Dispatches investigates the soaring cost of new and second-hand cars. Used electric runabouts are being listed for as much as £60k, old bangers are fetching a pretty penny and the waiting list for new cars can be over a year but what’s behind the surge in price? Can it all be put down to global factors like the war in Ukraine, Covid and supply chain problems? Reporter and motoring journalist Ginny Buckley delves behind the scenes to find out if there is more going on and a car industry that’s making huge profits has questions to answer. She also looks at the knock-on effects like rising car crime, crashed cars with hidden history being sold for a premium and whether new online-only dealers will bring down prices. And, she’ll unearth advice on how to make sure you don’t get ripped off when making the second biggest purchase of your life…
Executive Producer Tom Porter
Filmed and directed by Selina Lewis
Produced and directed by Roger Corke
