• ClickMechanic co-founder shortlisted for prestigious award

    • 8 July 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    ClickMechanic’s co-founder Andrew Jervis has been shortlisted for Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards He has made the shortlist in the London area from more than 4,800 applications He said: “It’s thrilling to be a finalist for the award [...]
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  • Toyota unveils bold new environmental targets

    • 14 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved over the next 35 years Addressing key global environmental issues such as climate change, water shortages, resource depletion, and degradation of biodiversity, the Toyota Environmental [...]
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  • Car cloning on the rise

    • 13 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Devious motorists who turn to car cloning, in a bid to outwit police automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems, are increasingly becoming a menace to law abiding used car owners, warns vehicle history check expert, HPI Predominantly, a car is cloned to disguise the identity of a stolen car which is sold on [...]
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  • Changes to GAP influencing behaviour

    • 30 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Changes to rules governing the sale of GAP insurance introduced on September 1st have already influenced consumer behaviour, says Warranty Direct The amendments were designed to offer consumers more protection and, primarily, additional time to shop around for the best deal Dealerships – accounting for 97% of [...]
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  • Official MPG figures overstated by 37%

    • 30 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Manufacturers’ quoted fuel emissions figures overstate real-world miles-per-gallon performance by an average of more than 37%, according to data collected by Professional Driver magazine Professional Driver, the highly respected business magazine for the private hire and chauffeur industry, has road tested 75 [...]
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  • Thatcham gathers international expertise

    • 28 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Automotive research and repair experts from around the globe met together in the heart of England this week to discuss some of the burning issues affecting the automotive and insurance industries worldwide As the UK’s insurer research centre, Thatcham hosted delegates from 24 international research organisations [...]
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  • Global emissions standard is missing

    • 23 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Frost & Sullivan’s Principal Consultant, Martyn Briggs, has commented on the ongoing VW Diesel ‘Defeat Device’ scandal ‘The Volkswagen (VW) Diesel emissions scandal affair is unprecedented, owing to the apparent deceit involved to ‘cheat’ the emissions testing CEO Martin Winterkorn having to step [...]
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  • SMMT statement on emissions testing

    • 23 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released a statement following an admission by the world's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, that it deceived US regulators in exhaust emissions tests ‘The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following the actions of one [...]
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  • Confused motorists stranded by dashboard lights

    • 16 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Motorists are increasingly finding themselves confused and stranded by the roadside due to the complexity of the dashboards found in modern cars AA breakdown crews are attending an average of 17,000 call-outs a month from drivers baffled by unfamiliar warning lights The AA found that high-tech computer systems [...]
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  • Suzuki to buy back VW stake

    • 16 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Japanese car maker Suzuki, is to buy back the 199 per cent stake held by top shareholder Volkswagen AG for up to £253 billion, after an international arbitration court last month ordered the German automaker to sell its holding Suzuki said on Thursday it will repurchase as many as 12277 million shares at [...]
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