Daily Archives: March 29, 2012

BMW recalls 1,300,000 cars…Potential Fire

March 29, 2012   Sean

BMW has recalled 1.3m 5 Series and 6 Series cars amid fears they could catch fire. The recall affects 109,000 cars in the UK, and is because of a faulty battery cable cover, which could cause a fire.There’s very little chance of that happening – very little – but the risk was deemed serious enough to warrant an enormous recall.

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The £13,000,000 used car fraud

March 29, 2012   Sean

The amount of people flogging cars that they don’t actually own is on the rise. The value of car fraud cases exceeded £13.6m in 2011, with a significant proportion of that taken by so-called ‘conversion fraud’.Any car bought on finance remains the property of the finance company until all the payments are made, meaning that someone who sells a car with outstanding payments is selling a car illegally.
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Government’s pre-strike advice..Get fuel, quick!

March 29, 2012   Sean

The Government has urged motorists to fill with fuel now or risk being immobile over the Easter weekend.The advice – not explicit, but implied when a Downing Street spokesman said drivers should take “prudent” steps to ensure they have enough fuel – has raised fears of a run on fuel stations over the next few days.The Government spokesman encouraged people to consider a “contingency” plan if fuel tanker drivers go on strike.
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