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car trade in value - How do I get the best trade-in Value?
It’s car shopping time! The winter nights are closing in, Christmas is around the corner and mere days’ past Santa’s visit, there’s the excitemen...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Nissan X-Trail
Years built: 2007 to 2015 Bodystyles: five door SUV What is it? The second generation Nissan X-Trail is one of the most unlucky cars ever to have...
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Family cars - The children are our future.
So, along with “what’s the best car you’ve ever driven” and “what’s the fastest car you’ve ever driven” the question we most often get asked is “...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mini Cooper
Years built: 2001 to today Bodystyles: Three door hatchback What is it? The Mini is the ultimate small fun car. Designed almost exclusively to be...
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Diesel cars: Should I stick with one or go back to petrol
In 2008, when the motor tax system was changed from the old by-engine-capacity rates to the current Co2-based rates, we became a diesel society....
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Toyota Prius
Years built: 2003 to 2009 Bodystyles: five door hatchback What is it? It is, quite simply, the king of the hybrid car world. Oh sure, lots of car...
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Car clocking firms to be outlawed but is the legislation robust enough?
Car clocking is a subject to which we often return, and it’s never a happy duty. The sad fact is that there are still huge numbers of car sellers...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: BMW 5 Series E60
Years built: 2002 to 2010 Bodystyles: four-door saloon, five-door estate What is it? If you’re ever looking for the dictionary definition of a co...
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Motor tax - Keeping on the right side of the taxman
It’s coming up to October and, sorry to scare you with the reminder, but that means it’s tax return time. I know, I know but hey – there are plen...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Jaguar XF
Years built: 2007 to 2015 Bodystyles: four-door saloon, five-door estate What is it? It’s hard to believe that, not long before the XF came along...
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Driving license - Want to get a job? Get a license first…
I know, I know. We’re all supposed to be getting ourselves to work these days by more environmentally friendly means. Get the bus, or the train....
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Car Valet - Let’s keep it clean, people.
What’s the most common question we get asked? “How much is my car worth?” What’s our most common answer? “Depends…” The value of car swirls aroun...