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Auto-giant Ford have been busy making changes to it's current range, and an entry-level Mondeo is now over £2,000 cheaper than previously. Whilst Ford is holding back it's all-new version of the Mondeo until spring 2014, a raft of changes and updates have been made to their current range, including lowering of prices, to keep up with the competition. The Mondeo Graphite, the...

Over 150,000 vehicles in the UK from Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda are being recalled due to potential problems with airbags on the passenger side. The defective airbags were fitted in models manufactured between the years 2000 and 2004. The part, which was manufactured by Takata Corporation, a company specialising in automotive safety products, is thought to have a defect in the airbag i...

In new research by the AA, we see that the petrol pumps have been giving out 20% less fuel than they were five years ago. Using figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, it looks that we are buying up to 3.5 billion litres of petrol less than we were half a decade ago. In 2007, UK motorists bought 22.9 billion litres of petrol for their vehicles, whilst last year, tha...

March 2013 was the 13th sequential month of growth in the UK new car market, the latest numbers from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal. Marking the end of the first quarter of 2013, and also the month bringing in the new 13 registration plates, March saw new car registrations climbing by 5.9 percent, to 394,806. This growth has been continuing for the last 13 mont...

The current edition of the ever popular Golf GTI (now in it's 7th version) is new available for ordering, and offers a great economical drive, with powerful engines and impressive emissions figures. The price for the most basic model Golf GTI will be £25,845, rising to £28,895 for those wanting to go all out and buy everything going for the vehicle. Available as either a three-d...

With the new inclusions made to the MoT test last month, a new campaign suggesting that just a small checklist of ten points could reduce the amount of MoT failures by up to 1.5 million each year. The 'Minute Or Two' campaign, launched by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), aims to push the message that a great number of MoT failures could be prevented by carrying out a f...

With yet more snow, ice and heavy rain forecast for many parts of the UK, we at WMCW have decided to issue some more advice for driving in hazardous conditions. First of all, if you can avoid driving altogether, then do it. It is best to eschew un-needed journeys when hazardous conditions are in effect. However, if you really need to use the roads, there are a number of tips for driving in...

In the recent Fleet News Awards, now in their 25th year, and featuring judges from the SMMT, CAP, Glass's and Siemens, the Mazda6 Skyactiv has won the award of 'Best Upper Medium Car'. The Mazda6 emerged the victor in the face of competition from rivals the Ford Mondeo, Hyundai i40, Vauxhall Insignia and the Volkswagen Passat. Other Mazda6 models was also shortlisted in various other catego...

In an effort to bring the UK's highways up to standard, the Government has started to offer 'awards' to local authorities who make an effort to eliminate redundant or anachronous street signs. Local authorities that endeavour to decrease the amount of unnecessary signage on their streets are to be awarded in June 2013, as part of a drive to make street signs more eye-catching and easier to...

According to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), sales of lower emission cars skyrocketed in 2012. Environmentally friendly cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty, because of the low levels of CO2 they produce. Sales of such vehicles, those that emit less than 100g of CO2 per km driven, doubled in 2012, which saw their market share soar to 8.2%. ...