Simon Shield Cars Ltd Latest News
MINI celebrates 60 years
08-05-2019Happy 60th birthday to the MINI. The first one rolled off the production line in 1959 on 8th May at Cowley in Oxfordshire. Simon Shield Cars love the MINI and have had plenty in stock over the last 23 years. How did it all start? Petrol was scarce due to the Suez Crisis and 1 litre cars were…
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World Landrover Day
30-04-2019Happy World Land Rover day, the day to celebrate everything Landie. Don't we love it too. The Land Rover does exactly what it says on the tin, roves the land, which was the orginal format. It was launched at Amsterdam Motor Show (not on the car show circuit today) on 30th April 1948 with a…
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Google maps now notes waits at EV charging stations
23-04-2019Need to charge your EV and want to know where you can go to charge? Google maps has a new feature that you can access. Go into google maps and search EV charging stations and it will pin point where the station is and it if is occupied. What a brilliant thing to do so that you don't have to wait…
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V5 registration document changes - cars
23-04-2019From 15th April 2019, changes will be seen on the new V5C document. The V5C document is the owners certificate to say you own a used car. So what are the changes: Front cover The document reference number has moved to the top and the words ’Don’t share, keep it…
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Fake reviews - Genuine reviews
18-04-2019Do you read reviews on businesses before buying a used car? It has recently come to light that the Amazon website has been inundated with 5 star fake reviews. What? Consumer reports analysed 14 product lines in tech and found that most of the 5 star reviews were for an unbranded product and put on…
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Futuristic Citroen C4 Picasso arrives at Simon Shield Cars
15-04-2019The Mark 2 Citroen C4 Picasso is a very clever piece of product design and has taken many features from the DS line. It offers practicality, with style, glass and futuristic features. It has many techy gadgets and a more efficient engine. When you jump inside the car, you will notice the panoramic…
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Three cars stolen from Simon Shield Cars 5th April 2019
08-04-2019Simon Shield Cars have had three used cars stolen from their forecourt. Have you seen them? LL66 DVN - BMW M140i white MX15 PPX Ford Focus 1.6 AY15 XPA Ford Focus Any information would be gratefully received or you can contact Stowmarket Police or Crimestoppers. Anyone who witnessed any suspicious…
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maps and more VW Up - a walk through
04-04-2019Simon Shield Cars has recently taken in a 2017 Volkswagen Up! High Up which comes with a phone bracket. No infotainment system that can malfunction - you use your phone. You download the Maps and More app onto your phone either through Google Play store or Apple app store. Once it has downloaded,…
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National Pet Month
02-04-2019We just love our pets and are happy to share our house and car with them. Let's share our pictures on our Facebook page of our pets in our cars. https://www.facebook.com/Simonshieldcarsltd/
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ULEZ is coming to London
26-03-2019Do you drive into or around London? Did you know that a new Ultra Low Emissions Zone is being introduced into London on 8th April 2019 taking over from the T-charge. Why? The introduction of ULEZ will help reduce exhaust NOx and PM emissions, helping to improve air quality and making central London…
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maps and more VW Up
26-03-2019No expensive gadgetry to malfunction on the VW UP!, just use your smartphone. That's right, VW have an app that you can download onto your phone and use in your car. They've even integrated a cradle and USB port to support your smartphone whilst driving. Put on your bluetooth and…
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soft search car finance
22-03-2019What is a soft search? When you visit a dealer, like ours, we talk you through all the finance options available. Alongside this, the dealer will carry out credit checks to see if you are eligible for finance. Years ago you would have to submit a full credit search or hard search and this…
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