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  A Grand Monday: Jaguar XJ40 Sport for under £1000 16 Aug 2016 (News)
  This 1994 Jaguar XJ40 Sport 3.2-litre , finished in the best colour of Flamenco Red, with Magnolia Leather and ‘Ruby’ carpets, looks like a cracking buy at just £995, especially as a cursory look at the MoT history online shows no concerns whatsoever with corrosion – the biggest XJ40 bugbear. Indeed, we’re not sure the owner realises the car’s true potential. With a comprehensive service history, no visible rust and a stack of old MoTs, the car looks to be an extremely well-tended example that, other than a small amount of lacquer peel on the roof, sounds like a tremendous bargain that is potentially worth a lot more.
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  One-owner Ferrari stashed in garage for 25 years could make £400,000 at auction 10 Dec 2014 (News)
  Although he returned to Toronto in 1995, the Ferrari remained hidden until last month. Now 77 years old, Sinn has decided to part with the car. It cost him $18,000 when he bought it but is now expected to fetch $600,000 (about £380,000) when it goes under the hammer at RM's Amelia Island sale in March 2015.
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  No Scrappage Discounts on Microcars 13 May 2009 (News)
  “In addition, the UK still has a significant number of older motorists who do not hold licences to drive traditional cars, and who are therefore still driving old polluting and worn-out three wheelers. “Parts are no longer available for these, with the result that they are becoming less and less reliable, and less safe.
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  Be Prepared For Flatt Batteries 3 Nov 2005 (News)
  It works with all lead acid batteries both sealed and unsealed. It will even test your old battery in seconds too. It's built in overload system means it's impossible to overcharge a battery and it’s totally safe to use. Mark Cornwall of Car Parts Direct said “With a Sparkrite booster there is no reason to be late for work.
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  Mazda Tops Reliability Index Again 29 Sep 2004 (News)
  This is an index which combines both frequency and cost of repair on 30,000 Warranty Direct MBI policies which are mostly for cars more than three years old and out of manufacturer warranty. Honda came second, Hyundai third and Ford a very creditable fourth, mainly based on the low average cost of repairs to Ford cars.
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  Summer savings on more than 5000 MG Rover parts 15 Jul 2010 (News)
  "By reducing the prices of a large number of parts we are helping to keep repair and maintenance costs low, which in turn increases the likelihood of more MG Rover cars staying on our roads for longer." The 5,000 pricing discounts being offered by XPart follow the company's recent announcement that UK parc of MG Rover cars produced post-2000 has only declined marginally in the past twelve months.
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  Volkswagen launches improved fixed price servicing 15 Jul 2010 (News)
  Volkswagen has launched its most straightforward and comprehensive fixed price servicing offer yet, aimed at providing great value to customers who own Volkswagen cars aged between three and 10 years old. This easy to understand service and maintenance solution also gives peace of mind and easy budgeting through competitive fixed routine servicing costs and transparent ‘per job' prices which include parts, oil, labour and VAT for routine maintenance items.
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  Classic cars over 40 to be exempt from MoT testing 14 Sep 2017 (News)
  Cars over 40 years will be exempted from MoT tests - despite a government consultation that showed more people were against the idea than in favour of it. Under the new rules, cars built up to 1977 will no longer be subject to the annual roadworthiness test, with the rolling exemption continuing each year in line with exemption from road tax.
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  NEW CAR TAX RULES WILL HIT RESIDUAL VALUES 27 Mar 2008 (News)
  - ONCE BUYERS COMPREHEND THE ADDITIONAL TAX BURDEN According to EurotaxGlass’s, the 98 per cent increase in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), recently announced by the Chancellor for some cars up to 7 years old is certain to have an impact on their residual values - but only when potential buyers make sense of the complex new rules, and identify those vehicles worst affected. The cars that will experience the biggest jump in VED are those emitting over 226g CO2 per km, registered after 1st March 2001 but before 23rd March 2006.
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  New Warranty Direct Reliability Survey 1 Dec 2005 (News)
  The luxurious Jaguar XJ, Vauxhall Frontera, Volvo V70 and Renault Laguna completed the inauspicious bottom ten. Based on the study sample, thirty percent of cars will breakdown during the course of a year, leaving owners having to fork out an average repair bill of £310.66. With an estimated 7.2m cars*1 aged 3-5 years old on the road that’s a massive £677million on unforeseen – and unwanted repairs annually.
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  X5s Alive at Auction With More to Come 27 Sep 2002 (News)
  TWO CLASSIC CAR AUCTIONS NEXT WEEK Two more dates for your diaries: On 2nd October H&H will be holding a classic car auction at Pavilion Gardens, Buxton in Derbyshire, starting at 12.00 midday.
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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.