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Learner driver cars - Keeping our kids safe.
With the new year having just turned, thoughts will inevitably be turning to the next set of new drivers about to get their first official miles...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mazda MX-5
Years built: 2005 to today Bodystyles: two-door roadster What is it? It’s only one of the most iconic cars you can buy. Take a straw poll of pr...
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New car sales for 2014 up 30%
A bumper year for new car sales in 2014 looks likely to continue in 2015 The latest figures for new car sales in 2014, released today by car hist...
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Why buying a used car in the winter could be a canny choice.
It’s getting chilly out there, the Christmas lights are winking through people’s windows and the motor trade is about to enter a 10-day slumber b...
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Car safety - Keeping safe on the road this Christmas.
You’re expecting me to say something about drink-driving here, aren’t you? Well, I’m not. At least not yet, because it seems that an unheralded a...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Suzuki Swift
Years built: 2005 to 2012 Bodystyles: three-and-five-door hatchback What is it? Suzuki is in the process of a major new model range revamp, with...
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Winter Motoring - Don’t get caught out this winter.
Picture it. It’s the hard shoulder of the M6, or maybe the M8 on the way down to Cork. It’s getting dark and it’s already cold. The passing HGVs...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Years built: 1999 to 2005 Bodystyles: Four-door saloon Mercedes-Benz S-Class - What is it? Mercedes is about to introduce a super-S-Class, at the...
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Should driving safety be taught in schools?
Safety really is everything when it comes to motoring. Whizzing about at high velocities in tonne-and-a-bit projectiles has become so commonplace...
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Buying a used car? What to look out for
In this post the Motorcheck top tips when buying a used car are set out. The list is not to be read as a definitive list but our view on main are...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Opel Corsa
Years built: 2006 to 2014 Bodystyles: three-and-five-door hatchback Opel Corsa - What is it? It seems appropriate that in the week when Opel is l...
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New car sales continue the strong upwards trajectory
With 92,601 new car sales registered so far this year the industry is up 27% year on year (figures to October 31st 2014) The latest new car sale...