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NFDA calls for government rethink on EV strategy
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Franchised Dealers Association has urged the government to think again after it rejected recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to introduce new measures to revive EV sales. The Committee’s EV Strategy Report 2024 suggested targeted grants to incentivise the [...] -
Ben to introduce health checks
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive industry charity Ben is launching new health checks for those in the sector, offering free physical and mental assessments by qualified health professionals. It is offering 20-minute physical checks or 30-minute appointments that cover both physical and mental health. Apart from checking heart-rate, [...] -
Drivers hit with £1.48bn pothole bill
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has exposed the cost to motorists of the poor quality of UK roads. According to Kwik Fit’s PIT Report, which tracks the impact of potholes, drivers had to pay £1.48bn last year to repair vehicles damaged by potholes. This is a 61% on the figure six years ago. Going further back, the repair bill [...] -
Motor Ombudsman receives record high repair complaints
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Motor Ombudsman received more service and repair cases than ever before in the first quarter of the year. It recorded 1,604 new cases from January to March, which equates to a 35% rise on the same period in 2023 and exceeds the previous high quarter total of 1,372, which was recorded from October to December [...] -
TIP Group celebrates first academy graduates
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TIP Group has announced its first graduates have completed its inaugural TIP Mechanic Academy (TMA). The first-of-its-kind trailer mechanic training programme was launched last autumn in response to the growing shortage of qualified trailer mechanics. The course delivered comprehensive and trailer-dedicated [...] -
Gender gap widens despite diversity steps
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Diversity within automotive is much improved, but there is still further to go. That is the verdict of the most recent report published by the IMI’s Diversity Task Force, Driving Towards Inclusion. It has revealed that the proportion of automotive employees with a disability has increased by 2.2% since the [...] -
Dealership enquiries spike on Tuesdays
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Tuesdays are the busiest day for enquiries at dealerships, according to new research. iTrackLEADS has examined data from 400 dealerships to find that the number of enquiries was 47% higher on Tuesdays than on Fridays, while Saturdays and Sundays were the quietest days for enquiries. This reveals an evolution in [...] -
LCV values enjoy steady growth
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Average LCV values at BCA rose by £115 – or 1.3% – to £8,855 in March 2024. This comes after the wider LCV market grew 11.1% to 52,916 units across the month to record the best March performance for three years. Growth was driven by a 45% uptick in demand for small vans, while even the large van market [...] -
Government rules out new EV grants
- 22/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has resisted industry calls to reintroduced electric car grants to boost stalling car sales among private buyers. Vehicle manufacturers and industry bodies such as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have urged the government to provide financial incentives to drive an increase in [...] -
Smart motorway faults exposed
- 22/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new investigation has revealed the extent of safety concerns around the UKs smart motorway network. There are 193 miles of motorway with no hard shoulder in the UK, a further 63 miles where the hard shoulder is sometimes used as another lane for traffic, and 140 miles where the hard shoulder has been [...]