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Secret device tracks stolen car

A luxury sports car worth £100,000 has been recovered using a covert device after being stolen from a repair centre in Birmingham, despite having its telematics device removed and fitted […]

FAB adds alternative fuel centre

The recently acquired FAB Recycling has taken operational control of parent company Motorhog’s nine-acre 50,000sqft Gloucester facility, which will also become the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for the dismantling […]

Payback success for IFB

Following a series of confiscation hearings, gang members previously convicted for their roles in a large scale ‘crash for cash’ scam in Derbyshire have been ordered to pay back £37,493.96 […]

PE appoints new MD

Ralf Maurer will join the management of PE Automotive GmbH & Co KG as managing director and take over chairmanship from 1 March 2018. The move sees the business take […]

AkzoNobel and L&I continue momentum

AkzoNobel and L&I Eaton ARC Ltd’s partnership continues and has seen the business grow from a single accident repair centre to nine in just seven years. Its ninth site, which […]

Aviva to acquire Irish insurer

Aviva plc has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac for a cash consideration of €130m. As a result of this acquisition, Aviva will […]

Allianz UK faces ‘unusual’ losses

Allianz UK’s Q3 results highlighted an ‘unusual number of large losses’ totalling £46m across its commercial property, fleet, liability and private car accounts. It also revealed a current year impact […]

Vintage collection for Ben

Ben’s vintage and classic vehicle tour of Ascot and Windsor Great Park has raised over £6,000 for the charity. This year’s event saw entrants set off from Ascot golf club, […]

Autoglass agrees TCR exclusive

Autoglass Specials has become the exclusive provider for vehicle glass repair and replacement services to ground support equipment (GSE) supplier TCR UK. The three year national agreement with TCR UK, […]

Fix enhances Scottish reach

Fix Auto UK has announced another addition to its bodyshop network in Scotland with the launch of Fix Auto Fife. The development has been made after Michael and Paul Paton, […]

Spies Hecker applauds Mercedes-AMG

Spies Hecker has congratulated Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport on winning the 2017 FIA Formula OneTM World Constructors’ Championship, secured after the US Grand Prix on 22 October 2017. This was in […]

Uber eyes huge investment

Reports suggest that ride hailing business, Uber could be on the cusp of agreeing a multi-billion pound investment to fuel expansion and investments in technology. The reported $10bn (£7.6bn) investment […]