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Apr 19, 2024 · If your car cost more than £40,000 when new, you have to pay an extra £410 (April 2024 rate, see below) a year for five years, on top of the standard rate. Zero-emission cars were exempt from the £40,000 rule as of 1 April 2020. But for new electric cars registered after 1 April 2025, owners will need to pay this supplementary rate.
Jan 23, 2019 · It's all based on Target Price, which is the price we think you should pay based on research by our team of mystery shoppers, and the best discounts they can achieve. If you’re still not sure ...
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Note, the September age identifier here is applied to cars sold in either 2016 or 2017. Thus, unlike the March age identifier, it’s less immediately obvious which year the car was sold in. Many new car buyers prefer to wait for either March or September to ensure they have a genuinely ‘brand new’ car.
- Plate Launches
- Quiet Periods
- Model Launches
Shopping for a new vehicle in the February and August ‘grace’ periods can be really insightful since dealerships may have sales on and many people tend to hold off purchase until a new plate comes along the following month. Equally, though, shopping in March and September is just as good as car dealerships will have quotas to meet, making negotiati...
That being said, it is also a good idea to shop during the less popular sales times. At the end of each business quarter, there tends not to be many new cars launched and dealerships are often quite keen to shift the stock they have. So, in months like March, June, September, and December, you may find it easier to negotiate or find a better price ...
However, the opposite also applies. Sometimes, it can be just as beneficial to you to shop during peak times. For example, visiting a dealership just as a new model has been launched is strategic since the older, outgoing model is now likely to be discounted. Price aside, though, targeting outgoing models instead of newly-made ones does limit your ...
Oct 5, 2022 · The Ford Focus started at £21,900 back in 2019, but now in 2022, the list price starts at £26,190 highlighting just how much prices can rise during a three-year ownership period. Read our in ...
Jan 6, 2020 · In full-year 2019, new passenger car registrations in Britain fell by 2.4% to 2,311,140 vehicles – the lowest total car market in the UK since 2013. Private demand for new cars in Britain was down 3.2% while fleet registrations were relatively stable (+0.8%). Diesel car sales in the UK in 2019 were down by over a fifth while electric car ...
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Mar 4, 2019 · Pay a lot of money and you get Mercedes-Benz's brilliant engines, gearboxes and electronics trickled down from the larger E- and S-class, along with the new MBUX touchscreen.
