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How has the Plug in Car Grant changed? The new Plug-in Car Grant is 35% off the purchase price, up to £1,500 off electric cars priced under £32,000. The grant used to be 35% off up to £2,500 for cars under £35k. Has the Plug in Car Grant changed for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles? Whilst car grants have been reduced, wheelchair accessible vehicles (...

The Good Condition Bonus is a ‘thank you’ from the Motability Scheme for looking after your car. The current bonus available is up to £600 for a 3-year lease and up to £900 for a 5-year lease. Explore below for more information on the Good Condition Bonus from Motability. Explore Motability at Pentagon Talk to a Motability specialist    

To lease a car or continue leasing through the Motability Scheme over the age of 65, you must have at least 12 months left on any eligible allowance.  Below we look at Motability Scheme ...

Updated 29/11/2021 In line with the latest government regulations in response to the omicron COVID variant, as of Monday November 29th 2021, a face mask is required to enter any Pentagon premises. Updated 19/7/2021 On July 19th, the UK government lifted the legal requirement for all COVID-19 barrier measures in preference for a personal responsibility model. As a business, we have assess...

With a real-life flying car recently completing its first ever inter-city test flight, and various car manufacturers discussing the not-so-distant reality of taking to the skies, it seems that flying cars could at some point ...

We all know that our cars can be great for so many things, from breathtaking road trips to tasty drive thru meals, all the way to catching a drive-in movie or that first drive after passing your test. However, nobody can deny that along with these lovely experiences comes a few heated moments, too. Whether your stress-levels are hiked up by the backseat driver...

Pentagon Motor Group, which has already taken additional Ford, Vauxhall, SEAT and Peugeot locations into its operations over the last 20 months, has now added the Renault franchise and an accompanying Dacia franchise to its Rochdale site. Currently home to a Vauxhall Authorised Repairer franchise, one of Pentagon’s 11 Vauxhall dealerships, Rochdale retains that Vauxhall role but now runs Renault and D...

There is something about the idea of a road trip that gets everyone excited. Whether it’s a long, cross-country journey with your friends or a trip to your nearest beach with the family, you are sure to drive by a view that someone wants to capture on their phones. You only have to quickly scroll through Instagram to see hundreds of posts of keen travellers cruising along empt...

Following several months of recruitment activity, Pentagon Motor Group has announced the successor for its managing director, David Lewis, who will be retiring in July 2021 following the group’s financial year end. His successor will be David Peel, who until recently had been with Groupe PSA...

Derby, Derbyshire – 07/04/21 – Pentagon Motor Group today announced that it has received the honour of being named a CarGurus 2021 Top Rated Dealer. The CarGurus Top Rated Dealer Awards are given to car dealerships that have a 4.5-star average rating or higher and a minimum number of verified customer reviews submitted on the CarGurus platfo...

Looking for a first car? Or a model suited to city life? There’s nothing better for a first-time driver or inner-city dwellers than an automatic small car! They’re nimble. They’re fun to drive. And there’s so many to choose from.

Most UK drivers haven’t been driving as often as normal for nearly a year now. Especially since December 2020, as we’ve been in full lockdown since then with advice to only travel if necessary. One benefit of not driving as much is saving on fuel! But you need to be careful when driving your car if you haven’t for a while. Not using your vehicle regularly can actually cause problems with your tyres and lights....

Drive-thrus have been a fun and popular approach to fast food dining since the first one opened in Missouri way back in 1947. And never more so than now; while sit-in cafes and restaurants may not be an option, we can safely order and collect from the drive-thru windows of our favourite snack and dining joints, and enjoy speedy refreshments in the comfort and covid-safe confinement o...

Pentagon’s SEAT & CUPRA dealership in Huddersfield is the first in the country to receive a full makeover. As CUPRA carves itself out as it’s own entity since its split from SEAT in 2018, SEAT and CUPRA dealerships are being treated to a fresh new redesign. Pentagon Huddersfield is the first new redesigned SEAT/CUPRA dealership in the UK, further splitting out th...

Your current Motability lease may be coming to an end, but you can easily sort out your next car at Pentagon. It’s an easy process that we help you with. Most Motability leases run for three years, starting from the date that you received your car. This date is noted down on your lease agreement, so keep that document safe. Three months before your lease ends, you’ll receive a letter letting you kn...

Throughout the majority of 2020 and now at the start of 2021, many of us have been unable to experience the joys of driving as much as we usually would, with our cars being resigned to taking us to work or to the shops and back, rather than on a scenic road trip. However, we have still been able to take to the road in the virtual world. More of us are filling our time indoors bes...

Despite the current situation in the UK, the Motability Scheme is still fully operational. The scheme’s customer service team are working from home, so there will be no disruptions to the application process, other than longer lead times on vehicles. And here at Pentagon, we’re still operating in line with the latest restrictions. This means Motability customers still get the same great servic...