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Vintage double set for May Bank Holiday

Two vintage vehicle events are set for the May Bank Holiday. Hutton-In-The-Forest near Penrith hosts its 18th Classic Cars in the Park on Sunday, 24 May, before the Yorkshire Classic […]

VWG partners Centrica to develop home charging

Volkswagen Group has agreed a three-year partnership with energy company Centrica to boost the development of home charging hardware for new EV owners. The deal will see Elli, the central […]

Citroën launches new LCV swappage scheme

Citroën has introduced a new LCV swappage scheme which could see owners of vans registered before 1 January 2014 receive as much as £10,000 towards a new model. LCV operators […]

The Interview: Jane Riley

Bristol-born Jane Riley, 61, Vizion Network’s much-respected customer relations manager, tells bodyshop about her passion for the industry, as well as her love of Strictly Come Dancing and Manchester United […]

AutoRaise bolsters business team

AutoRaise has appointed Jennifer Evans as its new business support executive to CEO Bob Linwood. She will be the organisation’s first remote-working team member. She said: “Apprentices and trainees are […]

Local networks fundamental to fleets

Localised franchise dealer networks are integral to fleets, according to software specialist FleetCheck, which was responding to the news that more dealers are closing their doors. Peter Golding, managing director […]

CarGurus reveals dealer winners

CarGurus has revealed the recipients of its 2020 UK Top Rated Dealer awards. Launched in 2017, the awards honour the dealers offering exceptional customer service, utilising the thousands of dealer […]

Industry urged to abandon ‘silo’ mindset

OEMs, leasing and finance companies face being left behind by new entrants to the market if they fail to stop operating in silos. This is according to new specialist automotive […]

Motofix introduces coronavirus protocols

Motofix has introduced new procedures in response to the threat of service disruption posed by coronavirus. Whilst all locations are fully functional, Motofix has taken steps to issue new protocols […]

Licence Bureau launches driver training solution

Licence Bureau has launched Empowered Driving – its new driver training solution designed to optimise business risk management controls and put personal safety management back into the hands of drivers. […]

In memorium

The BVRLA would like to express sadness on hearing that Brian Johnson, chairman and founder of The Grovesnor Group, has recently passed away. The Grosvenor Group, which Brian founded in […]

FTA launches 2020 driver competition

The FTA has launched its 2020 Driver of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year, the event will take place on Saturday, 13 June 2020 at the Bott Ltd […]