Women love pampering themselves, men love pampering their cars

by Ben Ormsby May 11, 2012 Press Releases

Women spend less time pampering their cars than men, according to a survey. While men often bemoan the lengths women go to make themselves look good, it seems the reverse is true when it comes to the vehicles they own. The survey, by car supermarket Carcraft, reveals that more than half of women (55%) don’t [...]

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Easter Opening Times

by Ben Ormsby April 2, 2012 Car News

Date Showroom Service Centres Customer Services Good Friday 6th April 10am – 7pm CLOSED CLOSED Saturday 7th April 9am – 9pm 9am – 1pm CLOSED Easter Sunday 8th April 10am – 6pm *Trafford Only* CLOSED CLOSED Easter Monday 9th April 10am – 7pm CLOSED CLOSED

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Finding an economical used car

by Ben Ormsby March 23, 2012 Advice

The budget on the 21st of March did not bring the hoped for relief in fuel duty and now is a good time to begin a search for a good used car that is both economical to run and to insure. Rising costs have forced over 1.3 million motorists off the road over a 12 [...]

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New Nissan revealed at Geneva

by Ben Ormsby March 16, 2012 Car News from the UK

The latest model from Nissan was unveiled by Business Secretary Vince Cable at the Geneva show and will be in the small car segment. According to Nissan’s sources it is going to have some exciting new technological features, but these have not yet been revealed! One is likely to be the Nissan around view monitor [...]

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Elderly drivers may have a re-test

by Ben Ormsby March 15, 2012 Car News from the UK

It is bound to cause controversy but a recommendation has been floated that elderly drivers should take another driving test if they are caught speeding or breaking other traffic laws and should be sent on training courses to make sure they’re still safe behind the wheel. This idea is from a report by the Parliamentary [...]

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Geneva Motor Show 2012

by Ben Ormsby February 15, 2012 Car News

The European motor show circuit gets started with the Geneva show on March 6th and already we have word of a few of the new and exciting cars which will be on display. Many of the cars seen will not be officially released until later in the year, some could even be two or three [...]

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Motoring fines to get a massive hike

by Ben Ormsby February 14, 2012 Car News from the UK

In another hammer blow to the already hard hit motorist, there is talk of increasing the current standard fine of £60 and increasing it to £100 or a massive £120 if they choose to go to court to challenge a speeding ticket for example. The proposal is the brainchild of the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke [...]

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Informing your insurer if you fit winter tyres

by Ben Ormsby February 7, 2012 Advice

There has been a lot of confusion about whether you should inform your insurer if you fit winter tyres to your car. You should always advise your insurance company if you are modifying the car in any way, although in most people’s eyes fitting a new set of tyres, of the same dimensions and make [...]

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