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ECP launches ‘matchmaking service’
- 21/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Euro Car Parts has launched a new online service to match trusted garages with local customers in need of essential maintenance work. Garages must meet specific quality criteria to be part of the "Fit It For Me" service, which has been designed to give new and existing customers the confidence to use the [...] -
IAAF calls for MOT testing
- 21/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The IAAF has written to the government calling for the MOT extension to be scrapped. In various communications with DVSA and Department for Transport, IAAF chief executive Wendy Williamson said the decision to extend the MOT “will inevitably have a serious impact on road safety as road worthiness can alter [...] -
EV buyers trust industry over government
- 21/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car buyers trust the industry more than the government when it comes to advice about electric vehicles. According to Venson Automotive Solutions, just two per cent say the government is their go-to information source. Instead, the Venson survey showed that buyers favour independent advice from consumer motoring [...] -
Next wave of car buyers set to burst
- 21/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car customers will be more ready to buy than any for a generation. That is the view of What Car?, which is giving dealerships free access to its New Car Buying platform until the end of September to help them take advantage of this expected surge. The New Car Buying platform offers franchised dealers and [...] -
Motorpoint backs derby youth
- 21/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motorpoint has partnered with The Careers & Enterprise Company to become a "Cornerstone Employer". This is part of its continuing commitment to helping young people in Derby prepare for the world of work. This move will see Motorpoint investing resources as well as working with other employers to support [...] -
Government updates coronavirus guidelines
- 20/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Licence Bureau is calling for all fleet operators and business drivers to ensure they are Covid-19 secure and fully conversant with the UK government’s recovery strategy guidance. In line with the UK government’s guidance issued on 11 May 2020 – Our plan to rebuild: The UK government’s Covid-19 recovery [...] -
Euro NCAP updates safety tests
- 20/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Euro NCAP has introduced a series of new safety tests centred around occupant protection, post-crash protection and ADAS. Vehicles launched in 2020 will undergo the new tests later this year. Matthew Avery, director of research Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP board member, said: “This is a new yardstick that [...] -
IMI launches apprentice learning support
- 20/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The IMI is providing free learning resources to apprentices after finding that 83% of furloughed apprentices have been unable to continue their studies in the same way as before lockdown. More than half of all apprentices have been furloughed. Only 17% of this number have been able to continue their studies with [...] -
IGA calls for an end to MOT extension
- 20/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has written to secretary of state for transport Grant Shapps, urging him to end the six-month MOT extension put in place on 30 March 2020. Stuart James, IGA chief executive, said: “Now that the public are being encouraged to go back to work and avoid using public transport [...] -
Online auctions report healthy sales
- 20/05/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online vehicle auctions have reported strong sales during the lockdown, according to the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA). Although auctions had to close due to government restrictions, they have been able to continue operating online, receiving stock and delivering vehicles safely to [...]