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DVLA warns of email scam
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The DVLA has warned the public of scam emails asking you to provide your driving licence and confirm credit card details. ‘We’re aware that some members of the public have received emails claiming to be from DVLA which link to a website mocked up to look like a DVLA online service.’ ‘The website asks for [...] -
Thatcham urges EU to match US
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Thatcham Research is calling on 10 vehicle manufacturers in Europe to match their USA commitment to fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as standard on all new cars. Ten major vehicle manufacturers in the States — Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — [...] -
Ultra-green car league table revealed
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A new shows that the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid remains the most common ultra-green car on the road in the UK. However overall sales growth of the greenest vehicles slowed in the last quarter. The figures are revealed in analysis of DVLA data by the RAC Foundation. There were 12,066 Outlanders licensed [...] -
Apple remain tight-lipped on autonomous car
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Tim Cook, chief executive of tech giant Apple, has refused to rule out that the comapny is working on its own self-driving car. Appearing on The Colbert Show, Cook refused to reveal much about the possibility of Apple joining the race for a self-driving car. ‘We look at a number of things along the way and we [...] -
Brits driving their cars into the ground
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
More than half of British drivers don’t get problems with their cars checked until three months after they have appeared, according to new research. A survey of more than 1,000 British drivers conducted by BookMyGarage, found that Britons are risking road accidents, worsening damage and steeper repair bills, as a [...] -
CMA blamed for rising claims inflation
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The failure of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to take action over the motor market is partly to blame for rising claims inflation, according to Covéa Insurance chief executive James Reader. The motor insurance market has been hit by rising claims inflation due to several factors including; the fact [...] -
Glasurit granted Tesla approval
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Tesla Motors has granted approval for Glasurit's refinish products for its global bodyshop network. The Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint system was convincing in numerous tests with Tesla's vehicles, which are manufactured in a lightweight aluminum. High-level colour expertise, along with a comprehensive [...] -
Spies Hecker tops Toyota competition
- 17/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The winner and runner-up of the 2015 Toyota Paint Technician Skills competition are from Spies Hecker bodyshops. The winner, Martin Moss from RRG Toyota in Bolton, Lancashire, will now go on to compete in the 25th Annual Assembly of International Customer Service Champions in Japan in October 2015. ‘Martin was [...] -
Axalta appoints new VP
- 17/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Matthias Schönberg as vice president of Axalta and president of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Schönberg’s role will be to drive the EMEA region’s growth strategy. He will continuously develop Axalta in order to further advance the quality products and [...] -
GM to pay $900 million over ignition switches
- 17/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
General Motors has agreed to pay $900 million (£581 million) and sign a deferred-prosecution agreement to end a US government investigation into its handling of an ignition-switch flaw linked to 124 deaths. The arrangement means GM will be charged criminally with hiding the defect from regulators and in the [...]