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MOT tests down 80% in April
- 28/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Almost 750,000 MOT tests were carried out in April 2020, despite the government giving motorists a six-month MOT holiday from 30 March because of the coronavirus pandemic. An Freedom of Information request made by Motorway.co.uk to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), revealed that 746,157 MOTs took [...] -
Copart commits to EV training
- 28/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK has announced that 90% of its 76-strong engineering force are now either fully qualified or studying towards AQP standard, ATA VDA or IMI NVQ VDA 3/4 qualifications. This announcement follows the recent graduation of 16 vehicle damage evaluators, who having already achieved IMI NVQ Level 2 qualifications [...] -
Drivers urged to focus on ‘road health’
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Licence Bureau is urging fleet operators and business drivers adopt a "road-health" mindset as travel restrictions start to ease. As businesses across the UK start to ramp-up operations and road traffic volumes rise, Licence Bureau is advising fleet managers to continue to enact on the new norms of social [...] -
RWC training resumes in June
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RWC Training Centre is resuming its unique portfolio of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and electric vehicle (EV) training courses from Monday, 1 June as it gears back-up to tackle the widely acknowledged skills crisis. The shortage of skills in the critical areas of technology was acute before the [...] -
McLaren confirms 1,200 job losses
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
McLaren has announced it will cut more than a quarter of its workforce after admitting revenues have been severely affected by the coronavirus. It has said 1,200 of the 4,000-strong workforce will be made redundant, most of whom are UK-based. Chairman Paul Walsh said: “We now have no other choice but to reduce [...] -
Europcar growth bucks lockdown trend
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar’s UK Vans & Truck business has reported double-digit year-on-year growth throughout the Covid-19 lockdown period. Strong demand from new and existing customers from sectors such as the home delivery market, UK crop growers, in addition to the continuity of a number of key infrastructure and ground [...] -
Jetta sales take off in China
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen’s sub-brand Jetta delivered 13,500 cars to customers in China in April, which translates to about one per cent of the market. It has sold about 38,000 vehicles so far this year, and about 81,000 since entering the market since launch last September. The Jetta model range is described as an "entry [...] -
Skoda delivers for emergency services
- 27/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has added 30 Skoda 4x4 SUVs to its fleet this year. The Kodiaq models are enabling senior staff not based at its headquarters to respond to incidents quickly in an emergency situation. The vehicles have been fully converted to meet the individual requirements of the [...] -
IBIS partner in the spotlight: 3M
- 26/05/2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium has today announced that it will be showcasing its relationship with a number of its IBIS Global Summit partners as they prepare for the event scheduled to take place at Le Méridien in Monaco on 19 and 20 November. IBIS’s position globally as the glue that binds [...] -
Fix Auto acquires sixth wholly owned site
- 26/05/2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has acquired the Fix Auto Paignton site after the business had fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic and had become insolvent. Prompt action by Fix Auto UK has secured the site and the jobs of its employees, with Fix Auto UK assuming responsibility for Fix Auto Paignton’s workers and lease. The [...]