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Car CompetitionWhere to enter a car competition for free and a listing of car competitions like winning a Porsche Boxster, Mini Cooper or free car insurance for a year: A standard new car such as a Daewoo, Fiat or Mazda generally costs between £8000 to £18000 and maybe more if you want extras like metallic paint, sun roof, air conditioning, etc. A sports car, 4 x 4 or convertible may be beyond the reach of your current budget but there is every chance of winning such a vehicle in a car competition. This article will discuss car competitions, the pros and cons of winning a car competition and where to enter car competitions for free. Win a Car CompetitionThere are many win a car competitions on the internet at sites like www.borntoloaf.co.uk which like many web competitions, offer free entry. There is a list of car competitions further below. In the meantime do consider entering car competitions in your local paper, national newspapers and magazines and TV shows. We will look at each in turn to discuss the pro and con of each car competition and detail any scams to help you avoid those. Each win a car competition linked on this page has been carefully vetted to avoid such scams. Internet Car CompetitionsThe major advantage of internet car competitions is that they are free to enter. Other advantages of internet car competitions is that there are no costs involved like phone calls or the price of a stamp. Some sites like Instantwin4now will even allow you to register your personnel details and then will remember them each time you log in with a special user name and password. The advantage of this is that you can enter as many of their competitions, including several car competitions, each week quickly and easily. Instantwin4now add new competitions each day and have several car competitions live at any time such as a Toyota Yaris, Mini Cooper or a Smart car. There are a few disadvantages to entering internet car competitions but do not let these put you off because there are ways round them. The first disadvantage to entering internet car competitions is the competition websites will have your name, address, telephone number and e-mail. Do not worry too much about them having your telephone number and address because the comp sites will only use these if you are a winner and who will mind that! Do worry about giving them your e-mail address though because you will receive mailings from them. This is the price you pay for free car competitions and is the way that the competition websites make their money so that they can in turn buy competition prizes. There is nothing wrong with this and reputable competition sites will generally send no more than one e-mail a week. Some of the offers are handy though, such as Christmas or Valentine gift ideas. You can overcome this e-mail spam problem by using an e-mail address just for competition entries. But do check this account at least every 28 days because if you have won a car competition the promoters may well contact you by e-mail rather than phone or post. Though for major wins like cars competition organisers will probably phone or write to you if they do not get a reply by e-mail. That said you would not want to miss out on a prize for the sake of a few minutes checking your e-mails. Some competition websites like a reply within a set time, often as short as 7 days, otherwise they will give the prize to someone else and you will loose out. This is standard in many competition terms and conditions. The only other disadvantage, which cannot be overcome, is that there will be hundreds of thousands of entries to internet car competitions. But please do not let this put you off - you cannot win if you do not enter, and someone has to win the car. Car CompetitionsSo where can you enter such car competitions? We have already mentioned the sites Plum Offers and Instantwin4now and below are several other car competitions in this list of car competitions which when clicked will take you directly to the car competitions websites: Newspaper Car CompetitionsMany daily, Saturday or Sunday newspapers run car competitions which are free to enter. The disadvantages of newspaper car competitions is the cost of the newspaper, stamps and envelopes. Some newspaper car competitions ask you to collect daily or weekly tokens as part of the rules of entry. So the cost of entering newspaper car competitions could run into my pounds. However if you normally buy the newspaper then this is not really an additional cost nor problem. Even if you do have the expense of several pounds of buying papers it could be worth considering, especially if you win the car! Newspaper car competitions generally attract hundreds of thousands of entries but local newspapers may only have entries in the single thousands of figures. So the odds of winning newspaper car competitions locally are much higher. The advantage of winning a locally run car competition is that you will not have far to collect the car because they are usually sponsored by local garages or car salesrooms. Newspaper car competitions can usually be found in The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, Sunday Express, The Scotsman, The Daily Record, The Guardian, The Sunday People, The Sunday Post, etc. Browse your local newsagent and scan the papers for car competitions before making your purchase. Some newspaper car competitions will be advertised on television during the commercial breaks. Car Insurance CompetitionThere are other car competitions that you can enter if you already have the car of your dreams. One such example is the car insurance competition at Instantwin4now. Examples of their other car competitions include winning free petrol for a year, a personalised registration number for your car, a set of 5 alloy wheels, 20 driving lessons with BSM, car alarm system, Michelin tyres, pressure washer, car mats, warning triangle, etc. These smaller value prizes like the wheel trims, satellite navigation system or digital tyre inflator attract fewer entries so your odds of winning these car competitions are much greater. Magazine Car CompetitionsMost of the weekly magazines like Take a Break, Chat, etc have free to enter magazine car competitions. One major advantage of this type of car competition is that the entry form can be sent in or telephoned through for all their competitions in the magazines. The other comps have prizes like money, weekend trips and holidays. So if you do not win the magazine car competitions you could win cash or a vacation. You also have an entertaining magazine to read. Some compers, the nickname for people who enter competitions full time or professionally, buy all such weekly and monthly magazines just for the competitions and especially the magazine car competitions. If this page has not answered your questions or you need some more advice then please feel free to e-mail me. I would also welcome any advice to increase the information on this page to make it more useful to others. So feel free to e-mail me your thoughts. I would also appreciate it if you were to send the url of the www.findextrawork.co.uk to your friends, forums and websites. Automatically Add www.findextrawork.co.uk To Your Favourites Folder - Bookmark Us. The site is updated weekly with new earning opportunities. Paid To Enter Car CompetitionsThe above competitions have been free to enter or involve the small cost of a stamp, magazine, paper or phone call. There are some websites that are paid to enter car competitions. The cost of your entry pays for the car and the competition usually closes when a set number of tickets have sold. Some people see these as a scam others think they are a good idea because you know exactly how many entries each car competition will receive. These type of car competitions generally have entries in the single thousands so your odds of winning are relatively good depending on how many tickets you can afford to buy. Each ticket for the paid to enter car competitions will range from £10 through to £60 depending on the car prize. Such car prizes tend to be the higher value prestige cars such as a Porsche Boxster, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini, TVR, Mercedes to name a few. These cars may beyond the financial reach of some people but they can afford a ticket to the prize draw and can be compared to entering a lottery or betting. You buy these tickets knowing you may win or lose but you have a bit of fun and dream of winning. Some people buy several tickets at a time to increase their chances of winning, there are discounts available for multi ticket purchases. An example of such a paid to enter car competition website is Best Of The Best who have been awarding cars to winners since the year 2000. They and their prize cars can often be seen on display at the airport terminals of London Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Hundreds of cars have been given away and these prize cars have been worth over £7million. Fortunately you do not have to go to the airports to buy a ticket for their car prizes. These can be purchased from their website www.bestofthebest.co.uk Disadvantages of Winning A CarWinning a car is like a dream come true and can save you thousands of pounds. But are there any disadvantages of winning a car? Fortunately the answer to this question is only a few and they are so insignificant when compared to the advantages of winning a car. The first disadvantage of winning a car is the costs of running the car. You may be expected to insure the car before you drive away. The salesroom that you collect the car from may try and persuade you to buy their car insurance to make some money from you. This may sound convenient but may not be the best value insurance around and some insurance policies may not give you the cover you need. It is best to find out the registration details and make and model of the car you have won and shop around for car insurance. You can literally save hundreds of pounds whilst getting good quality car insurance cover tailored to your needs, especially if you use the internet and visit the many insurance company websites. But do read the car competition terms and conditions carefully, you may have to buy the recommended car insurance cover as part of the condition of the prize. Swallow this loss up if this is the case and profit from the new car. You can cancel this insurance after your first year. This does sound tight when a promoter has given you a free car but when you receive the prize car often the petrol tank is empty! So do not drive straight to a friend or relative to show off your prize car - visit a petrol station first. You will probably be responsible for maintenance of the car. The prize car is now yours to own and thus your responsibility. So do budget for car servicing though some prizes offer this for up to the first three years to take you to the MOT period. Do consider joining a breakdown recovery company like the AA, Green Flag or the RAC - even brand new cars break down. Though this may be provided in your prize. Do not be afraid to ask the promoter who will want you to enjoy your prize and not have any motoring worries. You may have to travel to collect a car, especially if you enter internet or national competitions in newspapers. Though some may offer to pay your travel expenses or deliver the car to your local network showroom such as your local Renault, Ford, Vauxhall or Citroen garage. The last disadvantage of winning a car competition is the publicity. You are being given a car worth thousands of pounds and the promoters will want to promote their generosity so that people think favourably of their brand. Publicity conditions will usually be described in the terms of entering the car competition. Generally it involves going to a champagne reception (please don't drink alcohol if you are about to drive off your prize, so take a friend or relative who can either drive or enjoy the free drinks!), having a few photographs taken and talking to the press and reporters. You will have to agree to your name, town and photo appearing in any publicity material. So make sure you wear your best clothes and a smile! Do not let all this put you off entering a car competition. The prize value far outweighs any disadvantages and real people do win these real car prizes. Other pages of interest are our Competitions Advice page, Get Paid To Advertise On Your Car article and Test Drive Cars section. |
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