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License Bureau supports grey fleets

Licence Bureau has grown its campaign to help companies increase the compliance of their grey fleet, as it sees companies continuing to struggle to come to terms with drivers using […]

Absolute Alignment supports Tyre Safety Month

Absolute Alignment is supporting Tyre Safety Month, throughout October, helping to raise awareness of how important tyre maintenance is, and how wheel alignment is a significant contributing factor to tyre […]

UK’s fastest growing car brands

New data released from Regtransfers.co.uk reveals the fastest growing car brands over the past 20 years, uncovering a ‘luxury car’ boom and how British automaker MG have made a big […]

LKQ secures exclusive Ridgeway rights

LKQ Coatings and Ridgeway Technologies have announced that LKQ has secured the exclusive rights to market and distribute Ridgeway’s Body Damage Quote system to the UK and Ireland bodyshop sector. […]

#BE2018 hailed a huge success

The bodyshop Event and Awards has been celebrated as a triumph at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, where more than 600 industry leaders and colleagues met to pay homage to the […]

#BE2018 winners announced

The 2018 bodyshop Event and Awards took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole tonight, where more than 600 attendees gathered to celebrate the achievements of some of the industry’s leading […]

Thatcham Research launches ecademy

Thatcham Research has today announced the launch of a new online technical awareness programme called ecademy. Businesses working in the automotive repair sector can use ecademy to keep employees up-to-date […]

CV manufacturing declines

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing declined moderately in August, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 3,685 vans, trucks, buses and coaches were built […]

UK road fatalities increasing

Improvement in Britain’s road safety has stagnated, with the number of people killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads increasing from 2016 – 2017, according to government statistics published. Figures […]

Fix Auto confirms Conference line-up

Fix Auto UK is set to raise the repair industry’s corporate conference bar with a record number of delegates, sponsors and exhibitors signed up to join its 2018 National Conference. […]

AutoRaise announces new trustees

AutoRaise has announced a number of significant trustee appointments. The new appointments were made at the first AutoRaise annual general meeting on Thursday, 27 September in Birmingham. The meeting also […]

North/south divide for parts costs

When looking at the most common vehicle repairs, recent analysis by car finance provider Moneybarn has revealed large differences in prices across the UK when comparing car parts against labour […]