Author name: duncan.wood

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are finally increasing the pressure on motor traders to stop them selling insurance products with unfairly hiked premiums. Despite my reporting last summer (see earlier blog post – 24/07/2023) that the FCA’s new Consumer Duty Regulations, which came into force on 31st July 2023, should force motor traders to stop […]

The inflated used car market caused by Covid and resultant supply chain difficulties, as per my previous blogs, is finally seeing a tangible correction, with prices now coming down across the board, and with electric vehicles particularly affected. If you have a car to sell, I suggest you do so soon, as its value will

This testimonial from a kind recent client helps explain how I can help you when you decide to change your car: “I contacted Duncan for his advice on what to do for my next car. I was coming to the end of a lease on an e-Golf, and I had decided that taking out a

Main dealers have been selling GAP insurance at vastly hiked premiums for years. GAP insurance is designed to fill the gap between what you paid for your car and what your insurance company will pay you for it if it is written off months or even years after you bought it. It is sometimes called

Is it a good time to sell your car? The second hand car market has been extremely buoyant for a couple of years now for well-documented reasons relating to supply-chain difficulties in the new car market.  My research tells me that experts still cannot agree on how long this will remain the case, despite the

Further examples of my recent work: Continuing to find first cars for young drivers – the priorities here are safe, affordable, low-insurance vehicles that are cool enough to be seen in! Finding good value used cars is increasingly challenging as the second hand car market remains elevated.  This is fast becoming the new normal as drivers stay

Electric car values have dropped significantly in the last month. As I reported in my last blog post, some dealers are not even buying electric or hybrid stock at the moment. It seems buyers are being put off by higher electricity prices alongside reduced oil prices, long queues reported over the Christmas period at charging

One of the largest automotive groups in the UK, who only deal in prestige brands, told me yesterday that they are not currently buying any hybrid or electric vehicles to supplement their nearly new stock. I’m sure this will be a temporary situation, but I can only assume this is because their current electric and hybrid

If you are considering an electric car soon, watch this! Charging away from home, petrol can be cheaper than electricity! Even when the petrol is at £1.99 per litre!    Watch to the end for a balanced view.  

Here is a link to this month’s The Bristol Magazine which includes an article about Bristol Car Consultant on page 47.