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PPI payout deadline considered

The UK’s financial regulator, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering a deadline for claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). It expects that PPI customers would have until some time in […]

VW takes 4,000 cars off UK market

Volkswagen is suspending the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK as a result of the diesel emissions scandal. The German carmaker said the move will involve vehicles across the […]

Higher state of consciousness

Here, Floyd Carlson, author of Conscious Leadership In Action takes us on the journey of being a conscious leader in, what he classes as, a new domain of leadership. The […]

True craft

Autocraft Telford last graced the pages of bodyshop magazine in May 2014. The business subsequently went on to win bodyshop’s Large Bodyshop of the Year Award for 2014 and is […]

TyreSafe launch safety competition

Tyre Safety Month kicks off today with TyreSafe asking drivers in Britain the tongue-in-cheek question: When did you last do it? Ideally, the response will be at least once a […]

DVLA loses £170m through untaxed vehicles

A staggering 1 million plus motorists in the UK are driving vehicles that are not taxed. On the anniversary of the abolition of the tax disc, the DVLA has alluded […]

Audatex launches new ‘operational forum’

Excellence, innovation and maximising opportunities within bodyshops are driving the agenda for the new industry ‘Operational Forum’ launched by Audatex. The global risk and asset management software and service provider […]

Great Skills – WorldSkills 2015 round-up

With Team UK going for Gold with 41 competitors taking part in WorldSkills 2015, bodyshop magazine rounds-up the event for those closest to home – Ryan Jones (Autobody Repair) and […]

Speeding still top road offence

Figures obtained by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have found that, over the last decade, speeding is still the biggest motoring-related offence where the defendant is found guilty in […]

Drivers still unaware about smoking ban

Today will see new legislation come into effect prohibiting drivers from smoking in a vehicle in England and Wales with anyone under 18 present. However, new research from Confused.com reveals […]

Negative sentiment surrounding VW soars

Following Volkswagen’s admission that nearly 11 million of its cars are fitted with the software that dupes diesel emissions testing, there has been a considerable rise in the negative sentiment expressed towards the […]

Consumers still consider car colour

PPG Industries today released its annual automotive colour popularity data that revealed nearly 60 per cent of consumers identified colour as a major factor in their vehicle-buying decisions and that […]