UK car prices highest in Europe 

British drivers still pay up to 60% more for cars than motorists
on the continent, it was reported today. 
European commission (EC) research, set to be published later today,
showed prices were highest in Britain for 52 of the 81 models
surveyed, which included some cars assembled in the UK. 

A Fiat Marea on sale in Britain for £9,197 can be bought in Denmark
for £5,583, the survey for an EC committee found.
A Land Rover Discovery at £19,784 costs 27% more than elsewhere in
Europe and a Rover MGF sports car at £14,311 comes in at 40% more
expensive. 
The best buys for Britons were cars made by German manufacturers
BMW, Audi and Mercedes, where prices here were as little as 2% 
higher than on the continent, the research showed. 

The EC survey comes a year after a competition commission report
confirmed UK customers were paying far more for new models than
purchasers in the rest of Europe. 

Staff and agencies
Monday July 23, 2001
The Guardian

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