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A total of 61,868 new cars found a home in Britain during February 2012. That’s a drop of 2.5% compared with February 2011. However, the news isn’t all bad as total sales for 2012 are down just 0.8% compared with last year. Top 10 Best Selling UK Cars – Feb 2012 At the top of [...]
We’ve suspected it for years, but now an explosive new report has confirmed our suspicions – Speed Cameras don’t prevent road accidents. The Report The independent investigation conducted and funded by engineer Dave Finney studied data from 212 fixed location Gatso cameras and 105 mobile speed detectors in the Thames Valley area. And the result? [...]
New car sales in Britain rose just 0.03% during January 2012 compared with the figure from 12 months ago. That’s an increase of just 200 cars to 128,853 during the month, but represents welcome signs of stability given the state of the economy. Top 10 Best Selling UK Cars – Jan 2012 Once again the [...]
A total of 119,188 new cars found a UK home among the mince pies and Christmas jumpers during December 2011. But the figures published by SMMT show that new car sales in Britain fell by 3.7% compared with December 2010. As expected, the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car of the month. It also [...]
Many people across the UK like a good moan, especially at Christmas when there’s plenty to complain about. And as Tom Tom thought it would help them flog a few more Christmas presents they commissioned a survey to find out what we Brits hate most about the festive season. If revealed that nearly two-thirds of [...]
BMW drivers have a reputation for being rather aggressive road users. Well, according to a recent survey commissioned by webuyanycar.com, they are. The poll of 2,000 motorists revealed that 53% of BMW drivers admit to using their horn every time they take their car out. That’s almost three times the national average of 18%. In [...]
A total of 134,027 new cars were sold in the UK during November 2011. Figures published by SMMT show that new car sales fell by 4.2% compared with November 2010. Top 10 Best Selling UK Cars – Nov 2011 1. Ford Fiesta – 6,195 Sales 2. Vauxhall Corsa – 5,234 Sales 3. Volkwagen Golf – [...]
Research by Peugeot has shown that men find it easier to maintain their car than their girlfriend. The “RCZ Study” commissioned by Peugeot which polled over 2,000 people revealed a string of disturbing, if not unexpected, results. 1. 50% of men admitted that they find their partner more difficult to maintain than their car. No [...]
New car registrations rose 2.6% in October to 134,944 units – The second increase in three months. But before you get too excited, new car sales during the first ten months of 2011 were down 4.5% compared to 2010. The figures published by the Society Of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) also show that the [...]
Ferrari has clocked up record sales during the first six months of 2011. Recession, what recession? In the first half of 2011, Ferrari sold 3,577 cars, an increase of 11.8% over the first six months of 2010. Surprisingly, despite the state of the economy, North America retained its position as Ferrari’s biggest market. China’s voracious [...]
