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Auto-renewal could cost £1.2bn

Gocompare.com’s Car Insurance Auto-Renewal Survey has revealed that 5.8 million motorists a year fall into the auto-renewal trap costing motorists up to £1.2bn per annum. Gocompare.com’s Car Insurance Auto-Renewal Survey […]

FOS names complaint sources

Direct Line has topped the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints table for general insurance (excluding payment protection insurance) with Axa and Ageas completing the top three. The information highlights the […]

International agenda for UK event

One of the highest rated sessions to grace the stage at the IBIS Global Summit 2015 is set to be replicated at the bodyshop Event and Awards 2015 in September. […]

Car hire rate investigation launched

Six years after Accident Exchange exposed the fraud perpetrated by Autofocus on behalf of defendant solicitors and their insurer clients, Accident Exchange has launched a second investigation as evidence of […]

ACIS gains Volvo certificate

Ian Dalgarno, national account director for ACIS, has received a Volvo safe repair certificate following his attendance at Volvo’s technical update course held at its training and development centre in […]

Worker of year a hit

Workwear brand, Dickies, proved a huge hit at Cadwell Park highlighting its UK Worker of the Year competition at the eighth round of the MCE British Superbike Championship. Hundreds queued […]

Andrew Page turns to retail

Independent automotive distributor, Andrew Page is set to open retail stores for consumers across the UK this year. The business plans to open several retail outlets over the next few […]

Redde acquires FMG

Redde plc (formerly Helphire Group plc) has acquired FMG group of companies from private equity firm Endless in a £43.2m deal. Redde said the purchase supports its strategic objective of […]

National Windscreens retains SHB contract

National Windscreens has signed a further three year sole supplier contract with SHB Hire Ltd following a competitive tender process. The two companies have worked together for more than 10 […]

Circle Leasing turns to Twitter

Bodyshop courtesy car provider, Circle Leasing is using Twitter to bring a new Fiat 500 promotion to the attention of its customers while also further increasing its number of Twitter […]

Skoda named ‘most dependable’

Skoda has been named as the UK’s most dependable brand in a new JD Power study.  The inaugural 2015 UK Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) asked owners to report problems with […]

Motofix enters Exeter

Motofix Group, an independent regional vehicle accident repair and bodyshop group, has announced yet another addition to the Group’s growing accident repair network – Exeter’s vehicle accident repairer Fairweather Autoshine. […]