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Owning a car sets Brits back £206,000 during a lifetime
A new survey in the UK has revealed that Brits spend over £206,000 on their cars over the course of their life. The biggest spend over the lifetime of a driver is petrol and diesel fuel costs of approximately £54k. The study involved surveying 2,000 drivers on how much they can expect to spend on repairs, petrol and parking, as...
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Cars being abandoned on British roads trebles
Britain is 'becoming a scrapyard' as the number of cars being dumped and abandoned on the roadside trebles There has been a resurgence of old bangers being left at the side of the road by their owners as higher scrappage costs are leading to more drivers looking to save on the scrapping costs. The data comes from Freedom of Information...
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New UK Vehicle Write-off Categories Explained
Origins of the ‘Write-off’ Category Designation Many are familiar with the terms ‘Write-off’ or ‘Written-off’ when it comes to cars. From the expression itself, we can ascertain that this must have originally been an expression uses for accounting purposes. The original definition of the expression ‘written-off’ or ‘to write-off’ something comes from the world of accountancy but for a long...
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More Bad News for Diesel Cars
Used car secret exposed and it's more bad news for DIESEL cars NEW analysis in the UK has revealed that used diesel cars are three times more likely to breakdown as their petrol counterparts and more expensive to fix. The latest analysis of 30,000 faults on 3-8 year old cars across a 12 month period, found that the average diesel...
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Connected smart cars could help identify and track potholes
The smart connected cars of the future will be programmed to spot potholes on motorways and automatically transmit the information to the authorities and councils to schedule repairs. An intelligent network coupled with connected vehicles would greatly improve the condition of our roads and make sure that they are maintained to a higher level and at the same time improve...
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BMW i3 designated as not having zero emissions by Advertising Standards Authority
It has been suggested that BMW, petrol-engined cars do not give anything back to the environment in the way they claim and it doesn't matter if you call the engine a 'range extender' or not. BMW claims that its electric i3 car has “zero emissions” and is a “really clean car that helps to give back to the environment”. The...
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The UK car industry hits out at government as sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month
UK sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month UK diesel sales continue to fall at a dramatic rate. As a result of the continuing demise of diesel fuel cars, the car industry in the UK has launched a stinging attack on the “demonisation” of diesel by the British Government after sales of diesel vehicles plunged by almost one...
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Diesel critic makes U-turn and warns of risk to used diesel car prices
Diesel used car prices Prices of used diesel vehicles look set to plummet by all the broad-brush regulatory changes that are happening around the world. The broad-brush approach does not really discriminate between the most and least polluting engines, it has been claimed. The chief executive of the testing company Emissions Analytics and one Fof the harshest critics of diesel...
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10% of UK car imports are clocked
As many as 10% of second hand cars imported from the UK have had their odometers doctored and mileage readings reduced. As many motorists will know, this practice is called clocking. The number of UK car imports has been steadily increasing year on year in the last couple of decades. from 2000 to 2008 with 33,000 being brought in last...
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New car sales plunge by 12pc in the UK
New car sales have plunged 12.2pc in October over in the UK, marking it the seventh consecutive month of declines in sales across the water. This acceleration in decline comes on the foot of a fall of 9pc recorded the previous month in September. According to the chief executive of trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Mike...