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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - July 2016

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

31/7/16 - 19:27   AA Premium Index - average fully comp motor policy up 17.2% in last year to £568
   
31/7/16 - 10:09   Autocar - Increasing complexity in our cars is making it more difficult - and more costly - to repair them
   
30/7/16 - 18:33   Plenham Ltd (bodyshop magazine and IBIS) - balance sheet total falls for 3rd year in a row; now at £29,906
   
30/7/16 - 17:07   Alton Cars - woman found guilty of taking a vehicle without consent after refusing to return courtesy car
   
29/7/16 - 13:57   Nationwide - sponsored Porsche returns to Carrera Cup GB this weekend at Snetterton, driven by Dan Cammish
   
29/7/16 - 13:51   Fix Auto Maidstone - move to new larger premises with £500,000 investment; includes express repair equipment
   
29/7/16 - 02:35   Hella - enter UK refinish paint market with their new Sonne brand; Paul Tredgold to head UK paint division
   
29/7/16 - 00:46   LKQ - Q2 results: Worldwide t/o up 33% to $2.45 billion; Europe t/o up 62%; ECP collision sales up 18%
   
28/7/16 - 20:39   THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 22-Thursday 28 July - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
28/7/16 - 20:20   USA: HIS Markit Survey – advanced technology drives consumer preferences but they don't want to pay extra for ADAS
   
28/7/16 - 20:18   Sweden: Volvo – autonomous vehicle with 'self-drive' (for motorways) set for 2021
   
28/7/16 - 20:15   Germany: Audi – three electric vehicles by 2020
   
28/7/16 - 20:12   Germany: Porsche - production of the first all-electric Porsche sports car will create 1,400 new jobs
   
28/7/16 - 19:58   Germany: Reuters report - Germany plans to make 'black box' mandatory
   
28/7/16 - 19:55   Uninsured vehicles – officers seize UK’s 1.5 millionth uninsured vehicle
   
28/7/16 - 19:53   Apollo Vredestein (UK) – behind tyre safety campaign
   
28/7/16 - 19:52   Motors.co.uk - campaigns for greater driver safety
   
28/7/16 - 19:41   H.R. Owen Bugatti - opens newly designed showroom in London
   
28/7/16 - 19:39   Suzuki – named ‘most improved organisation’ thanks to use of genuine parts and accident aftercare
   
28/7/16 - 19:37   Renault – tops UK’s biggest car satisfaction survey
   
28/7/16 - 19:27   Thatcham Research - new voluntary code of practice for replacing or refitting windscreens on vehicles with ADAS
   
28/7/16 - 13:14   SEAT - can you drive a car without seeing through the windows?
   
28/7/16 - 13:06   BSI: East Bilney Coachworks (King’s Lynn) - BSI guy "took time to speak to the apprentices"; commitment to service "will cross generations"
   
28/7/16 - 12:43   USA: Porsche - J.D. Power study of 33 manufacturers reveals Porsche has the most satisfied customers
   
28/7/16 - 12:41   USA: J.D Power - safety features score big, boosting new-vehicle appeal, J.D. Power study finds
   
28/7/16 - 12:21   RAC - plea for immediate pump price cuts of 3p per litre in the wake of falling oil and wholesale fuel prices
   
28/7/16 - 12:15   bodyshop magazine - announce names of assessors and jury for 2016 awards
   
28/7/16 - 12:06   Fix Auto Manchester East - cut costs associated with the running of its courtesy car fleet with new Circle Leasing app
   
28/7/16 - 11:59   Wunelli - selects Vodafone for Insurance Telematics Services
   
27/7/16 - 21:27   Enterprise Ins Co - update: liquidator "cannot make any payment for a claim at this stage"; updated Q&A
   
27/7/16 - 20:29   Glass's Guide - after 83 years of continuous publication, Glass's Guide goes digital only from September
   
27/7/16 - 20:12   Quartix - telematics and tracking device company reports "exceptional" demand from drivers and insurers
   
27/7/16 - 19:52   Car & Commercial Vehicle Services (C&C) - Oldham-based bodyshop appoints former fleet management man, Mark Newnes, as Operations Director
   
27/7/16 - 19:36   PSA Group - acquires controlling interest in Autobutler, an online quote platform for automotive aftermarket repair services
   
27/7/16 - 19:24   MOJ - number of authorised CMCs falls from 3,213 in 2011 to 1,610 CMCs in 2016; vehicle repair more profitable than injury claims for CMCs
   
27/7/16 - 13:40   Zurich v Hayward - fraudsters who deliberately exaggerate claims could face post-settlement recovery of pay-outs
   
27/7/16 - 13:29   MyCarNeedsA.com and Belron Group - new key service provider deal with AutoRestore and AutoGlass' parent company, Belron
   
27/7/16 - 13:08   Keystone Law - "a slightly more level playing field will now be available in the insurers v insureds games of risk management"
   
27/7/16 - 12:31   Total Transparent Solutions Limited (TTS360) - AMC appointed as third party administrator (TPA) for Blufin Insurance
   
27/7/16 - 12:25   R-M - Graphite strengthens R-M performance products for CV sector
   
27/7/16 - 12:03   PPG - delivers a FASTER, HARDER, BETTER Clearcoat
   
27/7/16 - 11:58   Auto Express - NFU Mutual tops the Auto Express Best Car Insurance Companies 2016 list
   
27/7/16 - 11:37   IFED - two jailed for a total of eight years for conspiracy to handle stolen motorcycles worth more than £100,000
   
27/7/16 - 11:25   ABI - lies are lies: Supreme Court ruling sends out the wrong message to customers
   
27/7/16 - 11:20   AkzoNobel - seamless fix for ‘Ice’ textured repairs
   
27/7/16 - 11:17   Ssangyong - further boost to aftersales service with four new appointments
   
27/7/16 - 09:26   The IMI - supports business-wide call for delay to apprenticeship levy
   
27/7/16 - 09:17   M&E Accident Repair Centre - Leicester-based bodyshop owner from Poland tells the Leicester Mercury staff and turnover doubled in 4 years
   
27/7/16 - 08:36   RoSPA Fleet Safety - relaunched with help of fleet consultancy, Fleet Managers’ Friend (FMF)
   
26/7/16 - 23:46   Quindell - FCA tells city stockbroker Cenkos to expect £700,000 fine over handling of Quindell says Sky News
   
26/7/16 - 13:03   Amazon - Prime Air: a future service that will deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones
   
26/7/16 - 12:47   Moneypenny - bodyshops miss the most telephone calls on a Tuesday at 3.00pm
   
26/7/16 - 12:24   Cogent Breeding - fleet company praised for included grey fleet drivers within all-embracing at-work driving policy
   
26/7/16 - 12:12   Euna - UK insurance underwriting MGA opens dedicated motor trade office in CHelmsford
   
26/7/16 - 12:05   ABI - Richard Rowney, Chief Executive of LV, appointed to the Board of the ABI to replace Mike Rogers
   
26/7/16 - 11:19   CitNOW - Technicians could be replaced by Video Relationship Managers and Technical Presenters within five years
   
26/7/16 - 10:54   RAC - vehicle check service extended to cover motorcycles, motorhomes and light commercial vehicles
   
26/7/16 - 10:45   USA: Sika Automotive - headline sponsor, presenter & exhibitor at the Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit Conference, 23-25 Aug
   
26/7/16 - 10:21   Accident Exchange - estimated £2bn in revenue generated for the franchised network
   
26/7/16 - 10:13   Insure The Box - telematics data provides compelling evidence when used for the first time at liability trial
   
26/7/16 - 09:57   Marshall Motor Holdings’ CEO Daksh Gupta - leaps to fundraising success and raises £142,000 for BEN
   
25/7/16 - 15:28   BMW Financial Services - celebrates over 36,000 UK Insured Warranty customers and a renewal rate of over 50%
   
25/7/16 - 15:07   Porsche Centre Leeds - Porsche Restoration Competition, sponsored by Glasurit
   
25/7/16 - 14:56   Allianz - launches new initiative to tackle underinsurance for SMEs
   
25/7/16 - 14:46   Volvo V40 - UK’s safest used car, says Co-op Insurance
   
25/7/16 - 14:09   C&S Equipment – UK importer, installer and service provider for Reglo WALL-MAN and LIFTMANTM products are "on top of the world"
   
25/7/16 - 13:52   Gocompare.com - replacing a broken headlight bulb is the task motorists are least likely to be able to complete
   
25/7/16 - 13:41   Apprenticeship Levy - employers call for delay to levy, due to start in April 2017, applied to all employers with a wage-bill of £3m or more
   
25/7/16 - 13:02   The AA - drivers fear accidents caused by long grass at junctions
   
25/7/16 - 12:49   Covéa Insurance - Louise Hopkins, ex Allianz, joins Covéa Insurance as Reading Branch Manager
   
25/7/16 - 12:40   Allianz - announces technical senior management team
   
25/7/16 - 12:35   Remit Training - supporting apprentices to fill bodyshop industry skills gap
   
25/7/16 - 12:28   Cap hpi - black is the new white for car colour according to latest data
   
25/7/16 - 12:17   Koenigsegg - publish post-crash analysis after €2.8 million Koenigsegg One:1 supercar crashes at the Nürburgring Circuit in Germany
   
25/7/16 - 12:03   USA: Grand View Research - Automotive Refinish Coatings Market Worth $14.88 Billion By 2024: new report
   
25/7/16 - 11:57   Which? - insurers blame fraud for rise in premiums
   
25/7/16 - 11:46   Allianz - £30,000+ crash for cash fraudsters receive prison sentence
   
25/7/16 - 11:42   Emtec - automotive training division of Central College Nottingham to develop IMI automotive assessment centre in China
   
25/7/16 - 11:08   Allianz - Golden Tours' bus driver’s account goes up in smoke as case is dismissed for fundamental dishonesty
   
25/7/16 - 11:03   WarrantyWise - average service and maintenance repair bill comes to £603
   
25/7/16 - 10:57   Venson - welcomes BVRLA report urging UK businesses to reduce “grey fleet” mileage by 50% by 2020
   
25/7/16 - 10:26   HPI CrushWatch - £9 million worth of uninsured vehicles saved from disposal in May
   
25/7/16 - 10:15   Comparethemarket.com - young drivers struggling to get on the road could save over £730 by becoming a named driver on their parents' policy
   
25/7/16 - 10:12   Saga - animals caused more than £500,000 worth of damage to over 50s vehicles last year
   
25/7/16 - 10:01   City of London Police - work with motor industry experts to tackle car part counterfeiting
   
22/7/16 - 22:08   Enterprise Insurance Co (NOT related to Enterprise Rent-a-Car) - UK's 22nd largest motor insurer is insolvent - FULL DETAILS
   
21/7/16 - 22:21   Charles Hurst Group - sales grow by 13% to over £1/2 billion, but profits drop 12% to £7m
   
21/7/16 - 22:01   Tesla - Elon Musk announce new "Master Plan" for company
   
21/7/16 - 21:06   THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 15-Thursday 21 July - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
21/7/16 - 20:45   19-year-old Naomi Bowler - car insurance quote of £11,500 a year - nearly six times the value of her £1,700 Peugeot 206
   
21/7/16 - 20:39   RAC - Britain’s ‘superficial society’ of motorists
   
21/7/16 - 20:36   Suffolk Free Press - refused car insurance because an email from the business, The Cock Inn pub, is blocked by ‘bad language’ filter
   
21/7/16 - 20:30   My Car Check market guide: July 2016 - used car of the month: BMW 1 Series
   
21/7/16 - 20:28   Eco Repair Systems - wins contract with ATS ELGI in India to supply its Total Fast Track Solutions package
   
21/7/16 - 20:24   Auto Windscreens - Rapid Response scooter takes to the road for dashcam installations
   
21/7/16 - 13:23   Akzo Nobel - Human Power Team aims to break 140 km/h barrier with AkzoNobel support
   
21/7/16 - 13:20   ClassicLine - classic car insurer reveals top ten most endangered cars in Britain
   
21/7/16 - 11:22   BSI - four days left to comment on proposed changes to BS 10125
   
21/7/16 - 11:04   Which? - annual car survey: Lexus tops the reliable car brands list, "ultra-cheap" Dacia makes top 5
   
21/7/16 - 10:56   ABP Club Charity Golf Day with Mirka - just two places left; Wednesday 28 September at The Warwickshire Golf and Country Club
   
21/7/16 - 10:47   Movac: Paint Shop Consumables - new paint shop consumables website now live!
   
21/7/16 - 10:34   BEN - launches new healthy lifestyle drive as 23.3 million days were lost in the UK due to work-related ill health in 2014/15
   
21/7/16 - 10:28   Bosch - 56% of motorists surveyed expect that by 2025 cars will take control to avoid an accident
   
21/7/16 - 10:10   ABI - yesterday's landmark supreme court ruling: 'A blow for honest customers'
   
20/7/16 - 14:31   KPMG - insurers unprepared for driverless vehicles disruption, says KPMG report
   
20/7/16 - 14:25   Infiniti - rapid growth of the authorised repairer network; seven authorised repairers to commence operation
   
20/7/16 - 14:21   Supreme Court - ruling today around collateral lies on insurance claims: insurers will not be able to throw out valid claims on technicality
   
20/7/16 - 14:05   Ford - teams up with US tequila brand, Jose Cuervo, to make car parts from Agave - a plant by-product
   
20/7/16 - 13:50   DVLA - annual accounts show a £93m loss in revenue following the abolition of the paper tax disc
   
20/7/16 - 12:17   RAC - 44% rise in road traffic accidents as heatwave causes "havoc"
   
20/7/16 - 12:08   BVRLA - £5.5bn: the cost of people using their own cars for work; 14 million cars - 40% of all vehicles on the road - are 'grey fleet'
   
20/7/16 - 12:02   Vauxhall Zarifa fires - Vauxhall admits first Zafira fire was recorded in 2009 - six years before it contacted owners about the issue
   
20/7/16 - 11:45   Ocean Finance - Betty the most popular car name among Brits
   
20/7/16 - 11:18   MoneySavingExpert.com - millions face paying admin fees of up to £50 to renew car insurance
   
20/7/16 - 10:48   RAC - lower petrol prices fuel business expansion
   
20/7/16 - 10:39   UK Labour Market: July 16 - av regular pay (ex bonuses) for employees in GB was £471 per week - £24,492 per year - before tax and deductions
   
20/7/16 - 10:07   Best Price Financial Services - €85 fine and up to 4 points on your licence if you break the law by having a sip of water while you drive
   
20/7/16 - 09:41   Zenith - vehicle leasing and fleet management company invests in converted high roof VW Crafter for series of roadshow events
   
20/7/16 - 08:46   Fix Auto Hereford - new Fix & Go express repair centre opens just 4 months after owner, Steve Peart, bought the bodyshop site from Cavanaghs
   
20/7/16 - 07:42   Vertu (Bristol Street) - trading update; full year results expected to be in line with market expectations
   
19/7/16 - 15:15   Fix Auto Portsmouth - invest £400,000+ to develop new express repair centre: Fix Auto Fix & Go Bournemouth
   
19/7/16 - 14:17   LinkedIn - bodyshops... want to support your young team members? Sign-up to LinkedIn's Bring In Your Parents Day, 4 November 2016
   
19/7/16 - 14:02   Opinium - a fifth of under 30s do not think they will ever retire
   
19/7/16 - 13:48   Trakm8 - new cloud-based virtual fleet manager for SMEs launched to help cut fleet insurance bills
   
19/7/16 - 13:36   Ireland: Cartell - 10.75% of all UK imports registered in Ireland over a 6-month-period in 2015 were previously written-off in the UK
   
19/7/16 - 13:22   All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services - Direct Line calls for access to accident data of driverless cars
   
19/7/16 - 12:15   Venson - FTA Van Excellence Certification renewed in recognition of commitment to safety for staff operating LCVs
   
19/7/16 - 12:06   MoneySuperMarket - Harrison and Allison most likely to have speeding penalty points on their driving licence
   
19/7/16 - 11:56   Petrol and diesel - 23 weeks in a row of price increases, but still lower than July 2010
   
19/7/16 - 11:35   Pendragon Vehicle Management - new three-year deal for Europcar to be its primary supplier of rental vehicles
   
19/7/16 - 11:30   ALD Automotive UK - appointed to a new vehicle telematics framework agreement established by the Government’s Crown Commercial Service
   
19/7/16 - 11:21   BCA Marketplace - acquires Paragon Automotive for £105m plus earn out payments up to £30m; BCA will now manage over 1.5 million cars a year
   
19/7/16 - 10:56   Thatcham Research - backs calls to simplify safety jargon to help second hand car buyers
   
19/7/16 - 10:13   Inflation rate - inflation rates increase – but remain low: CPI at 0.5% for last 12 months; RPI at 1.6%
   
18/7/16 - 20:31   Co-op Insurance / Thatcham Research - just 4% of car shoppers placing vehicle safety at the top of their buying criteria
   
18/7/16 - 20:01   FCA UK appoints new National Corporate and Leasing Manager and new Contract Hire and Leasing Manager (South)
   
18/7/16 - 14:09   USA: Sika Automotive - nominated for Altair Enlighten Award for its SikaPower Crash-Resistant Adhesive Technology on the 2016 BMW 7 Series
   
18/7/16 - 13:50   RAC - 2016 end-of-term getaway will lead to 5.4m more car trips from Thursday to Sunday than last year
   
18/7/16 - 13:31   The Local Government Association (LGA) - millions of miles knocked off cars in ‘clocking' surge, councils warn -
   
18/7/16 - 13:10   Australia: Gemini - have you ever considered living in the land down under?
   
18/7/16 - 13:04   Lookers Fleet Services and ROSPA - to join Forces and Deliver Driver Risk Assessment & Training
   
18/7/16 - 12:46   Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index - electrical, suspension and engine faults most common in four-year old cars
   
18/7/16 - 12:17   Verex - appointed by RCI Financial Services (RCI FS) to manage Renault and Dacia repairs in approved repair network
   
18/7/16 - 12:09   Nationwide / PPG - sponsored Porsche Carrera Cup GB driver, Dan Cammish, still leads championship
   
18/7/16 - 12:03   USA: Honda in America - issue Position Statement on pre- and post-collision repair system scanning following Nissan and FCA statements
   
18/7/16 - 11:53   Motor Trader blog - Steve Evans, chief executive of Automotive & Insurance Solutions Group (AIS): accident management - change is on the way
   
18/7/16 - 11:30   IFB - celebrates 10th anniversary: 1,180+ arrests since its inception and currently managing 133 complex organised fraud investigations
   
18/7/16 - 10:43   Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland - do you bank online? Online lending doubles in the last two years for small business
   
18/7/16 - 10:34   Germany: Standox - iconic VW bus extensively restored with Standox
   
18/7/16 - 10:04   Aviva - reports 150% increase in claims made more than 300 days after the accident: 720 million PI nuisance calls and texts
   
18/7/16 - 09:58   Wunelli - welcomes consultation on data recording and sharing of accident data
   
18/7/16 - 09:54   IMI - welcomes return of skills to the ministerial remit for education
   
18/7/16 - 09:48   Insure The Box - welcomes inclusive approach being taken to Driverless Car consultation
   
18/7/16 - 09:18   Yamaha - new Yamaha Trak vehicle tracking range includes both Thatcham Approved Category 6 and Category 2-1 systems
   
18/7/16 - 08:34   My Car Check - Triumph Sprint ST 1050 most likely motorcycle model to be a write-off
   
15/7/16 - 09:41   letters after an engineers name - response to question from 'I need to know'
   
15/7/16 - 01:15   USA: Tesla - calls for company to stop calling its system autopilot as it is 'too much autonomy too soon'
   
15/7/16 - 00:56   Transport Committee - report on VW emissions scandal: "we found much of VW’s evidence to be not credible"
   
14/7/16 - 20:59   RAC - calls on new Transport Secretary to keep motorists' needs front of mind
   
14/7/16 - 20:50   Bluegrasscoms - assisting Ford UK to create "an even more successful" Total Loss Avoidance programme
   
14/7/16 - 20:47   THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 8 – Thurs 14 July 2016 - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
14/7/16 - 20:16   Auto Trader’s Annual Buying Report - 17-24 year olds open to buying a new or used car
   
14/7/16 - 20:13   Sopp + Sopp - Sopp Parts: a new business venture from sopp+sopp
   
14/7/16 - 20:10   JATO: Top 5 European markets - see strongest first half performance since 2008
   
14/7/16 - 20:08   Association of British Insurers (ABI) - insurers highlight Pokemon No Go’s
   
14/7/16 - 20:01   DENSO - new collaborative partnership with Exa
   
14/7/16 - 18:20   Renault – LCV range welcomes Euro 6 engines and Thatcham-approved alarm as standard
   
14/7/16 - 18:19   Brake - charity launches partnership with Aviva
   
14/7/16 - 13:56   Ireland: FBD Insurance - group convinced FBD Insurance to pay €4,000 for crashing into a cow they had earlier let out onto the road
   
14/7/16 - 13:42   YouGov survey - apprenticeships have an 'image problem’
   
14/7/16 - 13:37   IMI SKILL AUTO 2016 National Qualifiers - check out the 2016 Body Repair and Refinishing Heats videos!
   
14/7/16 - 13:28   FMG - £100m turnover milestone marked, news story via Insider Media
   
14/7/16 - 13:12   Bank of England - maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
   
14/7/16 - 12:56   USA, France, Germany and Brazil: Farécla Products Ltd. and the Indasa Group - major strategic partnership announced
   
14/7/16 - 12:33   Hyundai Motor UK - develops car technology driven solely by the power of the mind
   
14/7/16 - 12:24   Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) - fleet and insurance industry support for highlighting excessive highway repair bills
   
14/7/16 - 12:04   Germany: Ford - one of the first VMs to develop a integrated use of car workers and robots - or co-bots - on the assembly line
   
14/7/16 - 11:53   LexisNexis Risk Solutions/Wunelli - 78% of motorists think the price of motor insurance should be linked to driving behaviour
   
14/7/16 - 11:11   Veterans’ Garage – restoring a Grade 2 listed WWII airport terminal building into a base for a classic car & bike restoration bodyshop
   
14/7/16 - 10:40   IAM RoadSmart - 16% of motorists polled believe road safety will deteriorate on UK roads post-Brexit
   
14/7/16 - 10:33   Theresa May - new Prime Minister makes series of key Government appointments including Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary
   
14/7/16 - 10:08   What do you typically pay to have your chassis jigs recalibrated?
   
14/7/16 - 10:06   Can anyone recommend a good plastic welder?
   
14/7/16 - 10:04   Courtesy Car Hire Forms - advice from other bodyshop members, please?
   
14/7/16 - 10:01   S Class Rear Panel Riveter - can anyone help?
   
13/7/16 - 21:31   CitNOW - reveals winners of 2016 Video Awards: Spraytech in Enfield wins Best Bodyshop Video Category
   
13/7/16 - 21:24   Motor Trader awards - MG Cannon win Bodyshop of the Year; full list of all 26 winners plus finalists
   
13/7/16 - 20:15   Intelligent Telematics - introduces combined 3G vehicle camera and claims handling solution with Sopp+Sopp to reduce costs by up to 50%
   
13/7/16 - 11:26   FCA fines Towergate and former director Timothy Philip - for client and insurer money failings
   
13/7/16 - 09:44   US: Tesla - third Tesla vehicle in AutoPilot mode involved in an accident
   
13/7/16 - 09:38   Law Society - joins forces with whiplash claimant solicitors representing victims of personal injury in a strategic alliance
   
13/7/16 - 09:34   The Freight Transport Association (FTA) - consultation on driverless vehicle regulations is a "positive step"
   
13/7/16 - 09:26   Japan: Nissan - new Serena ProPILOT technology makes autonomous drive first for Japanese automakers; goes on sale in Japan next month
   
13/7/16 - 09:23   ABI - Women in Finance Charter: Insurers are leading the charge
   
13/7/16 - 09:20   RAC - calls on fuel retailers to pass on wholesale unleaded price savings; 2p cut expected off unleaded; possible diesel cuts to follow
   
13/7/16 - 09:09   Flexed - drivers expect insurance discounts for safety gadgets
   
13/7/16 - 09:06   J.D. Power Study - Škoda ranks highest in vehicle dependability in the UK for a second consecutive year
   
13/7/16 - 07:47   Hastings - appoint two new non-exec directors; Alison Burns (ex Aviva and Axa), Dr Teresa Robson-Capps
   
13/7/16 - 07:40   Marshall Motor Holdings - trading update: "significant growth in the first half giving record results"
   
13/7/16 - 01:40   Jaguar Land Rover - fleet of 100 cars to test Connected and Autonomous Vehicle technologies on public roads
   
13/7/16 - 01:17   MoT - Government "raise the standard of MOT testing to improve road safety"; new qualification and assessments
   
12/7/16 - 14:08   Aldridge Accident Repair Centre (AARC) - repost of corrected news item: AARC celebrate 90th birthday of founder Alan Collins
   
12/7/16 - 13:30   Juniper Research - automotive head-up display market will exceed 16 million installed units by the end of 2021, driven by ADAS
   
12/7/16 - 13:15   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - third Annual Report published
   
12/7/16 - 13:10   Brightside - signs up Covéa Insurance for new capacity agreement
   
12/7/16 - 12:31   Plunkys All Stars - update and thanks from Steve Plunkett
   
12/7/16 - 12:14   The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) - skills essential for successful implementation of driverless cars on UK roads
   
12/7/16 - 12:02   Andrew Page - expands in the Midlands with Halesowen branch
   
12/7/16 - 11:51   Nationwide Crash Repair - Dan Cammish splashes his way to top ten in Silverstone Supercup
   
12/7/16 - 11:47   Jaguar Land Rover - multi-million pound autonomous all-terrain driving research project
   
12/7/16 - 10:35   SsangYong - dealer network subscribes to Motor Codes Service and Repair Code of Practice
   
11/7/16 - 14:28   Vehicle Lease & Service (VLS) - "WNS Assistance has fine tuned its accident repair processes to provide a tailored white labelled service"
   
11/7/16 - 13:53   Driverless cars - Government launches autonomous vehicle insurance consultation
   
11/7/16 - 13:46   Theresa May - set to become the UK's next Prime Minister; possibly within the next few days
   
11/7/16 - 12:55   AMT Group - Leeds headquartered vehicle rentals company hosts charity golf day for UK Youth with Nigel Mansell
   
11/7/16 - 12:42   Covéa Insurance - motor claims operation awarded “ServiceMark” accreditation by The Institute of Customer Service
   
11/7/16 - 12:11   Women in Finance Charter - 15 insurers sign up to new government Charter designed to improve gender diversity in senior positions
   
11/7/16 - 12:00   Aviva - Motor Claims Centre of Excellence in Norwich: an update
   
11/7/16 - 11:40   Gocompare.com - GPs are Britain’s most accident prone drivers; 13% have made at least one at-fault claim in the past three years
   
11/7/16 - 11:24   Land Rover Defender - could go back into production in the UK, thanks to a chemical industry billionaire
   
11/7/16 - 11:19   AA Insurance - guaranteed courtesy car for insurance customers - regardless of circumstances – for policies bought direct
   
11/7/16 - 11:13   Smartdriverclub Insurance - new motor insurance concept underwritten by Admiral Insurance
   
11/7/16 - 10:43   LV= - commits to Women in Finance Charter; next Women's Automotive meeting 15 September with hosts, Ageas, at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton
   
11/7/16 - 10:28   Brake - 91% of people think drivers on drink or drugs who kill should be charged with manslaughter
   
11/7/16 - 10:16   VW - vehicles and components manufactured by the brand now 25% more green than five years ago, says VW
   
11/7/16 - 09:43   IFED - Birmingham pair arrested in crash for cash investigation
   
11/7/16 - 09:39   Glasurit - signs three-year partnership with international federation of historic vehicles, FIVA
   
11/7/16 - 09:38   Confused.com/Willis Towers Watson car insurance price index - increase due to "cost and complexity of repairs"
   
11/7/16 - 09:31   IFED - Aviva secondee bids farewell to IFED after ‘best six months’; new recruit from Direct Line Group to join IFED soon
   
11/7/16 - 09:17   Confused.com/Willis Towers Watson car insurance price index - average premium up 19% in last year to £715
   
11/7/16 - 09:12   AXA - ramping up activity in corporate and retail partner sector with new hire, Allison Hughes, former Ageas Digital Trading Manager
   
11/7/16 - 01:57   BGL -owners of comparethemarket, Budget and Junction, take steps towards £2 billion floatation in Q1 2017
   
08/7/16 - 08:00   The Great British Women awards - recognise the Top 100 British women in global car industry
   
07/7/16 - 21:42   Audatex UK - Paul Sykes, takes Regional Managing Director responsibility for the UK and South African insurance businesses
   
07/7/16 - 21:29   Nationwide - celebrates 14th year of motor racing sponsorship
   
07/7/16 - 21:20   IAM RoadSmart - 60th anniversary car party this Saturday, 9 July, at Gaydon Motor Museum
   
07/7/16 - 21:14   THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 1 – Thursday 7 July 2016 - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
07/7/16 - 19:04   Aldridge Accident Repair Centre - celebrate 90th birthday of founder Alan Collins
   
07/7/16 - 17:07   IMI - Nationwide Accident Repair Services and TEXA UK to sponsor their membership card for 2016/17
   
07/7/16 - 15:06   Autocar - Great British Women in the Car Industry event Friday 8 July; 100 most influential women in automotive to be announced
   
07/7/16 - 14:32   Allianz - refreshes motor trade proposition
   
07/7/16 - 14:30   RoSPA - winners of occupational fleet safety awards - sponsored by Allianz - have been announced
   
07/7/16 - 14:25   US: Tesla - hits back at media reports after second Tesla vehicle allegedly crashes while driving in Autopilot mode
   
07/7/16 - 14:02   Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) - chief exec goes on air to discuss East London - UK's top uninsured driving hotspot
   
07/7/16 - 13:27   Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - insurance industry extends commitment to the Insurance Fraud Register
   
07/7/16 - 13:23   ABI - BT is the first major technology firm to sign up to the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI’s) Associate Membership scheme
   
07/7/16 - 13:15   Fix Auto Loughborough - two-year sponsorship deal with Mazda MX5 of Andy Coombs, JZ Racing Developments, in BRSCC Supercup Series
   
07/7/16 - 13:14   Fix Auto Loughborough - two-year sponsorship deal with Mazda MX5 of Andy Coombs, JZ Racing Developments, in BRSCC Supercup Series
   
07/7/16 - 13:10   Repair Link - accident management company upgrades repairer network operating system
   
07/7/16 - 12:29   Motor Transport magazine awards - full list of all 20 winners and the finalists from last night
   
07/7/16 - 12:29   DayInsure - record first half of year with 1.4 million days of temporary vehicle cover provided
   
07/7/16 - 11:00   British Insurance Awards (from Post magazine) - full list of all 27 winners and the finalists from last night
   
06/7/16 - 21:11   Markerstudy - signs up advanced threat detection specialists, Cyberseer to defend against cyber threats
   
06/7/16 - 19:59   GEM - New Driving Mobility video aims to boost safety for older drivers
   
06/7/16 - 19:53   BVRLA - 63% of fleets want industry-wide standards on data
   
06/7/16 - 19:47   AXA - appoints Kim Pearce (ex Allianz and RSA) to new role of Claims Customer Services as part of Claims Transformation Programme
   
06/7/16 - 14:00   The REAL Rally - raises over £30,000; and 2017 event is launched: three-day-event in northern Europe, 15-17 June 2017
   
06/7/16 - 13:57   AW Repair Group - Junair drive-through spraybooth installed at AW's Denaby, South Yorkshire, bodyshop
   
06/7/16 - 13:05   Ocean BMW Group - plans for new BMW and MINI dealership and bodyshop in Teignbridge, Devon
   
06/7/16 - 13:01   Admiral - estimates car insurance for Brooklyn Beckham and his new car will cost over £7K
   
06/7/16 - 12:40   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - Sue Lewis re-appointed Chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel
   
06/7/16 - 12:33   RAC - recruiting 30 additional patrols across the UK
   
06/7/16 - 12:28   cap hpi - "groundbreaking" approach to vehicle data unlocks global view of automotive industry
   
06/7/16 - 12:20   Nationwide Crash Repair and PPG sponsored Dan Cammish - heads to Silverstone this weekend for biggest race of the year!
   
06/7/16 - 12:09   Ford GT - high-performance colours and materials; including structural carbon fibre; 600bhp and a £300,000 price tag
   
06/7/16 - 11:36   Thatcham Research - Mercedes-Benz C-Class tops the UK's best-selling cars of 2016 ranked by AEB fitment
   
06/7/16 - 10:04   SMMT - new car sales fall 0.8% in June; all-time record sales in first half of year
   
06/7/16 - 08:29   Insurance Times Tech Awards - finalists announced; awards ceremony on 22 September
   
06/7/16 - 07:56   M&M Group - invest £600,000 in new premises for growing signs & graphics business; will free space for growth in vehicle repair business
   
06/7/16 - 07:40   Cambria - trading update: "significantly ahead of last year"; acquire JLR dealership in South Woodford
   
05/7/16 - 16:23   ABI - signs up to Women in Finance Charter - diversity in the insurance sector; next Women's Automotive meeting 15.09.16 with hosts, Ageas
   
05/7/16 - 13:50   Aviva - launches 'Auto-enrolment Costs Explained'
   
05/7/16 - 13:23   J.D. Power 2016 UK Customer Service Index (CSI) Study - service department hold key to customer loyalty
   
05/7/16 - 13:04   The British Coatings Federation (BCF) - non-compliance campaign to ensure compliant use of solvent-based basecoats in vehicle repairs
   
05/7/16 - 12:58   Peugeot - apprentices complete 205 GTi renovation; every Peugeot UK apprentice in the last two years involved with the project
   
05/7/16 - 12:46   London Ultra-Low Emission Zone - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announces plans to clean up London's "filthy air"
   
05/7/16 - 12:39   Jaguar Land Rover - New Technical, Manufacturing & Paint Centre located near Coventry represents a £20m investment by JLR
   
05/7/16 - 12:33   Henkel - wider scope of application for gasketing adhesives
   
05/7/16 - 12:30   Jaguar Land Rover - creating 250 jobs across its Special Operations division (inc technicians) in 2016; an increase of nearly 25%
   
05/7/16 - 12:24   City of London Police and Cifas - youth targeted: fraud victims aged 30 and under up by 52% in 2015
   
05/7/16 - 12:20   GYS - win Mercedes-Benz approval for NEOPULSE 300 Pulse MIG/MAG welder
   
05/7/16 - 12:06   Corporation Tax - Chancellor George Osborne announces corporation tax cut
   
05/7/16 - 11:59   IFED - Scottish residents warned their address may be target for insurance ghost brokers
   
05/7/16 - 11:53   RAC - motorists hit by fourth straight month of fuel price rises
   
05/7/16 - 07:18   MPs - inadequate careers advice in many schools is exacerbating skills gap
   
04/7/16 - 19:16   2017 REAL Charity Golf Day - Thursday 14th July at Saffron Walden Golf Club, Essex
   
04/7/16 - 18:48   ABI - signs up to Women in Finance Charter - diversity in the insurance sector; next Women's Automotive meeting 12.09.16 with hosts, Ageas
   
04/7/16 - 15:33   Top Gear - Chris Evans stepping down; "Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough"
   
04/7/16 - 15:05   Clarion - blind spot eliminating camera for driving in congestion and when parking
   
04/7/16 - 15:02   ClassicLine - launches campaign to save popular British classics being driven to extinction
   
04/7/16 - 12:31   WhoCanFixMyCar.com - announce partnership with Confused.com
   
04/7/16 - 12:15   Gocompare.com - UK companies have paid out nearly £140m in refunds and goodwill gifts to social media complainers in the last 12 months
   
04/7/16 - 11:49   Auto Body Professional - ABP caught up with Squad UK - car painting and body repair - in the latest issue. Read it online, NOW!
   
04/7/16 - 11:36   Ireland UnderGround - "underwhelming" protest against rising cost of motor insurance in Ireland
   
04/7/16 - 10:30   The Association of British Insurers (ABI) - AXA's Amanda Blanc and Steve Lewis, RSA, join ABI board.
   
04/7/16 - 10:18   Older Drivers Task Force (supported by Ageas) - raise licence renewal age to 75 and make eyesight tests compulsory
   
04/7/16 - 10:10   Volvo - invests in the UK motor trade with the launch of its ‘Sponsored Dealer’ programme
   
04/7/16 - 09:59   ACIS - signs "strategic alliance" with Fix Auto UK as its preferred partner for paint and repair consumables
   
04/7/16 - 09:39   LV - new TV ad for ‘Good value, great values’ campaign features "quirky machines" mending a damaged car
   
04/7/16 - 09:31   Churchill - East London tops UK's uninsured driving hotspots
   
04/7/16 - 09:02   BMW - link with Intel and Mobileye to bring fully automated driving vehicles into series production by 2021
   
04/7/16 - 07:27   Trakm8 - win telematics contract from Allianz's Global Telematics business
   
03/7/16 - 23:28   Platinum Accident Repair Centre in Frome - acquired by Dick Lovett Group and renamed Wellsway Bodyshop Bath
   
03/7/16 - 21:38   Fix Auto Rochdale - include 4-bay Junair MultiBooth as part of their £1m development of new Fix and Go site
   
03/7/16 - 18:53   Enterprise Rent-a-Car - founder, Jack Taylor, dies at age of 94; gave away $860m in his lifetime
   
01/7/16 - 18:58   Audatex - AZT Paint Calculation update
   
01/7/16 - 15:24   Fix Auto UK - appoint Martin Willis (ex JCC Nationwide Swindon) as 6th member of Regional Operations team
   
01/7/16 - 13:40   Zurich UK - head of general insurance and interim personal lines MD both leave the business
   
01/7/16 - 13:20   AkzoNobel - introduce Dynacoat Clear 6000 HS AS to UK market, distributed exclusively by LKQ Coatings
   
01/7/16 - 13:06   Aviva - fraudster claiming ‘moderately severe’ whiplash caught after finishing 7th out of 2,000 in 10k race
   
01/7/16 - 12:12   Tesla - US authorities opening investigation after driver killed whilst car in Autopilot mode
   
01/7/16 - 11:59   Renault - introduce new Alaskan model; their first pick-up truck
   
01/7/16 - 11:43   RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) - go back on the road with AutoRaise and Remit
   
01/7/16 - 10:14   CitNOW - after success in their workshops, Nissan GB roll-out video technology to new and used car sales
   
01/7/16 - 07:34   Quartix Holdings (telematics co) - trading update; "remain on track .......progress in all markets"
   
01/7/16 - 07:28   RSA - announces completion of the sale of its operations in Uruguay; all South American operations now sold
   
01/7/16 - 01:38   ABP website – over 670,000 visits in first half of 2016, viewing 2.5 million pages
   
01/7/16 - 01:36   ABP website – over 670,000 visits in first half of 2016, viewing 670,000 pages
   
01/7/16 - 00:39   Oxyburn Recovery Systems (ORS) - open bodyshop next to factory in Halesowen