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  GM Becomes 'Government Motors' 11 Jul 2009 (News)
  Going forward, the new General Motors is fully committed to listening to customers, responding to consumer and market trends, and empowering the people closest to the customer to make the decisions. Our goal is to build more of the cars, trucks, and crossovers that customers want, and to get them to market faster than ever before.” Committed to great cars and trucks The new General Motors launches with a clear and simple vision – to design, build and sell the best vehicles in the world.
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  More Cheap Part-Exchanges at Auction Today 5 Nov 2007 (News)
  Friday 30th November 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, LTSB Autolease, Motability , Lex, Vauxhall Leasing, Masterlease, Hitachi Capital, General Section, Inchcape p/x, Charters p/x, Private Sure Sell. As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at a BCA auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit www.auctionview.co.uk If you are a BCA account holder this service also now gives composite price information (average auction price, CAP and Glass’s) and now allows you to buy a selection of cars directly on-line.
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  E60 525d Sold For £11,600 at Auction Today 30 Apr 2007 (News)
  The first I’d seen with steel wheels. A 97P Mondeo V6 Ghia X looked very cheap at £275, but was, of course, 10 years old and could have had any number of expensive faults. While a 1989 Espace for £120 was for nothing. Please note that to help prevent cars disappearing Auctions are now obliged to submit buyers details to the DVLA and the charge for this is £23.50.
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  Three Sucata Charity Banger Rallies This Summer 29 Mar 2012 (News)
  .  Blue Peter and Dancing on Ice star Andy Akinwolere has signed up the  Sucata Run this year (driving an old banger worth less than £350 from  Normandy to Portugal). Sucata Rallies attracts participants from all walks of life and interest groups with one common goal of completing the tours and raising a stash of cash for a fantastic course into the bargain.  Each team member is asked to raise a minimum of £250 for Gemin-i, and are asked to use an old cars (always affectionately referred to as ‘bangers’) worth less than £350.
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  Gender-neutral policies - what to do if you're a woman driver 26 Nov 2012 (News)
  From 21 December, and following a ruling by the European Court of Justice in March 2011, car insurance companies will no longer be able to take gender into account when it comes to calculating annual premiums. And the net effect is likely to be a significant increase in costs for women as car insurance equalise the gap that currently exists between male and female drivers.
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  1962 E-Type Roadster ex-Nina Aga Khan Up For Auction Today 22 Nov 2016 (News)
  The cream E-Type Roadster disappeared and it was presumed lost for ever. However, by chance, an Englishman holidaying in Jamaica last year, was told of two old cars in storage on the island. He duly went to see them, finding a red E-Type coupe and the cream roadster. A deal was struck and the roadster was soon on its way back to the UK. It was only after he applied for a Heritage Certificate that he realised the car was no ordinary E-Type and had such a fascinating story to tell.
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  The MoT Files: Exemption for pre-1960s cars. Do the numbers stack up? 6 May 2014 (News)
  Looking at it this way, the argument for keeping the test on pre-1960 cars seems about as strong as that for introducing the test on two year old cars. But - and this is a big one - is that you could argue that without the MoT test there could be almost 10,000 unroadworthy cars on the road and the big danger is that no one will know.
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  Preview: Barons Jaguar Heritage Auction, Sandown Park 29 Mar 2013 (News)
  This very special motor car carries an estimate of £27,000-£35,000. The earliest car in the sale, the 1939 Freestone & Webb E4 Straight 8 Daimler Limousine, is one of just five such cars ever built, and now believed to be the only one left in existence.
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  Scrappage in the USA 31 Jul 2009 (News)
  Congress’s prudish green plan is limited to a measly 250,000 trade-ins, as a host of new cars sitting on dealer lots don’t qualify for the program. Want to trade in your old 2000 Ford Explorer SUV for a new one? No chance. The 16 mpg Explorer is not morally approved by Washington.
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  eBay Auction Report 19th April 2005 20 Apr 2005 (News)
  There is probably no-one in the country who hasn’t heard of MG Rover’s demise, and there will be many people wondering how the second hand prices will hold up. A MG TF, possibly the MGR car with the best chance of holding its value, was sold for a slightly low £8,000. It was a 135bhp version with 16,500miles on a 2002/52 plate and in good condition. But Car Giant are selling one year old examples with half the mileage for only £1,500 more.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz E220 W124 29 May 2017 (News)
  There are good cars for their era, and there are some truly great ones. The Mercedes-Benz 'W124' E-Class falls into the latter category. Launched in 1986, it was, at the time (and for quite some time thereafter) the world's best estate car.
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  Santa Pod Dragstalgia This Weekend 16th-17th July 15 Jul 2011 (News)
  The Gasser Circus was launched in 2003 with a gathering of 8 Gasser style, street driven and race only cars debuted at the NSRA Nostalgia Drags at Shakespeare County Raceway. The class was an instant hit and from that point forward the Gasser Circus has grown in popularity and although competitors and cars have come and gone in the intervening period, the group of racers dedicated to campaigning cars which resemble and pay tribute to the early era of drag racing continues to grow.
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  How to get the cheapest classic car insurance for young drivers 6 Nov 2018 (News)
  Only cars more than 40 years old are exempt from the annual roadworthiness but even if you do opt for one that’s ‘MoT free’ we’d always recommend getting it check over by an expert. Insurers are still coy about how owning a vehicle that qualifies for this exemption affects premiums, but the combination of an inexperienced pilot and a car that hasn’t seen a spanner in several years could set set off alarm bells with the underwriters.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 28 Oct 2015 (News)
  cm_re=homeslides-_-Slide+2-_-autumnmotoring">Click for more details 26 October Get free fuel with Sainsbury's Car Insurance. New customers will receive 2x £2.50 coupons off fuel (one for each month) when they buy 12 months’ cover. Click for more details 23 October Get a minimum of £2000 off the price of a new car when you trade-in your old car with MG or Vauxhall.
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  Old Van Ban Starts to Hit Londoners Hard 1 Jan 2012 (News)
  For some operators, particularly van and minibus operators, buying a second hand vehicle and trading in their old vehicle will be the most cost effective way of meeting the standards; Reorganising a fleet so that only vehicles which meet the required emissions standards drive within the LEZ; * Leasing a vehicle that meets the standards.
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  Frequently asked questions about your premiums 4 Apr 2013 (News)
  It also enables the insurer to use their system to load or discount as a result of a valuation and there are also Insurers who don’t offer cover on vehicles above or below a certain value. The age of the car – Again, the systems will load or discount based on the age of a vehicle, this can be particularly important when insuring a brand new car as it can trigger the insurers system to include features like ‘New Car Replacement’ (which is when, if you are the first owner of a vehicle and it is below 12 months old, rather than paying out for a total loss (write off) the insurer will simply provide you with a new car instead).
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  Half Price 04 Rover 75 at Auction Today 18 Feb 2005 (News)
  There were two old shape Prius in the Hitachi section. The 38k mile met blue 2001/51 bid to £5,650 and the37k mile silver 2001/51 sold for £5,800. Remember, Classic Car auction at Blackbushe on Monday 21st (details published separately).
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  Big Week For Classic Auctions 6 Apr 2003 (News)
  This week is a huge one for classic car buyers. It kicks off with BCA’s sale at its Bridgwater auction centre with viewing today and tomorrow morning with the sale itself starting at 12.00 midday, Monday 7th April for automobilia and 2.00pm for cars.
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  Motability Mega-Bargains at Blackbushe Today 25 Feb 2005 (News)
  As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit www.auctionview.co.uk This service also now gives composite price information (average auction price, CAP and Glass’s) and now allows you to buy a selection of cars directly on-line.
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  Day of Contrast at Auction 7 Oct 2002 (News)
  Sadly, he had become too old to drive, or even to look after the car, so it had to go. Bidding started at £500 and, despite the surface rust and crumbly rear wheel arches, shot up to the estimated £2,000 in no time.