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The MoT Files: FAQs 16 Oct 2017 (News)
Questions about the MoT data, where it's from and what it can tell you about your car or van. -
Big rise in money-saving ‘black box’ insurance policies 15 Mar 2016 (News)
The so-called ‘black box’ policies require a driver to fit telematics to their car, which can monitor driving habits including speed, frequency of travel, distance of travel, and even cornering velocity. The data is analysed to determine who are the safest drivers, and the insurance policy discounted accordingly. -
Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: SEAT unleashes most-powerful Ibiza Cupra ever 15 Sep 2015 (News)
The cabin gets more tech too, with MirrorLink connectivity that will allow an Apple iPhone or Android phone be accesses via the in-car touchscreen. Live Blog LIVE: Frankfurt Motor Show 2015 -
Telematics systems can cut insurance costs dramatically 5 Sep 2011 (News)
When a customer takes out an insurance policy with insurethebox.com a small computer, called a ClearBox, is installed in their car. This computer monitors driver behaviour over the initial 6,000 miles of cover and rewards good drivers with extra mileage each month at no cost. Drivers can check their average speeds, routes and mileage at an online portal, and can adjust their driving in key areas. -
Preview: St James' Concours, London, 5-7 September 10 Jun 2013 (News)
A stellar line-up of 60 first-rate has been confirmed for the 2013 St James' Concours of Elegance, held on the Royal lawns of St James’s, Central London from 5-7 September 2013. With more than 20 cars coming from the UK, 16 from Europe, 13 from the States and the rest from as far afield as Argentina, Mexico and Russia, many of these car have never before been seen in public. The event aims to raise money for a number of charities working in the field of cancer care, support and research. The principal partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care, the charity which gives people with terminal illnesses the choice to die at home, surrounded by the people and things they cherish. -
Skoda creates life-size cardboard 'Kid Karoq' 10 Jan 2018 (News)
This is kind of like that, but with cardboard. At one time or another, most of us have made a cardboard car. When you were a kid, there was no better way to spend an evening than to sit in an old TV box in your living room, making car noises and annoying your parents. Well, before iPads anyway. Skoda has taken that nostaligia, added a touch of marketing knowhow, and given the world another great advert - the 'Kid Karoq'. -
A Grand Monday: Volvo 240 GLT 13 Mar 2017 (News)
An online look at the MoT history shows that the car failed its test at the start of the month, but on nothing major. The owner admits to not wanting to spend the £500 or so quoted by his garage to get the car through an MoT, but anyone handy with the spanners will only have to invest in a couple of suspension bushes and a centre exhaust pipe to get the old Volvo road legal again. -
A Grand Monday: Triumph Toledo 24 Mar 2014 (News)
What made the Toledo particularly interesting was that it used the front-wheel-drive 1500 (nee 1300)’s body with a shorter nose and tail, and a less plush interior - designed to take over where the old Herald 13/60 left off. It was effective and typically nice to drive - and would end up donating its rear-wheel drive underpinnings to the 1500TC, Dolomite and Dolomite Sprint. So it's a car with a great bloodline. -
HRDC Joins With AMOC For Some Great Nostalgia Racing in 2013 1 Nov 2012 (News)
Cars range from the diminutive BMW 700CS and Austin A35/A40s, through MG Magnettes, Standard Vanguards, Volvo PV544/Amazons and Sunbeam Rapiers, to bellowing Jaguar Mk1s, Mk7s and rapid Austin A95/105s. -
Citroen Survolt doing demo runs at Goodwood 22 Jun 2011 (News)
The 25-year old from Draperstown, Northern Ireland, currently drives the DS3 R3 in the British Rally Championship. To complete the motorsport theme, a static example of the 300bhp DS3 WRC, which has already won five rallies in 2011, will also be on display on the Citroën stand. -
More Buyers Than Cars at Auction Today 3 Jan 2003 (News)
With only one car hall running at Blackbushe today, it got pretty crowded and there was some almost feverish bidding from private buyers hoping to nab a New Year bargain. And there were a few. How about a 2000W Chrysler Neon 2.0LX with a/c and leather and in silver sold for just £2,925? -
SMMT Calls For Licence to Trade 18 Sep 2001 (News)
Take, for example, the case of John Green who e-mailed today about a steering rack problem on a five year old prestigious German car. He purchased it from a franchised dealer, covered by the manufacturer's used car warranty, which lasted for 12 months. After 14 months, the power steering failed. The franchised dealer quoted £1,210 plus labour and VAT to fit an entirely new steering rack and would not countenance any 'goodwill' payment despite the fact that the car was only two months out of warranty. -
A Grand Monday: Saab 900 14 Nov 2016 (News)
It comes with a massive history file, showing it has been well-maintained for all of its 236,000 miles. And yes, you read that right – for any other car, 236k could be enough to put you off. For an old Saab, it’s barely scratching the surface. The body is good, with no signs of rust, and the cabin looks fantastic – the only thing that really goes wrong with these is droopy headlining, and this has been attended to by the car’s previous owner. -
A Grand Monday: Peugeot 106 XS 31 Oct 2016 (News)
Once the darling of first time drivers, ridiculous insurance premiums for the Under-20s, coupled to schemes from new car companies to provide inclusive insurance on hire purchase deals, meant there was a surplus of old, unfashionable superminis around, and 106s have all but disappeared overnight. Now, then, is the time to save one. -
A Grand Monday: Saab 99 7 Apr 2014 (News)
Full stainless exhaust. Headlight wash wipe system works fine. New headlining fitted. Very sound car underneath. Engine is very smooth and quiet and the gearbox works fine. New fuel pump and fuel pipes. Overhauled brakes with recon calipers and new pads.' The question is - if you bought this car, would you be tempted to respray it and make it look mint again? -
Ford sells 12,000 on Scrappage 3 Jul 2009 (News)
Independent analysis of Ford's registrations by www.cleangreencars.co.uk shows that the average CO2 of a new Ford sold under the scrappage scheme is 134.9g/km, while the average for a 10-year-old car was 188.4g/km *. These figures mean that each new Ford is emitting 53.5g/km less than the car it is replacing. Assuming national average mileage of 8,400 miles for private motorists **, that equates to 8,736 tonnes of CO2 saved annually by the 12,000 new Fords registered. -
A Grand Monday: Rover 216 14 May 2018 (News)
It is more than passable for a 20-year-old car and the price I'm looking for,’ says the advert. It’s also not one for the purists. Inside, the cloth interior is gone – replaced by full cream leather one. It’s currently sitting on MG wheels and has blue-tinted rear Lexus lights. -
A Grand Monday: Volvo 480ES £995 4 Sep 2017 (News)
Inside there was a futuristic cabin and underneath it boasted front-wheel drive – the first of the car maker’s model to do so. Built in the old DAF factory in the Netherlands, the 480ES came into being partly to keep the factory operating until a new generation of Volvos came along to replace the ageing 340 and 360 Series. -
A Grand Monday: Alfa 33 13 Jan 2014 (News)
The stack of history in the advert, and the fact it has been written in plain English certainly gives me a warm glow about the prospects of the car - although I think we'd all appreciate a longer MoT. But that's splitting hairs. It's a 20-year old Alfa, a sure fire classic, and far more interesting than the million Mk2 Volkswagen Golfs out there - what's not to like? -
Citroen Launches £2,000 Scrappage Scheme 1 Apr 2009 (News)
Rather than wait for a possible Government Scrappage Incentive Scheme, Citroën is rolling out its own value-for-money deal. Citroens deal promotes the replacement of older cars with cleaner, safer and better equipped new ones. The Citroën Trade-In Incentive Scheme gives customers even more reason to throw out the old and save on the new. Under Citroën’s Trade-In Incentive Scheme, the Company will pay the following, in addition to any existing cashback offers : £2,000 - to customers with a vehicle registered before 2000 (vehicles will be scrapped via an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF).)

