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The Nissan Leaf- One Year on

By Jyotsna Ramani On Thursday, 12, 2012 | Filed Under Car Articles, Nissan

2011 was a pretty traumatic year in the car industry with fuel and insurance prices rises placing an ever greater strain on motorists running costs. This resulted in overall car sales falling by 5% over the course of 2011 in the UK, but with more motorists opting for smaller and more fuel efficient options according to MoneySupermarket. One car which was launched with the intention of overcoming these price rises was the all-electric Nissan Leaf which was handed the prestigious European car of the Year award upon its launch at the end of 2010. However, in light of this difficult sales environment, how has the Leaf performed over the course of its first year on sale and is it still on track to revolutionise the motoring landscape? Sales figures Nissan sold 9,674 Leaf models glob...

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For the Motorist the future is bleak, the future is far from flipping orange!

By admin On Wednesday, 05, 2011 | Filed Under Auto Insurance Articles

In the wake of the spending review, many thought it couldn’t get any worse. Unfortunately for the motorist it is going to get a whole lot worse. Across the UK petrol prices have risen sharply after a slight decline during the summer. Petrol is now at an average of 117.75p a litre - a 2.5p rise on the mid-September price. Diesel has gone up even more - increasing 3.28p to stand at an average of 121.30p a litre. The bigger the demand, the bigger the price Rising oil prices in early October plus a Government-planned fuel-duty rise on October 1 contributed to the petrol and diesel increase. A month-long blockade of Marseilles, one of France’s most important ports and main terminal, has forced the country to import fuel which has led to an increase in demand therefore an increa...

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