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Green light for single skills

The continued long term funding for apprenticeships in core occupations including paint, panel and mechanical in the automotive collision repair sector has been secured. Following extensive consultation with the Department […]

Fraudster given £10 fine

A crash for cash fraudster who made thousands from the UK’s biggest ever car insurance scam has been ordered to pay back just £10. Stephen Pegram who was jailed in […]

Lawyers rail against tighter whiplash legislation

A group of personal injury lawyers have joined forces to prevent the government being ‘hoodwinked’ by the insurance industry over whiplash compensation. Access to Justice (A2J) has been set up […]

Allianz set to withdraw from UK motor market

Allianz UK wants to withdraw from the direct motor and home business in the UK, saying it hasn’t achieved ‘the scale of operation necessary’. It has now entered a period […]

Baldwins makes major investment

Baldwins Repair Group has invested over £165,000 in updating its current spraybooths, with the last five booths being purchased from Todd Engineering based in Staffordshire. The latest project install was […]

Brown Brothers revs up for 2016

Brown Brothers Distribution has been selected, for a second year running, as an official partner to the Laser Tools Racing Team for the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championships. […]

Growing acceptance for autonomous driving

The autonomous driving market is all set to receive a huge boost with 80% of automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) looking to finalise their automation technology roadmap in 2016. This […]

RAC launches new telematics app

The RAC has launched a new smartphone app to bolster its award-winning telematics product. The app brings driver behaviour data, journey history, vehicle health information and engine fault alerts together […]

A partnership made to last

Brown Brothers has continued its partnership with TC Harrison, a long term working relationship which dates back to the 1980s. The renewed partnership agreement between Brown Brothers Distribution and TC […]

Electric cars reach record high

The uptake of plug-in cars has reached a record high in the UK with more than 115 electric cars registered every day during the first quarter of 2016. In total, […]

That Churchill and Webb show

Motor insurer Churchill has joined forces with comedian Robert Webb to launch a nationwide campaign to find lollipop ladies and men before the next school year. More than half of […]

A matter of trust

Trust matters more than anything when car owners select a garage to repair their cars – although 10% said they select a garage based on the availability of online booking. […]