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  A Grand Monday: Low-mileage Metro, £999 8 Feb 2016 (News)
  All of which makes this particular car an attractive proposition. There’s suddenly quite a following for Metros, with the earliest examples selling for upwards of £3000-£4000 in excellent condition. The later, Rover-badged cars are less collectable but are, by contrast, much better cars to drive.
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  Jaguar Land Rover fights back on potholes 10 Jun 2015 (News)
  "We are also researching how we could improve the measurement and accuracy of pothole detection by scanning the road ahead, so the car could predict how severe they are before the vehicle gets near them.” Dr. Bell continues by explaining that the company is working on a system that will automatically guide a car around a pothole – or even stop the car if the pothole was big enough. 
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  The MoT Files: FAQs 6 May 2014 (News)
  Why doesn't it include MoT data from 2014? The data has not yet been released for cars that had an MoT in 2014. As soon as it is, we will update the MoT data. Why isn't my car listed? It's either too new, too old or there wern't at least 5000 tests for that model conducted.
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  Preview: Barons classic car auction, Sandown Park, 9 June 9 May 2013 (News)
  The replica’s vendor and designer, Tony Claydon, owned and competed in one of the original cars in the 1980s, so took the moulds in case of accident damage. The car is offered complete with a full set of moulds to enable a new owner to take the car into limited production or just to ensure the supply of panels in the case of over-exuberance at a track day.
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  Entries Invited for 2013 MSA Spring Classic Tour 20 Dec 2012 (News)
  Open to cars over 20 years of age, and based at the exclusive Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales, the MSA Spring Classic is a chance to brush the cobwebs from the car after the winter and enjoy a weekend of classic motoring around Wales and the West of England.
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  The MoT Files: FAQs 11 May 2012 (News)
  Why doesn't it include MoT data from 2012? The data has not yet been released for cars that had an MoT in 2011. As soon as it is, we will update the MoT data. Why isn't my car listed? It's either too new, too old or there wern't at least 50 tests for that model conducted.
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  Ford’s MyKey technology could lower insurance costs 13 Feb 2012 (News)
  Many young drivers would prefer to avoid the expense of running their own car by driving their parent’s, but it’s often prohibitively expensive. On top of that, many parents are concerned that their children won’t behave themselves when behind the wheel with friends, and so would prefer them to run around in a rotten old banger.
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  Top Cars Not Too Dear at Auction Today 19 Aug 2002 (News)
  And surely a 9,000 mile 2001Y TVR Tuscan 4.0 just has to be the dog’s danglies? But city money was short on this occasion, and ran out at £30,400, though the car did at least sell. Old 7 Series are well off the boil, with a 39,000 mile 2000W 740iL selling for £25,000; a 44,000 mile 99V 728i selling for £18,600; and a 59,000 mile 98S 735i selling for just £12,500.
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  Another Jaguar E-type barn find up for auction 22 Sep 2016 (News)
  The E-type’s current owner, said, ‘My dad loved cars and race days. It will be sad to see the car go but now it can be brought back to life and enjoyed, as it should be.’ The car remains complete with all parts of the engine, bodywork, interior and original features present, with the interior in surprisingly good condition with no obvious signs of wear, and an odometer reading of 43,285 miles.
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  New Book About Morgan Plus Eight 10 Jul 2009 (News)
  It was, in many ways, the last of the traditional 'hairy-chested' British sports cars, combining old-fashioned styling with prodigious power. This beautifully produced book, chronicling the complete story of the Plus 8, will appeal to all sports car fans, as well as to Morgan owners and enthusiasts.
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  FIAT Fire Sale at Auction Today 7 Jun 2002 (News)
  Well, you can’t say I didn’t warn you. That World Cup FIAT sale I advertised was groaning with cheap cars. The 8 month old Mint Green metallic Multipla JTD 110SX with just 5 miles under its wheels sold for just £9,500, a useful £4,315 under list. It was latest spec, too, complete with rev counter in the speedo binnacle, but, of course, SX means no air-conditioning.
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 31 May 2002 (News)
  For more information about the sale, phone 01252 877317 or visit www.classic-car-auction.co.uk
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  Year old Executive Cars at up to £11,095 Less Than New Ones 7 Oct 2009 (News)
  MOTORPOINT offers a range of 09 and 58 reg Exexutive cars at up to £11,095 less than the new list price.
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  08s, 58s and 09s at savings up to £19,682 on new list price 16 Jun 2009 (News)
  www.motorpoint.co.uk offers these savings of up to £19,682 on cars up to 15 months old over the next 7 days (whole stocks last). Deal of the Week Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec 5dr Manual. 58 Reg. Only 17,771 miles at £12,799 - a saving of £8,309 on list price when new*.
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  Report: Jaguar MkI sets record price at Brightwells 29 Jul 2015 (News)
  Although 1960s cars continue to show the strongest growth, contrary to what many analysts have predicted pre-war cars are also holding up very well, particularly sporting models like the Alvis 3.5-Litre we have just sold and the Riley Sprite and the Frazer Nash we sold earlier in the year.
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  Manufacturer new car offers, deals and promotions 26 Aug 2010 (News)
  All new cars, from the Spark city car upwards are now offered with a five-year warranty, five-years' free servicing, five years' roadside assistance, five years of free annual vehicle health checks and free MoT test cover until the car is five years old.
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  Clear rear screens for classics 25 Oct 2014 (News)
  Described as a re-master of an old classic, this 12-volt adhesive screen heater should add a touch of modern convenience to any older vehicle and, according to Holden is ‘particularly useful for those that compete in rallies’.
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  GT40 celebrations hit the runway at Sywell Classic 31 Jul 2014 (News)
  Ticket prices for adults are £14, £5 for children aged between five and 15 years old, and under five’s go free. For more information, visit www.sywellclassic.com .  
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  Nissan Increasing Production 9 May 2009 (News)
  However, Nissan is extending this to include £2,000 minimum trade-in offer to models aged 8-10 years old for any customer choosing one of the car maker’s British built range – including any new Micra, Note, Qashqai or Qashqai+2. Nissan also offers redundancy protected finance. More at www.nissan.co.uk
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  VW finally cuts prices 2 Dec 2000 (News)
  The manual V5 will cost £19,650, and the Tiptronic V6 4MOTION £23,465, which is £2,375 less than the old model. 'New' Passat estate cars also go on sale in January 2001 at a £950 price premium over saloons. Other VW prices are cut by up to 11% and specifications enhanced. The 3-door 115bhp 2.0 litre Golf Mk IV GTi is now listed at £14,805 on the road, a cut of £1,150 and the 204bhp V6 4MOTION is down £2,450 to £19,540.