Now Is A Good Time To lease And A Bad Time To Buy Your Car

Tuesday, 26. August 2008

Very bad news if you have bought a car or are buying it on HP but great news if you are leasing! EurotaxGlass’s has warned that used car prices will fall by at least 12% between now and the end of the year as retail demand continues to ease and the supply of second hand cars exceeds demand. The drop is around three times the drop experienced Read more »

The National Press Mislead Consumers about PCP Benefits

Thursday, 14. August 2008

You may think long and hard about using an Internet company but when considering which finance method to use you may carry out some research into the various options. The obvious route to go is to buy my book, ‘An Insider Guide To Car Finance’. But you may think that taking advice from such authorities as Glass’s Guide (EurotaxGlass), Sunday Times and Telegraph would provide the solution and offer up good advice. Well think again. I strongly criticised Read more »

Are Diesel Cars Cheaper To Run Than Petrol?

Monday, 30. June 2008

For those that lease diesel cars they aren’t aware that the cost of a diesel car is generally still more than a petrol equivalent as the higher cost of the car is more than offset by the much higher resale value of a diesel car at the end of the lease making the diesel cheaper in monthly costs than the petrol equivalent. However, we are starting to see a change as used diesel cars fall out of favour as the difference between petrol and diesel at the pumps continues to increase. Backing this up is research by EurotaxGlass (Glass’s Guide) which shows Read more »

The Press Giveout Misleading Info On PCP’s

Thursday, 12. June 2008

If you are one of those that has downloaded my introductory video on my vehicle finance training you will know that I have very little faith in the ability of the press to provide proper advice on vehicle finance, in fact I said that some of their advice is criminally misleading. However you expect the Times and Telegraph to at least do some basic research before throwing misleading information onto their online sites. You expect rubbish from the popular press but not from the more upmarket news and information providers. So what is it that has made me so angry? Read more »