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Motoring News
The biggest decisions of our
life are made in the front seat of a car
Moving house? Changing jobs? Getting married?
Conversations like this used to be had around the
kitchen table. Now some of our biggest life-changing
decisions are being made in the car, according to
research released today. And the peace, quiet and
lack of distractions that a car offers, seem to
create the ideal environment for these significant
conversations.
The survey by Kia Motors found that 43% of Brits
have talked about moving house during car journeys,
and the same number has discussed changing jobs....more
RECORD SPEEDS AND RECORD CROWDS
EXPECTED AT PAGEANT OF POWER
The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (15-17
July; www.cpop.co.uk) is set to be more action-packed than ever this
year, with race cars classic and modern, motorbikes, helicopters,
powerboats, the UK’s only British Army combat power assault simulation
and a stunning Fireworks Concert.
Last year the Pageant, located in the
Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire, welcomed 50,000 guests, and this year
advanced ticket sales are up by 40 per cent....more
Email4carleasing set to be leader in on-line
vehicle market.
At a time when on-line car-leasing is experiencing a huge surge in
popularity, 1st August will now see the launch of a site with a real
difference: www.email4carleasing.com The portal has received a fantastic
reception from industry insiders and is already proving very popular as
a key forum for vehicle lease-hire companies across the UK. The up-take
of space by dealers wishing to showcase their services has been
extremely brisk; with site population growing unexpectedly quickly
during the initial set-up stages.....more
WARRINGTON BUSINESS WINS COMMUNITY PR AWARD
Local business Polar Ford Warrington has been recognised for its
outstanding commitment to the local community at a UK awards event. It
won the first ever PR award presented by Ford Retail, the largest Ford
dealer group in Europe and owners of Polar Ford.
Polar Ford stepped up its community programme last year at each of
its dealerships in Warrington, Runcorn and St Helens...more
TRIPOMETER LAUNCH FOR BUSINESS FLEETS
Recording essential information for business trips will be made
easier with the launch of TRIPOMETER – a new system using just a
mobile phone.
Already established in Ireland, the company car or van driver
makes a short recorded call which, via Interactive Voice Response,
details distance, time and destination – replacing the time
consuming paper trail for fleet administrators and accounting staff.....more
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