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Curfews on young drivers ‘unfair solution’

insurethebox, the global pioneer of telematics-based car insurance, believes proposed driving licence changes that would ban young motorists from driving at night is an ineffective and punitive solution to a […]

Inchcape receives Loyalty Performance title

Inchcape Volkswagen Van Centre Cheltenham has been named Loyalty Performance winner at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Annual Performance Awards. The event, hosted by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, aims to reward retail […]

Ben reveals top financial worries

Ben, the not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people and their family dependents, reveals the main financial worries for people who […]

Confidence dips for van drivers

A further dip in business growth confidence, pointing towards a less optimistic outlook for the year ahead, has been recorded as part of the Mercedes-Benz Vans Business Barometer. An independent […]

Western Commercial comes out on top

Scotland’s Western Commercial has been awarded the title of Mercedes-Benz Vans’ Retailer of the Year. The achievement reflects the strong teamworking ethos evident in all areas of the dealer’s operation, […]

Transatel and FCA get connected

Transatel will provide FCA with machine-to-machine connectivity for the provisioning of mobile network services and an IoT solution in the European Union region (EU 29) for its on-board telematics units […]

Mercedes-Benz eActros hits the road

Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will be putting its electric truck, the eActros, out on the road with operators, after becoming the first manufacturer to produce a heavy-duty electric truck […]

Global car sales up by 2.4% in 2017

The automotive industry grew in 2017, with 86.05 million units (LCVs and passenger cars) sold according to data released today by JATO Dynamics. This is a significant 2.05 million more […]

AutoRaise welcomes Gallagher Bassett as a Gold Partner

AutoRaise, the vehicle repair industry charity – is delighted to announce the signing of Gallagher Bassett to further boost the charity’s Partner line-up. The Ipswich-based company, with branches nationwide, joins […]

100 collection cars under the hammer

In Spring 2018, Bicester Heritage will play host to a one-off auction that will see more than 100 hand-picked cars go under the hammer from Jaguar Land Rover Classic’s Collection. […]

An estimated 1.3bn lost in ‘renewal trap’

New research highlights that despite insurance premiums reaching record levels in the last year, drivers are wasting an estimated £1.3bn by allowing their cover to automatically renew without checking to […]

Vision to reach new milestone

Vision, powered by Bluegrasscoms, will reach another major milestone in 2018, accessing almost £1bn of crash repair estimates across major European countries for intervention, with its genuine parts procurement solution. […]