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  Boxster Sells for £13k at Auction Today 29 Sep 2004 (News)
  While Beetlemania occurred when someone paid £8,000 for a 58k mile 2002/52 VW Beetle TDI. Yet Monday’s Top Car price of £12,400 for a 56k 02 reg BMW 320dSE Compact looked a bit excessive compared to today’s of £11,300 for a 41k mile 2002/52. At least cars are now coming though in quantity.
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  The Only Thing to Smile About at Auction Today 17 Sep 2004 (News)
  Once again every trader I spoke to was muttering doom and gloom. Showroom business is so bad they were taking more calls from punters wanting to sell them cars than from punters wanting to buy cars. Yet auction prices remain rock solid. Even this 2002/52 reg FunTech 50cc three wheeler buggy with no keys, no V5 and a dubious past sold for a substantial £1,700.
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  Rush to Buy Sends Auction Prices Soaring 6 Jul 2001 (News)
  Masses of movement in the new and used car market set auction buyers bidding hard against each other to secure the right stock for their employers. Eight month old ex-rental Focus 1.8 Zetecs with a/c and 12,000 to 14,000 miles were £8,750.
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  'Barn find' Bentley 4½ Litre Tourer sells for £454,250 21 Mar 2019 (News)
  A rusty 1934 Bentley that had been stored in a garage for the past 30 years sold for £454,250 at auction. The car, which was owned by Second World War RAF pilot Charles Blackham, sold at H&H’s Duxford sale on 20 March. Blackham took part in the raid to bomb Hitler’s mountain-top retreat in the Bavarian Alps in April 1945. He bought the car, which was one of six assembled from new-old stock parts, in 1952 for £260 and drove it until he died earlier this year, aged 96.
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  Vauxhall launches scrappage scheme 15 Nov 2016 (News)
  ‘We’re also confident that the number of genuine classics over 25 years old presented to the scheme will be minimal, especially given the steady rise in value of even the most mainstream collectors’ cars in recent years. But if we do see any, our ‘safety-net’ will ensure that classic car owners and clubs will benefit.’ The scheme starts today, Tuesday 15 November 2016 – and other mainstream car makers could soon follow.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz 190D 10 Jun 2019 (News)
  In case of apocalypse, you might want to buy  this week’s under a grand bargain  and stash it away somewhere. It’s a car that manages to combine two of the most indestructible things ever known in motoring - the Mercedes-Benz W201 ‘190’ and the company’s 2.5-litre normally aspirated diesel engine.  Where else will you find a car that has covered a third of a million miles yet still looks like it’s just three or four years old?
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  Carmaker voices support for road safety initiative 26 May 2009 (News)
  If you want to know how to find the best deal for your car insurance , finance or warranty visit our car insurance calculator .
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  Half Price Picasso Under Scrappage Scheme 15 May 2009 (News)
  The classic MPV can be driven away for just £7,995 – after the £2,000 scrappage incentive and a further £6,400 cashback discount from Citroën ('list price', excluding VED, £16,020). In addition to the £2,000 saving for scrapping cars over 10 years old, Citroën will be offering an additional £1,000 discount (£3,000 in total) on all award winning C5 and C6 models for orders placed before the end of May, as well as the C4 Airdream+ special edition and Grand C4 Picasso 1.6 150hp EGS Exclusive.
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  600 classic Fords set for Midlands rally 15 Jun 2017 (News)
  Around 600 classic Fords are set to gather in the Midlands for one of the biggest shows held for fans of Blue Oval-badged cars. The 9th Old Ford Rally will head to the British Motor Museum at Gaydon on Sunday, 16 July.  A first for this year is the 1925 Ford Model T Railway Inspection Car which will be running on a short 30m section of track outside the Collections’ Centre.
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  New breakdown cover from Autosure Assist 4 Aug 2010 (News)
  One new package promises a no nonsense fully functional breakdown policy which includes roadside repair, home start, relay, accident management service and full European cover for only £58 a year. AutoSure Assist covers cars, motorbikes, motorhomes, vans, caravans and trailers - in fact the only significant restriction is that the vehicle cannot be more than 15 years old. The roadside repair and recovery is provided by Europ Assistance, the world's largest breakdown recovery company and the system is fully managed - it is not "pay and claim".
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  Cold weather 'may mean tyres need additional care' 19 Jan 2009 (News)
  In other motoring news , the company recently revealed it had conducted research which found drivers were delaying replacing old tyres in a bid to save money. Are you buying or selling a car ? Click here to find out what Honest John has to say.
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  Ford Mondeo 'used most by drivers' 30 Apr 2008 (News)
  Duncan McClure Fisher from Warranty Direct commented that the research could prove "invaluable" to some drivers. Indeed, car insurance customers could look at the findings before choosing the best policy for them. "For example, you may find a four-year-old Nissan Micra with 30,000 miles on the clock and think it's a low mileage machine but in reality it's just the average," he said.
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  7 Year Warranty on Used Cee'ds 23 Mar 2009 (News)
  Not content with offering the best new car warranty in Europe - Kia Motors has gone even further, now offering up to seven year's warranty, even on a used car! From April, customers buying an Approved used Kia up to 18 months old with no more than 18,000 miles on the clock can get the warranty topped back up to the same level as if they were buying the car from new.
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  Everything we know about the MoT exempton for classic cars 6 Feb 2018 (News)
  If, for example, a vehicle that’s currently over forty years old recently failed an MoT, the owner would still be responsible for ensuring it was roadworthy once the test is no longer required. Driving a car with faults that were previously MoT failure issues will mean the car is deemed to be unroadworthy, even though a test is no longer needed.
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  Nostalgic cars in the classifieds 1 Jun 2011 (News)
  What was your first car? Chances are it wasn’t very good, but that you loved it all the same. Same goes for the first car you bought simply because you liked it, rather than because it was practical. Imagine if you could go back and find your first car, or the car you loved the most?
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  Clubs criticise MoT changes 23 Oct 2014 (News)
  The handling of the proposed changes to the MoT system has been criticized by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs – the body that speaks on behalf of UK car clubs and their members. As we reported on Tuesday, a consultation process is currently under way to gauge opinion over proposed changes to Britain’s MoT regulations – and this could mean that cars over 30 years old could be exempt from an annual MoT test.
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  Massive Motability Auction Tomorrow 15 Sep 2005 (News)
  This year's Motability auctions have been among the best sales to pick up a very late, hardly used car, or a good three year old automatic with reasonable mileage, including rarities such as Yaris Verso autos. Tomorrow, Friday 16th, sees a big 200 car Motability Sale at BCA Blackbushe.
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  Brits Remember First Car Better Than First Love 21 Feb 2008 (News)
  ” Other findings include: * Brits display a surprisingly patriotic choice in first car colours, with blue as the top choice (25%), followed by red (20%) then white (14%) * Contrary to the popular stereotype it’s not people from Essex who are most likely to have sex in their cars (35%), but the Welsh (46%) * Half (43%) remember their first car’s registration number * Most first cars were between 6 and 10 years old * Three quarters (62%) said that their first car had to be scrapped * One in five still owns their first car * Over half (58%) passed their test first time; a quarter had to have another go and over one in ten took over three times to pass their test.
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  Used 4x4 values rising sharply 10 Jan 2013 (News)
  Used 4x4 values spike in December 2012 according to BCA - proving the old adage that if you want to buy a car for the winter, buy it in the summer.
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  Increase in eco-friendly Peugeots recorded 7 Apr 2008 (News)
  There has been an increase in the number of environmentally-friendly Peugeot models bought by people across the UK, it has been reported. According to the French car manufacturer, there were 16 per cent more 107s sold last month. The model sold 3,485 units in March and appeals to the "savvy green buyer" with its Band B status grouping, which means it emits 109g CO2 per kilometre.