Author name: duncan.wood

I’ve just come back from a fantastic motoring weekend in and around Angouleme, France.  The annual Circuit des Remparts – http://www.circuit-des-remparts.com – is an event all motoring enthusiasts should try at least once. There is a Concours d’Elegance on Friday evening, an international rally starting and finishing in Angouleme on the Saturday, and qualifying and racing […]

Hello all! Well, I have had my Skoda Octavia Scout for two weeks now. It’s a 2010 1.8 TSI (petrol) manual with about 53,000 miles. It has BT phone, navigation, xenon lights, heated front seats and an electric memory driver’s seat. So, here’s the promised update. As with all second hand cars, there are always

Basic advice should the second-hand car you buy have a fault. Your consumer rights are powerful and you need to know them in the event the car is faulty or not as described. Please call me if you need further advice or help!

The 4 new tyres are going onto the Scout tomorrow and finally going to spent some time driving it this weekend. Looking forward to it! My thoughts on it to follow early next week!

Coming soon – a new BCC page giving you basic advice if the car you have just bought develops a serious problem, if it isn’t as was described in the advert or on the phone, or if you have other similar disputes with the dealer or car trader you bought from. I will also include

Keep your eye on my twitter feed @bristolcarchat There are several recent useful articles which I have retweeted about all matters motoring. These are mainly in the family car / lower end of the market arena as I’m just trying to keep to more realistic vehicles in relation to what my customers may want to

See @bristolcarchat for new articles relating to the demise of the paper tax disc from 1st October 2014, which car to buy for that all-important first car, and current deals on diesel cars out there. Remember, if you are looking to buy a new or used car, give me a call and I’ll get the

I’ve just picked up a ’10 plate Skoda Octavia Scout 1.8 TSI. First impressions are very positive. I will need to change all four tyres ASAP. The rear two are close to illegal and the fronts are super budget. Looking at All-Season tyres to compliment the 4WD. Falken Euroall Season AS200s look favourite at £86

Welcome to my blog – it will feature regular updates highlighting interesting motoring facts that should benefit both my customers and others. These will include new car deals that I have discovered, second hand bargains, advice pertinent to the time of year, and hopefully answer your frequently asked motoring questions. I hope this blog will