• Mixed response to Chancellor’s ‘green premium’

    • 18 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from road tax from April 2025, after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the change in his Autumn Budget The news drew a mixed response from the industry Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive said: “We recognise that all vehicle owners should pay their fair share of tax, [...]
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  • EV winners revealed

    • 1 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Some of the UK’s best new and used electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars for every budget have been revealed at the 2022 What Car Electric Car Awards Now in their third year, the awards were launched following a surge of interest in electric and hybrid cars and are designed to help people who are keen to [...]
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  • Online option still lagging behind

    • 9 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Around one-in-10 buyers are considering buying their next car entirely online, according to the latest research by car buying platform What Car Its weekly industry research of 1,181 in-market buyers found 4887% of respondents stated they would be comfortable buying their next car entirely online, though just 931% [...]
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  • Car buyers give dealers the all-clear

    • 21 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than three-quarters of in-market buyers are set to visit a showroom in the next three months, with the overwhelming majority confident dealerships are run in a Covid-safe manner This is according to new research by What Car, which surveyed 1,403 in-market buyers and found 76% are looking to visit a showroom in [...]
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  • Thatcham Research unveils safest car shortlist

    • 18 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research has revealed the UK’s safest new cars of 2021, with EV and hybrid models demonstrating impressive safety advancements Expert judges favoured affordable vehicles that will bring the biggest safety benefits to the greatest number of drivers Of particular importance were robust ‘active’ [...]
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  • Drivers support road tax for EVs

    • 10 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly a third of electric vehicle buyers would be happy to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on their next purchase, according to What Car Research based on feedback from 2,173 in-market buyers revealed that 56% of drivers believe fully electric vehicles should already pay road tax This includes EV buyers – 29% of [...]
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  • New reliability survey reveals best and worst models

    • 26 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new survey based on feedback from more than 16,000 car owners has revealed the most and least reliable vehicles The 2021 What Car Reliability Survey asked owners whether their car had gone wrong in the past 12 months, how long repairs took and how much they cost, with the overall score expressed as a [...]
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  • New car discounts dry up

    • 30 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Discounts on new cars are shrinking as Britain’s car sales boom rumbles on, according to new research from What Car Average discounts negotiated by consumers are smaller now than they were 12 months ago; down from a typical markdown of 1014 to 89% In cash terms, that’s a price increase of £204 across all [...]
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  • Honda retains ‘most reliable used car’ title

    • 16 April 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Honda has retained its status as the most reliable used car manufacturer in the UK for the ninth consecutive year, according to research by What Car and Warranty Direct The Japanese manufacturer topped the annual survey of 37 manufacturers, which analyses 50,000 live Warranty Direct policies on three to eight-year [...]
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  • Days of discounted cars numbered

    • 10 March 2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Want to save thousands on your next new car Time’s running out, according to one of the UK’s biggest car-buying brand, What Car For several years, motorists have enjoyed a buyer’s market in the UK, with manufacturers regularly offering discounts of up to 20% or more But a surge in demand for new cars, [...]
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