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Is it bye, bye to the GREAT BRITISH BANGER?
Why the British banger could become a thing of the past, plus cheap to run and safely driven cars T
he great British banger could become a thing of the past as ambitious new drivers are now aspiring to opt for a brand
new vehicle as their first car, according to new research. Many of us will remember with fondness our first car. Usually this would have been a cheap and perhaps unreliable old banger. However, nowadays it seems the younger generation do not have to deal with such inconveniences as jump starts or pulling out the choke because they are opting to buy a brand new car. More than a third (38%) of drivers have opted to purchase new cars on finance once they have passed their driving test, according to a survey of 1,371 UK drivers by motoring solicitor specialists, Motoring Offence Lawyers (www.
motoringoffencelawyers.co.uk). Economy was credited as the main
reason for this, with 32% believing newer cars are more fuel-efficient than older vehicles. And it seems
that aspirational attitudes are also contributing to this change, with 28% of new drivers choosing cars with the latest technology, such as Bluetooth speakers, mobile integration, parking cameras and sensors.
The survey also said...
• 25% claimed it is more cost effective to buy a new car through the help of a variety of finance schemes now available for first-time car owners. • One in three (31%) drivers said they would have been embarrassed driving an old car when they first passed their test, while just one in 10 (11%) were given a hand-me-down car when they passed their test.
• Birmingham is the banger capital of the UK – with just 21% of newly- licensed drivers opting for a brand new car. Manchester is the new car capital, with 49% opting for a brand new car when they pass their test.
First car fix for
new drivers Running costs, insurance group, price and condition may all be part of the selection criteria for a young driver’s first car, but data from telematics solutions provider Wunelli, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Company, can now reveal which low cost cars are associated with safer driving behaviours: 1. Fiat Panda 2. Kia Picanto 3. Citroen C3 4. Nissan Micra 5. Toyota Yaris 6. Peugeot 107 7. Toyota Aygo
8. Suzuki Alto 9. Ford Ka 10. Hyundai Getz
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