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The Evans Halshaw Blog covers buying, selling, owning and much more.

Motoring can be complicated at times, leaving many searching for guidance and answers to various topics and commonly asked questions. Whether you're looking to buy, sell or maintain your car, or just fancy an interesting read, our team of expert contributors have researched and written an array of articles to help out.

Our topics include:

Buying Guides
Owner's Guides
Selling Guides
Driving Guides
Insight
History
Lifestyle

Buying Guides

Thinking about buying a car or van but not sure where to start? From explaining the different types of finance available, to highlighting the best vehicles within each segment, our buying guide blog section covers a variety of topics related to the purchase of a vehicle.

Latest Buying Guides

Personal leasing is now a very popular way to acquire a brand-new car. In this article, we compile a list of the best car lease deals.

Explore our list of available Motability cars that come with an automatic gearbox from the likes of Ford, Vauxhall, and Renault.

With more and more electric vehicles being released by big car manufacturers, we highlight the best available on the Motability Scheme.

Silver Vauxhall Mokka Exterior Front Driving

SUVs make a lot of sense as Motability vehicles as they're practical, spacious, and comfortable to drive, we select some of the best.

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Owner's Guides

Owning a car or van comes with a range of responsibilities that can often be confusing. MOTs to road tax and everything in between, our Owner's Guides section helps you understand a variety of aspects of vehicle ownership.

Latest Owner's Guides

Second-hand tyres may be legal in the UK, but are they really safe? We highlight the dangers associated with buying part worn tyres.

With van thefts on the rise, we highlight some of our top tips to protect your van and its contents from opportunistic thieves.

What is a cambelt, and does it need to be replaced?

Struggling with an unpleasant smell in your car? Our top tips will have your car smelling fresh, no matter what life throws at you.

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Selling Guides

So, the time has come to exchange your vehicle for something newer. Or maybe you just want to sell it for good? Our selling guide section covers all things related to selling your vehicle to help you understand what options you have when parting ways with your motor.

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Driving Guides

Whether you're new to driving or vastly experienced, there are plenty of challenges that you need to overcome while out on the road. Our Driving Guide section is home to a range of articles to help you when behind the wheel.

Latest Driving Guides

Thinking of driving around Italy and its famously beautiful scenery? Make sure you read our helpful hints and advice first.

There are plenty of navigation apps available for your phone, but which ones are really worth your time?

We highlight the UK's drug driving laws, limits, and the penalties for driving under the influence to help keep yourself and other road users safe.

Driving test coming up? Check out our tips to help you breeze through your theory and practical tests first time.

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Insight

At Evans Halshaw, we understand that there's more to motoring than simply buying, selling and maintaining your vehicle. In our Insight section, we study a wide variety of motor-related topics and uncover interesting points to discuss with your friends.

Latest Insights

We analyse the best UK staycation hotspots based on the amount of sun they get and take a look into the cost of visiting.

green bullitt ford mustang facing sunset

We analyse the results from a survey that has found that families would have to give up 287 takeaways to afford their dream car.

We reveal the locations in the UK with the most dangerous tyres and analyse just how much it could be costing the motorist

Ultimate Driving Home for Christmas Playlist

We've analysed every single "driving home for Christmas" playlist on Spotify to reveal the most popular festive driving tunes.

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History

Since their introduction many moons ago, cars and vans have become a pivotal means of travel for many around the world. In our History section, we take a look at the heritage of some of the world's most iconic brands and their models.

Latest History Articles

One of the world's most iconic cars, the Ford Mustang is the ultimate bedroom wall poster car. Here's its journey through the years.

The Ford Transit has been one of the most successful vans sold in Europe since its arrival in the 1960s. Take a look at its journey.

Look back through history at a timeline of Peugeot GTI models, including the classic 205 and 309 as well as the modern 208 and 308 GTI.

Take a look back through the history of Renault, one of the world's most famous car and commercial vehicle manufacturers.

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Lifestyle

From games for your children to play while on a long road trip, to automotive gift ideas for petrolheads, our Lifestyle section is home to a wide range of interesting articles.

Latest Lifestyle Articles

Games can make long car journeys more entertaining for the whole family, here are 10 you can try that are suitable for all ages.

Here's a list of useful car hacks that are guaranteed to make everyday car ownership just that little bit easier.

The Citroen C1 endurance racing series is rapidly gaining a cult following. We chatted to one of the drivers to find out more about it.

Car Cafe provides a meeting place for all sorts of cars this month saw a heavy presence of brilliant muscle cars from across the pond.

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