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EV showroom set to open

The UK’s first multi-brand electric vehicle showroom will open its doors to the public on Saturday 22 July in centre:mk, Milton Keynes. Managed by Chargemaster and funded by Milton Keynes’ […]

Smart investments in Scotland

Leading vehicle refurbishment specialist Smart Fleet Solutions is making a £2.5m investment in its technical centre in Livingston, West Lothian, which will double the site’s capacity and play an important […]

Fraud ring ‘deliberately targeting’ Zurich and MIBI

Investigations into suspicious claims conducted by Zurich Insurance and the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) has found that there’s an ‘organised and sophisticated Eastern European fraud ring’ deliberately targeting them […]

Postcode fraudsters target Cornwall

Residents of cities where insurance is traditionally more expensive have been pretending to live in locations such as Cornwall for cheaper cover. A report by Cornwall Live said a man […]

Volvo profits soar

Volvo Cars has reported strong growth in operating profit of SEK6.8bn in the first half of 2017, compared with SEK5.6bn for the same period last year, after taking market share […]

Online course for fleet drivers

A new online training course to improve driving habits within fleets has been released. The two-hour course, One More Second, has been released by eDriving, which provides driver training and […]

Graduate day for Fix Auto apprentice

Two years after first walking into the Fix Auto Deepcut repair centre and boldly asking for a job, Scott Packer has successfully completed his apprenticeship. The 21-year-old has been awarded […]

MG Cannon adds Tesla approval

MG Cannon accident repair centres has announced it has been chosen and approved by electric car maker Tesla. All four MG Cannon sites, Dorchester, Salisbury, Plymouth and Westbury, are approved […]

Drivers need to tread carefully

A new survey from Venson Automotive Solutions has revealed that 69% of motorists don’t know the correct legal tyre tread depth limit of 1.6mm, which could leave firms at risk […]

Autonomous future within a decade

Tesla founder Elon Musk believes almost all new cars will be autonomous within a decade. Speaking at the summer meeting of the National Governance Association, he said, ‘It will be […]

Beware ‘Black Saturday’

The most dangerous time to be on Britain’s roads this year will be this Saturday at 2pm, according to new research. ‘Black Saturday’ occurs because of a perfect storm of factors […]

Give it a rest

The latest research from ClickMechanic, an online marketplace for car repair, has found that half of UK drivers will only stop and take a break after at least three hours of […]