Parkers

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  Keeping costs down for young drivers
  With the price of running a car continuing to rise for young drivers, Parker’s has some handy tips and advice on how first time drivers can cut down on their...
  18 Nov 2009
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  Young drivers priced off the road
  More and more young drivers are being priced off the road because of increasing costs. Despite the recession, the price of lessons, driving tests, first car and running costs are on the rise...
  18 Nov 2009
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  Ford Focus ECOnetic: Options
  Choosing the extras on a new car is always a difficult decision to make – they can easily push the price up by £1000s. For most models, one of the most expensive options tends...
  17 Nov 2009
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  Mazda6: fuel
  On paper the Mazda 6 should achieve a maximum of nearly 720 miles from a full tank (given its 64-litre fuel tank and a claimed average economy of 51mpg). However, while this...
  16 Nov 2009
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  Mazda6: tight spot
  Every trip into town means dealing with a pay-or-display or multi-storey car park. Given that every car park tries to maximise profits by jamming in as many cars as possible,...
  11 Nov 2009
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  Mazda6: blind spot indicator
  In a previous update I revealed how I was won over by Mazda’s Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM) system. It is particularly useful on a dual carriageway because when a car...
  11 Nov 2009
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  Mazda6: Kit that counts
  Certain bits of kit can really make a major difference to life with a car and there are three that I find hugely useful on the Mazda 6. Firstly, the mechanism...
  11 Nov 2009
• Most reliable company cars revealed
  The Honda Civic is the most reliable company car, while BMW produces the most reliable range of cars, according to the UK’s biggest vehicle reliability survey. The survey, carried out by...
  9 Nov 2009
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  Ford Focus ECOnetic: company car
  The Ford Focus Econetic might be a good choice for ordinary drivers when it comes to saving money on the cost of road tax, but whether it is the right car for company...
  5 Nov 2009
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  Ford Focus ECOnetic: Green arrow
  Like most ‘eco’ models our Focus comes with a gear shift indicator light. This is a little green arrow in the middle of the rev counter that tells the driver the...
  5 Nov 2009
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  Record jump in new car sales
  New car sales continue to improve with October showing the biggest monthly increase this year. Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that overall sales were...
  5 Nov 2009
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  Used cars to get running cost label
  Used cars are set to be labelled to make it easier for buyers to assess a car’s running costs. Exactly like the colour-coded label currently used on new cars, buyers will have...
  4 Nov 2009