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IBIS Ireland places available

There is still time to secure a delegate place at IBIS Ireland 2018 – a region specific IBIS event encompassing a truly international perspective. IBIS Ireland 2018, backed by lead […]

BMW recalls 300,000 UK cars

According to the BBC, BMW has extended a UK recall of 300,000 cars after the BBC’s Watchdog discovered its vehicles could stall completely while being driven. The company is recalling […]

1 in 10 won’t test drive

One in 10 consumers have said they will buy a car without test driving it first, according to research by the What Car? Analysis of 8,500 consumers ‘in the market’ […]

Potholes costing £1m a month

Drivers and insurers are losing £1m a month repairing damage to vehicles caused by potholes, according to the AA. The AA states that the number of claims for the first […]

Fulton Leasing bids farewell to founder

Founder of Fulton Leasing, Gary Swallow has left the company after started the operation in 1986. Fulton Leasing will also see Eddie Mason leave the business. Co-director, Tano Di Girolamo will […]

EV demand shifts power to Asia

Data from ContractHireAndLeasing.com shows the three most popular hybrid vehicles in 2018 are made by Asian manufacturers – Hyundai (Ioniq), Kia (Niro) and Toyota (C-HR). Although alternatively fuelled vehicles still […]

Industry Insights appoints Adele Brownsell

Industry Insights (II) has confirmed the appointment of insurance service professional, Adele Brownsell, as client solutions manager. Adele has more than 16 years of motor claims industry, management-level expertise. She […]

Top mileage fraud cities in UK

Connected Car has found the top four UK hot spots where 18% of vehicles are displaying the incorrect mileage, three per cent higher than the national average of 15%, equating […]

Tootle partners with hpi

Tootle is aiming to enhance the service it provides to consumers with a new partnership with hpi. The partnership will see users on Tootle now able to access the platform […]

Bodyshop management systems impacting repair

Nearly three quarters (69%) of decision makers believe that bodyshop management systems are currently having, or will have, the greatest impact on the vehicle repair industry, according to research released […]

iRG announces appointment of Jim Thomas

iRG have announced the appointment of Jim Thomas as its new group operations director. Jim joined iRG in 2017 as business development director having previously worked at FixAuto UK for […]

Future VW training with new technology

Vocational training at Volkswagen will continue to change considerably over the next few years which was concluded at the first Future Training Forum held in Wolfsburg. The focus of the […]