Retail

Power to overcome the winter

26 September 2015

With winter just around the corner and forecasters warning that it’s going to be a chilly one, Cobra has redesigned its successful JumPack. It’s thinner and more compact than before, but it still offers enough power to jump-start a car and charge multiple devices. Small enough to fit neatly into any glove compartment or bag, the new Cobra JumPack CPP … [Read more...]

Makers and dealers main source of complaints to CAB

4 September 2015

Faulty vehicles and poor dealer servicing are the biggest problem people have says Citizens Advice. Over the last year it has dealt with just over 60,800 complaints about faulty used cars and servicing, three times the complaints about mobile phone services. In the same time the level of problems with parking enforcement on private land has gone up … [Read more...]

Sheer genius of Gravells

19 August 2015

Kia is currently trialling its new Kia Genius programme with six dealerships across the country taking part – each employing a ‘Kia Genius’. Kia identified a shift in its customers’ habits with the increase in digital and mobile technologies that in some cases can remove the personal aspect from the buying process. This new scheme, which has … [Read more...]

Dispute resolution service moves to ease complaints

15 July 2015

Motor Codes, the consumer arm of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, has been appointed one of the automotive sector’s first Alternative Dispute Resolution providers. Under new legislation, the organisation will work with automotive companies to help improve consumer confidence by resolving any disputes swiftly and reducing the number of … [Read more...]

Welsh garage charges amongst lowest in UK

3 July 2015

Average hourly labour rates for car repairs vary by as much as 220 per cent across Britain. Using data supplied by used car warranty provider Warrantywise, leading weekly car magazine Auto Express has revealed average rates reach a peak of £141 per hour in Twickenham, south-west London, compared to the cheapest average rate of £44 per hour in Kirkwall, … [Read more...]

Car dealers’ failures fuel lack of trust among buyers

22 June 2015

More than a third of motorists who have bought a used-car would under no circumstances use the same dealer again. A study into the car-buying habits of 1,500 motorists carried out by the RAC also found 40% of people said they have had a problem with a vehicle bought from a used car dealer and almost a third (29%) said the dealer did not do at all well in … [Read more...]

UK’s top garages to be crowned in June

15 April 2015

Owners who’ve enjoyed top-class service from their local garage are being urged to go online to enter them for a national competition that celebrates the country’s best garages. Top performing garages from across each UK regions will be shortlisted for the nationwide Garage of the Year competition which will be awarded in June to the UK’s best car service … [Read more...]

Multi-purpose gift for motorists will get you going and talking

13 December 2014

A pocket sized power-pack capable of starting a car with a flat battery is one of the more useful gadgets on sale in time for Christmas. The fact it can also be used to charge mobile phones and works off mains and 12v systems makes it an ideal multi-purpose gift. Cobra Electronics Corporation, a leading designer and marketer of award-winning … [Read more...]

Welsh enthusiast launches definitive book on historic Mercedes-Benz

23 November 2014

Mark Cosovich has been "busting his knuckles" on Mercedes-Benz W123 series cars, repairing and restoring these cars like new for nearly 30 years. Mark has written a comprehensive book on the W123 with Martin Buckley. The film explains why these cars are worth a book and adds weight to their claim that the W123 series are indeed the finest saloon cars of … [Read more...]

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