• Drivers cut costs by missing services
    • 16/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed that one third of drivers have missed an essential vehicle service as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. According to Volkswagen Financial Services, 43% of 18–34-year-olds said that they were likely to miss vehicle maintenance to ease money concerns. Meanwhile, the survey also [...]
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  • Millennials set standard for cleaner cars
    • 31/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Millennial drivers are more image conscious when it comes to their cars than any other generation. New research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK has shown that people aged 25-34 are more than three times as likely (22%) to wash their car on a weekly basis compared to people aged 45 and over (6%). However, [...]
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  • Charging doubts replace range anxiety as top concern
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Doubts about the availability and reliability of the charging infrastructure has replaced range anxiety as the major concern for motorists considering switching to an electric vehicle. According to Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS), an inability to complete long journeys in an EV is the number one reason [...]
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  • VWFS to launch ‘inflation-proof’ services
    • 07/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) will activate 810,000 ‘inflation-proof’ service plans this year in an effort to help customers tackle affordability issues in the current economic climate. The car finance provider has already sold 728,000 service plans in 2022 but says its year-end forecast is an 11% [...]
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  • Rental market booms before Easter rush
    • 14/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Demand for rental vehicles has more than doubled ahead of the Easter weekend. Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) has seen a huge 148% spike in online bookings on its Rent-a-Car platform so far this month compared to the same period in 2021. The car finance provider’s data insights team believe the surge [...]
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