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Personal Number Plate Sells For World Record Price

You may well be aware that personal number plates can be quite expensive to purchase. However, it can’t be very often that a number plate sells for millions of pounds. Well that is exactly what has happened. It will not … Continue reading →

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Two Thirds Of UK Car Owners Want to Keep First MOT At Three Years

As you are probably aware, if you buy a brand new car at the moment, its first MOT is not due for 3 years. However, the Government is presently going through a consultation process about extending this time scale to … Continue reading →

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Think Twice About Auto-Renewing Your Motor Insurance

When you arrange car insurance it is usually for a 12-month period. A few weeks before your policy is due to come to an end you will be contacted by your insurance provider who will inform you that, unless you … Continue reading →

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ABI’s Motor Insurance Premium Tracker Confirms Cost Increase In Q4 2022

Motorists will be disappointed to read that, according to the ABI’s Motor Insurance Premium Tracker, the premium paid to insure a private motor vehicle increased by 8% to an average of £470 per annum in the 4th quarter of 2022 … Continue reading →

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New Car Sales Start Well In 2023

It is pleasing to read that the number of new cars sold in the UK in the first month of 2023 rose when compared with January 2022. This is the 6th month in a row that we have seen such … Continue reading →

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Cost Of Car Insurance Continues To Rise

As if people haven’t got enough to worry about with rising domestic expenditure including higher food bills, utility bills and paying more to fill up their cars, they are now faced with a possible rise in the cost of insuring … Continue reading →

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Is It Worth Adding Any Extras To Your Motor Cover?

When you take out a car insurance policy there are usually a number of optional extras to choose from. So, what are some of them and are they worth adding to your policy? Voluntary Excess The insurance company may have … Continue reading →

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UK Car Manufacturing Rises In November

You may be aware that, like many industries, the motor trade industry has been going through some difficult trading times here in the UK so it is pleasing to hear that new car production rose for the second month in … Continue reading →

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Tips To Maintain Your Car In The Winter

Wintry weather is certainly upon us at the moment with temperatures below freezing in many parts of the UK with some places also having a covering of snow. So, what can you do at this time of year to help … Continue reading →

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Since 2018, In Excess Of 500,000 Cars Seized Due To Not Being Insured

You will be aware that it is a legal requirement to insure your car here in the UK for at least third party cover unless the vehicle is declared SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) and the vehicle is kept off … Continue reading →

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