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Four men from Birmingham have been sentenced after a ghost-broker insurance scam was uncovered by detectives from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), part of the City of London Police. […]

Fix Auto Rochdale has announced a £1m investment to develop its award-winning repair facility. The company is investing in a state-of-the-art Junair 4-bay MultiBooth spraybooth oven, which will allow the […]

Covéa Insurance has launched its direct motor insurance offering under the company’s Provident Insurance brand. Launched initially with Confused.com, the proposition has been built on the company’s expertise in pricing, […]

New research by OSV, an independent vehicle supply professional, has revealed that motorists are now spending approximately four years of their life in their car commuting to work. A further […]

The inaugural Automechanika Birmingham has sold out five months before the doors even open. All 550 exhibitor spots have been taken, with representatives from 30 countries confirming their attendance at […]

Bodyshop entrepreneur and multi-site operator, Steve Peart saw his Repair Qube – a fully modular, pre-assembled repair facility – surpass the 300 vehicle repair mark yesterday (Tuesday 9 February 2016). […]

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given its backing to Google’s self-driving car technology. In a letter to the technology giant the NHTSA, which until now has […]

HR Owen has acquired prestige accident repair specialists Bodytechnics based in Slough. The acquisition brings another element to the end-to-end ‘concierge-style’ approach to client care offered by HR Owen and […]

BEN – the automotive industry charity and bodyshop magazine’s nominated charity partner for 2016 – is on the look-out for those who like a challenge on land or sea. BEN’s […]

Paul Bonner, bodyshop manager at Bristol Street Motors Gloucester Ford, has been named Bodyshop Manager of the Year at Vertu Motors’ annual management awards. Paul secured the accolade after delivering […]

The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has appointed Jason Moseley as executive director with the responsibility for the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) and the Vehicle Builders Repairers Association (VBRA). […]

The automotive industry has been warned to brace itself for another difficult trading year, although it’s expected to bottom out and 2016 could eventually be a turning point. That is […]