AW under BBC spotlight
AW Repair Group was under BBC spotlight this week, featuring in a Watchdog episode focusing on safe vehicle repair. The British Standard Institute recently contacted AW Repair Group to ensure […]
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BIBA welcomes CMA extension
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has welcomed the news that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has extended the deadline for the implementation of the protected no claims bonus […]
Halo expands to six outlets
Halo Accident Repair Centres has opened two new sites in Poole and Bognor Regis, taking its total number of outlets to six. Eddie Longworth, executive chairman of Halo told bodyshop […]
ABI publishes insurance fraud report
ABI-commissioned research published today sheds further light on the motivations of insurance fraudsters. The research study, carried out by Perpetuity Research led by Professor of Criminology Martin Gill, will help […]
Connected cars under the spotlight
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is set to bring together automotive industry experts and government ministers for the first time to debate the future of the connected […]
20mph speed limit moratorium demanded
No new 20mph speed limits should be allowed until a Department for Transport study is published in 2017, says the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD). In 2014 the Department for […]
JLR begins innovation centre construction
Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the foundation stone for its new National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) at the University of Warwick. Mr Ratan Tata (chairman emeritus of Tata Group), Mr […]
BMW targets continuing success
The BMW Group aims to continue its success story in 2015 despite the current volatile environment. ‘We are targeting solid growth, and hence new record figures for sales volume and […]
Quarter admit to cycling whilst drunk
Police should be taking the problem of people cycling while under the influence of alcohol as seriously as they take drink-drivers, according to Flexed.co.uk. That’s the opinion of a national […]
CAA partners with IAEA
CAA is encouraging and supporting all of its in-house engineering team to obtain membership of the Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors (IAEA). Phil Powles, engineering team manager at CAA, explained, […]
Suppliers must be smartphone ready
Motor industry suppliers must ensure that customers can shop for their products and services through their smartphones, says iVendi. The company points to statistics from CAP Gemini showing that, in […]
IMI welcomes apprentice pay increase
IMI CEO Steve Nash has welcomed Government plans, announced in today’s papers, to implement a 57p an hour increase for apprentices under 20 years old. The IMI Chief last week […]
