http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Car finance deals soar to new record en Sun, 31 May 2026 10:52:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329306 Thu, 07 May 2020 16:01:42 +0000 crowriver 329306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Most hairdressers (at least in barber shops) self-employed. Rent a chair in shop and take share of till receipts every day/week. They will be waiting for self-employed grant and/or claiming UC now. Black market network strictly hush-hush and on the QT until some teenager opened fat gob on Beeb web site...</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hAtZLZ7rWQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hAtZLZ7rWQ</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329302 Thu, 07 May 2020 15:32:40 +0000 acsimpson 329302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>The black market hair cutters not taking the coin</blockquote></p> <p>If they are willing to break one rule what make you sure they aren't also benefit cheats? I'm certain they aren't declaring their current income at least. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329298 Thu, 07 May 2020 14:51:32 +0000 gembo 329298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IWRATS, the Danny prophecies true for the furloughed ones for sure. The black market hair cutters not taking the coin </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329297 Thu, 07 May 2020 14:38:23 +0000 I were right about that saddle 329297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>All hairdressers ARE now in the employ of the guv'mint! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329292 Thu, 07 May 2020 14:01:35 +0000 gembo 329292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IWRATS should be on the National Curricula</p> <p>All hairdressers are in the employ of the govt.</p> <p>Later (or is it earlier, I am still looking for my script) </p> <p>With nail - how did the trial go Danny?<br /> Danny - the judge came on all bald with me<br /> Withers - I’m sorry Danny<br /> Presuming Ed - long scary laff </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329275 Thu, 07 May 2020 11:56:46 +0000 jdanielp 329275@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IWRATS here hair here? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329266 Thu, 07 May 2020 11:11:49 +0000 I were right about that saddle 329266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This can't be posted enough;</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZiW43ld-_Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZiW43ld-_Y</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329237 Wed, 06 May 2020 21:51:04 +0000 acsimpson 329237@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IWRATS, don't forget the shaved bare. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329126 Tue, 05 May 2020 20:22:35 +0000 Baldcyclist 329126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“our data does point to a market that has been paused, rather than stopped, and ready to return to health quickly once the restrictions have been lifted."</p> <p>There's going to be no-one left with a job after this, to pay for their shiny new car. Country, companies, industries and the people will all be bankrupt. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732&page=2#post-329113 Tue, 05 May 2020 17:48:57 +0000 gembo 329113@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats, the first guy on the before and after item on bbc website looks much better during lockdown </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329111 Tue, 05 May 2020 17:00:10 +0000 I were right about that saddle 329111@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Barbers haven't had such a bad month since the 70s.</em></p> <p>There will be no going back. Knotted, polka-dotted, twisted, beaded, braided, powdered, flowered, and confettied, bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329106 Tue, 05 May 2020 16:22:04 +0000 Rob 329106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cinemas and restaurants also saw record lows. Barbers haven't had such a bad month since the 70s. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329105 Tue, 05 May 2020 15:46:07 +0000 chdot 329105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Reference the sublime and brilliant Talking HEads“</p> <p>Not like you to give away the source of your wordplay! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329082 Tue, 05 May 2020 11:50:42 +0000 gembo 329082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lowest since 1946</p> <p>Once in a lifetime chance to end this behind the wheel of. A large automobile </p> <p>Madness</p> <p>(Reference the sublime and brilliant Talking HEads) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329081 Tue, 05 May 2020 11:31:12 +0000 crowriver 329081@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Whilst the market is down significantly, our data does point to a market that has been paused, rather than stopped, and ready to return to health quickly once the restrictions have been lifted." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-329067 Tue, 05 May 2020 09:34:01 +0000 chdot 329067@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/may/05/uk-car-sales-tumble-services-pmi-recession-covid-19-business-live" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/may/05/uk-car-sales-tumble-services-pmi-recession-covid-19-business-live</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271660 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:23:17 +0000 crowriver 271660@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>---</p> <p>And the most recent transport statistics for Scotland show a steady increase in car traffic over the last five years – while regulated rail fares have increased 12.7 per cent over the same period.</p> <p>Scottish Government figures show 34.7 million vehicle kilometres were travelled by cars on all of Scotland’s roads in 2015-16, up from 33.6m in 2010-11, an increase of 3.2 per cent.</p> <p>Official statistics also show 2.9m motor vehicles were licensed in Scotland in 2015, the highest-ever level – 13 per cent higher than in 2005 and up from 0.9 million in 1964.</p> <p>--- </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271653 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 09:44:21 +0000 chdot 271653@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Air pollution fears after rail fare rises make the cost of commuting cheaper by car </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15812171.Revealed__ScotRail_ticket_price_hike_means_its_now_cheaper_to_take_the_car_to_work_than_the_train/" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15812171.Revealed__ScotRail_ticket_price_hike_means_its_now_cheaper_to_take_the_car_to_work_than_the_train/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271608 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:28:37 +0000 chdot 271608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"But they have the their cars, so they use them..."</p> <p>Which is a key issue. </p> <p>UK Govs unwilling to challenge that either directly or by making much effort to produce/encourage attractive alternatives. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271607 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:18:10 +0000 crowriver 271607@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Electric cars/vans make sense as fleet vehicles for councils or large organisations with campuses (eg. universities, colleges, some large employers like RBS etc.) as they are ideally suited to shorter urban journeys. Arguably they also make sense for tradesmen, "last mile" deliveries, taxis, etc..</p> <p>Of course you can argue they make sense for the vast majority of private drivers, who rarely travel further than 10 miles anyway. But there's always the summer holiday/hillwalking in the Highlands/visiting Auntie Brenda in Plymouth argument that mitigates against family use.</p> <p>Of course for short urban journeys many/most people could be walking, cycling or hopping on public transport. But they have the their cars, so they use them... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271606 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 16:42:06 +0000 LaidBack 271606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot - To get rid of diesel or significantly increase the % of electric cars seems to be impossible (electorally) without massive (extra) subsidies.</p> <p>Norwegian Gov has success by just removing VAT from e-cars. That and making them exempt from tolls. Over 30% of car sales there are electric.<br /> Of course they do have a robust tax regime and an oil fund ;-)</p> <p>SG have helped with funding of seven electric buses in Edinburgh. These cost around 400,000 pounds each so a long way before commonplace. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271602 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:42:15 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 271602@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We considered an electric car last year but just felt (and still do) that<br /> 1) there are not enough charging points<br /> 2) charging still takes too long (4 hours on the model we were considering)<br /> 3) range on one charge is not far enough (100 miles)</p> <p>We did however go for a petrol car rather than diesel </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271600 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:54:42 +0000 I were right about that saddle 271600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My motor car is diesel. That's because;</p> <p>1) I don't use it round town<br /> 2) I rated its lower carbon emissions highly<br /> 3) It was relatively cheap</p> <p>Turned out it was part of the Audi-VW NOx scandal. Not sure if I'd see retrospective punition based on particulates as fair or not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271596 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:40:30 +0000 chdot 271596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not about to defend or excuse SG, but that’s in spite of a lot of noise and a certain amount of charging infrastructure.</p> <p>Exposes how little Govs are ‘in control’.</p> <p>To some extent it’s the inability/unwillingness to deviate too far from what Westminster/EU decides.</p> <p>To get rid of diesel or significantly increase the % of electric cars seems to be impossible (electorally) without massive (extra) subsidies.</p> <p>(And that’s without any serious look at whether cars (more of similar) are the optimum future transport option. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271592 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:25:35 +0000 Morningsider 271592@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to the figures reported by the BBC, electric cars made up 0.44% of all cars sold in Scotland last year, while diesel cars accounted for 39.4%. So much for the Scottish Government's commitment to decarbonising transport and clean air. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-271589 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:07:28 +0000 crowriver 271589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Carmageddon? Not really, considering the previous five years saw "solid growth"...</p> <p>---</p> <p>Scottish new car sales decline sharply</p> <p>Sales of new cars in Scotland were dented last year, with a fall of 8% in registrations to 203,300. The stalled market was more of a problem for diesel-fuelled cars, down by 17% to 80,000 registrations.</p> <p>The decline was steeper for Scottish car dealers than for the UK as a whole, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline in new car registrations was most apparent towards the end of the year.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-42587078" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-42587078</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-256072 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:41:37 +0000 Baldcyclist 256072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Poor finance deals"</p> <p>I've never really paid more than 5% on a car finance deal.</p> <p>New cars will be going at 0-5% Apr.</p> <p>2nd hand cars going to young, or poorer people at 25% is where the money is being made.</p> <p>Or in other words, new cars are practically being given away by the dealers at cost to get them into the system. They can then buy back / sell many times. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-256070 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:25:34 +0000 LaidBack 256070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Electric cars will be great for the finance industry. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-256068 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:45:21 +0000 chdot 256068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shift in how car purchases are financed (more personal debt) but decline in U.K. production and sales -</p> <p>"<br /> The fall in production mirrored a decline in UK car sales. </p> <p>Over the first six months of this year, sales were distorted by a rise in Vehicle Excise Duty in April, which prompted drivers to bring forward purchases of new cars. </p> <p>But comparing the first six months of 2017 with the equivalent period in 2016 still showed a fall of 9.5% in UK sales, the SMMT said.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40732335" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40732335</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17732#post-254492 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:01:22 +0000 crowriver 254492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“As forecast, demand for new cars has started to cool following five consecutive years of solid growth but the numbers are still strong and the first half of the year is the second biggest on record,”</p> <p>Nothing to see then. Keep on motoring down the road... </p>