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New Accord Tourer wins international design award

Sure to be a fleet favourite the all-new Honda Accord Tourer has won the 51st international ‘red dot’ award for high design quality, beating over 3,000 proposals from 51 countries. The red dot design award is one of the world’s [...]

Skoda is the Blues and two’s favourite

Czech this out! Skoda has been making a large impact in the fleet sector, it is the current favourite of the blue light brigade. In the past year Skoda has sold over 500 vehicles direct to this sector, a sales [...]

UK fleets need to value ESP

Safety must be paramount when choosing a fleet vehicle. But according to research this is being overlooked. Bosch has revealed that when selecting a fleet vehicle, the decision makers cite vehicle reliability (94 per cent) as top of their agenda [...]

New Bravo makes business sense for fleets

Italian giant Fiat has announced prices for the new Bravo 1.6 Multijet and it looks good business sense for fleets. The 1.6 16v 5dr Multijet is Euro5 compliant which should make the car appealing and starts from £13,595 on the [...]

New car pitfall

Tempting as it may be to dash out and snap up one of the ’08′ registration cars, motorists should think carefully about how quickly new cars lose their value. Car supermarkets are also a good hunting ground for secondhand motors [...]

Choose your car colour carefully

A recent poll conducted by ContractHireAndLeasing.com revealed that motorist’s favourite car colour is silver. The colour silver took 40% of the vote. In a close second place was black with 38% and in third was red with 8% of the [...]

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk re-design launched amidst 500% traffic increase

Really Good Domains Ltd has launched the re-design of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk at a time when interest in green cars is hitting an all-time high. Alistair Darling’s first budget announced that there will be no car tax in the first year for [...]

Statement from the IMI regarding Carter and Carter plc

Following the announcement concerning Carter and Carter PLC going into administration, Sarah Sillars, Chief Executive of The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has made the following statement to reassure all those currently involved in learning programmes with the automotive [...]

SaveMoneyOnCars.co.uk sponsors Team WAH Rallying

Proud rally sponsor SaveMoneyOnCars.co.uk, is eagerly awaiting the first competition of the year for Team WAH Rallying; at Weeton Army Camp near Blackpool. Team members Angela and Darren Riley are competing to raise funds for North West Air Ambulance. Really [...]

Astucia SolarLite “smart” road studs warn of hazards ahead

Latest generation of Astucia SolarLite “smart” road studs warn of hazards ahead and act as ‘active’ lane markings to reduce congestion. Successful initial trials in the Netherlands and on Scotland’s busiest motorway. The next generation of ‘smart’ solar-powered road markings [...]

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