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Delphi Academy hosts IMI Skills Competition heats

Delphi Academy hosted IMI Skills Competition heats for both heavy and light vehicle technology at its next-generation training facility in Warwick. The competition took place from 19-23 May, with Delphi […]

Skills focus at Automechanika Birmingham 2025

Apprenticeship Central director Eleanor Baker Barnes will discuss automotive retention and recruitment at Automechanika Birmingham 2025. She will deliver her session, ‘Unlocking the Potential of Apprentices in the Automotive Industry’, […]

Two million motorists let driving licence expire

More than two million motorists in the UK have admitted to remaining behind the wheel after their driving licence has expired. According to research carried out by Confused.com, six per […]

Car production output at lowest since 1952

UK commercial vehicle and car production output fell in April to its lowest level since 1952, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Production fell by 15.8% […]

Vizion Network plans charity skydive

Vizion Network will raise funds for Air Ambulance and St. Margarets Scouts when 13 colleagues do charity skydives this summer. They will execute tandem skydives at Skydive Hinton and Skydive […]

Drivers warned against spiking van thefts

Van drivers have been warned to take extra precautions as van thefts typically spike at this time of year. Data from Tracker Network UK revealed that van recoveries last May […]

Nearly new electric vehicle values plummet

Nearly new electric vehicle values have plummeted in the last two years, according to new data from Cox Automotive. While EVs less than two years old retained 83% of their […]

Government to relax rules around EV charge points

The UK government is planning to make it easier to install EV charge points by removing the need to secure planning permission first. Delays in processing planning applications for new EV […]

DfT reports rise in road deaths

The Department for Transport has reported a modest rise in road deaths in Great Britain last year. Provisional statistics based on data supplied by police forces by November 2024 have […]

Fix Auto Newcastle NI joins the network

Fix Auto Newcastle NI has become the sixth franchisee from Northern Ireland to join the Fix Auto UK network in the last four years. Newcastle Accident Repair, founded and managed […]

New driving licence rules for EVs due in June

Fleet managers have been advised that new driving licence rules for heavy electric vans will come into force on 10 June. The new rules will enable category B licence holders […]