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Rarities gather for restoration show
- 20/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Rare cars that have been restored by classic enthusiasts will gather at the NEC’s Restoration & Classic Car Show, held in Birmingham on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March. Over 20 cars will feature in the Pride of Ownership display including Luke Greenwood’s 1968 Ford Mustang, which is one of just two [...] -
Agila named as most reliable car
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
British and French brands produce Europe’s most reliable cars, according to the latest research by Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index. With the 85th Geneva Motor Show displaying the latest automotive technology closing its doors at the end of last week, Warranty Direct has revealed which are Europe’s most [...] -
CMA publishes final motor insurance order
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a final order, which sets out how changes resulting from its investigation into private motor insurance will be introduced and monitored. In September last year, the CMA published its final report into the private motor insurance market which said that it [...] -
Industry responds to the Budget
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
As George Osborne delivers his sixth Budget as chancellor, bodyshop has rounded-up some of the latest industry responses. Key announcements from the Budget include: - £100m funding for autonomous vehicles to ensure Britain ‘stays ahead in the race to driverless technology’. - The planned fuel duty rise [...] -
Tracking could combat revenue loss
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Tracking of rental car fleets and credit hire organisation-owned (CHO) vehicles could help claw back up to 10% of revenue according to In-Car Cleverness. Vehicles owned by CHOs and rental car companies are often targets of fraud and theft, driving up costs and reducing revenue through vehicle downtime. Total [...] -
Nine caught topping 120mph
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nine people have been caught by safety cameras in Scotland exceeding 120mph during 2014, according to the latest figures obtained by road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The charity made a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland asking for details of the top 20 cases of excessive [...] -
AW under BBC spotlight
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
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 consumers are aware of the automotive industry standards explored in Monday’s broadcast (16 March) of BBC Watchdog test [...] -
BIBA welcomes CMA extension
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
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 information remedy until the 1 August 2016. The move follows intense lobbying from BIBA and overwhelming [...] -
Halo expands to six outlets
- 18/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
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 this morning, ‘The Poole and Bognor Regis sites are the original PMC sites that have now been brought into the Halo fold to create a [...] -
ABI publishes insurance fraud report
- 18/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
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 insurers develop and refine their fraud prevention and detection practices and controls to further [...]