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Around since 1996, Citroen makes an excellent used buy for businesses Citroen’s popular Berlingo, a mainstay of many fleets that has been around since 1996, is Glass’s Used Van
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New disposal routes to market are helping to maintain values as the number of used cars available continues to grow, reports epyx. The company says that online platforms such as
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Fleet managers will need to familiarise themselves with the different kinds of autonomous car technologies as they start to arrive on the market, says Arval, a leading vehicle leasing and
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As record numbers of students are offered university places for 2016, vehicle history check expert, HPI, is urging students who might be getting their first car to be thorough when
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Automotive data expert, cap hpi, has revealed the most in demand used car brands for buyers looking to finance their next purchase. The analysis shows that German premium car brands
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Car auction specialist G3 Remarketing has raised £30,000 for The Prince of Wales Hospice – based in Pontefract, Yorkshire – through company donations and personal fundraising. Since setting out to
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Inaccurate price guides contributing to current problem, say Glass’s Fleets “hanging onto” cars and vans in an attempt to achieve unrealistic and inflated valuations are causing distortions in the
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Good looking, reliable and cheaper to buy than the Golf GTi The second generation Honda Civic Type R has been named as Glass’s Used Car Hero for August, providing
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Car like drivability and all-round toughness sees iconic VW win award The Volkswagen Transporter has been named as Glass’s Used Van Hero for August, offering toughness and reliability alongside strong
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Big bore exhausts, aftermarket alloys and tinted glass put off potential buyers Retrofit add-ons like big bore exhausts, aftermarket alloys and tinted glass can put off potential used car buyers
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Used car transactions rose by 5.9% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year. A total of 2,008,439 vehicles were sold with prices underpinned by
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Rupert Pontin, Glass’s director of valuations, said: “Yesterday’s release of the new car registration figures for July from the SMMT is broadly in line with Glass’s expectations and it is
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