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1) Mine's Harry, what's yours called?
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Automotive
If you've named your car George or Mildred, you're not the only one. A recent website survey revealed that over 4.5 million Britons, equating to one out of five UK car owners, have given their car a pet name and think of their 'little baby' motor as engendered, rather than an 'it'.
Popular names included Fred, Monty, George and Betsy and the research conducted by Fish 4 Cars also indicated that people buying their first ever car are most likely to christen it; 32% in total, or almost one in...
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2) Second-hand cars getting cheaper
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Automotive
The credit crisis, rocketing fuel prices and swingeing tax increases imposed by the Chancellor in the name of environmental protection have had a significant and detrimental impact on the price of second-hand motors, wiping an estimated £2billion off the value of the market over the last six months.
However, it may get even worse as the Vehicle Excise Duty increases are yet to make a full impact. It is already clear that vehicles that emit the most CO2 are the ones seeing the largest compar...
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