Mechanics are in danger of sustaining serious injuries when working on high voltage electric and hybrid vehicles as they currently don’t know have the niche skills and expertise required to conduct maintenance and repairs correctly and safely, according to the …
Ireland importing thousands of old diesel cars from UK
There has been a huge increase in exports of air-polluting older diesel cars from Britain to Ireland. This follows a weak GBP which boosted buyer demand in the Republic of Ireland. Addressing the Moor Trader Scotland Summit 2018 the director …
Secondhand car market remains strong despite dip
The secondhand car market remained strong in March despite an overall drop in retail profitability for motor traders. New data published by ASE shows a small uptick year-on-year for used car margins and stock turns, and the market is expected …
JCT600 expands motor trade apprenticeship scheme to attract more youngsters
A Bradford-based family motor trader is preparing the next generation of mechanics, technicians and vehicle experts with a popular apprenticeship scheme, which has already attracted hundreds of young people in the Midlands and the North East. JCT600, a privately owned …
Government dragging feet with proposed electric car charging project
Readers who are in the UK motor trade, particularly the market for electric cars, will probably not be very happy with today’s news. After all, even if one does your best and takes out comprehensive fleet insurance, or motor trade …
Car manufacturers offer big discounts on diesel vehicles
Motor traders with diesel cars will find it increasingly difficult to sell them as the market for vehicles that run on heavy oil is currently depressed due to fears of future government legislation and the after effects of the dieselgate …
Driver who sat in passenger seat has licence suspended
It seems that UK driving schools of the future might have a hard time teaching their students what is acceptable and what is not when they are behind the wheel in a world where cars are increasingly becoming automated. And …
Keyless entry car owners to pay higher insurance premiums
Car insurance premiums on keyless entry cars are likely to increase during the next 12 months as they are more vulnerable to theft and will feature in the New Vehicle Security Assessments (NVSA) risk rating from next year. For valets …
Only 13% of buyers would consider a diesel car
Readers who are involved with the UK automotive industry will know that no motor trader who is worth his or her salt should be without the best possible motor trade insurance. They will also know that even the best insurance …
Young drivers say reliance on black boxes is “unfair”
Almost half of young drivers in the UK are unhappy that they have to rely on the use of black boxes to reduce the costs of their motor trade insurance premiums, according to a new study by Quote Goat, a …
Who pays the lowest car insurance premiums and why
It’s not every day we have good news about the cost of car insurance, but today we have. A new study has found that the average car insurance premium (which hopefully includes fleet insurance) has dropped by 0.7% to £660.64 …
Police chiefs urge online retailers to remove car-theft gadgets
Police chiefs have criticised Amazon and eBay for selling cut price hacking devices which enable users to break into and steal cars in just a few seconds. The gadgets can be purchased on the internet ecommerce sites for as little …