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31 August 2010
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Dangerous Car Garages | Which? Reports Garages Missing Faults

It is never good when you take your car for a service, only for something to break just the next week. However, it seems that this may be more of a common problem than previously thought, according to a new report by watchdog Which?.
According to Which?, 87% of firms surveyed …

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27 August 2010
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When Car Dealers Need Insurance | Inside the Business

Most of the time when I write about cars, I do it from the point of view of a car buyer. However, it is worth thinking occasionally about a whole other side to the market, that of the people who are selling the cars. Having something good to sell, or …

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13 August 2010
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Having a Hard Month? | Ford Sales Drop 22% in July

Everyone is worrying about the economy again. Talk of a double dip is dominating the news headlines, and in that way we have, the public is panicking a little. And, with figures like this to look at, it is fair to see why they are worrying.
Ford, you see, have reported …

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5 August 2010
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Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty | Is it a Gimmick?

Today Vauxhall released a Lifetime Warranty on their new cars. Essentially this new marketing idea protects your car for the first 100,000 miles (10 years), which is deemed by the car manufacturer to be a fair expectation for a car “lifetime”. According to the marketing spiel on this new idea, …

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22 July 2010
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Guest Blog | Choosing Your Next Car

Deciding what car to buy next can be quite a big and mind bending experience. There are so many cars out there, for all budgets and needs, so where do you start?! Having a good think about what you will use your car for will start to give you a …

Post thumbnail of Do you like to go fast? | The Bugatti Veyron breaks Land Speed Record
5 July 2010
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Do you like to go fast? | The Bugatti Veyron breaks Land Speed Record

We all know the Bugatti Veyron is one fast car. We also all know that it will cost you an arm and a leg (and possibly your soul) to buy one. However, if you get your highs from extreme speed and pushing the boundaries of all driving that we have …

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29 June 2010
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Guest Blog | Trends in the Automotive Market

We are pleased to welcome a guest blog from a fan of THE Blog About Cars today:
After all the economic doom and gloom of 2008 and 2009, any positive news about the economy is welcome. Many analysts believe that looking at market trends for major purchases is a key indicator …

Post thumbnail of Have You Been Fined Illegally? | London Traffic Offences Are Often Unlawful
25 June 2010
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Have You Been Fined Illegally? | London Traffic Offences Are Often Unlawful

We are all familiar with the thoroughly painful fines that are handed out for traffic offenses. Parking in the wrong place, using the wrong land, driving too fast – all of these can result in us being ticketed and having to pay the resulting fine. We can appeal, but for …

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3 June 2010
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Electric Car Network to Become a Reality in Yorkshire?

Electric cars are a nice idea, but I have talked before about how there are numerous problems that need to be sorted before they become a reality. I am more inclined to see hydrogen cars as the real future of the automotive industry, and electric cars as a convenient in-between …

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28 May 2010
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Jaguar Plant Still to Close in UK?

Things have been on the up for the Tata owned car brand Jaguar Land Rover. Following a very hard year they had announced plans to shut one of their West Midlands branches, either Solihull or Castle Bromwich, within the next decade. Still, sales figures have been steadily climbing, and the …

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