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  Be Suspicious of Suspiciously Cheap Cars 19 Aug 2009 (News)
  Latest police figures suggest that over 450 vehicles are stolen every day**, many of which are then sold on to unsuspecting buyers. This highlights the importance of an HPI Check as a tool to ensure you're not one of those unsuspecting customers Another increasing problem is that many stolen vehicles are 'cloned' to disguise their identity so that they appear legitimate.
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  Scrappage in the USA 31 Jul 2009 (News)
  Demand for these vehicles has shot up and dealers are in no mood to negotiate when there are tons of buyers clamoring for the same thing. Remember, supply and demand is one of the most important factors when it comes to the price of the car. After the program ends, demand for these vehicles will go back down and dealers will once again be willing to make some great deals. Yes, you have to wait a couple of months, but the savings will probably be worth it.
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  Autoadapt on Display at the Mobility Roadshow 4th - 6th June 2 Jun 2009 (News)
  Autoadapt is among the biggest product suppliers in Europe and in the U.K. and is recognised as the leading supplier in the industry in U.K. At the Mobility Roadshow 4th - 6th June 2009 Autoadapt sets the standard with a number of important product launches, such as the Autoadapt Driver Test Station at display in the PB Conversions stand B20. The Autoadapt Driver Test Station (DTS) is the first cost effective, yet sophisticated, driving simulator in the world.
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  Low Emission Cars Now Lowest Depreciators 9 Apr 2009 (News)
  Given concerns over motoring costs and vocal opposition from some quarters concerning the use of large 4x4s in urban areas, it is surprising that the residual values of premium-brand SUVs have been so resilient, falling just one place to occupy the number two position in the Glass’s league table. “Image is all-important in this segment,” explains Rushmore. “Contrast the performance of prestige SUVs with those of their volume-brand equivalents, which have slipped from second to seventh place. These vehicles have increasingly fallen out of favour, a situation aggravated by a 40 per cent increase in the availability of used examples.
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  Dutch Motor Show Pioneers New Way to Exhibit Cars 19 Mar 2009 (News)
  Even more emphasis than in previous years will be on how visitors experience the cars: instead of being exhibited by brand at the stand of the exhibitor or importer, the cars will be displayed at AutoRAI 2009 in six separate ‘experience worlds’ where comparable models of rival brands will be exhibited alongside one another. This gives prospective car buyers an ideal opportunity to compare models in any given market segment.
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  Motability Maintains Keen Prices For 2009 8 Jan 2009 (News)
  Mike Betts, chief executive, Motability Operations commented: "Great choices, great prices and great service are the essential features of the Motability Car Scheme. As household budgets become ever more pressured, it has never been more important to offer a wide range of affordable motoring options. Customers both old and new will enjoy the favourite names that remain at the lowest possible prices on the Motability Car Scheme." Popular choices with no additional cost - new nil advance payment options Enjoy the Fiat 500 1.2 POP Pastal 3d AC, the Ford Fusion 104TD 68 Style CI MP, the Honda Jazz 1.4i-DSI SE HB 5d CVT MP, and the Toyota Avensis T2 2.0 D-4D 5dr HB MP all of which are available at nil advance payment and have fallen by as much as over £500 since the end of 2008.
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  Pass Plus Just £35 23 Nov 2006 (News)
  More at www.keiths.co.uk tel: 0117 9422599 While not all local councils are currently listed on the Pass Plus web-site, many are all signed-up to this important programme, including Bristol City Council, Bristol and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucester Council. Councils Sponsoring PASS PLUS Aberdeenshire Andy Duff Tel:01224 665285 Website: Aberdeenshire Young Drivers Angus Tel: 01307 473193 Email: accessline@angus.gov.uk Website: Angus Council Pass Plus Grants Argyll and Bute Sue Maclean - Road Safety Officer Tel: 01546 602127 Email: sue.maclean@argyll-bute.org.uk Website: Argyll-Bute Road Safety Pass Plus Bath and North East Somerset Lorry and Road Safety Officer Traffic and Safety Team Tel: 01225 394259 Mob: 07875 488016> Email: lorry_davies@bathnes.gov.uk Website: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk Ceredigion County Council Terry Jones Road Safety Officer Tel: 01545 572409 Email:terryj@ceredigion.gov.uk Denbighshire County Council Alan Hinchliffe Swyddog Diogelwch y Ffordd / Road Safety Officer Adran Priffyrdd a Chludiant / Highways & Transportation Department Ffon / Tel 01824 706887 ebost:/email: alan.hinchliffe@sirddinbych.gov.uk Fife PASS PLUS Initiative Jane Greer - Road Safety Manager Tel: 01592 418511 Email: road.safety@fife.pnn.police.uk Highland Council Lisa Graham - Road Safety Officer Tel: 01463 702690 Email: road.safety@highland.gov.uk Inverclyde Louise Smith - Road Safety Dept Tel: 01475 714870 Kirklees Metropolitan Council Ian Edwards - Driver Training Manager Highways Safety Tel: 01484 221155 Email: highway.driver.improvement@kirklees.gov.uk Website: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership Kelvin Allman Tel: 01522 805800 Email:stayingalive@lincolnshire.gov.uk The Moray Council Paul Bremner - Local Authority Liaison Officer Tel: 01343 563407 Andrea McArthur - Project officer Tel: 01343 563003 Email: andrea.mcarthur@moray.gov.uk Pass Plus - London Marilyn Cranfield - Road Safety Officer Tel : 0845 230 1725 Email: m.cranfield@passpluslondon.co.uk Pembrokeshire County Council Jeanette John - Road Safety Assistant Tel: 01473 775144 Email:road.safety@pembrokeshire.gov.uk Perth and Kinross Mr McKeown - Road Safety Officer Tel: 01738 476500 Website: PKC Roads Pass Plus Powys County Council Meg Lewis - Senior Road Safety Officer Tel: 01597 826637 Email: megl@powys.gov.uk Website: www.powys.gov.uk South East Wales (formally Gwent) region (Newport, Monmouthshire, Caerphilly, Torfaen, and Blaenau Gwent Council regions).
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  More XC90s at Auction Today 26 Jan 2005 (News)
  A facelift 86k mile 98R Shogun 2.8GLS TD auto LWB sold for £7,800, a 244k mile 98S LandCruiser Colorado 3.0TDGX with all of 22 Toyota service stamps kicked off low at £3k then went on to sell for £5,750. And even a used Jap imported 108k kilometre 94M Pajero 2.8GL LWB auto bid to £3,675. But, of course, if you were a pseudo environmentalist, would you dare to stick your prissy little note under the windscreen wiper with a Rottweiller staring at you from the passenger seat?
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  X5s Alive at Auction With More to Come 27 Sep 2002 (News)
  At the last Top Car sale at BCA Blackbushe, a brand new heavily loaded Mafia black 3.0D Sport auto imported from Holland sold for £46,750. There will be another 3.0D Sport auto, identical spec, from the same source, but with a few more miles at Top Car on Monday. Today, the well specced and Superchipped 18,557 mile 2001/51 X5 4.4 Sport in the photo bid to £39,100 and, if that wasn’t quite enough for the vendor, it, too, could be re-offered on Monday.
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  How to get the cheapest classic car insurance for young drivers 6 Nov 2018 (News)
  As you’d expect, then, the kind of cover offered to younger drivers of classics is often structured around what’s important to them, such as in-car entertainment. Many policies allow younger petrolheads to immerse themselves in the scene, whether it’s just attending rallies, going to shows, or even taking their car on track.
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  Christmas gift guide: What are the best automotive toys? 24 Nov 2016 (News)
  Scale models With traditional models, scale is probably the most important consideration. You can get extraordinarily detailed models of cars at huge scales, but they cost a lot and they take up space. The manufacturers of these models tend to concentrate on prestigious or nostalgic vehicles too, meaning less choice, more expense and a lower likelihood of the model itself fitting on a shelf or a desk.
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  Christmas gift guide: What are the best automotive toys? 5 Nov 2014 (News)
  Scale models With traditional models, scale is probably the most important consideration. You can get extraordinarily detailed models of cars at huge scales, but they cost a lot and they take up space. The manufacturers of these models tend to concentrate on prestigious or nostalgic vehicles too, meaning less choice, more expense and a lower likelihood of the model itself fitting on a shelf or a desk.
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  Gulf Race Cars to Demo at CarFest South 9 Aug 2013 (News)
  Seven cars from the ROFCO Gulf Collection by Duncan Hamilton are to be demo run at CarFest South at Laverstoke Farm on 23rd - 25th August. The ROFGO Gulf Collection by Duncan Hamilton is the world's most important single-theme private car collection. It comprises 28 of the most prominent sports racers and single-seaters ever to compete in the legendary Gulf livery, including the 1965 GT40 up to the present day McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
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  ‘Box of Bits’ Healey BN2 Makes £21,250 at Classic Car Auction 1 Sep 2012 (News)
  Then the interest started flowing in. All structural work on the car had already been done. It has an import certificate and duty has been paid. But to UK register it will require the co-operation of the Healey Owners Club and some serious checking of numbers.  Experts on the floor thought the estimate of £10,000 - £14,000 was probably right.
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  Recession Bites at Classic Auction Prices 22 Oct 2011 (News)
  The cars that exceeded their estimates were: 318: 2000 TVR Cerbera 4.5 litre £15,400 (est £7k - £10k) 324: 1964 Jaguar E-Type S1 FHC £34,720 (est 25k - £30k) 334: 1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC £75,040 (est 37k - £42k) 337: 1966 Sunbeam Tiger £19,880 (est £12k - £16k) 352: 1953 Jaguar XZK120 DHC £28,000 (est 15k - £20k) 353: 1949 Bristol 401 Coupe by Touring £8,120 (no reserve) 362: 1954 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT SIV £29,120 (no reserve) 367: 1973 Alfa Guilietta Zagato 1750 £27,440 (est £10k - £15k) 370: 1962 Daimler SP250 B D spec £43,240 (est £30k - £35k) That’s the most important information any investor can glean from this. Probably bargain of the day was the 1957 Wolseley 6/90, sold for  £2,352 and qualifying for next year’s HRDC. Strip the very nice interior (and preserve it), prepare it for racing, race it and it will almost immediately be worth £15,000 - £20,000.
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  New Michelin Primacy 3 Premium Tyres: Are They 3 Ways Better? 21 Oct 2011 (News)
  TUV tests show a 3kmh quicker cornering speed for the Michelin Primacy 3s compared to competitors before breakaway. The tyre compound plays an equally important part in this as the moulding. The compound consists of three elements: silica as the reinforcing agent, resin as the softeners, and three different elastomers. The secret is in the combination of these.
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  Should you fit winter tyres? 29 Sep 2011 (News)
  Think of how much your car sticks to the road on a warm dry day compared to a cool damp one, and you’ll understand the importance of a softer compound. When it does get particularly cold and it begins to snow, winter tyres provide improved traction too, thanks to tiny gaps in the tread called ‘sipes.’ Sipes purposefully trap snow, which might sound a little strange, but if you remember your days of building snowmen you’ll remember that snow sticks better to other snow than it does anything else.
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  E Types on Parade Again at Chelsea Autolegends 23 Aug 2011 (News)
  “He helped make the E-type the icon that it is and it is only right that he should be a special guest at our 50th birthday celebrations for the car.” Now in its second year, Chelsea AutoLegends is packed with important and rarely seen competition cars. There will be displays devoted to Le Mans racers, Group B rally cars and classic bikes. Other displays will tell the ‘Made in Chelsea’ Invicta story and will relive the 1970s era of touring car racing.
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  Big Event at Castle Combe Next Weekend 6 Aug 2011 (News)
  All three championships have a number of drivers capable of taking top honours, but with only two rounds left after this weekend, all of them will be looking to maximise their points, with the caveat that reliability can be as important as speed. Retaining a healthy but still vulnerable lead in the Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 championship is Rob Hall in the Swift SC10. In theory, there are a dozen drivers who could mathematically still depose him, but in reality, the fight is between a handful of contenders.
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  Celebrities in Cancer Charity Fundraiser Race at Silverstone Classic 8 May 2011 (News)
  “As they say ‘if you ain’t crashing you ain’t trying. Seriously, though, I had a brush with cancer last year so I know how important it is to look out for these things and that’s why I’m so happy to be here and to be raising funds for such a good cause. I’d obviously like to beat all the other guys but I’m sure that will never happen.