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Tag Archives: second hand cars

What’s Behind the Big Deprecation of Second-Hand Electric Cars?

  Over the last few years, electric vehicles (EVs) have become something everyone is more aware of, and there are plenty of reasons why someone might choose to buy one over and above a traditional petrol or diesel vehicle. For one thing, they promise reduced emissions, they have lower operating …

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How to spot secondhand car scams

Older cars

Buying a used car has never been so fraught with danger, so Metro Bank has come up with some essential advice. September sees an influx of secondhand car scams as approximately a million drivers take possession of their new 73-plate cars and trade in their current vehicles, which means more …

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Revealed: Britain’s most popular used cars

Ford Fiesta ST

It’s official – the Ford Fiesta remains the UK’s best-selling second-hand car, according to the final figures for 2020 released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall, the used car market was down 14.9% with 6,752,959 transactions, thanks to the pandemic, making 2020 the lowest performing year …

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UK’s Top 10 most popular used cars

Ford Fiesta in white - the nation's favouite

New car sales may have dipped in 2019, but the latest official figures reveal that the used car market is buoyant. A total of 7.9 million second-hand cars change hands last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and there are no prizes for guessing which …

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UK’s most and least reliable used cars

Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris has been named as the country’s best secondhand purchase in the latest What Car? reliability survey. More than 18,000 owners rated their vehicles, aged between four and 10 years, and Japanese models dominated the reliability rankings. The Toyota Yaris had a 99.1% reliability rating. Only 9% of …

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Half of used vehicles ‘have a hidden history’

Used car lot

New research suggests that more than half (52%) of second-hand vehicles checked have a hidden history that could lead to problems for new owners. A sample of RAC Vehicle History Checks covering more than 32,000 separate used cars for sale in the UK flagged up a multitude of possible issues …

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UK’s most popular used cars revealed

Used car lot

Nearly eight million used cars changed hands in 2018 with the Ford Fiesta topping the sales charts. A total of 7.9 million used car sales were completed, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) – a slight drop of 2.1% year-on-year. The SMMT said that 167,980 fewer …

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Ford Fiesta is top of the pops for used cars too

Ford Fiesta

New research has revealed that the Ford Fiesta isn’t just the best-selling new car in the UK – it also heads the list of favourite used cars over the last three years. According to a study into secondhand buying trends by AA Cars, the AA’s used car website, the Fiesta …

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One in three used cars has a hidden past

Used car lot

Hundreds of thousands of cars on UK roads could potentially have a chequered history – and most drivers are unaware of their vehicle’s unknown past. That’s according to used vehicle database Cazana.com which has revealed an alarming one in three used cars in the UK is missing important details about …

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