Here I am speaking on BBC Radio Bristol this morning about the Bristol Clean Air Zone which comes into force on 28th November. Listen from 1:13 to 1:16. James Hanson – Clean Air Zone and Question-super-Mare – BBC Sounds Please note that most petrol cars registered from 2006 onwards and diesel cars from late 2015-on […]

It’s just a month until the Bristol Clean Air Zone (CAZ) goes live on Monday 28th November.  For more detail and to find out if your vehicle is affected, see here:  https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz If you need any further help or advice, please give me a call or WhatsApp on 07983 262310.  Alternatively, email me at duncan.wood@bristolcarconsultant.co.uk 

Use cars remain in high demand in the motoring trade due to the ongoing supply chain issue relating to key parts meaning that new cars are taking so long to be made.  As I have posted before, you could use this to your advantage, particularly so now to ease your day-to-day finances during the ongoing cost

Energy price cap adds £165 to charging an electric car – Which? News If you are thinking of changing to an electric vehicle next, this article is worth considering. The rise in electricity prices mean that electric cars may not be as cheap to charge as you think and, in some cases, they can be

A summary of some of my recent work: Helping two clients buy a first car for their children – finding a safe, reliable car that is cheap to insure, but still cool enough for the young person! Supporting another client in finding a sports car to a very specific specification.  Finding an estate car with

With the value of second hand cars currently sky high, consider your end of lease options carefully.  The default position for many is to simply move on to the next lease.  If this is you, you need to be aware of the true value of the vehicle.  Also, many policies will allow you to keep the

With Bristol’s CAZ likely to be enforced from September 2022, now might be the time to see if your vehicle will be charged for entering it. Here is a map of the zone: View a map of Bristol’s Clean Air Zone – bristol.gov.uk You can easily check if your vehicle is CAZ-compliant and see the

Having run Bristol Car Consultant as a part-time job since 2014 alongside my career as a detective in both the Metropolitan and Avon & Somerset Police Forces, I have now decided to leave policing and run BCC on a full-time basis. This means I will be available to assist new and existing clients seven days

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58993851 This article clearly explains why some used cars are up to 57% more expensive than they were two years ago. Used car prices have been creeping up for months largely due to the shortage of computer chips available to car makers – hence less new cars are available, pushing people into buying nearly new

Hi all, just two recent examples of successes I have achieved for my clients in the last month, which may help you to understand what I can achieve. Buying a Jaguar, my client was offered a poor trade in on his current Range Rover.  He came to me and I advised him to sell through