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  Warranty Direct £15 Cashback Plus One Free Month 26 Jun 2003 (News)
  As a special offer to users of www.honestjohn.co.uk, Warranty Direct is offering a £15 cashback plus an additional one month's free warranty if you purchase your warranty using the link below. Remember, for peace of mind, you can purchase a Warranty Direct MBI at any time, depending on the age and mileage of your car.
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  Used Car Checks Takes Over 15 Oct 2004 (News)
  On the face of it, www.usedcarchecks.com always offered a better deal. Its inpections are carried out under cover on hydraulic ramps at 1,400 Unipart Car Care Centres rather than at the roadside using a trolley jack. Its price is still just £99 all-in. And that includes a 45 day warranty on its findings, backed by Warranty Direct. “For the consumer, getting a car properly inspected has never been more important as used car sales top seven million,” says James Ruppert, director of Used Car Checks Ltd.
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  The End of Worthless Car Warranties 5 Dec 2004 (News)
  ” McClure Fisher believes that the need for dealers to be more transparent will lead to a shake-up of the market, and eventually, the end of the worthless warranty. Dealers handle approximately 5m used cars sales every year, each being sold with at least a 3-month warranty. But how can you check that you’ve got worthwhile cover? In order to check that you’re getting worthwhile cover, Warranty Direct recommends you quiz the dealer on the following: · Are you covered against failure of WORN parts?
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  Used Car Checking Kit, Just £35.99 17 Feb 2004 (News)
  Conducted on a hydraulic ramp at one of over 1,400 accredited and approved garages nationwide, every car comes complete with the added bonus of a 45 day warranty provided by Used Car Checks partner, Warranty Direct. Buyers of the Action Pack will also automatically receive a £25 discount off the full price of an extended warranty.
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  Warranty Direct Cuts Online Cover by 15% 29 Nov 2006 (News)
  Independent insurer, Warranty Direct, has slashed at least 15 percent off the cost of buying an extended car warranty when you buy online. With immediate effect, visitors to www.warrantydirect.co.uk will be able to either extend their manufacturer’s three-year cover, or add protection to a new used car purchase, within a matter of minutes.
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  How to Recover an MG Rover Warranty 9 May 2005 (News)
  So for a £15,000 car, the warranty can be valued at £750. Warranty Direct is urging customers who purchased using their Visa Debit Card and have been unable to exact their rights under Charge Back rules to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
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  Warranty on Independently Imported Subarus 4 Dec 2005 (News)
  Motorpoint will also arrange to provide an extended warranty package at a competitive cost on Subaru models purchased at Motorpoint car supermarkets. “It seems to us that Subaru UK are exploiting a loophole in the EU regulations on the provision of warranties for buyers” said Motorpoint sales director Paul Winfield.
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  Get That Bargain Used Car Checked For Just £99 9 Sep 2003 (News)
  The warranty is provided by the UK’s leading independent automotive warranty insurer: Warranty Direct. Used Car Checks is available through over 1,400 accredited Unipart Car Care Centres and approved independent garages nation-wide.
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  Ford Mondeo 'used most by drivers' 30 Apr 2008 (News)
  It added that the company's study also found that drivers get a lot of use out of their Renault Lagunas and Saab 9-5s, with the Daewoo Matiz found to be the least used. Duncan McClure Fisher from Warranty Direct commented that the research could prove "invaluable" to some drivers.
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  Facelift W211 Mercedes E-Class "Most Reliable European Used Car" 24 Sep 2012 (News)
  Warranty Direct's used car warranty statistics show that the post 2006 facelift Mercedes W211 E-Class is the most reliable used car by a European manufacturer. Just one in 10 breaks down on average each year.
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  Toyota introduces five-year warranty as standard 1 Jun 2010 (News)
  Toyota has introduced a new five-year/100,000 mile warranty as standard on all new cars bought from June 1st, making it one of the longest warranties available on any new car. The new scheme replaces the manufacturer's existing three-year/60,000 mile warranty and is great news for new car buyers.
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  One size no longer fits car warranty policies 3 Oct 2006 (News)
  This avoids the 90 day period when any faults which could have pre-existed the Warranty Direct warranty are not covered. Unlike the market as a whole, Warranty Direct does not restrict claims based on everyday 'wear and tear' of a mechanical part. Similarly, if you've bought a used car from a dealer with basic warranty included, you can look "add" to this with Warranty Direct (i.e. an extra 9 months if you have already bought 3 months protection).
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  Big Repair Bills in Two Years After Manufacturer Warranty. 13 Nov 2002 (News)
  "Engine failure is more common than people think - and the bill can be expensive," explains Duncan McClure-Fisher, Operations Director of Warranty Direct. "A new engine in a Peugeot 306 can cost at least £2,400 with more exotic machinery like the Subaru Impreza leaving you with a £3,000 bill." According to the 2002 Used Car Market Report from BCA Europe, 1,660,000 cars aged 3 - 5 years old ( just over 26% of the £25.4 Billion used car market) were sold over the past twelve months.
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  Warning: The First KIA 7-Year Warranties Are About To Expire 6 Feb 2014 (News)
  It's almost 7 years since KIA introduced its 7 year warranty on the cee'd in February 2007.  As those first cars come up to their seventh anniversary and the expiration of that warranty KIA continues to lead the market with a clear, simple and transparent warranty that protects every new KIA sold in the UK for up to seven years and 100,000 miles.
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  Air con bills rise as the weather warms up 20 Jul 2010 (News)
  As temperatures rise, leading warranty provider, Warranty Direct, reveals that the UK's motorists will be sweating over £237m worth of air con repairs to their cars*. Data from the past 12 months shows that air conditioning units account for 1 in 60 mechanical failures.
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  Former US Police Force cars now on sale in the UK 5 Jul 2011 (News)
  Warranty Direct has expanded further the eclectic range of cars it covers by teaming up with a new company importing genuine ex-US police force cars into the UK. USA Cop Cars Ltd has started bringing used 2008 Ford Crown Victoria law enforcement vehicles into Britain, complete with a raft of US police equipment including spotlights, microphones and detailed recreations of state police liveries.
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  What the AA and RAC Don’t Tell You 24 Sep 2003 (News)
  They do used car history checks. They do roadside inspections. But the one thing the country’s leading breakdown organizations don’t do is tell you which cars break down. In Germany, ADAC does.
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  One Third of Used Cars Break Down in 1st Year 5 Nov 2003 (News)
  It’s human nature to get rid of a car before we think it’s going to start costing us money in repairs. Now, shock new figures show conclusively that more than a third of all used cars aged three years or more suffer some kind of problem in the first year of ownership.
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  2012's Most Reliable and Least Reliable Cars, According to Warranty Direct 28 Dec 2012 (News)
  Using its own statistics of frequency of problems and hard cash paid out for repairs. Warranty Direct has nominated the Most Reliable and Least Reliable cars built between 1990 and 2009. Although only 4,000 were evere sold in total, the Mitsubishi Lancer of 2005-2008 has cost the least in Warranty Direct warranty claims.
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  UKcarbroker.co.uk now selling used cars 8 Jun 2015 (News)
  The team operating the UK Car Broker website is now selling used cars via a new website, http://www.overtoncarsales.co.uk .   UK Car Broker brokers an array of new cars via UK dealers, and the team is now selling used cars too, with everything from a low-mileage, low cost 2003 Suzuki Ignis through an array of family hatchbacks to high end saloons like the Audi A4 and 4x4s like the Land Rover Freelander .