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Cars fail UN safety standards
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Millions of new cars sold in middle and low income countries fail to meet the UN’s basic safety standards for front and side impacts revealed international automotive safety watchdog Global NCAP. Speaking at the UN in Geneva during the launch of its new policy report, Democratising Car Safety: Road Map for Safer [...] -
SmartWitness calls for smart watches ban
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car safety firm SmartWitness are calling for an immediate ban on the use of smart watches by drivers. This week saw the launch of the Apple Watch and Croydon based company SmartWitness, which manufactures in-car CCTV and safety cameras, are concerned that driver distraction will be significantly increased by [...] -
Telematics box saves drivers life
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A telematics device has saved a drivers life after it sent a message to his insurer when the car stopped with sudden force, according to a story published today on the Mail Online. The story reported that Max Charles, who was 18 at the time, was involved in a serious car accident which left him with a brain injury [...] -
HMG benefits from What Car? Report
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Haymarket Media Group (HMG) is celebrating the third birthday of its What Car? Intelligence Report. The monthly insight study, which is free to receive, is aimed at car manufacturer personnel, dealers and other industry professionals and includes trends, data and information on the health of the new and used car [...] -
Motorists support smoking ban
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Over 90% of motorists support Government plans to ban smoking in cars with children according to a new poll by Motorpoint. An online survey by the UK car supermarket found an overwhelming 92.8% of people quizzed agreed with the introduction of the new law that would criminalise smoking in cars containing anyone [...] -
BEN sees increase in demand
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BEN, the automotive industry charity, has reported a 17% increase in the number of people contacting the organisation for help in the last year, with a 34% increase in dedicated helpline calls. In line with this increase in demand, during 2014 the charity further developed its services for the automotive industry, [...] -
RAC launches multicar insurance
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC has launched its first multicar insurance package aimed at reducing the cost of motoring for those with more than one car registered at the same address. RAC Multicar Insurance rewards customers who have more than one car in their household insured with RAC Insurance. This could save spouses, sons, [...] -
New appointment for Elevation Group
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Due to demand and further expansion, Elevation Group has employed Dean Wilcox as a process transformer. Elevation Group's Alex Humphries said, 'Dean has a wealth of experience within both the independent bodyshop and de-fleet industry sectors of automotive. He is an ATA qualified technician who can add value to [...] -
Drive Assist case under scrutiny
- 10/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A leading law firm has requested information relating to Drive Assist and its directors. Birmingham-based law firm Wragge, Lawrence, Graham and Co, which is acting on behalf of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and the Insolvency Service, has written to Drive Assist creditors naming specific Drive [...] -
esure achieves solid results
- 10/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
esure Group has today announced its result for the year ended 31 December 2014, in which it has achieved ‘solid results through a disciplined approach in a challenging environment’. In-force policies were up 0.7% to 1.946 million (2013: 1.933 million), as gross written premiums reduced in 2014 to £517.8 [...]