Over recent years your car insurance has probably gone up in price. While the cost of car leasing might be falling, the running costs of your car – including fuel, road tax and insurance – have risen sharply. Now, though, […]
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Cheap leasing will continue to drive UK car market in 2020
2019 was a great year for the UK car industry. Both manufacturing and new car sales continued to grow and sales were up almost 10 per cent on 2018. can the UK’s new car sector continue to grow in 2020? […]
How you can waste over £100 sitting in your car
While low cost car leasing and contract hire deals have made driving a new car affordable over recent months, the other costs of motoring continue to rise. Insurance, congestion charges, toll roads and high petrol and diesel costs have put […]
What are the 3 most influential factors in choosing a company car?
What are your most important factors when choosing a new car? For many private car owners, factors such as fuel economy, the cost of car leasing and contract hire deals and design are at the top of their priority list […]
Are pet names for cars more common than you think?
Do you have a secret you don’t want the world to find out about? Maybe you love your car so much that you go over to it and hug it and talk to it sometimes. That’s not so bad, is […]
Parking fines in England top half a billion pounds
While the cost of buying a new car may be falling, the cost of driving continues to rise. Cheap car leasing and contract hire deals have seen the UK’s new car market boom in 2013 but the associated costs of […]
Revealed: The biggest worries drivers have for 2014
Recent years have seen rising fuel prices, spiralling insurance costs and increasing road tax. In many ways, there has never been a more expensive time to run a car. Despite the cost of car ownership falling – cheap car leasing […]
What are the most reliable new cars you can lease or buy?
If you’re thinking of buying or leasing a new car, choosing a reliable model can save you money. While your new car may be covered by a manufacturer’s warranty, spending time with your car in the garage for repairs can […]
Toll roads don’t work in the UK
If you run a car there are plenty of costs to take into account. As well as your car leasing, contract hire or personal finance charges you also have the cost of insurance and road tax. You have to repair […]
Men more emotional at a picture of a car than a crying child
How does your car make you feel? If you are moved emotionally by the design of your car then you’re not alone, according to pioneering new research. The first scientific experiment of its kind has revealed that beautiful car design […]
Record numbers of people use a car or van to commute to work
How do you get to work every day? If it is in a car or a van, you’re not alone. New research has found that almost two in three people in England and Wales are reliant on a car or […]
How Many People Drink and Drive in the UK? Far Too Many
It isn’t often that I am left speechless after reading a news article but it happened this week. I was astonished to read that a million of the UK’s drivers drink and drive every week. Isn’t anyone else as mentally […]
Do You Want to See New Traffic Laws in the UK?
A recent survey asked 2,000 British motorists which European traffic laws they think are worth implementing in the UK. Some of the answers were a little surprising, to be honest. French Breathalysers The law in France says that all drivers […]
What Are the Most Expensive Places to Own a Car?
We often hear that the UK is a very expensive place to own a car. I have driven in the UK, Spain and South America and being a motorist in Britain was definitely far more expensive than in the other […]