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Premier takes overall glory

Premier Panel Skills and Porsche Centre Guildford were the overall winner’s at this year’s Porsche GB Restoration Competition ‘40 years at the front’. Iain Gibbs, service manager at Porsche Guildford […]

AA benefiting from transformation

In its pre-close statement, the AA has declared trading, which is in line with market expectations, is benefiting from the ongoing transformation of the AA. The statement reads: ‘In recent […]

CitNOW out-broadcasts BBC

CitNOW claims it is now broadcasting more daily video than the BBC. At its peak, CitNOW’s servers upload 21,000 videos – more than 500 hours’ worth – every day and […]

Aviva continues growth plans

Aviva has reported operating profits up 13% to £1,325 million with general insurance net written premiums up seven per cent to £3,991 million in its 2016 interim results. Mark Wilson, […]

New car market ‘cooling’

UK new car registrations experienced a moderate increase in July, up 0.1% for the month, according to figures released by SMMT. New car registrations so far this year stand at […]

ECP acquires Hella Ireland

Euro Car Parts/LKQ has acquired Dublin-based Hella Ireland. Already with branches in Northern Ireland, the move gives ECP its first base in the Republic of Ireland and extends its coverage […]

56-day driving ban ‘is a joke’

Suffolk Police have described a 56-day ban for a driver caught doing 154mph as a ‘joke’. Twenty one-year-old motorist Louie Howlett was clocked at that speed on the A11 in […]

2020 tipping point for EV stations

There will be more electric charge stations than petrol stations by 2020, according to new analysis. Nissan has found that there were just 8,472 fuel stations at the end of […]

Bavaria takes VW to court

The German state of Bavaria will sue Volkswagen for damages following the emissions scandal. It becomes the first regional government in VW’s home country to take legal action, but it […]

DLG sets the early pace

Direct Line Group has reported strong growth in motor in the first half of 2016, increasing by more than two per cent from £356.9m to £389.6m. The results stated: ‘Total […]

Charity drive at REAL golf day

The 2016 REAL Golf Day was hailed a great success after raising nearly £5,000 for charity. Held at Saffron Walden, the third Ethan Rees Linwood Memorial Fund’s annual golf day […]

Wunelli backs telematics IPT exemption

Wunelli has backed calls from the British Insurance Broker’s Association to exempt telematics insurance products from IPT. Telematics policies can offer cheaper insurance for younger drivers, and Wunelli believes offering […]