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Ford slashes price of new Fiesta by £1,000
The new Ford Fiesta will cost £1,000 less than the current model when it goes on sale in the UK in the spring at £12,715. The manufacturer is bringing back a base-model Style trim – a car that was deleted from the last generation
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Nearly one million motorists never drive after passing their test
A study has found that around two per cent of motorists have not driven since passing their driving tests. Of the 3,002 drivers questioned during the survey, which was conducted by price-comparison site CompareTheMarket.com, two per cent had not
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Should You Pay More For Plus Size? Fury As High St Stores Charge A Curvy Surcharge
Last week, fashion brands, Boohoo, and ASOS were shamed by a blogger for charging £10 more for the plus-size version of a near identical dress. BeckyBedBug spotted the priced difference as she was browsing the ASOS website and called out the brands on Twitter asking why the dress which comes in sizes 6-16 was £25, while the plus size version in sizes starting at 18 was £35. “Why is your plus size version of this dress £10 more and got a longer insert??” another woman tweeted ASOS about a black
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Taking advantage of supermarket mistakes is legal looting
We've all seen the headlines: Chocolate Oranges being sold for 1p each, four tubs of butter accidentally offered for the price of one; £20 cases of beer selling for just £4 (and actually causing a stampede). Thanks to computerised pricing,
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New driver quoted £33,000 for first insurance policy
A newly qualified driver from Harehills, Leeds faced a setback on her road to freedom after being faced with a quote for £30,000 to insure her £400, 800cc Daewoo Matiz. Kaljeet Bansal, 18, passed her driving test on the first attempt but met a
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Alfa Romeo's stunning 4C is officially revealed
It has taken Alfa Romeo nearly two years to get their seductive two-seater sports car from concept stage to production-ready but the 4C revealed at this year's Geneva motor show is the finished product. The Italian firm has slapped a
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Apple accused of rigging e-book prices
Is computer giant Apple and the publishing community guilty of price fixing on ebooks? The US Department of Justice alleges the massively successful computer giant plus several blue-chip publishers - including HarperCollins and Simon &
