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HPI cautious of new MoT plans
- 20/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
HPI has warned that a four-year MoT period will potentially open the door for clockers looking to make a fast profit. As industry players join forces, raising consumer safety fears on the back of the Government’s plans to consult on extending the MoT period from three years to four years - as announced in the [...] -
IFB respond to Budget 2015
- 09/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has issued a statement following the announcement (on 8 July) in the ‘Emergency’ Budget, that there will be a cap on charges imposed by claims management companies. Ben Fletcher, director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), said: ‘There are many genuine Claims Management [...] -
RMI challenges MOT announcement
- 09/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) which represents retail business across the automotive sector including franchised dealers and independent garages, notes the chancellor’s announcement that he intends to consult on increasing the period before a car receives its first MOT test from three years to four. The [...] -
Key points from Budget 2015
- 08/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Today, in the 'Emergency' July Budget, and the first Conservative majority budget since 1996, George Osborne said he is setting out a ‘Budget for working people’ that will create a ‘lower tax, lower welfare’ country. George Osborne told MPs his Budget would set ‘out a plan for Britain for the next five [...]