New Car Discounts Fall as Prices Go Up

New car discounts fall as prices go up.

The latest news, according to What Car? ‘s monthly mystery shop of thousands of new car deals, is that new car discounts have dropped by at least 12% over the last year. The average discount is currently £248 less than 12 months ago.

There are still, however, some great deals to be had for anyone willing to do some research before buying. The editor-in-chief of What Car? Steve Fowler commented “‘Even though discounts are down, it still pays to sniff out the best car deals online before you go shopping. You might not want to shop online, but sticking a print out under a car dealer’s nose is a sure-fire way to get them to up their own discount’.

According to a poll on whatcar.com , 58% of car buyers would rather have a bigger discount than an extended warranty.