used car purchase.
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  Concern Over Brake Disc Quality 31 May 2008 (News)
  Brake Disc sales have grown by 16% on vehicles less than three years old claims the report. Mark Cornwall of Car Parts Direct said, “It is unbelievable that some car manufacturers fit the same size brake discs on a 1400cc vehicle as two-litre engine. A more powerful and heavier vehicle obviously needs larger brakes.
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  Unused Toyotas at £2695 to £4295 Less Than New 30 Oct 2004 (News)
  uk-car-discount.co.uk is offering unused Toyotas up to a year old at considerably less than New List Price. There are savings of up to £4000 on Avensis, £4295 on Rav 4, £2695 on MR2, £3000 on Celica.
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  Summer fun at the British Motor Museum 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  The British Motor Museum is celebrating the British car this summer with a host of family-friendly activities over the summer months. A different workshop will run every Tuesday and Thursday with activities incliuding building British cars out of Lego.
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  Mercedes 540 K makes £2m at auction 30 Mar 2015 (News)
  A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A sold for £2,034,396 at auction in Stuttgart, Germany. The car went under the hammer at Bonhams’ Mercedes-Benz Museum sale on Saturday, 28 March. It was a good day for selling cars with a total sale value of £9.5m and 92.9% of all lots sold by value.
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  Mercedes offers new service plan 15 Mar 2010 (News)
  The Service Care plan is offered on most Mercedes cars up to seven-years old, with AMG models not included. All work is carried out at official Mercedes-Benz workshops.
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  British Motor Show tickets 'a great gift for Father's Day' 12 Jun 2008 (News)
  Sons and daughters wondering what to get dad for Father's day this year should consider buying tickets to the British International Motor Show, which promises to be a great day out for all car-loving families. Over half a million people are expected to walk through the doors of ExCeL London between July 23d and August 3rd to see over 600 cars on display, some of which are being unveiled for the first time.
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  Young Drivers Priced Out of Insurance 22 Oct 2004 (News)
  Yet these same premium rates are not reflected in the Far East. In Bangkok, for example, an 18 - 20 year old driver driving a new 109PS 1.5 litre £10,000 car pays just £250 a year for comprehensive insurance which returns 90% of the original price of the car in the event of a total loss. It could be that statutory caps on the rates paid out for personal injury and death claims, and a complete overhaul of the ludicrously high rates paid for accident repairs, could reduce the price of insurance to a sensible level that makes it a viable proposition for the many of the 31% of young UK drivers who presently drive uninsured.
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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.