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National Windscreens invests in ADAS
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
National Windscreens plans to invest £1m to meet growing UK demand for Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS). The plans will include investments in cameras and sensor calibration (CSC) technology that is used as part of ADAS. It will also see National Windscreens ensure all of its 108 fitting centres meet the [...] -
Used hatchback costs rose in 2015
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New data has revealed that the cost of owning a used city hatchback car increased during 2015. A new report by cap revealed that the city car sector was one of the main used cars, and it is this high use that led to higher overall depreciation than vehicle sectors and the market average. It means car buyers need to [...] -
Insurers pay out 99% of the time
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced today that 99% of motor insurance claims result in a pay out. The ABI has published the results for the first time after analysing 4.3m motor insurance claims during 2013 and 2014. The average pay out during that period was £2,160. Huw Evans, ABI [...] -
Doomsday approaching for UK drivers
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Friday is expected to the most treacherous day of the year on UK roads, with 74% per cent more accidents than usual predicted. Accident Exchange has warned there could be more than 10,500 crashes on Friday, compared to the 6,000 recorded on a typical day. It puts this down to a perfect storm of conditions, with [...] -
Insurance companies urged to look closer
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
POLICE have told motor insurance companies they could save up to £340m a year if they looked at claims more closely. Gwent Police recently brought more than 80 fraudsters to justice in Caerphilly borough in one of the largest ‘crash for cash’ scams in the UK. Now they’re urging insurance companies to help [...] -
Bus and coach tech challenge is on
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The IRTE Skills Challenge - an exciting annual competition that aims to find the best bus and coach technicians and apprentices in the UK and Ireland – is now open for registration. Founded by the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) in 2011, the event invites operators large and small to test the skills [...] -
RMI pilots MOT tester training
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Retail Motor Industry Federation’s (RMI) training centre, the RMI Academy of Automotive Skills, will be running a pilot for the new MOT tester training from April 2016. The way MOT testers are being trained is changing, with the role soon to become a National Occupational Standard (NOS). This will be a [...] -
Dawsonrentals Skelmersdale installs PAC
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Nationwide commercial vehicle provider, Dawsonrentals vans, is celebrating its five year anniversary at its Skelmersdale depot with the installation of a Portable Auto Centre (PAC). Launched last year at the CV Show, The Portable Auto Centre (PAC) enables fleet operators to quickly estimate and cost-effectively [...] -
UK vehicle insurance rates to rise
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A new report has said private motor vehicle insurance premium rates are forecast to rise in 2016. Data analysts Timetric found there was a premium rate increase rise during 2015, and that the market is expected to grow to a market worth of £8.9billion in the next five years. It is expected, however, that rises [...] -
BMW and JLR create learning programme
- 25/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have joined forces to create a learning programme intended to drive up managerial skills in the UK automotive industry. The ProLead training programme combines existing qualifications to provide automotive leaders with in depth management and technical knowledge. The programme was [...]