ABP Club Car Body Repair News - August 2015

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

28/8/15 - 14:10		BBC - learning to drive a driverless car is more difficult than it sounds

28/8/15 - 11:48		Royal London - British SMEs uninformed about business insurance

28/8/15 - 11:40		Honest John - "ridiculous and obstructive UK car insurance business... run by profit-hungry private equity funding"

28/8/15 - 11:37		Innovation - talks with Carlyle on £500m buyout have been going on for several weeks

28/8/15 - 11:29		Innovation Group - in advanced discussions with Carlyle Group, owners of Nationwide

28/8/15 - 10:41		UK Government - ambitious target that £1 in every £3 government spends will be with small businesses; vehicle repair contracts available

28/8/15 - 10:16		Swinton Insurance - data reveals a 47% surge in motor insurance claims calls to high street broker after bank holiday weekend

28/8/15 - 09:41		- new taskforce and consultation announced to obliterate pointless road signs; number of signs has doubled in last 20 years

28/8/15 - 09:23		Brake - who’s putting your life on the line? For a quarter of drivers, it’s family

28/8/15 - 09:00		Slater and Gordon - results for y/e 30 June 2015; chief exec defends acquisition of Quindell's PSD

28/8/15 - 08:50		Quindell - Professional Services Division (inc old Ai Claims) to be re-branded as Slater Gordon Solutions (SGS)

27/8/15 - 17:57		FTA - 34% of transport managers plan to quit their jobs in the next five years; shortage of drivers & technicians in freight and logistics

27/8/15 - 17:42		BMW - new Shortfall Insurance product from Global Assistance protects customers should their car be written off

27/8/15 - 17:32		Brake - calls on everyone to "drive less, live more" ahead of November's Road Safety Week

27/8/15 - 14:03		Hastings Insurance Group - half-year results; profit up 54% on premiums up 25%; increased accident frequency

27/8/15 - 13:25		Aston Martin - ten more apprenticeship opportunities at Gaydon HQ, including paint

27/8/15 - 13:19		Axalta: Spies Hecker - Evgeny Khmelev appointed Training Leader Europe, Middle East and Africa

27/8/15 - 12:22		CARS Show - recycling show announces 2016 dates: 14 and 15 July at Donington

27/8/15 - 12:07		AXA - pair jailed for 30 months for staged accident which AXA paid out £15,000 on; eyewitness account helps police investigation

27/8/15 - 11:29		Auto Windscreens (owned by Markerstudy) - appoint Simon Limbrick (ex Autoglass) as National Sales Manager

27/8/15 - 11:11		Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - terrible drivers are a turn off; bad driving reduces attractiveness by 50%

27/8/15 - 11:04		Chris Oliver, Fix Auto Dagenham - "Stay independent and don't chase volume" says Chris in a video interview with Australasian Paint & Panel

27/8/15 - 10:05		The Co-operative Insurance - tailgating tops the list of motoring annoyances in the UK

27/8/15 - 08:56		Asset Protection Unit (APU) - police face alarming ‘skills gap’ with telematics data

27/8/15 - 08:50		LV= - motorists run dry gambling on fuel levels; almost a million don't notice or ignore fuel light

27/8/15 - 08:46		Churchill Car Insurance - police seize 27,688 cars because they aren’t insured

27/8/15 - 08:44		AA - August bank holiday - travel update: 13 million drivers take to the roads this weekend

26/8/15 - 14:00		GoCompare - auto-renewal trap could cost 5.8 million motorists up to £1.2 billion a year

26/8/15 - 13:53		Ford - collision-avoidance technology and parking assistance systems growing in popularity

26/8/15 - 13:47		ABP Club - team update; Tracy Jesson

26/8/15 - 13:31		WhoCanFixMyCar.com - "higher car repair prices for women" myth pulled apart

26/8/15 - 12:55		Axalta: Cromax - Punch Powertrain Solar Team’s car – sporting Cromax coatings - unveiled to public at Belgian ceremony

26/8/15 - 12:38		QuestGates - announces acquisition of TSS Loss Adjusting

26/8/15 - 09:42		National Accident Repair Group - Gemini's acquisition of 8 fixed-site AutoRestore shops take NARG to 200

26/8/15 - 09:28		ABP Employer Protect - Glaisyers Solicitors invite members to an Employment Law seminar on Wednesday 14 October in Manchester

25/8/15 - 23:33		Solera - worldwide results for full-year to 30 June; big jump in pre-tax profits on turnover up 15.6%

25/8/15 - 14:25		Valspar - fiscal third quarter 2015 net sales of $1.15 billion, a decrease of 7% over previous year

25/8/15 - 13:37		Zurich - proposes £5.6billion ($8.8billion) takeover of rival RSA, reports Reuters; deal now "inevitable"

25/8/15 - 13:14		ABP Club Charity Spa Day - Thursday 1 October 2015 at Hill Valley Hotel, Whitchurch, Shropshire; book your place now!

25/8/15 - 12:05		The Financial Ombudsman Service - latest six-monthly complaints data; Direct Line, AXA and Ageas top three complaints for General Insurance

25/8/15 - 11:03		Gocompare.com - auto-renewal trap could cost 5.8m motorists up to £1.2bn a year; 31% of drivers have been with the same insurer for 3+ years

25/8/15 - 10:59		Standox - 1K Primer Filler U3010 in spray cans now available in black and white

25/8/15 - 10:55		ACIS - Ian Dalgarno, national account director for ACIS, gains Safe Volvo Repair Certificate

25/8/15 - 10:42		Gocompare.com / iovation - new device-based fraud protection for aggregator's car insurance partners

25/8/15 - 10:33		Europe: Zurich - SMEs looking to the EU for skilled employees

25/8/15 - 10:05		BusinessCar - business car fleets' Techie Awards winners announced

25/8/15 - 09:52		PPG / Nationwide - sponsored Porsche Carrera driven by Dan Cammish dominates double-header at challenging Scottish track

25/8/15 - 09:30		AutoRestore - announce sale of their 8 fixed sites to Gemini

25/8/15 - 07:18		RSA - board to recommend a 550p possible offer from Zurich

25/8/15 - 00:31		Gemini - announce acquisition of the 8 fixed site AutoRestore bodyshops; Gemini now 3rd largest group in UK

24/8/15 - 14:13		Coffee or car insurance? – keen coffee drinkers spend nearly as much on beans (£515) as they do on motor premiums (£549)

24/8/15 - 14:11		Ireland; Motor Insurance Market - "a scene of carnage"; Irish have softer necks than in UK

24/8/15 - 14:01		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 – team up with Thatcham to demo Methods data using GlassMatix at two Ireland meetings

24/8/15 - 13:20		RAC Business - 52% admit hiring or leasing a car for a business meeting to improve first impressions

24/8/15 - 13:07		BIBA and AXA - new guide published to clarify insurance fraud

24/8/15 - 12:53		One Call Insurance - UK insurance broker launches Live Drive app-based telematics solution with SSP and Wunelli

24/8/15 - 12:15		Ford - first UK deliveries in sight as right-hand drive Ford Mustang orders reach almost 2,000; Race Red most popular colour

24/8/15 - 12:05		Gocompare.com - warns drivers to check their insurance before offering a lift-share or becoming an Uber driver

24/8/15 - 11:25		Financial Times: motor claims analysts - CMCs “out of control”; total claims bill will increase by about 5% a year

24/8/15 - 11:17		Mazda - Digital Service Record celebrates ten years in the UK; data from 400,000 cars and over than a million services recorded

24/8/15 - 11:15		FBD Insurance plc – Ireland’s 4th largest motor insurer posts half-year euro 96m loss; car insurance numbers down 21% in last year

24/8/15 - 11:00		Zurich / RSA - Zurich asks for more time to make a formal offer for RSA, reports the Financial Times

24/8/15 - 10:41		Bodyshop magazine - circulation falls for 10th year in succession

24/8/15 - 10:33		AXA - launches mid-market, sector-specific broker proposition; targets Motor Trade and Motor Fleet

24/8/15 - 09:53		Churchill - police seize 27,688 uninsured cars in 2015; including 3 Lamborghinis, 2 Ferraris and 10 Bentleys

24/8/15 - 09:43		Auto Trader - 2012 model BMW 1 Series Petrol Auto is the UK's fastest selling car in July; BMW & Vauxhall dominate top 10 sales in the South

21/8/15 - 20:13		This week’s ABP news in numbers - medals, aquisitions and tablets

21/8/15 - 17:56		CCL - seeking additional staff for expansion following acquisition by Hertz two years ago

21/8/15 - 17:22		East Bilney Coachworks - at official opening of new site in Lynn reveal they are already looking at expansion

21/8/15 - 13:30		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 - Roberts Automotive/Blackhawk signed up as exhibitors

21/8/15 - 12:41		Zurich/RSA - Financial Times reports that Zurich's bid to buy RSA in "in jeopardy"

21/8/15 - 12:28		ASDA - fuel prices cut: unleaded drops from 111.7 to 109.7ppl; RAC: "motorists are now benefiting from the plummeting price of oil"

21/8/15 - 12:08		Thompsons Solicitors - "no amount of profit seems enough to satisfy the car insurers"; calls for action to protect motorists

21/8/15 - 11:41		XpertHR - wages increase by average of 2%; top bosses now earning over 180 times more than the average full-time employee, says TUC

21/8/15 - 11:19		The Road Haulage Association (RHA) - apprenticeship levy looks like a tax on payroll

21/8/15 - 10:26		GEM (The Guild of Experienced Motorists) - achieves Which? Recommended Provider status for breakdown cover

21/8/15 - 10:19		Warrantywise - £55 per month used car service and maintenance plan cover for electric vehicles

21/8/15 - 10:10		Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - offering a free advanced driving taster session to any UK licence holder

21/8/15 - 10:04		Brown Brothers Distribution - launches new advanced waterbased Easycut Liquid Compound

21/8/15 - 09:44		Accident Exchange - six years after exposing Autofocus new fraudulent activity emerges; second investigation launched

21/8/15 - 07:51		Government - consultation on apprenticeship levy starts today until 2 Oct; levy will be operational from Apr 2017

21/8/15 - 07:51		Government - Prime Minister to unveil plans today to boost apprenticeships and transform training

20/8/15 - 18:44		Solera - confirm they are "exploring strategic alternatives"

20/8/15 - 13:01		AA - awarded Which? Recommended Provider status for both consumer and AA-provided manufacturer breakdown cover for tenth year in a row

20/8/15 - 11:36		Aviva - ends its tenure as main sponsor of Norwich City FC; now signed as community partner in three-year deal

20/8/15 - 11:27		Arc Legal Assistance - new deals with Provincewide and Prestige double Northern Ireland business

20/8/15 - 11:17		Freight Transport Association (FTA) - calls for compensation for Operation Stack; cost to UK hauliers stuck on M20 was over £21million

20/8/15 - 11:10		Nissan - dealer profits up by 66% year-on-year; 1.5% return on sales; gross profit up 12.2% in service and 9.6% in parts

20/8/15 - 10:53		Axalta - Cromax introduces new activator for hot weather use with its Ultra Performance Energy Clear CC6700

20/8/15 - 10:41		Celsus - new in-car DAB video brings message to motorists; aftermarket upsell opportunity for workshops

20/8/15 - 10:33		Bates & Partners - Workplace Pension Scheme - are you ready?

20/8/15 - 10:26		Confused.com - one in 10 motorists admit to "rubbernecking"; FOI data reveals ‘incident screens’ used just 77 times in the last 3 years

20/8/15 - 07:25		Helphire (Redde) - acquire FMG for £43.2m

19/8/15 - 22:14		MOT - system in meltdown with motorists being forced off the road and garages unable to issue certificates

19/8/15 - 22:03		Solera - "exploring a sale that has attracted interest from private equity firms" reports Bloomberg

19/8/15 - 14:01		MoneySuperMarket - 86.8% of all insurance claims being for a motor accident compared with 86.5% the previous year

19/8/15 - 12:48		Motofix Group - acquires Fairweather Autoshine in Exeter just a month after buying bodyshop in Yeovil to expand business in the South West

19/8/15 - 12:34		HSE - hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) report does not find "strong evidence" of link between exposure to vibration and "health outcomes"

19/8/15 - 12:19		Revive! - KartForce injured troops to take on BTCC Champ Andrew Jordan at the Annual Revive! Karting Championship

19/8/15 - 11:01		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 – innovative technology from the Auto3P team; ABP exclusive software launch!

19/8/15 - 09:21		Brown Brothers Distribution - launch PPG Envirocron Powder Coatings range; environmentally friendly high-performance coatings

19/8/15 - 08:11		Admiral - half-year results; group profit up 2% on turnover up 1%; UK car insurance profit up 6%

18/8/15 - 14:58		Government - Small Business, Enterprise & Employment Act; ALL companies affected, changes to legal requirements inc Companies House files

18/8/15 - 14:44		FMG - outsourcing helps to control at-fault incident third party claims costs; data shows 140% increase in demand for FMG 's services

18/8/15 - 14:13		Quindell - investigations by SFO and FRC could take several years

18/8/15 - 14:11		Lookers (inc Dutton Forshaw and Dovercourt) - more dealerships in Scotland on the cards; "higher margin aftersales business performs well"

18/8/15 - 14:01		RSA - former ceo, Richard Gamble, says acquisition by Zurich would put RSA out if its misery

18/8/15 - 13:56		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 - increase bodyshop productivity and boost profits with Mirka's help

18/8/15 - 13:43		Circle Leasing - turns to Twitter to reward customers with £99 Fiats

18/8/15 - 13:31		Consumer Intelligence - drivers don't want to haggle over motor policy renewals

18/8/15 - 12:35		Junair - new MultiBooth Spraybooth Oven designed and developed to address industry issues

18/8/15 - 12:19		Volvo Cars UK - appoints Poole Accident Repair as a Volvo approved Body and Paint Centre

18/8/15 - 12:07		Vamco Ltd and Kingsley Law Ltd - went into creditors voluntary liquidation on 31 July

18/8/15 - 11:24		China: Tianjin (China's largest port for car imports) - Volkswagen says 2,700 cars damaged in China port blasts

18/8/15 - 10:53		Nissan - Nissan LEAF concept vehicle pioneers audible pedestrian alert system solution for electric vehicles

18/8/15 - 10:29		Continental Tyres - 45% of UK motorists judge other drivers based on the colour and type of car

18/8/15 - 10:23		GSF Car Parts - co-branded Bosal van the latest to join the GSF fleet

18/8/15 - 10:13		AW Repair Group - tablets for Technicians set to save £6,000 per year

18/8/15 - 10:10		Inflation rate - CPI up very slightly to 0.1%; RPI unchanged at 1.0%

18/8/15 - 09:05		My Car Check - sharp rise in used vehicle scams; buyers and sellers targeted online by organised criminal gangs

18/8/15 - 07:58		Marshall Motor Holdings - profits up 9.8% on turnover up 16%; strong balance sheet

18/8/15 - 07:24		Quindell - FCA discontinued investigation in light of SFO (Serious Fraud Office) investigation

17/8/15 - 23:17		Jolt - revolutionary new platform created by Imperious Technologies targets fraud allowing lower premiums for honest drivers

17/8/15 - 13:58		World Skill - download the free Sao Paulo 2015 Team UK Supplement, published by FE Week

17/8/15 - 13:36		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 - meet the 3M Ireland Automotive Aftermarket team and win a 28366 File Belt Sander with 12.7mm Arm

17/8/15 - 12:23		GoCompare - car buyers' wish lists include features that make driving easier and safer; more important than top speed and acceleration

17/8/15 - 12:15		SEAT UK - strengthens fleet team with two new recruits: Steven Colborne-Baber and Lerato Barrett

17/8/15 - 11:58		Retirement Advantage - 6% of over 50s and 11% of over 60s who are yet to retire do not plan to ever do so

17/8/15 - 11:38		Spies Hecker - paint supplier to professional Top Fuel Bike drag racer, Ian King

17/8/15 - 11:31		Just Car Clinics - Ryan Jones has done us proud at World Skills

17/8/15 - 11:28		Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - CMC director jailed for 12 months for £24K bogus PI claims paid out by Travelers

17/8/15 - 11:25		IFED - 12 months jail for Samir Kahn (Waheed Rafiq) for £24k bogus personal injury claim against Travelers Insurance

17/8/15 - 11:08		Thorite - Karl Vella Group's Deeside bodyshop installs new HPC compressor and aluminium pipework ring main

17/8/15 - 11:03		World Skills - detailed scores for every competitor in Car Painting and Autobody Repair categories

17/8/15 - 10:36		National-ARG - Mike Monaghan appointed General Manager to head up new head office in Doncaster

17/8/15 - 10:24		Department for Transport (DfT) - government report dispels electric vehicle ownership and usage myths; 82% of EV owners use it as main car

17/8/15 - 10:14		Jaguar - new Jaguar XF has lower insurance group rating and better residual values than key rivals

17/8/15 - 09:57		Insurance Fraud Department (IFED) - pair jailed for four and a half years for £167,000 Quinn Insurance personal injury scam

17/8/15 - 09:27		Which? - calls for end to rip-off car insurance fees; Age UK (Ageas) best, online intermediator, IG04 (Zenith partnership) worst

17/8/15 - 09:17		EXCLUSIVE: National ARG - in bullish mood for future, despite JCC being bought by Nationwide

17/8/15 - 07:45		IMI - government will miss its target to increase apprenticeships to 3 million

17/8/15 - 07:40		IMI - has become an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation

17/8/15 - 07:35		Quindell - appoint Indro Mukerjee as new Group CEO

17/8/15 - 00:34		World Skills - medal winners in the accident repair categories; 2 of 3 car painting medalists were female

17/8/15 - 00:29		World Skills - 8 medals for Team UK; full list

17/8/15 - 00:18		World Skills - Rebecca Wilson; congratulations on your bronze medal in the Car Painting category

17/8/15 - 00:07		World Skills - Rebecca Wilson celebrating her Bronze medal in Car Painting

16/8/15 - 23:53		World Skills - Rebecca Wilson wins Bronze Medal in Car Painting; no medal for Ryan Jones in AutoBody Repair

16/8/15 - 12:40		Auto Express magazine - IAM Surety rated top car insurer by 61,000 readers; More Than rated last

16/8/15 - 02:25		Redde - Albany to take on 30 more staff to help handle new Hastings Direct accident management contract

16/8/15 - 02:19		Quindell - report that telematics company Tantalum (owned by Edi Truell) wants to buy them

15/8/15 - 15:54		World Skills - Car Painting competition finished at 3.30pm today (Saturday); AutoBody Repair finishes at 4pm

15/8/15 - 02:59		Apple - self-driving car (Project Titan), is more developed than many suspected; testing ground being sought

14/8/15 - 16:45		CMA - ABP asked if they were still monitoring the private motor insurance industry; here's their reply

14/8/15 - 16:00		World Skills - update from JCC's Ryan Jones competing in the Autobody Repair category

14/8/15 - 14:14		ERS (formerly Equity Red Star) - half-year results; £2.8m loss compared to £1.2m profit last year

14/8/15 - 13:51		DfT - traffic levels in UK up 2.3% in last year to an all-time high; van traffic shows greatest growth, up 6.3%

14/8/15 - 12:02		SFA (Skills Funding Agency) - publishes 2015/2016 Business Plan; warn of reducing budgets

14/8/15 - 11:46		Skills Funding Agency - moratorium on qualification approvals

14/8/15 - 11:06		World Skills - competitors now half-way through the 4 day competition

14/8/15 - 10:33		Fortress Distribution - launch new Black Mamba heavy duty impact glove

14/8/15 - 08:38		RSA - what is impact of them exiting private motor sold through brokers?

13/8/15 - 22:09		Australia: Solera - risk management solutions chosen by Suncorp Insurance to simplify claims process and improve customer communications

13/8/15 - 12:42		HPI (part of Solera Group which includes Audatex) - launch Vehicle Monitor to dealers generate more sales leads

13/8/15 - 12:41		Ford - all-new Mustang is first vehicle to be equipped with a new type of knee airbag integrated into glove-box lid

13/8/15 - 12:36		RSA - exits private motor sold through brokers (7% of total motor); NOT exiting all personal lines motor

13/8/15 - 12:29		APU (part of Automotive Insurance Solutions Group which includes Accident Exchange) - anti-faud team help secure convictions for stolen car

13/8/15 - 12:23		Hastings Direct - appoints Helphire as their single provider of mobility and repair services for all policyholders

13/8/15 - 12:18		FCA - publishes rules on how it will apply the new accountability regime to approved persons within insurers

13/8/15 - 11:51		Hastings Direct - appoints Helphire as their single provider of mobility and repair services for all policyholders

13/8/15 - 11:43		Volkswagen Group - Nick O'Neill moves from head of Paint and Body programme to National Used Car Manager for SKODA UK

13/8/15 - 08:52		ABI - over 4,000 fraudulent motor insurance applications uncovered every week

12/8/15 - 13:22		Just Car Clinics - 3 vans set on fire at their Hinckley site on Tuesday night

12/8/15 - 13:19		Henkel - congratulate Nelson Piquet junior on winning the first Formula E championship

12/8/15 - 13:14		esure - former Miss England contestant jailed for £3,000 fraudulent whiplash scam; blamed claims company for pressurising her

12/8/15 - 10:22		J D Power - car servicing satisfaction survey; Volvo highest ranked premium brand; Honda top volume brands

12/8/15 - 10:10		Nationwide Network Services - appoint Tracey Chamberlain as Area Manager for the South

12/8/15 - 07:16		Lookers - half-year results: profit up 7% on turnover up 9%

11/8/15 - 23:52		Darcy the cat - survives 3 days and a 150 mile journey in Mercedes engine bay before rescue by Fix Auto Lichfield

11/8/15 - 17:20		Canada: Collision Repair magazine buys its rival, Bodyshop magazine

11/8/15 - 17:09		Quindell - chairman and one non-executive director were paid £3.8m in fees for sale of legal division to Slater & Gordon

11/8/15 - 16:43		WorldSkills competition - 2019 event will be held in Kazan in Russia

11/8/15 - 14:16		Just Car Clinins - cheering on Ryan Jones at the World SKills competition in Sao Paulo this week

11/8/15 - 13:56		Toyota - first shipment of Mirai, hydrogen fuel cell car, arrived in UK at the weekend

11/8/15 - 13:51		ABP - sad death reported of Nigel Glass of Axalta / DuPont

11/8/15 - 11:20		AW Repair Group - arrange Powerpoint training day for staff's children delivered by Insight IT Training

11/8/15 - 11:10		Fix Auto UK - two franchisees named as finalists for bodyshop awards

11/8/15 - 10:58		Fix Auto Dagenham - celebrates 10 years with Fix Auto UK; they were the first UK franchisee

11/8/15 - 10:37		Moneysupermarket - £528 million wasted every month driving further for 'cheapest' fuel

11/8/15 - 10:33		Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Dept - lifting restrictions on invoice finance will help small firms grow

11/8/15 - 10:26		Telegraph - return of whiplash scandal to add 15% to car insurance costs as criminal find ways round new laws

11/8/15 - 10:07		Jaguar Land Rover - to open factory in Slovakia in 2018 to manufacture a range of aluminium JLR vehicles

11/8/15 - 09:55		Daily Mail - Surge in bogus whiplash claims and falling price of petrol sends cost of insurance soaring for millions of honest motorists

11/8/15 - 09:11		Co-operative Bank - comments on enforcement notices from FCA and PRA; apologises to customers for their failings

11/8/15 - 09:06		PRA - censures Co-operative Bank for serious risk management and transparency failings

11/8/15 - 09:04		FCA - censures the Co-operative Bank for listing rules breaches and failing to be open with the regulator

10/8/15 - 14:15		New Insurers’ Regime - Mark Carney (Bank of England governor) to unveil new rules for insurance managers

10/8/15 - 14:02		Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Nationwide & PPG sponsored Dan Cammish enjoys perfect weekend; double pole, double win, double fastest lap

10/8/15 - 13:51		National Windscreens - retains its preferred supplier contract with Amlin Insurance

10/8/15 - 13:41		Thatcham - welcome delegation from new Saudi Arabia partners who also visited Newbury Crash Repair

10/8/15 - 13:31		World Skills - 40 young people in Team UK have flown out to Sao Paulo for 2015 competition; Prime Minister sends message

10/8/15 - 12:24		Government - to nullify nullify contractual terms which seek to prohibit assignment of invoices

10/8/15 - 11:58		Snap-On - acquire Ecotechnics, Italian air-conditioning business, for $130m

10/8/15 - 11:45		Allianz UK - half-year results: profits down 12%; challenges and competitive dynamics experienced in private car market

10/8/15 - 11:20		Just Car Clinics - named as finalists for 3 bodyshop awards

10/8/15 - 11:05		Churchill - 284 children (under 17 yr old) have been disqualified from driving so far this year

10/8/15 - 10:27		esure (now inc Gocompare) - half-year results: pre-tax profits up 85% (underlying profit down 21%); claims income up 43%

08/8/15 - 01:12		Quindell - how big a deal is the loss of the Swinton contract to new owners, Slater and Gordon?

07/8/15 - 23:41		Telegraph - Will driverless cars be the death of the insurance industry?

07/8/15 - 17:12		Rochdalel Vehicle Breakers - major fire this afternoon (Friday); over 50 cars alight

07/8/15 - 16:30		IFED - dash cam footage leads to conviction of Manchester woman, Kalin Khan, for £26,000 crash-for-cash fraud against LV

07/8/15 - 14:11		Motors.co.uk - new study reveals that 20% of UK drivers admit to having damaged another car and left withourt leaving their details

07/8/15 - 11:51		bodyshp magazine - finalists announced for awards event on 25 September

07/8/15 - 10:58		Allianz - half-yer results: worldwide pre-tax profits up 8.1% on premiums up 7.1%

07/8/15 - 09:20		Qundell - Rob Terry welcomes Serious Fraud Office (SFO) criminal investigation into his former business

07/8/15 - 09:09		Tesla - latest manufacturer to have one of their vehicles controlled by hackers from outside the car

07/8/15 - 09:01		Nokia - more details on HERE the mapping company sold this week to Audi, BMW and Mercedes

07/8/15 - 08:53		Motorpoint - drivers call for insurance premium reduction if they fit a dash cam

06/8/15 - 19:33		Ofcom - smartphones have overtaken laptops as most popular device for getting online; average adult spends over 20 hours a week on-line

06/8/15 - 14:10		EMM - launch new Colad, Breathable Spraymask (masking foil) in 6m width.

06/8/15 - 12:36		Claims Management Regulator - fine of £220,000 for Aurangzeb Iqbal (using variety of trading names, mainly in loss of hearing claims)

06/8/15 - 12:26		Aviva - win 7 year deal with TSB for general insurance products including motor; claims handled from Perth

06/8/15 - 12:19		SMMT – van sales in July show small 0.9% fall; truck sales up 39.7%

06/8/15 - 11:56		Quindell - Slater and Gordon (new owners of Quindell's Professional Services Division) say their due dilligence was extensive

06/8/15 - 11:17		Zurich - half-year results; worldwide profits down 15%; UK general insurance profits down with expenses higher than necessary

06/8/15 - 10:54		RSA - Zurich see significant benefits in the acquisition, but would walk away if the price is too high

06/8/15 - 10:30		Farecla - give major facelift to interior of their architecturally award winning HQ in Ware

06/8/15 - 09:21		SMMT - new car sales in July up 2.3%; 41 consecutive months of growth

06/8/15 - 08:45		Quindell - shares resume trading, down 30% to 87p

06/8/15 - 08:39		Aviva - half-year results: UK general insurance pre-tax profits halved, operating profit down 11%

06/8/15 - 07:54		RSA - half-year results: worldwide profit up 317%; best UK underwriting results since 2006; UK telematics strong

05/8/15 - 17:06		HPI - dealers back EU proposals to outlaw mileage correction firms

05/8/15 - 16:57		Malton Coachworks Garage Services - technician Nick Gordge trains mechanics in Sierra Leone on charity trip

05/8/15 - 15:39		Quindell - the view from Australia on todays announcements; hefty losses cast doubt over Slater & Gordon acquisition

05/8/15 - 15:30		Auto Windscreens (owned by Markerstudy Insurance) - acquires AA AutoWindshields

05/8/15 - 15:02		Quindell - investigation opened by Serious Fraud Office

05/8/15 - 14:11		Ireland: 8.9% of the 34,000 used car imports from UK in first 6 months of 2015 has been previously written off in the UK

05/8/15 - 13:47		Quindell - 2014 results finally published plus outlook for 2015 on remaining businesses

05/8/15 - 13:34		Quindell - 2014 results reveal £258m loss on revenue of £72m; shares to resume trading tomorrow

05/8/15 - 13:20		Quindell - announcement from AIM

05/8/15 - 13:18		Quindell - Financial Reporting Council announcement

05/8/15 - 13:06		ABP Ireland National Meetings 2015 - "new look" products and free samples of the Optimised Paint System on the Farécla Products stand

05/8/15 - 12:17		Toyota - Aygo city car and Yaris supermini now available with Toyota Safety Sense: pre-collision and forward collision systems; £400 option

05/8/15 - 11:06		Revive! - Rugby HQ team help local retired man and Age UK volunteer on town allotments

05/8/15 - 10:58		Maiden Insurance Partnerships - announces Europa Group as its insurance administration and technology partner

05/8/15 - 10:51		Ireland: AA - premiums jump by 20%; "one of the worst years for motor premiums"

05/8/15 - 10:39		Dorset Police - local paper, Dorset Echo, reveals Dorset Police spent more than £53k per month vehicle fleet last year; 103 insurance claims

05/8/15 - 10:10		Brake - road safety charity issues guidance for employers on education and training for at-work drivers

05/8/15 - 10:01		Venson - 17.5% of company car drivers wouldn’t report minor vehicle damage to their employer

05/8/15 - 09:35		The Co-operative Insurance - 38% of drivers don't know what the national speed limit is

05/8/15 - 07:58		Ageas UK - half-year results: net profit up 17%; now insures 3.6 million motor policies; motor income down 4%

04/8/15 - 14:13		Direct Line - pushing forward on claims with customer tracking of repair progress and claims reporting via smartphone

04/8/15 - 14:01		ACEA - UK was the largest European market for electric and hybrid vehicles during the first half of 2015

04/8/15 - 13:57		My Car Check - overview of July mrket for used cars and LCVs

04/8/15 - 13:51		ILC - annual Motor Claims networking lunch takes place on Fri 22 Jan 2016; guest speaker Michael Portillo

04/8/15 - 13:48		Solera (owners of Audatex) - acquire Netherlands-based Autodata to expand vehicle valuation and dealer management software solutions

04/8/15 - 13:44		Stanners - introduce new tool - Press-it - making it easier to fit parking sensors to new bumpers

04/8/15 - 10:44		HMRC - targetting use of demonstrators and courtesy cars

04/8/15 - 10:11		Fuel prices - diesel now below petrol for first time since 2001 according to latest government figures

04/8/15 - 09:31		Pendragon - half-year results: exceeding expectations with underlying profits up 23% to £40.3 million

04/8/15 - 09:15		AXA UK - half-year results: underlying UK earnings up 27% to £150 million; whiplash claims increasing

04/8/15 - 09:08		Axa - Amanda Blanc to head up new combined general insurance organisation in UK

04/8/15 - 09:03		AXA - worldwide half-year results: record underlying earnings of 3.1 billion Euro, up 12% on total revenues up 2%

04/8/15 - 07:51		Direct Line - half-year results; overall profit up 48% on unchanged premiums; increased repair costs and credit hire costs

03/8/15 - 19:17		UK Body Repair Economic Climate Survey - Final reminder for bodyshops to complete the quick and easy short survey

03/8/15 - 14:39		Solera (Audatex) - selected as sole choice of Tesla Motors for its global certified collision repair centers.

03/8/15 - 14:14		USA: General Motors - to only provide crash repair parts pricing on-line; no more price lists from Autumn

03/8/15 - 13:07		Audi, BMW and Daimler - auto industry consortium buys Nokia's Here digital mapping business for €2.8billion; automated driving development

03/8/15 - 12:20		British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) - creates regional young ambassadors to promote the interests of younger members

03/8/15 - 12:00		LV= - invests in robo-adviser Wealth Wizards, an automated advice system, for LV='s retirement telephone advice service

03/8/15 - 11:25		RSA - holding out for 600p share from Zurich; Axa and Aviva both said to be considering bids

03/8/15 - 08:02		Deutsche Bank - there are real questions as to whether there will even be a car insurance industry as we know it in 20 years

02/8/15 - 14:59		Cyber car thefts - rapidly rise across the UK in numbers of cars being stolen; keyless cars especially vulnerable

01/8/15 - 02:18		ABP website – busiest month ever in July with over 142,000 visits from over 36,000 unique visitors