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BMW welcomes new apprentices

BMW Group UK has welcomed its 2015 intake of apprentices at its UK MINI and BMW production sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham. It is also celebrating […]

Confused motorists stranded by dashboard lights

Motorists are increasingly finding themselves confused and stranded by the roadside due to the complexity of the dashboards found in modern cars. AA breakdown crews are attending an average of […]

Renault-Nissan partner with The Floow

Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced a new partnership with The Floow, making it the first motor manufacturer to monetize ‘OEM’ data through The Floow Insurance Telematics scoring platform. The initiative will […]

Self-driving pods unveiled

The first of three ‘pod’ vehicles was unveiled in Milton Keynes on Tuesday as part of a pioneering project to trial automated vehicles in pedestrianised areas. The electric-powered LUTZ Pathfinder […]

Suzuki to buy back VW stake

Japanese car maker Suzuki, is to buy back the 19.9 per cent stake held by top shareholder Volkswagen AG for up to £2.53 billion, after an international arbitration court last […]

Aston Martin vandal spared jail

A man who scratched his keys along the bodywork of a £100,000 Aston Martin while out pushing a pram, walked free from court after the car’s owner said he did […]

Irish insurance premiums to rise by 25%

Drivers are to be hit with an insurance premium increase of around 25 per cent next year, the chief executive of the group which represents the majority of car insurance […]

New appointment at Bodyshop Solutions

Following the recent announcement that it has been appointed the exclusive UK bodyshop distributor for Consul Lifts, Bodyshop Solutions is delighted to announce that it has now appointed Chris Pleass as UK sales manager […]

£34,000 confiscated from insurer conman

The Old Bailey has ordered £34,000 to be confiscated from a ‘crash for cash’ conman who obtained it from sham insurance claims made after he deliberately caused a collision on […]

Horton leaves LV

Peter Horton, chief operating officer at LV, has become first member of executive team to leave the insurer according to Post. A spokesperson for the insurer said, ‘Peter Horton has […]

Britain’s most dangerous roads revealed

A new report published by the Road Safety Foundation finds that Britain loses 2% of GDP in road crashes and that half of all Britain’s road deaths are concentrated on just […]

AXA acquire Global Insurance Management

Multinational insurance firm AXA has acquired Coventry based insurance expertise provider Global Insurance Management. AXA has previously underwritten the risk for Global Insurance Management, however this acquisition will mean an […]