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CPC deadline looms in drivers’ blindspot
- 20/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The deadline to complete training for the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification is less than four months away, yet reports have highlighted that 75% of drivers still need to complete the mandatory training. The CPC qualification was first introduced in 2009 for professional bus, coach [...] -
Key discussion points set for IBIS Africa
- 20/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
IBIS Africa, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 28-29 May, will ask how markets can successfully integrate the innovations in the industry. What's needed is an integrated, step-by-step approach to reducing cycle times and phasing out manual interventions in the insurance claims handing process, while [...] -
Hella announces changes at the top
- 20/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bernard Schäferbarthold's contract as managing director of the corporate finance, controlling and information technology divisions Hella GmbH has been extended by five years until October 2024. Meanwhile, Dr. Frank Huber, the deputy managing director for the Lighting business division, will take over the [...] -
Confusion reigns on British motorways
- 20/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
One in three Britons don’t understand motorway signs and the same amount think that motorway message signs are not useful or have poor and inaccurate information. Meanwhile, motorway fear is real amongst drivers, especially those who are new to the roads, with over half (60%) of millennials avoiding them [...] -
Could bodyshops take the FNOL lead?
- 17/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new app has been launched that could enable bodyshops to be notified first in the event of a collision. Auto Logistic Solutions (ALS) has introduced the fully integrated 4Sight dashcam app, available on both Android and Apple, which will automatically notify a support centre in the event of an accident, [...] -
McDowell takes tablet to cure paper blockages
- 17/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
R McDowell haulage has moved to paperless working with the introduction of connected tablets for its workshop, saving up to 100 job sheets being entered each week. Part of a comprehensive system supplied by Freeway Fleet Systems, the tablets are connected in real-time to central software that is used to manage [...] -
Japanese cars dominate reliability list
- 17/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Toyota Yaris has been named the country's most reliable used car. This follows a survey of more than 18,000 drivers of vehicles aged between four and 10 years old which also found suspension issues the most common fault among all models. The research was conducted by new car buying platform, What Car?, which [...] -
Clean air zone confusion impacts sales
- 17/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New bus and coach registrations fell 32.8% in the first three months of this year, with 1,205 joining British roads. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that quarter one marked the ninth consecutive quarterly decline for the sector, as economic and political instability and [...] -
HGV market surges by a fifth
- 17/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK’s new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market increased 21.2% in the first quarter of 2019, with 11,859 units registered. This is according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A number of large orders and strong market incentives helped drive registrations following [...] -
The golden rules of data protection in CAVs
- 16/05/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has identified 10 key principles for the protection of data in the connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) industry. The Insurance and Legal 2019 report has been published by AXA UK and Burges Salmon. The aim of the report is to support and guide government and industry stakeholders as they develop [...]