Used Car Industry News and Resources

The Leaf, Nissan's much lauded and recently updated eco-friendly electric car, has recently seen a price cut of £2,500 off it's new price. The Nissan Leaf is now obtainable from only £23,490, and because of it's zero emissions, and is free from the responsibility of road tax and company car 'benefit-in-kind' tax. The Leaf runs off a central battery, for which a full charge costs...

In the recent arctic conditions to hit the UK, it is not unlikely to see cars covered in snow. However, did you know that if a motorist does not clear away all the snow from the roof of their car before commencing their journey, they are at risk of being prosecuted for careless driving? Recent research released by the Halfords press office goes to show that up to 6 million drivers in the UK...

In the figures recently released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), we see that 2012 was an abundant year for the car manufacturing trade, with the number of vehicles produced in the UK overtaking the previous four-year peak. Vehicle manufacture in total in the UK was 1.58 million, which is a rise of 8%. Of this total, 1,464,906 were cars, which shows an increase of 9...

A new move by the Government will see tighter rules for non-EU nationals wishing to apply for a driving licence in the UK. They have taken action to attempt to close up a loophole in the law to do with exchanging driving licences from a non-EU national's country of origin. In many cases this meant that people were able to replace the licence from their home country with a British driving li...

If you're looking to buy a used car, the time to do so is now, according to expert Matthew Tumbridge, as the prices of second hand cars are the lowest they have been since September 2011. Currently in the UK, the average price for a used car is £8,540. This price dropped by 1.71% in December 2012. However, this does not mean that you should expect this sort of price in every part of t...

The amount of finance being taken out for new car skyrocketed in 2012. In figures recently released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), we see that motorists have been bestowed over £9 billion in finance to pay for their vehicle purchases, and that more than 650,000 vehicles have been paid for on finance. In the twelve months to November 2012, the amount of finance supplied...

Audi's A3 Sportback model has been awarded the UK's Car of the Year by motoring magazine What Car?. The judges at the magazine awarded the German-manufactured car the 36th Car of the Year award, in the annual awards on Wednesday. The A3 Sportback was also awarded the title of Small Family Car of the Year. It was exemplified as being a new standard for family friendly, compact hatchbacks. ...

The amount of new car sales in the UK in 2012 grew by 5.3%, which is the biggest rise seen in over ten years, recently released figures show. The increase in sales was documented by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and sees last years new car sales rise to 2,044,609 units. This increase of 5.3% is the largest yearly rise in over a decade, since 2001 in fact. Sales of v...

New and younger drivers have been found to be the most inclined to disregard standard car maintenance, in a new study from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In a survey of 2,000 drivers concentrating on car servicing and overall maintenance, an atrocious 10%, or one-in-ten, of young drivers (those aged between 18 and 24) has never had any servicing taken out on their ve...

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