Monthly Archives: February 2009

Wherever I lay my hat…

Posted on February 24, 2009 by foxysteph

A recent sample of some 1100 visitors to the Honest John website found that 28% of new car buyers and 32% of used car buyers rated their experience as poor. More were critical of the after sales contact. If you … Continue reading →

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Foxy new car deals for women

Posted on February 22, 2009 by foxysteph

How many of us are waiting to buy a new car on 1 March? The answer is lots of us, even if numbers are well down on 2008. It’s a great time to get a good deal (amazingly Vauxhall and … Continue reading →

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FOXY garage services in Taunton

Posted on February 20, 2009 by foxysteph

Our Head of Sales, Claire Boundy, lives near Taunton so it seemed like a good place to start our FOXY Lady Drivers Club foray into the West Country providing female friendly garage and motoring support services for women. We now … Continue reading →

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WI members want female friendly insurance brokers

Posted on February 20, 2009 by foxysteph

Last night I spoke at a Womens Institute meeting and it was very jolly as always. My talks vary, always about women and motoring of course, but this one was to include tips and anecdotes which I am not short … Continue reading →

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A red car for Valentine’s Day?

Posted on February 14, 2009 by foxysteph

We all know that new cars have been churning off production lines for some time because it’s cheaper to do this than stop the plant, lay off the workers and so on. What optimism on the part of manufacturers like … Continue reading →

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Confused messages about new cars

Posted on February 9, 2009 by foxysteph

I am in two minds about the recent ‘scrap an old car, buy a new car’ initiative that the industry is suggesting. The French did this very well – they did all they could to save their car industry as … Continue reading →

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It’s tough being a woman driver…

Posted on February 2, 2009 by foxysteph

Just to remind me that what we are trying to achieve for women drivers is still a worthwhile mission, a visitor to the FOXY Choice website this weekend left us a message to  confirm that many of us continue to … Continue reading →

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