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13th April 2021

Britain's best selling car is also top of the scrapheap... Robin Roberts reports... Scrap Car Network data indicates that Brits scrapped a third more cars in 2020, with the humble Ford Focus leading the way with over 2,535 of the model being scrapped. It says a record 37,000 cars were scrapped last year. Models of Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Peugeot all featured in top ten cars that drivers … [Read more...]

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