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  • Leaded petrol now available in drums 2 Sep 2014 (News)
    Classic enthusiasts can now buy their own drum of leaded (and unleaded) petrol to keep in their garage – but it isn't cheap. British Motor Heritage is now selling drums of 100 octane four- and five-star directly to hobbyists, which works out at £3.57 per litre
  • Credit crunch 'leading to interest in alternative fuels' 15 Jul 2008 (News)
    Rising fuel prices and the onset of the credit crunch have lead to an increase in interest in alternative fuels, an automotive body has claimed. British Car Auctions (BCA) has remarked that while the public is still struggling to get to grips with green issues, the recent state
  • New Advertising Tracking System for Dealers 9 Apr 2009 (News)
    Portfolio, the leading provider of showroom and online retail marketing services and part of the Manheim Group, has introduced a new lead tracking product called ‘Numbers on Demand’ that will enable dealers to analyse more effectively the success of their advertising. ‘Numbers
  • Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014: Mercedes-Benz is the leading marque 18 Jun 2014 (News)
    This year’s Goodwood sculpture will be Mercedes-Benz themed, as the German company is ‘lead marque’ at the 2014 Festival of Speed. The sculpture remains a secret until the first day of the event, but Mercedes-Benz has announced its
  • Millers Oils Top Tips to Make a Car Last Longer 20 May 2010 (News)
      A car is an everyday necessity for most people but can also be a burden on your purse strings, especially if you don¹t give it the care and attention it deserves, leading to expensive maintenance and repair bills.   Martyn Mann, technical
  • Motorists make pothole claims every 11 minutes – but less than a quarter are successful 26 Jan 2015 (News)
    Research from the RAC shows that of 48,664 claims for pothole-related car damage submitted to UK councils in 2014, less than a quarter lead to any compensation. 23 per cent (11,184) of the claims submitted lead to compensation, which amounted to a total of £3.2m
  • Liberace Cadillac Leads Classic Auction Line Up for 17th September 13 Sep 2013 (News)
    A 1931 Cadillac Golfer's DHC once owned by Liberace and a McLaren Mercedes lead the line up for Barons Classic Auction at Sandown Park on 17th September. The unique gold-leaf clad 1931 Cadillac Golfer’s Drophead Coupé (believed to have once belonged
  • Two more from Showroom4cars 7 Aug 2001 (News)
    Showroom4cars.com is leading with two deals this week. The lower-priced one is a 1.6 VTR Saxo at £8599 otr, with a year's tax and three years' warranty, and free insurance (subject, as they say, to status). UK sourced, the baby Citroen is available with only a two-week wait
  • Pan-Euro Car Taxes On The Way 1 Sep 2002 (News)
    This is from SMMT chairman Chris Macgowan’s private newsletter. While changes are not imminent, when they come they could lead to closer harmonisation of pre-tax car prices across the EU. New EU car tax plans to be published soon "Internal market
  • Megane Fidji Plus Cabrios for £13,499 OTR 8 Jul 2003 (News)
    This week, www.showroom4cars.com is offering big savings on UK supplied lead-out model Renault Megane Cabriolets, just in time for the summer holidays. The limited edition Fidji Plus model is available with only two weeks
  • Is Castrol Valvemaster fuel additive still available? 24 Apr 2018 (News)
    that were made to run on leaded petrol – mostly cars built before 1992. Without the addition of lead in the petrol, enthusiasts were concerned that the valves seats would suffer from recession. However, because of the low mileages (and light use) that many older vehicles enjoy, this seems
  • Pink Smart in BCA Charity Auction 8 Nov 2010 (News)
    BCA offer opportunity to buy a Limited Pink Passion Smart at auction   BCA is auctioning one of just 100 Pink Passion Smart FourTwo Cars to help raise money for a leading cancer hospital.    The sale takes place at 1.00 pm on Monday, 22
  • Currency Price Rises Starting to Feed Through 22 Aug 2008 (News)
    The substantial fall in the value of Sterling against the Euro since January is leading to price increases for cars imported from the Euro zone. Previously, while paying up to 15% more in Sterling for their cars, the UK companies managed to absorb this cost. But obviously
  • Latest deals on Audi Q5 from DSG Autos 18 Mar 2011 (News)
    Grey Metallic, both with Black Milano Leather Business Contract Hire 3+35 Payments 10,000 miles per annum £569.99+VAT per month Cash price - £33,225.00 The standard lead time on the Q5 is 22 weeks, so this offer
  • Full Sales Programme at BCA Bank Holiday Monday 28 Aug 2009 (News)
    There's a full sales programme this Bank Holiday Monday with 1000's of vehicles on offer from the UK's leading vendors at the following BCA centres: -Bedford -Birmingham -Blackbushe -Brighouse -Derby -Peterborough -Preston Click on the link
  • Porsches lead the way at Bonhams Goodwood sale 24 May 2017 (News)
    Ten Porsches will go under the hammer at Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale, with two significant examples leading the pack. A 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera Speedster GS/GT (estimate £900,000-1,000,000) is in a league of its own. Between 1955 and 1959, just 152
  • Santa Pod European Finals 8th-11th of September 25 Aug 2011 (News)
    of the current points leader, it really is anyone’s for the taking as Europe’s leading 2 and 4 wheel drag racers make their way to the event. In the prestigious and hotly contested Top Fuel category, any one of 5 or 6 drivers have a chance of taking the glory. Tommy Johnson Jr. will now
  • Used Car Values still falling but rate is slowing 6 Nov 2008 (News)
    Latest data from leading vehicle auction company, BCA, suggests some confidence coming back into the market The latest data from leading vehicle auction company, BCA, in its monthly Pulse report shows that for October average monthly used car values fell to £4,743 - their lowest
  • London’s first autonomous cars will be based on Heathrow Pods 29 Jan 2016 (News)
    on the project. Westfield Sportscars is leading the prject, while Heathrow Enterprises is developing software and Oxbotica is working on mapping, localisation and perception to enable the pods to safely navigate Greenwich.The pods are being developed as part of an £8m project called GATEway (Greenwich
  • Jensen FF Given the Fast n' Loud Treatment 23 Nov 2014 (News)
    Taking a lead from Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kauffman's treatment of a Chevrolet station wagon at the Gas Monkey Garage, UK Jensen restorer Bavarez has supercharged a Rare Jensen FF. The Jensen FF Silver Slammington was a real head turner at the Lancaster Insurance
 

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