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Young driver numbers fall by nearly 10%
- 05/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New data has revealed that 360,000 fewer 17- to 26-year-olds hold a full driving licence in 2023 compared with five years ago. This represents a drop of 9.2%. According to data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), analysed by CarGurus, there were 3.54 million young drivers with a full driving [...] -
CarGurus MD joins Automotive 30% Club
- 12/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK managing director of CarGurus Amanda Symonds has joined the Automotive 30% Club. The club is a voluntary group of MDs and CEOs from automotive manufacturing, retailing, and supplier companies dedicated to improving gender balance across the automotive industry. It aims to fill at least 30% of key leadership [...] -
Customer satisfaction high despite higher prices
- 15/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Over three-quarters (80%) drivers believe they got a good deal on their used car purchase despite prices still averaging 37% higher than they were before the pandemic. A CarGurus survey of over 1,500 recent car buyers and sellers found that a quarter (24%) of buyers reported getting a great deal while 56% felt they [...] -
Used car prices 38% up in three years
- 01/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has revealed the lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on prices of Britain’s best-selling used cars. On 1 June 2020, the UK government allowed car showrooms to welcome back customers following the first wave of the pandemic. Since then, the average used vehicle price in the UK has gone up 38% compared [...] -
Drivers urged to hone negotiating skills
- 19/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Less than a third of car buyers try to negotiate when purchasing a car, according to a newly released driver survey. However, a survey of 2,000 motorists commissioned by online automotive marketplace CarGurus found that those who had successfully negotiated a car’s price managed to save, on average, [...]