New Car With 7 Year Service Package Included

Wednesday, 18. May 2011

You know I like to search out great deals for my customers and boy have I found a real Bobby Dazzler for you!! How would you like a car which comes with a free servicing package? Not for just 3 years or even 5 years but 7 years. That’s right, a whole 7 years. Before you look for the Vauxhall style lifetime warranty catch, ie. restricted to 100,000 miles Read more »

New Car Sales Up Means Fewer Lease Deals

Tuesday, 17. May 2011

If you thought you were going to get a great deal on a Mercedes or a BMW you can pretty much forget it! Sales for both German manufacturers were up by more than 30% at the beginning of the year. Whilst most of this increase was into fleet buyers it has meant that the crazy deals that we saw in 2007/8 have not had to be repeated to increase sales. Read more »

What Extras Add Value To Your Car When You Sell It?

Monday, 16. May 2011

When choosing a new car there are a few things you should take into account when deciding upon the spec. of the car. As What Car ran a feature this month on this subject I thought I’d give my own twist on this hairy subject. Obviously if you are going to own the car it becomes more critical because if you choose badly it can be an expensive mistake albeit Read more »

Lease Advertisers Are Not Usually Leasing Companies

Sunday, 15. May 2011

I seem to cover this subject frequently but in case you have only recently started to see my newsletter/blog let me explain the relationship between the person advertising lease deals on the Internet, dealers and you. First of all the people advertising on the Internet, often called something like amazingcarleasing.co.uk are not actually leasing Read more »

Update On International Changes To Lease Accounting

Saturday, 14. May 2011

For those that are keen to learn about the latest developments in accounting rules applied to leases, you need to get out more! As an accountant myself I guess I’d better take a few lines to get you up to speed, I’m sure someone must be interested. The main change proposed by the two main accounting boards, the IASB and the FASB, is the recording of Read more »

Should Speed Limits Be Increased?

Friday, 13. May 2011

The argument over motorway speed limits continues with a number of people now pushing to increase it from 70 to 80 miles per hour. Fleet operators are generally against an increase as they feel it wouldn’t make drivers any more productive or arrive at destinations any quicker. There would also be an increase in operating costs as higher speeds Read more »

Warning Over Little Known Driving Condition That Can Kill

Thursday, 12. May 2011

Obstructive sleep apnea

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Warnings have again been issued about a potential killer whilst driving. This isn’t the first time I’ve reported this hidden danger but it seems that the problem continues to grow whilst drivers are unaware of the condition they have that could endanger them and other road users. The condition is called sleep apnoea and is suffered by 800,000 Read more »

Wednesday, 11. May 2011

Graham Hill’s gadget of the week is a great new mobile phone hands free system called the Jabra Freeway speakerphone. It’s a Bluetooth connected hands-free device, voice activated with the capability of turning itself off automatically. The unit is fixed to the sun visor and can be connected to your phone by simply hitting the voice Read more »

Knowing What To Do When You Have Problems With An Insurer

Tuesday, 10. May 2011

In another Auto Express story a couple made an insurance claim after their car had been damaged in an accident whilst the car was unattended. As per the terms of the insurance they initially had to pay over £350 excess to get it back when the claim was finally sorted out. After 6 months the couple were still waiting to get their money back from Read more »

Following Advice From Motor Magazines Can Cost You Dearly

Monday, 9. May 2011

The old logo used by Audi until 2009

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I am very Mr Angry of Sussex. You see I get very frustrated when it comes to poor customer service, not helped by the fact that I’m the UK’s leading authority when it comes to vehicle finance so when I see a so called expert or an authoritative car magazine or national newspaper giving so called advice which is flawed I get bloody furious. Take a Read more »