Sixty apartments costing up to £1.65M will be built overlooking the Silverstone GP racing track and come complete with a clubhouse and leisure facilities. The leasehold apartments with balconies will be fully managed and can be rented out when not in use by their owner who will benefit from access to all major meetings from May 2022. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will ban … [Read more...]
Virtual business as usual for Mitsubishi
Physical showrooms may be closed but it’s virtual business as usual at Mitsubishi Motors where customers are still able to purchase a new vehicle using the Mitsubishi Buy Online facility. Not only can customers browse the model range and specify the exact Mitsubishi vehicle they would like, they can also trade their current vehicle in and arrange finance all from the comfort and safety of their … [Read more...]
Tradelines 1 April
Recent prices of new and used SUVs and Crossovers have been tumbling, say analysts at Cazana. With forecourts shut due to the coronavirus epidemic the emphasis has moved on-line and canny buyers are carefully shopping around for the best deal so sellers have to respond or lose the business and Cazana said it may well be a common trend in the coming weeks and will need to be monitored. Aston … [Read more...]
Home deliveries need health check
A protocol is needed to ensure that home delivery fleets do not place drivers or the public at additional risk from coronavirus, says FleetCheck. These fleets could serve an essential role in the next few months by ensuring that people who are self-isolating can easily access food and other essentials – but there is a possibility that drivers could be exposing themselves to risk as well as … [Read more...]
Women put off by dealers go on-line car shopping
More women own cars in the UK than ever before and hold more than half of UK licences, and influence 80% of global car purchases. Yet in the latest Britain Under the Bonnet report from Close Brothers Motor Finance. women are still more likely to feel pressured into making a purchase at a dealership than men. One in five women (19%), when purchasing their last car, said the dealer put pressure … [Read more...]