The cost of motoring and owning a car seems to be going through the roof at the moment. Fuel prices have increased dramatically over the past few months and things like insurance and servicing costs always seem to be getting more expensive.
It is not only the running cost of a car which is expensive. Despite [...]
One of the success stories of the last government was that of the car “scrappage” scheme, which allowed people £2,000 trade in value on an old car against a brand new one. Sine the end of the scheme, many dealers have continued to offer their own version of the scheme, with the majority calling it [...]
The effects of the credit crunch, recession and general economic slowdown in the UK over the course of the past couple of years have had a crippling effect on the economy and certain sectors of business in particular. Many retail sectors have seen a dramatic decrease in the amount of sales they have made, as [...]
When the Government introduced its car scrappage scheme last year, many people (and I have to include myself in this number!) were quite cynical about the potential success of such a scheme, without the additional government funding of cheap loans to help individuals purchase a brand new car.
The car scrappage scheme allows an individual an [...]
The credit crunch and recent economic slow down has created great problems financially for many individuals in the UK and this has encouraged some people to resort to ever more desperate measures, particularly when it comes to obtaining finance, or a personal loan, with a growing number of potential borrowers committing fraud on their loan [...]
Over the course of the past couple of months, since the government launched the car scrappage scheme to try and help the motor industry in the UK, there have been a lot of advertisements from manufacturers offering various incentives for people to buy a new car, on top of the £2000 from the government.
These incentives [...]
The current recession in the UK is taking its toll on business and industry across all markets and one of the worst affected industries is that of car manufacturers, many of whom are struggling to keep going as consumers are simply not prepared to commit their money, or take out a new personal loan to [...]
