Buy one car and get one free!

On Saturday I was flicking through the Mirror and and an article caught my eye. It was about the affects of the credit crunch. Nothing new there then. But what it went on to say was that car dealerships have been so badly effected by money problems that they are now resorting to buy one get one free offers.

Dodge Dealers are saying that if you buy a Dodge Avenger SXT 2.4i auto saloon you get another one free. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/11/01/buy-one-get-one-free-offer-on-new-cars-as-desperate-dealers-fight-the-credit-crunch-115875-20858847/

These desperate measures serve to highlight what a difficult position car dealerships have found themselves in if they are having to resort to supermarket type offers.

I spoke to a sales assistant at Preston Dodge Dealers to see whether this offer would also apply to their customers. He said that as of yesterday there were only 5 Dodge Avenger SXT 2.4i saloons left in the country, but the offer still stands until these cars are bought.

So snap them up quickly while you can!

Violent crime in Tulketh

Violent crime accounts for 19% of all crime in Preston. The latest figures taken in 2006 showed that Tulketh was not badly affected by this problem in comparison with other wards in Preston.

However on Friday 24th October 2008 three men, one of whom was armed with a knife, raided a Betfred bookmakers on Blackpool Road, Tulketh. http://www.prestoncitizen.co.uk/news/3791981.Preston_betting_shop_in_cash_raid/

Has this incident made the community in Tulketh worry for their safety? Is Tulketh affected by violent crime more than in 2006?