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The keys to car security

Nearly half of drivers would happily leave their car keys with a stranger, despite the obvious risks. This is the shock result of a survey conducted by YouGov, which found […]

POS market inches upwards

New figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) show that the point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew one per cent by both value and volume in […]

How safe is your car

A state-of-the-art 200,000sqft indoor vehicle storage facility just north of London is nearing completion. Situated in Potters Bar, the new storage facility is an extension to the Studio 434 storage […]

PCP customers being penalised

Customers don’t know enough about personal contract purchase (PCP) and are being hit in the pocket as a result, says Glass’s. The vehicle data provider says that it is receiving […]

Key signing for Leicester-based team

Industry Insights has appointed motor claims specialist Simon Smith as commercial director. The Leicester-based motor claims consultants is the team behind Connected Solutions, the end-to-end solution for motor insurers, fleets […]

Classic misunderstandings of modifications

Modifications to classic cars can have influence insurance premiums – Heritage Car Insurance has delved deeper to find out which ones can hit drivers in the pocket, and by how […]

JLR hits new August high

Jaguar Land Rover has returned its best ever August sales figures with 36,926 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 26% on 2015. It says the newly-launched Range Rover Evoque Convertible […]

Plug-in project results expected

The preliminary results of a £5m project to encourage wider adoption of plug-in vehicles will be revealed at Cenex LCV 2016 next week. The Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) […]

IHS predicts ‘record-breaking’ 2016

Passenger car and LCV registrations in the UK are expected to break records during 2016, according to IHS Automotive. It found that both grew in the traditionally weak month of […]

Fix Auto broadens its net

Fix Auto UK’s coverage in Scotland and north west England has stepped up a gear with the appointment of two new franchises. Carlisle-based Thompson Accident Repair and Glasgow-based John Paton […]

‘A success story for the RAC’

At least 50,000 used cars will be sold by the RAC Approved Dealer Network this year, according to new figures – meaning it has gone from zero to outstripping many […]

Fix Auto Dagenham wins the double

Fix Auto Dagenham saw off competition from the London School of Economics and Dagenham & Redbridge FC to win a rare double at a recent local business awards ceremony. The […]