Category Archives: Useful Information

Revised Citroen C1 – from just £6,995

The face lifted Citroen C1 goes on sale in the UK on April 2. List prices start at £7,995, but there is a £1,000 Reward incentive on the car, bringing the starting price down to £6,995.

“Electric Cars will not take more than 1% of the car market in 2020!” says Volvo boss

We are used to car companies talking up their plans for electric cars, but in a man-bites-dog speech, the boss of Volvo says it isn’t going to happen. Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volvo said in a speech in Brussels, that without significant help at a European level, electric vehicles will not take more than 1% of the car market in 2020.

Black Box Insurance to become the norm?

A research study claims that over 50% of drivers are planning to move to a “Black Box” insurance policy in the next five years.

7 million UK cars illegal

According to a survey by Britannia Rescue of just over 2,000 motorists, almost a quarter (23%) of motorists admit their cars have a defect which renders them illegal and 14% say their vehicle is in urgent need of repair.

Vauxhall boss: I’ll fight for Ellesmere Port’s future


Vauxhall boss Duncan Aldred says he’ll fight for the future of the Ellesmere Port factory when the current Astra’s run comes to an end.

Although Aldred couldn’t confirm whether another car would be made at the plant – which is currently building Astras until 2014 – he did say that he’d be doing all he can to ensure his bid to build another model there is successful.