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The best new electric cars with 0% APR finance in October 2023

Published 24 October 2023
By Sunday Times Driving
These zero per cent finance deals aren’t all that common, and of the few there are, many are only offered for a limited period.
CMA: UK needs ten times more electric car charging points by 2030

10 things to know before you buy an EV

EV ownership can be very convenient but it's different from owning a petrol or diesel vehicle — don't get caught out.
Published 08 September 2022
Drive to reopen car dealerships

Car leasing explained

Car leasing is one way to get behind the wheel of a new car without having to fork out the full amount up front to buy the car outright.
Published 16 December 2021
Citroen to introduce British sign language across its retail operations

Citroën retailers to offer sign language

Citroën UK is introducing British Sign Language in all its dealerships for deaf customers and those with hearing loss.
Published 03 August 2021
Millennial Generation Y driver car buying

Millennials have no desire to give up cars

The stereotype of millennials being anti-car is way off point, it seems, as new research shows young people overwhelmingly want their own motor.
Published 28 October 2019

Clarkson predicts "terrifying" future for car fans

Jeremy Clarkson reckons the rapid pace of change that's afoot in the motor industry is meaning "the passion we have [for cars] is dying out".
Published 11 October 2018
Reader Letters: Electric car reviews, paint and age-based insurance hikes, and dieselgate groups

Most drivers won't buy electric car for a decade

British car buyers are holding back on buying an electric car by nearly a decade, according to new research by Auto Trader.
Published 30 August 2018
Skoda Octavia review (2017-on)

Drivers vote Skoda Octavia best new car of 2018

The Skoda Octavia has been voted best new car of 2018 in the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2018. Runners up were the BMW 1-series and the Peugeot...
Published 30 May 2018
Both men and women turned off by 'hyper-masculine' car adverts

Both men and women turned off by masculine car ads

Car adverts featuring luxury sports cars driven by villainous men and featuring high-octane car chases are not only a turn-off for women...
Published 24 April 2018
rachel riley does the sums for car buying monthly finance costs

Video: Rachel Riley costs up monthly payments

With finance deals so popular with car buyers these days, car buying website have gone to great lengths not only to make finance options.
Published 01 March 2018
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax shock

Buying a car is confusing for most at the best of times but with new car tax rules being brought in on April 1 this year, buyers are advised...
Published 06 January 2017
Car clocking

Car clocking hasn't gone away, it's gone hi-tech —...

It's a damp December morning on an industrial estate. Behind a chain-link fence a line of cars sits, engines running. The first car in the line has...
Published 11 March 2016
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Vauxhall resurrects £2,000 scrappage scheme in effort...

The vehicle scrappage scheme was introduced in April 2009 to stimulate a flagging economy, prop up the motor industry and perk up
Published 12 October 2015