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Insuring your car

Rick Guttridge — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:49:00 +0000

Insuring your car has reached new premium cost levels and figures suggest that it has risen by 50% over a two year period. Much of the increase has been put down to the explosion in whiplash claims, which it suggested adds around £90 to every premium. Now more than ever it pays to be vigilant [...]

Insuring your car is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Geneva Motor Show 2012

Ben Ormsby — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:06:25 +0000

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 [...]

Geneva Motor Show 2012 is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

A look at the three cylinder Ford Focus

Rick Guttridge — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:03:24 +0000

Most people seem to be downsizing in these tough economic times and it would seem that Ford is thinking that way too. Britain’s best selling family hatchback is being offered with a downsized three cylinder 999cc engine even though the smaller Fiesta still enjoys the excess of a 1.6-litre petrol engine option. This engine has [...]

A look at the three cylinder Ford Focus is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Motoring fines to get a massive hike

Ben Ormsby — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:22:13 +0000

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 [...]

Motoring fines to get a massive hike is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Government ‘U’ turn on the MOT

Rick Guttridge — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:56:05 +0000

In a surprise move which was announced by Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, the plans to change the frequency of the MOT have been scrapped following pressure from road safety and motoring groups, which will mean that cars will continue to be tested after three years and then annually. Ministers had been considering delaying the [...]

Government ‘U’ turn on the MOT is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Informing your insurer if you fit winter tyres

Ben Ormsby — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:39 +0000

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 [...]

Informing your insurer if you fit winter tyres is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

GM back on top

Rick Guttridge — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:51 +0000

General Motors (GM) has regained its position as the world’s biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago. GM said sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles. GM emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 after a $52bn (£34bn) taxpayer-funded bailout. The US [...]

GM back on top is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Some Saab memories

Ben Ormsby — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:06 +0000

One of the mysteries of the classic car world is just why the 96, the first Saab sold in the UK, does not receive as much attention as the likes of the VW Beetle. Just like the Beetle, the Saab 96 is a quirky car in many ways: for example the four-speed column gear [...]

Some Saab memories is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Which is best petrol or diesel?

Rick Guttridge — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:04:26 +0000

When you are looking for a good used car there are questions that you should ask yourself, but one of the vexing ones to a lot of people is which is best petrol or diesel? The answer to that does largely depend on the type of motoring that you intend to use the car for. [...]

Which is best petrol or diesel? is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Will wireless charging help electric car sales?

Ben Ormsby — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:07:04 +0000

There has been reluctance for the British public to buy electric cars in any significant numbers. There could be a number of factors for this, price for example; the electric car at the moment is not as competitive as its petrol or diesel counterparts, in spite of a massive £5,000 subsidy from the government. Potential [...]

Will wireless charging help electric car sales? is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Nissan breaks a record at Sunderland

Rick Guttridge — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:05:37 +0000

Nissan produced 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant in 2011, up 14% from 2010 and a new record for a single UK car plant. The success of the Qashqai model is the secret to the growth at the plant and over 300,000 were made. The crossover vehicle was the ninth best-selling car in the UK [...]

Nissan breaks a record at Sunderland is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

HOW TO: Maintain Your Car [VIDEO]

stacey — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:45:54 +0000

If you are looking for guidance on how to regularly maintain your car have a look at this video. Here, Matt Slater our Service Manager shares some useful information. Here is the full script, just in case you’d rather read than watch & listen! Hello, Iʼm Matt and Iʼm in charge of servicing here at Carcraft. [...]

HOW TO: Maintain Your Car [VIDEO] is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

A sad end for SAAB

Ben Ormsby — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:05:24 +0000

With the filing of bankruptcy papers this week it’s all over for SAAB but the funeral. Or is it? It is true that few car makers have existed so long and so close to the precipice, or shown the uncanny ability to come back from the seeming dead. But this week’s developments would suggest that the [...]

A sad end for SAAB is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

A not so expensive Panda!

Rick Guttridge — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:50:55 +0000

The two new arrivals at Edinburgh zoo, the male and female panda, will cost more than £5,000 a month just to feed them in bamboo. However, there is a far more economical Panda about, that manufactured by Fiat which has always stood for fun, no-frills motoring. It is 31 years since the first was launched [...]

A not so expensive Panda! is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Brits copy celebs with unusual names – for their cars

Rick Guttridge — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:24:54 +0000

Despite the Beckhamʼs latest offspring boasting an unusual name, sheʼs sure to spring a thousand copycats but youʼre just as likely to hear proud parents calling out “Harper” totheir car as a daughter. As trend conscious celebrities have turned to increasingly wild and whacky names for their children – Harper Seven and Hero having recently [...]

Brits copy celebs with unusual names – for their cars is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Love comes… in a white van

Ben Ormsby — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:20:33 +0000

Driving a silver classic car is the best way to boost your sex appeal, claims a new study released by Carcraft. One thousand Brits were polled to find the nation”s raciestdrives. Despite it”s classic, cute image, the Mini came bottom of the heap in the sex appeal stakes, so size obviously matters when it comes [...]

Love comes… in a white van is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

The cost of motoring in Britain is now lower than it was 30 years ago

Ben Ormsby — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:18:45 +0000

Following the announcement that rail fares are to rise above inflation yet again, surely now could not be a better time to buy a good used car. Although we all like a good moan about the cost of fuel, and why wouldn’t we, it may come as something of a shock to some that the [...]

The cost of motoring in Britain is now lower than it was 30 years ago is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

You may not see one like this on the used car forecourt

Ben Ormsby — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:08:22 +0000

As you search around for a nice new used car, your hopes of finding an Aston Martin which was was originally ordered by ex Beatle George Harrison, is now just a dream as the car has been sold at auction for £350,000. The 1964 DB5/1896/R was originally supplied to the Beatle on January 1 1965 [...]

You may not see one like this on the used car forecourt is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Suzuki Swift

Ben Ormsby — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:39:56 +0000

The Swift has slowly and steadily earned itself a reputation as a value-for-money, low-cost car that’s good fun to drive. With a new petrol engine with lower emissions and improved fuel economy means running costs have dropped even further. There are two engines offered in the Swift. The first is a 1.2-litre petrol engine with [...]

Suzuki Swift is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.

Luxury used cars

Ben Ormsby — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:27:57 +0000

There has always been a demand for luxury used cars, we suspect that there always will be, and in spite of the recent increases in fuel cost and the downturn in the economy the demand for used luxury cars does not appear to have been affected. The value of the family car has risen by [...]

Luxury used cars is a news article from Carcraft, the UK's leading car supermarket.