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According to Warranty Direct, a third of the 16m DVLA-registered three to10-year old cars will suffer some degree of mechanical failure over the next 12 months. As a result, one in three British motorists will share a £1.6bn unwanted repair bill this year, with some facing bills as high as £7,239.
Data held on Warranty Direct’s Reliability index shows that the two-seater Mercedes Benz SL (02-) has the highest average repair bill of £742.10, with the Mazda 3 (04-09) small hatchback also making... [more]
According to research by What Car?, Britain’s motorway services are among the most expensive places to shop in the UK. The research was carried out after a What Car? poll revealed that two thirds of consumers feel they get ripped-off every time they visit a service station.
What Car? editor-in-chief Steve Fowler said: “It is unforgiveable for retailers to take advantage of motorists in such a brazen manner. With fuel prices at an all-time high, the 5.2% average motorway fuel mark-up is hard f... [more]
Potholes are caused by water or snow filling existing cracks in road surfaces and freezing. The expansion this causes breaks open the road, which is revealed when the ice melts. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles cause maximum damage.
Last year, it estimated that British motorists paid out £320m in repairs to everything from wheels and tyres to suspension failure. “That figure could pail into insignificance,” warns Duncan McClure Fisher of Warranty Direct, who expects to see a sharp increase in clai... [more]
Manufacturer new car warranties only cover material or manufacturing defects because wear-related failures increase in frequency as a vehicle ages and moves outside the traditional three-year cover period. Warranty Direct has revealed the top 10 car parts most likely to fail due to simple wear and tear.
Suspension arms top a list which shows that around one in three repairs to vehicles aged between three and seven-years old will be due to a wear-related failure.
The Warranty Direct data sh... [more]
Warranty Direct has analysed its 50,000 live policies to produce the reliability list of small used cars that come with a price tag suitable for parents or cash-strapped students. As tens of thousands of new students leave home and head for university this month, Warranty Direct reveals that the best car to pack them off in, for the student-sized budget of under £3000, is the Honda Jazz.
The diminutive Jazz is the least likely runabout to leave its driver stranded on the hard shoulder, and is... [more]
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed that complaints about second-hand cars rose 18% in the first six months of the year, with advice service, Consumer Direct, taking 38,138 complaints about vehicles bought from dealers. Motorists pay an average repair bill of £425 for faults that occur shortly after buying a used car, according to the OFT report.
But Warranty Direct managing director, Duncan McClure Fisher, says these costs can be avoided if the seller has to adhere to enforceable l... [more]
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India auto sales climb 7.2% in January: industry
New car sales in India climbed 7.2 percent year-on-year in January as the sector showed further signs of recovery from its slump in 2011, an industry body said on Wednesday.
Car sales head for first annual fall in 10 years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Annual car sales in India are likely to drop for the first time since 2002 in the fiscal year ending March after January sales fell short of expectations, an industry body said. Car sales, which grew 30 percent in the year ending March 2011, posted their first monthly fall in three years last July as high financing and running costs deterred buyers. "The car industry is too ...
Car sales to fall in 10 years despite growth in January
Car sales grew for the third straight month in January by 7.2 percent, but the industry for the first time since 2002 is expected to miss its annual sales target of up to 2 percent, data released by the manufacturers Wednesday showed.
Car sales grew 7.2 percent in January
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Car makers started 2012 on a positive note, with sales up 7.2 percent in January -- the third consecutive month of gains after a lacklustre 2011, according to data released by an industry body Wednesday.
Auto industry may miss 2011/12 sales target - industry body
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's auto industry may miss a car sales growth expectation of 0-2 percent in the fiscal year that ends in March if sales continue at their current pace, an industry body executive ...
New UK car sales edge higher in January: industry data
Sales of new cars in Britain crept higher in January, official figures showed on Monday, as the market showed encouraging signs of stabilisation.
UK new car sales rise marginally in January
New car sales in the UK rose marginally in January, providing the economy with a much-needed boost as it teeters on the brink of a double-dip recession.
Toyota official sees 2012 Philippine car sales growing 7%
The Philippine car industry will recover this year with sales increasing by 7 percent to 177,000 units from 165,000 in 2011, Rommel Gutierrez, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines president, told GMA News Online.
Car sales in India head for first annual fall in 10 years
Car sales in India head for first annual fall in 10 years
Car sales in Inda head for first annual fall in 10 years
Car sales in Inda head for first annual fall in 10 years
