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Hydrogen cars complete 6,000km journey

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles travelled nearly 6,000km across Europe to celebrate the expanding network of refuelling stations. Thirteen vehicles starting in five countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and […]

Autoglass raises €1.5m for charity

Autoglass has raised €1.5m for global charity partner Afrika Tikkun at the 2019 Spirit of Belron challenge.  The event saw employees from over 20 countries running, swimming and cycling to […]

EV training underway at ACIS

ACIS has staged the first of a series of vehicle technology seminars to prepare the crash repair market for the onslaught of electric vehicle (EV) and advanced driver assist systems […]

Stanners to demonstrate at LKQ event

Stanners Equipment plans to demonstrate its new hand-held UV LED lamp at LKQ’s bodyshop technical and training event in Milton Keynes on 30 October. Stanners has introduced the new UV […]

Middlesbrough launches new Ford Store

Lookers Ford Middlesbrough hosted its first Ford Family Festival event to celebrate the completion of its recent transformation. There was something for everybody at the open day, which celebrated all things […]

Volta Trucks partners with Prodrive

Prodrive is working with Volta Trucks to help engineer its 16-tonne electric HGV designed, not only to meet zero emissions requirements, but also to help keep vulnerable road users safer […]

MINI partners with EVEC

MINI UK has announced its official partnership with the Electric Vehicle Experience Centre (EVEC), Milton Keynes. As part of the new partnership two MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid1 vehicles have joined […]

FLA appoints new director general

The Finance & Leasing Association’s chairman and board have announced that Stephen Haddrill has been appointed director general of the FLA and will take up his role in early December. […]

DHMB plans UK expansion

DHMB, Yorkshire’s largest cosmetic vehicle repairer, is set to expand throughout the UK following a multi-million pound deal. Phil Newstead, an experienced Yorkshire businessman, has become the co-owner of the […]

Fix Auto Skegness celebrates 10 years

In recognition of its 10-year anniversary of being part of the Fix Auto UK network, the owners of Fix Auto Skegness, Joe and Peter Chapman, have been presented with a […]

Thatcham launches IMI-accredited ADAS course

Following the launch of industry-first ADAS repair guidelines in May, Thatcham Research has announced new IMI-accredited ADAS calibration training designed to close an emerging skills gap. The new course will […]

Breath test numbers decline

Just 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year, according to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report.  This is a fall of two per cent […]