The head of a franchised dealer group has blasted Halfords' latest 'Dealer or No Dealer' campaign as "nonsense", adding that "going cheap is often a false economy".
Auto Trader's Retail Price Index has shown that the average retail value of used cars has increased by 3.5% compared to last year's levels, which were already 24% higher than in 2021.
Tight budgets mean a likely increase in the number of cars being driven without current MOT certificates, according to Halfords.
A car tax ‘holiday’ is among the measures needed to support motorists through the cost-of-living crisis, according to Carwow.
Citroen’s C Zero hatchback emerged as the EV with the lowest cost of ownership when it topped a table compiled by Cap HPI to help consumers measure the impact of a shift to EVs.
The cost of motoring has leapt by more than 10% in the last year according to the results of research carried out by HPI.
The average annual cost of motoring has fallen in the last three years.