Britons buying new cars this March are a sensible bunch. That’s the conclusion of pollsters for a new Opinium survey, who said the buyers mostly diligently research cars before picking one. But the survey also found plenty of people swayed by emotional factors including hearts overruling heads, wanting cars as status symbols, and a car’s colour … [Read more...]
Write-off changes surprise for some
As we enter the peak period for second hand car sales a survey of 100 consumers by vehicle history checker mycarcheck.com found that 89% were unaware of the recent write-off category changes. In October 2017, the old A, B, C and D categories were replaced with new codes, which focus on safety rather than the cost of repair: A (scrap), B (break), S … [Read more...]
Strong used sales continue in Britain
The UK used car market stayed strong in 2017, as 8.1 million vehicles changed hands and buyers turned their backs on new models. The used car market dipped just -1.1% compared with the previous year as more than 8.1 million models changed hands, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Despite a -5.1% fall in the market in the fourth … [Read more...]
Tradelines 17 January
Leading experts in the hydrogen car market will be speaking at 2018’s first meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association. Being held at the Swindon offices of fleet management specialist Arval, the meeting will take a look at developments in hydrogen technology, availability of cars and likely sales, as the town is the centre of the UK’s largest … [Read more...]
Beware of “bargains” as sales slow and prices drop
Holidays are over and forecourts are full of pre-owned cars which have been traded in to get the latest “67” plate. For lots of us, now is the time we think about trading up to a newer model, says Tim Shallcross, IAM RoadSmart head of technical policy. However, today’s high-tech cars can be concealing wallet-crunching problems unknown on previous … [Read more...]
Swansea motorists dearly pay for repairs – What’d you pay?
Swansea is one of the more expensive places to get your car repaired, a survey shows. The average price for repairs in Swansea was £243.13 while Cardiff came in at £213.26. Surprisingly, London does not have the most expensive average price of car repairs in the country, only coming in as the 4th most expensive. The data has been gathered by car … [Read more...]
Personal data dilemma for dealers
Personal data stored in vehicle satnav and phones is going to be a headache for dealers in future. Satnav address records and Bluetooth phone information stored on used cars and vans are set to create a headache for remarketing companies with the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) next year, says the Vehicle Remarketing … [Read more...]
Used car market slows, bargains to be found
The brakes are going on used car sales after a dip in new car sales. UK used car transactions declined in the second quarter of 2017, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It recorded 1,832,400 used cars changed hands in the period, a fall of -13.5%, on the back of a record 2016 and turbulence in the new car market following … [Read more...]
Britain’s used car market makes record sales
Britain’s used car market reached record levels in 2016 with 8.2 million vehicles finding new owners – an rise of 7.3% – according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. In Wales, 436,873 cars changed hands last year, half that of the North West and a quarter of those in the South East. Meanwhile, 1.8 million used cars … [Read more...]
Analysts expect 2017 car sales to fall
The UK new car market will fall by around 3.5% next year to around 2.6 million cars, predicts Glass’s. However, while the figure looks disappointing in isolation, the vehicle data provider points out that this will still be higher than any year in the last decade except 2016. Rupert Pontin, director of valuations, said: “We have become used to the new … [Read more...]
