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  Big rise in money-saving ‘black box’ insurance policies 15 Mar 2016 (News)
  That’s according to the latest annual research by the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), who asked 30 telematics companies how many active policies they have. There are 455,000 currently, compared to 323,000 at the beginning of 2015. 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.
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  Profits up for used car dealers in February 19 Mar 2015 (News)
  A report shows that the average sale price of a part-exchange car rose in February 2015, leading to greater profits for car dealers.
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  Obituary - Noël Pasteau 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  He will be sadly missed. Noël Pasteau, born August 11 1927, died March 7 2015.
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  Historic racers celebrate Touring cars’ golden era 11 Mar 2015 (News)
  ‘Feedback after the race was so positive that I took the decision to run two races in 2015, with an ongoing view to building the format into a regular HRDC series.’
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  David Brown Speedback GT on show at Retro Classics 11 Mar 2015 (News)
  ‘Several of our early orders have been into the market, so we are very aware that Speedback has many qualities that resonate very strongly with affluent German enthusiasts. ‘Retro Classics is a perfect place to kick off our 2015 show programme and we plan to take the car to other selected venues in Germany after the show.’ Visitors will be able to come and see the Speedback and talk to members of the David Brown Automotive team in Hall 1, Stand No.
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  Record turnout for resto show 5 Nov 2014 (News)
  Nigel Stevens, of show organiser Bristol Classic Car Events, says that the weekend was a tremendous success, ‘We were lucky with the sunny weather and the crowds came in droves,’ Next up is Footman James 5th Great Western Autojumble over 14-15 February, 2015. More details will soon be available at www.bccsl.co.uk . To book a stand or tickets, please contact 01507 529430 or email info@bccsl.co.uk .
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  Lister returns to the new car business 18 Sep 2013 (News)
  The streamlined 'Knobbly' body will be re-created using the original Shapecraft body bucks. A series of Lister sponsored historic race meetings is planned for 2015, in time for the Lister 125th year anniversary.
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  Paris set to ban old cars? 14 Nov 2012 (News)
  The mayor has said it's part of a 'progressively and in a concerted manner' to ban all lorries from Paris. The next phase in the programme will be turning Paris into a Low Emission Zone by 2015. Although the radical vehicle policy is intended to rid the city of poorly maintained old bangers, no exemption for cherished classics has been spoken of yet. These schemes, which are now in place in Germany and Italy allow certain classic cars into Low Emissions Zones as long as they meet cherished use criteria.
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  Bargain Time At Auction Today 17 Nov 2006 (News)
  Tuesday 28th November 11.00am start Huge Special Motability Auction of 350 Cars. Many Nearly New Fords Wednesday 29th November 10.00am start General Section, Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Black Horse, Lex, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Snows Group p/x Trident Honda p/x.
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  RM's London auction extended to two days 17 Jul 2013 (News)
  In the past, the event has featured the renowned motor car collection of Bernie Ecclestone, as well as James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 that was featured in Goldfinger. Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Auctions, Europe, commented: “A single-owner collection of 74 cars is rare enough at auction, but this ultimate collection of Mercedes-Benz automobiles contains some beautiful examples of very important cars alongside some wonderful cars which are desirable, interesting, and rare in equal measure.
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  Deals on new Volkswagens from Drive the Deal 14 Jul 2012 (News)
  PCP finance at  4.9% APR Representative  over 18 to 36 months with a 2% minimum deposit (Golf Hatchback S/Match/Bluemotion and Golf Cabriolet models). 2. PCP finance at  7.0% APR Representative  over 18 to 36 months with a 2% minimum deposit (Touareg models only). 3.
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  Renault simplifies model range for 2011 30 Nov 2010 (News)
  As an example, the best-selling Clio range currently features six core trim levels, depending on body style, Extreme, Expression, S, Dynamique TomTom, Privilège TomTom and Initiale TomTom, plus two special editions. The line-up from January will see a greatly reduced range of entry-level Expression, mid-range Dynamique TomTom and top-of-the-range GT Line TomTom, available across its three body styles of 3 and 5-door hatchback and Sport Tourer.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 20-6-2015 20 Jun 2015 (News)
  I haven't driven the small petrol engine in the C or E Class. The Jaguar XE is excellent with the 2.0 Ingenium 180PS diesel, the 240PS Ford engine and the 340PS V6, all with 8 speed automatic boxes: /road-tests/jaguar/jaguar-xe-2015-range-road-test// You could consider the new Skoda Superb.
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  Big Top Car Sales This Week in Surrey and Somerset 22 May 2005 (News)
  For Top Car sales at Blackbushe, Measham, Brighouse, and Nottingham, phone 0845 702 3366 or link to www.bca-europe.com/prestige Remember, Top Car sales now include sections direct from Black Horse Finance, Bank of Scotland, Porsche retail and BMW Group. There will be a 150 car Ford ex-rental sale open to the public on Tuesday 24th May. Entries include 3 Street Kas, 14 Fiestas, 6 Fusions, 69 Focus, 26 C-Max, 29 Mondeos (including two ST220s), and 2 Galaxys. And on Thursday 2nd June (Thursday not Monday) there will be a BCA Classic and Historic sale at the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge.
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  Racing Ford Galaxie makes £471,900 at Revival sale 11 Sep 2017 (News)
  A 1963 Ford Galaxie once owned by legendary racer ‘Gentleman Jack’ Sears was the highlight of the Goodwood Revival Auction at the weekend. The 7.0-litre ex-Willment Racing Team car achieved a world record price of £471,900 – more than double its estimate - when it went under the hammer on 9 September.
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  New car registrations flat in February 7 Mar 2012 (News)
  .   Diesel engines continue to be more popular than petrols, perhaps thanks to the larger market share taken by fleet and business vehicles, which accounted for 59.4% of registrations. The Ford Focus overtook the Fiesta in February to be the month’s most popular car. It knocked its smaller stable mate into second place, followed by the Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Astra.
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  EuroNCAP’s safest new cars 31 Jan 2012 (News)
  .  Small 4x4: Audi Q3 Supermini: Chevrolet Aveo Small family car: Ford Focus Small MPV: Mercedes-Benz B-Class Large family car: Volvo V60 EuroNCAP also recognised some of the advanced safety features not yet included in the rating scheme, including Active City Stop, offered in the Ford Focus, the Collision Prevention Assist offered in the Mercedes-Benz B-Class and the City Safety system offered with the Volvo V60.
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  Mondeo ST 2.2TDCIs From £16,675 9 Oct 2004 (News)
  Very competetive finance quotations available on all vehicles. For availabilty and prices on all the Ford Range make contact via www.uk-car-discount.co.uk All cars UK dealer supplied. No imports
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  Longer Chrysler Warranties in USA 8 Jul 2002 (News)
  GM offers from three years or 36,000 miles on Chevrolets to five years or 60,000 miles on Oldsmobiles. Ford offers from three years or 36,000 miles on Fords to four years or 50,000 miles on Mercurys and Lincolns. The longest Stateside warranties are ten years or 100,000 miles offered by Hyundai and KIA, but these revert to five years or 60,000 miles if the car is re-sold.
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  April Figures Show Winners and Losers 10 May 2001 (News)
  So far this year 424,895 cars have been registered to private buyers 353,879 to fleets and 76,305 to business users, an increase of 19.4% to private buyers and making the ratio private to fleet and business sales 50/50 compared to 25/75 just a few years ago. The Ford Focus was the most popular model, closely followed by the Ford Mondeo. Manufacturers and importers who have seen significant sales increases this year to date include: Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chrysler, Citroen, FIAT, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Porsche, Proton, Renault, SAAB, SEAT, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, and Volkswagen.