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  BCA Offers Auction Buyers Warranted Condition Reports 14 Nov 2011 (News)
  BCA – the UK’s biggest seller of used cars - is launching a new sales product that offers a range of benefits to buyers and sellers alike. BCA Assured provides peace of mind to buyers by providing a report on a 30 point mechanical check carried out by an independent
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  Bits and Pieces Day at Auction Today 14 Nov 2003 (News)
  While Wednesday’s sale was a blinder, today’s somehow didn’t have the same atmosphere or consistency. Nevertheless, some good cars came under the hammer and went out to buyers. The silver 66k mile 2001/51 530dSE in the photo made £15,850, which was exactly what
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  The MoT Files: FAQs 16 Oct 2017 (News)
  ? It's either too new, too old or there wern't at least 50 tests for that model conducted. We set a threshold of 50 tests to ensure that the results were as useful as possible. Did the data contain many mistakes? Yes. With 400 million MoT records and 47GB of data
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  Big rise in money-saving ‘black box’ insurance policies 15 Mar 2016 (News)
  active policies they have. There are 455,000 currently, compared to 323,000 at the beginning of 2015. The so-called ‘black box’ policies require a driver to fit telematics to their car, which can monitor driving habits including speed, frequency of travel, distance of travel, and even
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: SEAT unleashes most-powerful Ibiza Cupra ever 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  as standard. The engine is the same powerplant found in the Volkswagen  Polo GTI , which producs 192PS and 320Nm of torque, almost 100Nm more than the old Ibiza Cupra. The power boost provides a Ford Fiesta ST rivalling top
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  Telematics systems can cut insurance costs dramatically 5 Sep 2011 (News)
  , is installed in their car. This computer monitors driver behaviour over the initial 6,000 miles of cover and rewards good drivers with extra mileage each month at no cost. Drivers can check their average speeds, routes and mileage at an online portal, and can adjust their driving in key areas
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  Preview: St James' Concours, London, 5-7 September 10 Jun 2013 (News)
  Concours of Elegance has become one of the most talked about events in the international historic car calendar.  Marlborough House, in London’s historic St James’s, is a 300-year-old Royal Palace adjacent to St James’s Palace and The Mall
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  Skoda creates life-size cardboard 'Kid Karoq' 10 Jan 2018 (News)
  that, but with cardboard. At one time or another, most of us have made a cardboard car. When you were a kid, there was no better way to spend an evening than to sit in an old TV box in your living room, making car noises and annoying your parents. Well, before iPads anyway. Skoda has taken
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  A Grand Monday: Volvo 240 GLT 13 Mar 2017 (News)
  The archetypal antique dealer's special is a cult car these days. Once a bargain banger that was useful for lugging loads, from grandfather clocks to Welsh dressers, the 240 estate is now regarded as an icon of its era - and quite a collectable one
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  A Grand Monday: Triumph Toledo 24 Mar 2014 (News)
  The Triumph Toledo  is part of that supremely popular classic car family that we've subsequently and colloquially started calling the Dolomite range. It was arguably one of the best compact
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  HRDC Joins With AMOC For Some Great Nostalgia Racing in 2013 1 Nov 2012 (News)
  . The extraordinary  part of HRDC racing is that many of the cars never actually raced in the 1950s and 1960s. You never saw Standard Vanguards, Austin Westminsters and Humber Super Snipes competing against the Jaguars and Austin A35s that did regularly race. And that's what makes
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  Citroen Survolt doing demo runs at Goodwood 22 Jun 2011 (News)
  Shining a spotlight on the future, the Citroën Survolt all-electric racing car concept will be based in the Supercar Paddock and will tackle thehill climb twice a day.  This carbon fibre coupéis capable of exceptional performance with a top speed of 260kph (162mph) and a 0-100kph (0
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  More Buyers Than Cars at Auction Today 3 Jan 2003 (News)
  With only one car hall running at Blackbushe today, it got pretty crowded and there was some almost feverish bidding from private buyers hoping to nab a New Year bargain. And there were a few. How about a 2000W Chrysler Neon 2.0LX with a/c and leather and in silver sold for just
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  SMMT Calls For Licence to Trade 18 Sep 2001 (News)
  a big franchised garage would have charged £1,000. Take, for example, the case of John Green who e-mailed today about a steering rack problem on a five year old prestigious German car. He purchased it from a franchised dealer, covered by the manufacturer's used car warranty, which
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  A Grand Monday: Saab 900 14 Nov 2016 (News)
  with a massive history file, showing it has been well-maintained for all of its 236,000 miles. And yes, you read that right – for any other car, 236k could be enough to put you off. For an old Saab, it’s barely scratching the surface. The body is good, with no signs of rust, and the cabin
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 106 XS 31 Oct 2016 (News)
  holding up to the ravages of time. Then, values fell through the floor. Once the darling of first time drivers, ridiculous insurance premiums for the Under-20s, coupled to schemes from new car companies to provide inclusive insurance on hire purchase deals, meant there was a surplus of old
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  A Grand Monday: Saab 99 7 Apr 2014 (News)
  and new pads.' The question is - if you bought this car, would you be tempted to respray it and make it look mint again? Or like me, would you leave it as is, and enjoy this Saab 99 for what it is? An honest old smoker
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  Ford sells 12,000 on Scrappage 3 Jul 2009 (News)
  majority of these sales." Independent analysis of Ford's registrations by www.cleangreencars.co.uk shows that the average CO2 of a new Ford sold under the scrappage scheme is 134.9g/km, while the average for a 10-year-old car
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  New car sales jump, but demand for electric remains down 5 Sep 2018 (News)
  ”. Readers of HonestJohn.co.uk have been complaining of lengthy delivery delays for new cars as manufacturers certify their line-ups from the old  NEDC test to the all-new WLTP standard
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  The MoT Files: MoT Test Results By Year of Registration 6 May 2014 (News)
  The year of registration and MoT pass rate data gives an indication of the point when cars turn from being 'old bangers' to classics. The pinch-point is 1999: cars registered in this year have the worst pass rate of any since 1980, which points to this being the year