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CLM and FMG celebrate 10-years
- 02/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
CLM and FMG are celebrating 10 years of working in partnership in September having responded to over 25,000 incidents during that period involving customer’s vehicles. During 2015 alone, FMG has recovered over £211k of uninsured losses for CLM’s customers following non-fault incidents, and saved £400,000 [...] -
New 65 plate success painting false picture
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Pre-registrations at record levels and consumers beginning to face effects of austerity A falsely buoyant picture is likely to be painted by September's new plate change - despite the probability that it will show the 42nd consecutive monthly increase in new car registrations. Glass's, publishers of the motor [...] -
Consumers concerned with driverless car safety
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
With the arrival of autonomous cars looming, OSV Ltd, a vehicle leasing company surveyed around 500 people in the UK to find out exactly what was concerning them most when it comes to driverless cars. The results from the survey carried out by OSV Ltd were overwhelming! 72% of the UK population admitted that they [...] -
Motorcycle market trends September 2015
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
According to figures provided by the MCIA, registrations of powered two-wheelers (p-t-w) currently sit at 72,238 machines as of the end of July which is an increase of 13.1% over this period last year. However, if compared with July in isolation to June, it is clear that registrations are slowing with volumes reducing [...] -
Project Speed Rod resurrected
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Well-respected Austrian airbrush artist Knud Tiroch and Spies Hecker have resurrected a Moonshine Runner, a vintage car from the American Prohibition era, and, with a good deal of creativity turned it into a high-performance, unique, fiery red Speed Rod. ‘Projects like this only work with people who can think [...] -
Innovation Group agree to Carlyle takeover
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Insurance software provider The Innovation Group PLC has agreed to a £499m takeover bid from private equity firm Carlyle Group. Under the agreement, the London-listed company will receive 40p per share in cash, which represents a 13.5% premium to Innovation's closing price on Thursday. It has been agreed after [...] -
Land Rover develop see-through trailer
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Land Rover is developing a see-through trailer concept that would completely remove the blind spot created when towing a caravan or trailer. This transparent view would allow the driver to clearly see vehicles coming up behind and help driver confidence by improving visibility whilst manoeuvring. The prototype [...] -
Free Brake membership for SME’s
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity is offering 250 SMEs free membership to its acclaimed Brake Professional membership scheme for fleet professionals. Brake Professional is a membership scheme for any organisation with at-work drivers; members receive practical guidance and tools to support them in managing their [...] -
BE2015 to unravel trade association future
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The stage is set for the bodyshop Event and Awards 2015 (BE2015) to unravel the way ahead for the merger of RMI’s NAB and VBRA. Following announcements earlier this year that the bodyshop sector’s two trade associations were joining forces, the Retail Motor Industry Federation’s (RMIF) National Association of [...] -
Dangerous tyre sales leads to convictions
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The sale of dangerous tyres to unsuspecting motorists has led to the conviction of six retailers of part worn tyres from the Brent and Harrow area of London within the space of a week. Top Tyres & Auto Parts Ltd (Wembley); Whitchurch Road Tyres (Harrow); Pinner Road Tyres Ltd (Harrow); Quick Car Repairs Ltd [...]