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With the numbers on petrol price boards across the country edging ever higher, and the proposed fuel duty announcements to be made in the chancellor’s budgets this week, the cost of motoring is at an all-time high. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM motoring assist have come up with 10 …

There are many confusing issues surrounding car insurance, if you want to make sure you are getting genuinely cheap car insurance then read on for a few tips you can follow. A recent survey by Defaqto shows that insurance companies are increasingly putting additional costs on their policies under the …

Pre-Geneva the guys at Carbuzz had a crazy, slightly far-fetched idea for an infographic, displaying every single car at the Motor Show, arranged by colour. What better way of seeing  literally every car at the show in one image, but also find out what colours are on trend in 2011. …

Consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says that used cars are the top of the list for complaints. Statistics show that over the last year complaints about second hand cars rose by 18% over the previous 12 months. The OFT took 38,138 complaints regarding used cars, with may …

Just bought a new car? Donate you old one. In August last year research conducted by Sainsbury’s Finance revealed that, in spite of the sluggish economy, nearly 8 million of us were were planning on buying a car in the following six months. The announcement, which was covered here, also …

As a company, Ford has never been particularly renowned for being an innovative or technologically advanced car manufacturer.  Instead, they have tended to follow the market, but now, along with Toyota and General Motors, they are hoping to make significant changes to their in-car systems with the help of California’s …

Car insurance comparison sites promise much but do they always deliver? We look at whether they really help you to get the right policy at the right price. Car insurance comparison websites or aggregators as they’re sometimes known advertise themselves as able to find you the best deal with the …

The all new Jaguar C-X75 has been developed to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary but this car proves why they have remained at the top of the game this long. The Jaguar C-X75 is everything you would expect for the name. Sleek, elegant and crafted, from whatever angle you look …

If there is anyone who will take the definitive leap forward in electric technology it will be the Germans, as their sound bite goes “vorsprung durch technik” and they do not usually disappoint. The government is currently subsidising the purchase of new electric cars to the tune of £5,000 but …

The last six years have seen a change in the manner in which insurance companies operate, they have started adding costs for services that were traditionally seen as free. Now when you renew your car insurance, make policy changes or amend your details there are further charges. Research has shown …