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CAPS analysis for July shows claims up 12%

The latest collision repair industry report from CAPS – covering unique claims and supply chain transmissions in July – shows claims have edged up 12% following a 9% dip in […]

Key insurance deal announced

Zurich UK has announced a five-year deal to underwrite polices for usage-based insurer By Miles. By Miles charges a low fixed upfront payment, with months payments based on miles driven. […]

Fuel retailers overcharged during lockdown

New analysis has found that drivers overpaid for petrol and diesel following lockdown, as retailers raised profit margins instead of setting a fair price. This is according to Which?, which […]

SsangYong announces HQ move

SsangYong Motors UK is moving its headquarters from Luton to Swindon. The new head office has capacity to operate its national next day parts supply service to its franchised dealers. […]

MotorEasy adds selling service

MotorEasy has announced a partnership with comparison selling site Motorway. MotorEasy, which has 400,000 members, has been created to offer hassle-free driving by handling the annoying parts of car ownership […]

Consumer finance levels a quarter down

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that consumer finance new business fell in June by 17% compared with the same month in 2019, and contracted by 25% in […]

Licence Bureau completes record checks

Licence Bureau broke its own record for the number of licence checks carried out in a single month with some 85,000 checks completed last month. The UK’s leading supplier of […]

FLA reports used car finance growth

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the consumer used car finance market grew nine per cent by value and two per […]

EVs added to rental solution

Meridian Vehicle Solutions is adding its first electric vehicles to its fleet. A number of Audi e-trons will become available for rental for leases from periods of three-12 months, with […]

Autotech Training doubles MOT Manager courses

Autotech Training has increased the number of its DVSA-approved MOT Test Centre Management courses by 50% to cope with rising demand. The two-day courses are now being carried out weekly […]

Growth for new and used orders in July

Dealers saw double-digit growth in orders for new and used cars in July according to data from Dealerweb. Orders for new vehicles increased by 12% and used cars by 16% […]

Interest strong for online auctions

BCA has reported that more than 1,300 customers logged into its latest online auction, with nearly 200 prestige, performance and luxury vehicles sold on the day, generating proceeds approaching £7.5m. […]