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Details of £2billion roads plan

Highways England is meeting with suppliers and stakeholders today (29 September 2015) and on Thursday (1 October 2015) to set out how more than £2 billion of government investment to […]

IAM’s Lesley scoops lifetime award

The Institute of Advanced Motorists’ (IAM) recently appointed commercial director, Lesley Upham, has won a top automotive award at a well-respected motor industry ceremony at the weekend. The 19th Annual […]

Average motor premiums up 4.6%

The average motor insurance premium rose 4.6% in the year to August, according to market analysis from Consumer Intelligence. However, the same report also states that premiums for under-25’s are […]

‘Carmakers are cheating customers’

Motorists are being duped by carmakers into buying vehicles which claim to be more fuel efficient than they really are, a new report claims. Transport & Environment said Europe’s carmakers […]

US consider expanding Takata recall

The US regulator overseeing the replacement of Takata air bags is considering an order that would expand the recalls and has contacted seven manufacturers who could be affected, including Volkswagen […]

Americans don’t trust autonomous parking

According to the results of a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 per cent of American drivers are confident in their parallel parking abilities and only one-in-four would trust this […]

VW saga continues

Following yesterday’s revelation that bosch warned Volkswagen back in 2007 about using ‘diesel duping’ software, German prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into former chief executive Martin Winterkorn, as two […]

JCC raise over £43K for Macmillan

Macmillan Cancer Support has been Just Car Clinics’ official charity since 2012, with the partnership now stronger than ever entering into its fourth year. Sadly, six years ago (24th September […]

Thatcham gathers international expertise

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 […]

Axalta lead discussion at EACC

At the recent European Coatings Conference on Automotive Coatings on 25-25 September in Düsseldorf, Germany, Dr. Klemens Bartmann, global technology director at Axalta Coating Systems, discussed how today’s advanced automotive […]

AW Repair Group share success with charity

AW Repair Group has won bodyshop magazines coveted title of Medium Bodyshop of the Year 2015. And to celebrate they are donating £1 to charity for every Comment, Like, Tweet […]

BE2015: consolidation ‘unstoppable’

Consolidation is here right now and will not stop was the message from an expert panel discussing consolidation at the bodyshop Event 2015. The seminar session – ‘Consolidation – what […]