Apr
2009
Articles from 2nd Apr 2009
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Gear up for getting help with your fuel economy
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
A NEW Start&Stop version of Fiat’s 500 city car has gone on sale with prices from £9,500 and the company says there are big savings to be made. Read
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Seventh heaven for Kia used car buyers
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
MOTORISTS buying a second-hand car could have it covered with a bumper-to-bumper guarantee until the year 2016. Read
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Don’t blow your safety this Easter
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
A HIGH proportion of the two million or so caravan owners will be considering hitting the road this Easter and many will not carry out basic safety checks, says Protyre, the UK’s leading independent tyre-dealer network. Read
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Travel back to the 60s
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
A NEW exhibition at the Cotswold Motoring Museum at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, celebrates wheels, fashion, and music from the Swinging 60s. Read
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Alert for smoker drivers
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
SMOKERS need to think carefully before lighting up inside their car because, according to leading vehicle auctions company, British Car Auctions, this could seriously devalue the vehicle when they come to sell. Read
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Tax savings for luxury car users
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
CHANGES to business-user vehicle tax rules that came in this week mean that there are savings of up to £70 a month to be seen on some luxury company cars. Read
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Cayenne on sale
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
WITH just 1,000 models of a racy special edition Porsche Cayenne 4x4, the Design Edition 3, will be put on worldwide sale, says the famous German sports car marque. Read
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A buggy good idea
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
It looks like a golf cart, but the three-wheeler Piaggio Ape Calessino could be the ideal short-distance commuter vehicle. Read
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Beware quick write-offs
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
BEWARE when buying used – latest figures reveal that insurance companies are now quicker than ever to write off accident-damaged vehicles. Read
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Lotus pins hopes on eye-catcher
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
LOTUS has opened the order book for what it refers to as the most important new model since the Elise of more than a decade ago. Read
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All aboard credit crunch Caravelle
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
VOLKSWAGEN is aiming to cash in on the credit crunch with a cheaper Caravelle people-carrier that should appeal to the UK’s millions of stay-at-home holidaymakers. Read
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Tracker success
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
TRACKER says it enabled police to recover vehicles and goods worth about £400 million last year, resulting in more than 1,800 arrests. Read
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Green but powerful
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
BMW says it now has the most premium vehicles below the 160g/km threshold. When the new benefit rules for companies come into force in April there will be 115 BMW models and five MINIs below 160g/km. Read
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Rap for careless driving changes
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
THE Institute of Advanced Motorists says it wants the Department for Transport to rethink its proposal to make careless driving punishable by a three-point fixed penalty ticket and fine. Read
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Watch out for Porsche free offers
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
BUY a Porsche and get a free watch and travel bags. This is the latest offer from the German car company that boasts record-breaking profits during the global recession. Read
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Citroen lands big order for its C1 car
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
CITROEN has landed an order for 1,320 of its C1 cars from AccuRead, UK’s largest meter reading company owned by G4S plc. Read
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Lagonda Rapier on show
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
POLISHED, primed and raring to go... this 1934 Lagonda Rapier belonging to amateur classic car restorer Mike Mohr, of Claverley, near Bridgnorth, is taking pride of place in a car show tomorrow as part of Scientriffic, a science and technology day, at the University of Wrexham. Read
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Volvo show sponsor
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
VOLVO is the official automotive sponsor of this year’s Grand Designs Live at London’s Excel from April 25 to May 4. Read
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Mitsubishi in sales plunge
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
MITSUBISHI’S global production in February was 45,048 vehicles, which is a drop of 65 per cent over February 2008 and the 12th consecutive monthly decrease since March 2008. Read
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A pounding for manufacturers
Apr 02 2009 | Motoring News
BRITAIN’S refusal to adopt the euro is costing companies selling cars in the UK dearly – and motorists look like footing the bill. Read
