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When buying a car you want to have as much choice and as many options as possible, so that you can find the best car for your needs. However, just because you need a car doesn’t mean you have to buy new. In fact buying a used car makes a lot of sense.

For starters there are [...]

Building a disabled vehicle

The disabled vehicle is all but invisible on the road these days because, surprise, surprise, it not only looks just like any other car, it really is like any other car! You couldn’t spot it from Adam, whether travelling down the motorway or going to the doctor’s surgery, or while doing the weekly shop at your [...]

Car prices: No need to drive a hard bargain in the showroom

A new car can cost £5,000 less online, and prices are expected to fall further when European rules change in March, says Miles Brignall

Motorists are finally overcoming their fear of buying new cars on the internet, tempted by savings of up to £5,000 offered by online brokers and added legal protection.

Which? Car recently trawled the market [...]

Car makers ‘failing consumers’ on emission data

Consumers are finding it hard to buy fuel-efficient vehicles because car makers are burying CO2 figures for their models online, report claims

Car makers are making the process of searching for a fuel-efficient car “like looking for a needle in a haystack” by burying CO2 figures for their models online, experts and campaigners claimed today.

A report from [...]

New cars sell for less than old bangers

A price comparison by What Car? magazine shows motorists save money if they buy a new car

A sharp hike in used car prices means motorists could be better off buying a new car than looking to the second-hand market, research by What Car? magazine showed today.

The government’s car scrappage scheme, aimed to boost the ailing car [...]