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Used LCV values remain high
- 24/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The headline average value of a used LCV sold at BCA in February fell by just under one percentage point from the record level achieved in January. Values for LCVs sold at BCA averaged £5,848 in February – a fall of £53 (0.9%) compared to January’s record figure of £5,901. Year-on-year values, however, were [...] -
LexisNexis selected for national programme
- 24/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has been selected by US insurer Nationwide to deliver the insurer’s next-generation insurance telematics programme, SmartRide Mobile. The usage-based insurance programme provides discounts for safe driving for members who choose to participate. Nationwide partnered with LexisNexis Risk [...] -
AkzoNobel backs humanitarian challenge
- 24/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AkzoNobel is backing two adventurers in a Peugeot 205 to deliver medical aid to the elderly and educational supplies to the young in remote villages in the north-east of Morocco as part of the RAID Cross Challenge 2016. The event, which starts from Paris on 11 April takes crews on a demanding 2,700km route across [...] -
RAC commences diagnostics roll out
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RAC has begun equipping all of its 1,500 patrols with state-of-the-art battery testers which will enable them to carry out full roadside diagnostic checks. Breakdowns involving batteries are the number one cause of RAC call-outs with patrols attending more than 445,000 members in 2015. But the nature of these [...] -
Mobile use doubles claims frequency
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Wunelli has revealed that hand held mobile phone usage at the wheel almost doubles claims frequencies for insurers. Analysis of the driving behaviour of more than 4,300 motorists over a period of 18 months by Wunelli, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, found that when drivers use a mobile phone hand held at the [...] -
AW recognises loyal employees
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Loyal employees at AW Repair Group have been congratulated for clocking up more than 142 years’ service. Team members who have been with the company for more than 10 years were recently invited to the company’s first long service ceremony and presented with a specially commissioned long service badge, [...] -
IFB supports SRA warning notice
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has welcomed the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued guidance in relation to the potentially unethical actions of some firms handling personal injury claims. The warning notice, issued on the SRA website, provides clear guidance on the standards that it expects firms to be [...] -
Overseas car theft ring thwarted
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A first in the battle against ‘car key burglary’ has seen over a million pounds worth of high-value vehicles returned to the UK from Uganda after being stolen in London in 2015. The location of the 24 cars, including expensive Range Rovers, Audi Q7s and BMW X5s, in East Africa, was discovered last May after a [...] -
Kwik Fit expands to Italy
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Kwik Fit Group has agreed a partnership which will see 200 Kwik Fit centres open in Italy over the next decade. The UK’s largest automotive repair and servicing company, and biggest tyre retailer has signed a franchise agreement with CDG-ONE, part of Segema SpA, a leading tyre distribution group in Italy. [...] -
Traffic halts travel plans
- 23/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A survey by OSV Ltd has revealed that motorists are being put off travelling over the Easter period with many choosing to avoid driving altogether. Almost 50% of British drivers said they will not be driving over the Easter period this year, with the biggest reason being because of traffic concerns. This [...]