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Recycling Facts and Stats from Around the World

Posted on 1st Mar 2024 by CarTakeBack

As we near the exhaustion of natural resources, billions of tonnes of waste are sent to landfill across the globe – the simple solution is recycling. We’ve complied some fascinating stats from around the world…

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Sustainable Car Manufacture

Posted on 21st Nov 2023 by Liz Jacques

While effective car recycling is key to the future success of an environmentally responsible car industry, making cars more sustainable goes beyond recycling them at the end of their life. Long-term progress is coming from the manufacturers that are turning their businesses into true circular economies. We take a look at the companies using environmentally-friendly materials in the production of their new cars.

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Top Tips for Buying a Reliable Used Car

Posted on 4th Jul 2022 by Liz Jacques

Our advice for choosing some old wheels that are new to you – making sure you identify any red flags and get this big purchase decision right!

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Online Tools – There’s Nothing Taxing About This

Posted on 19th May 2022 by CarTakeBack

Looking at the online tools that make buying and selling your car that bit easier, find out how to tax your new car, and check the tax on a car too…

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How To Save On Your Car Insurance

Posted on 17th May 2022 by Liz Jacques

With all life’s expenses increasing at the moment, making sure you get a good deal on your car insurance has never been more important! Here’s our Superb Saver Seven on how to reduce your premiums…

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What is an Authorised Treatment Facility?

Posted on 1st Mar 2022 by CarTakeBack

‘Authorised Treatment Facility’ is a term that appears on a lot of the information you may see relating to car recycling, but what does it mean and why does it matter?

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Fill Up Less With Our Fuel Saving Tips

Posted on 23rd Feb 2022 by CarTakeBack

Simple ways you can fill up your car less! Check out our 9 top tips and save money on diesel and petrol…

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What Should and Shouldn’t Be In Your Glovebox

Posted on 3rd Feb 2022 by Liz Jacques

What do you keep in your glovebox? Before you feel smug about how organised you are, perhaps you should take a look at our advice for what shouldn’t be in there!

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