Used Car Industry News and Resources

Vauxhall has unveiled a limited-time offer of £500 of free fuel available to buyers of a wide range of their vehicle offerings. The offer will be available between the 15th and 18th of November 2013, and covers a large selection of Vauxhall's range, including the ADAM, Corsa, Cascada convertibles and their latest offering the Insignia. If you've been thinking of buying a Vaux...

Well as I'm sure you're all aware, the temperatures are plummeting in the UK, and we may soon all have to deal with the hazards of wintery weather on the roads. To aid this cause, we offer our top tips for driving in icy conditions. A few parts of the UK have experienced wintery conditions already this past month, and now is the perfect time to start preparing you and your car for wintery c...

The value of used cars soared last month, reaching the second highest average monthly price in eight years. Using data from vehicle remarketers British Car Auctions (BCA), we see that the average price for a used car in October climbed by £167, a rise of 2.4% on the previous month. This rise is being put on a lack of quality used vehicles on the market, and the hungry buyers and deale...

The Suzuki Alto city car, popular amongst new drivers and motorists keeping an eye on costs, has extended the 'VAT-free' deal it is offering to the end of 2013. Aimed at the cost-conscious motorist, the Alto's price when coupled with the current deal slashes around £1,200 from the price of the Alto SZ, which is the entry-level model. This means purchasers will be forking out a pound l...

For the last couple of months of this year, the used car market is predicted to come to a gentle wind down instead of a steep crash, with values for second hand vehicles remaining strong. Monitoring trends in car prices for the past year, it looks like 2013 will not end with any nasty surprises for used car sellers, despite a few fears doing the rounds amongst less well-informed members of...

2012's best-selling vehicle, the Ford Focus, is still proving to be popular throughout the world, with sales figures showing it's continuing domination over the market for the first half of this year. Beating all of it's rivals in sales terms, already 20% vehicles have been sold in the first six months of 2013 than in the same period of last year. These figures are all based on data release...

If you've always thought of rental cars as utilitarian but otherwise uninspiring, think again, as car hire firm Hertz announces it has added numerous luxury brands to it's roster, along with high performance vehicles too. If you've ever wanted to rent or borrow a supercar for a week or day, then now you can, as the car hire company now offers favourites such as the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta an...

The UK's first fully electric city car club has been launched by Renault, the French carmaker giant, in an effort to spread it's electric-powered offerings amongst the British populace. Named the 'E-Car Club', it aims to offer the usage of electric vehicles to individuals and businesses using a pay-per-use system, steering them away from conventionally-fuelled cars and thusly attempting to...

After coming away with two top awards from the Sunday Times yearly top 100 of the UK's best cars in 2012, Ford have now done 50% better this year, scooping up three top awards in 2013's awards; the first time a single manufacturer has done so. Editors and experts at the Sunday Times awarded three titles to Ford vehicles in their latest top 100. The Ford S-MAX came top in the Multi Purpose v...

A man near Birmingham has been found to have been driving for 40 years without a legal driving licence. The man, who was pulled over by police officers during a routine check, admitted that he has gone 40 years without a driving licence. Accordingly, he is now facing prosecution, and the authorities state that they have no actual record of him passing a driving test at all. In a tw...