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Garage owners and dealers convicted of fraud

Police in Cumbria have uncovered a ‘cash for crash’ gang of 36 people, including garage owners and car dealers, responsible for fraudulent claims worth £500,000. The News & Star has […]

Cambridge goes electric

Cambridgeshire has embraced electric cars to the tune of a 40-fold increase in four years. Figures from the DVLA show that from a base of just 20 fully electric or […]

Derbyshire plugged in to EVs

The uptake of plug-in vehicles in Derbyshire has surged in the last four years, although it was starting from a low base. There were just 17 plug-in vehicles in the […]

Private plates divide opinion

Research by OSV Ltd has revealed that personalised number plates are no longer considered an essential status symbol, with 68% of Brits describing them as tacky. However, despite the majority […]

Laird launches SwiftCase

Laird Expert has introduced its SwiftCase claims management system designed to ensure immediate receipt of instructions intelligently assigned to the appropriate expert. Laird Expert claims road traffic accident solicitors can […]

Data highlights vehicle risk

Analysis of My Car Check data for the year-to-end April 2016 has revealed the UK’s used vehicles most likely to have two serious warnings against them. The riskiest model highlighted […]

Uninsured driver numbers on the increase

An 11-year-old boy was one of 991 children convicted of driving without insurance in 2014, according to the RAC – although that’s just a fraction of the one million drivers […]

Personal plates go up for grabs

The long-standing debate on which car should wear the ultimate SUV moniker will be decided during the first live DVLA Personalised Registrations auction of 2016. For the registration 1 SUV […]

Is your motor insurance policy valid?

Up to seven million UK motorists risk driving with invalid motor insurance, according to RAC Insurance. It found that nearly one in five drivers wouldn’t inform their insurers if they […]

Used-car concerns increase

Nearly half of all used-car checks in January flagged up at least one issue. Figures released by My Car Check revealed that 48% of checks last month identified a problem, […]

Licencecheck urges switch to real-time

Licencecheck has warned companies not using real-time licence checking systems are ‘operating on borrowed time’. According to DVLA figures, only 6.3% of licence checks for companies by third-party providers between […]

Over 7,500 drivers on ban limit

More than 7,500 motorists in the UK are driving with 12 points or more on their driving licenses. Motoring.co.uk has reveal, via a Freedom of Information request from the DVLA […]