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By 2040, the UK government aim to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars in order to cut down emissions and tackle climate change. However, you don’t need to wait to make your current car more eco-friendly. We’ve got five ways you can make your car greener. Use your air conditioning smartly On a hot summer’s day it can be more than tempting to turn on your air conditioning, as it offers instant relief to a stuffy car. However, your air conditioning makes your car work harder and in turn makes it consume more fuel. If you’re driving at lower speeds, your car will perform better with the windows down rather than the air conditioning on. If you are driving at higher speeds, like on the motorway, it might be better to use the air conditioning – having the windows down will increase drag, again using more fuel. Pump up the tyres If your tyres are under-inflated, they won’t roll as smoothly as they would if they were fully pumped. This means that your car has to wor...

Car information experts, CAP , have recently announced that retail demand for used cars is stronger now than at any time since September last year. Information and research for CAP Black Book Live, the only independent real-time guide to used car trade values, reveals a number of increasingly positive market indicators which range from the mood and buying activity at auctions to consumer retail demand on the forecourt since the start of 2013. CAP has posted that dealers are still reporting difficulty in sourcing for retail following the reduction in new car registrations of recent years. And that problem may worsen as increasing numbers of poor condition cars with high mileage continue returning to the market. CAP also says that dealers are getting increasingly cautious of becoming over-stocked; this shortage of ‘prime’ retail stock is keeping forecourts only around 80% full. Coincidently, along with this information, buyers are being urged to be aware, to do their homework, and delve ...

The Ford Fiesta has long been considered a much-loved must-buy for many reasons including being considered the most comfortable, top performing, easily affordable, and not to mention best overall vehicle made by Ford. It's not just celebrated abroad, but Ford Fiesta has been Britain’s best-selling new car since its launch in 2008. Ford has announced that its most popular and well loved vehicle has also been named Used Car of the Year 2012 by CAP, the leading independent car information experts. On top of CAP’s list of criteria when choosing its Used Car of the Year were affordability, practicality, reputation and popularity in the used car market. Mark Norman, of CAP, said:  “It is always tempting for the motoring media and other industry observers to take ‘the petrol head’ approach when giving awards to cars which excite them, but the CAP Used Car of the Year Award recognises the contribution a car makes to both consumers and dealers.” Ford also say, "Ford Fiesta continues to...