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By Amy Duff | March 5, 2015 | Car Finance News, Latest Motor News, moneybarn News | no comments.
The UK new car market has grown for a 36th consecutive month – a record growth period, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In February, traditionally one of the quietest months of the year ahead of the number plate change in March, the market grew 12.0 per cent […]
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By Amy Duff | March 2, 2015 | moneybarn News | no comments.
It seems as if people need cheering up more on a Monday evening than at any other time of the week. And buying a new car is a good way of doing just that… According to new figures from Motorpoint, more people look for a new car online at 8pm on a Monday evening than […]
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By Amy Duff | February 25, 2015 | Car Finance News, moneybarn News | no comments.
Dealers have been warned by a finance expert: Make sure you’re up to date with the FCA regulations – because a dealer somewhere soon will be singled out and made an example of. The warning comes from David Wearden, who has 35 years’ of finance experience and has been appointed to lead Mann Island’s compliance efforts. He […]
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By Amy Duff | February 9, 2015 | Car Finance News, moneybarn News | no comments.
Figures just released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show there was 10 per cent growth in consumer new car finance volumes in December last year, and 13 per cent in 2014 as a whole, to reach a record annual level of 897,593. The percentage of private new car sales financed through dealerships by […]
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By Amy Duff | February 5, 2015 | Car Finance News, Latest Motor News | no comments.
Demand for one sports car is so high that dealers have been barred from offering customers a hefty instant profit to sell it back to them. The remarkable popularity of the depreciation-defying Porsche Macan emerged during research by car information and running cost experts CAP Automotive. It means motorists who have run a Porsche Macan […]
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By Amy Duff | February 2, 2015 | Latest Motor News, moneybarn News | no comments.
What do you reckon is the most popular car colour for customers? Red? Blue? Silver? Nope, wrong on all counts. You may not believe it, but it’s… white. Seven years ago, only one customer in every 100 wanted a white car. They were difficult to shift on the used-car forecourt, too. Today, it’s a different […]
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By Amy Duff | January 27, 2015 | Car Finance News, moneybarn News | no comments.
Motor Finance Online have released their ‘Motor Power 50 List’ today, and Moneybarn are proud that it features both Shamus Hodgson , our commercial director in the top 50, and Peter Minter our managing director in the top 10. This annual listing highlights the top 50 leaders in the world of vehicle finance as voted […]
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By Amy Duff | January 23, 2015 | Advice and Tips, Latest Motor News | no comments.
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By Amy Duff | January 15, 2015 | Latest Motor News | no comments.
With crude oil prices continuing to fall, consumers are set to benefit as the downward pressure on the price of petrol at the pumps continues. This week, the price of Brent crude oil fell to its lowest level in six years and the UK’s biggest four supermarkets all cut their fuel prices again. Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and […]
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By Amy Duff | January 13, 2015 | Latest Motor News | no comments.
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