| 28/2/15 - 10:51 |
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Audatex - system back up and running; connectivity issues now resolved
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| 28/2/15 - 10:34 |
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Audatex - message regarding connectivity problems
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| 27/2/15 - 21:20 |
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Lux Research - carbon fibre (CFRP) to become mainstream in vehicles by 2025
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| 27/2/15 - 17:01 |
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CMA - modified draft order includes delaying implementation of no-claims bonus changes from Sept 2015 to Aug 2016
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| 27/2/15 - 16:40 |
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APU - anti-fraud team prove that "stolen" hire car had actually been crashed at 100mph by the driver; he gets 14 months in jail
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| 27/2/15 - 16:26 |
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Auto Body Expo - EventCity Manchester, Mch 24 & 25 - full list of 70 stands; register now for FREE FastTrack admission
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| 27/2/15 - 14:05 |
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NFU Mutual - appoint Vizion as its approved repairer network manager for 3 years, starting in May
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| 27/2/15 - 13:23 |
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Gocompare.com - drivers urged to get up to speed with new drug driving rules in force Monday
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| 27/2/15 - 13:21 |
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National Windscreens - extends contract with Thrifty Car and Van Rental to cover fleet of 20,000
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| 27/2/15 - 13:09 |
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Auto3P – launch new UK estimating system at Auto Body & Motor Claims Expo 2015, 24-25 March
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| 27/2/15 - 12:19 |
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Spies Hecker – bodyshop products and advice to make plastic refinishing easy
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| 27/2/15 - 10:22 |
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Insurance Fraud Department (IFED) – Bradford Crown Court accused stand trial in £170,000 'crash for cash' personal injury scam
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| 27/2/15 - 10:12 |
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Scotland: Dundee pair accused of cheque fraud to buy cars, insurance and dogs
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| 27/2/15 - 09:16 |
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Allianz UK - 2014 results; turnover up 12%; profits down 16%; big growth in retail side of business
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| 27/2/15 - 09:04 |
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Audatex - connectivity problems resolved
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| 27/2/15 - 08:57 |
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Audatex - message regarding connectivity problems
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| 27/2/15 - 08:33 |
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R-M Automotive Refinish - gains global technical approval from Porsche After Sales Engineering
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| 27/2/15 - 07:21 |
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Quindell - news update; PwC review ongoing; confirm desire to dispose of Professional Services division
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| 26/2/15 - 22:11 |
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Petrol prices - official data shows price rise for third week in a row; price still at lowest level since December 2009
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| 26/2/15 - 17:35 |
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LAST CHANCE - Early Bird ABP member discount for British Bodyshop Awards ends at 11.59pm on Saturday; over 500 already booked
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| 26/2/15 - 17:14 |
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Audatex - have received data from BASF regarding 9 March increase on Glasurit and RM; data forwarded to AZT for processing
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| 26/2/15 - 17:00 |
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Full transcript of Court of Appeal in Stevens v Equity on credit hire rates
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| 26/2/15 - 15:30 |
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Vehicle Identity Check Scheme Working Group (includes salvage review) - update from Dept for Transport
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| 26/2/15 - 13:51 |
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RSA - the UK CEO denies there are any plans to exit the UK personal lines motor, despite the 46% fall in motor premiums in 2014
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| 26/2/15 - 13:45 |
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UK Government - £43 million support for electric vehicle infrastructure
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| 26/2/15 - 13:34 |
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CD Auction Group – targets fleet market
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| 26/2/15 - 13:15 |
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HPI – March plate change warning to “trusting” motorists: lookout for tell-tale signs of lying
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| 26/2/15 - 12:41 |
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LKQ - full year results; worldwide turnover up 33% and pre-tax profit up 23%; acquire salvage business in Europe
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| 26/2/15 - 12:15 |
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LKQ - announces Executive Management changes; John S. Quinn to head LKQ European Operations
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| 26/2/15 - 12:10 |
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True Solicitors - effect of Stevens case on credit hire charges
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| 26/2/15 - 12:03 |
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ERS (Equity Red Star) - landmark judgment for ERS kerbs “extortionate” cost of Credit Hire
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| 26/2/15 - 10:23 |
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Auto Trader – UK’s biggest second had car website gears up for £2bn stock market flotation
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| 26/2/15 - 10:12 |
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Gocompare.com – private plates need proper insurance, 250,000 private plates sold 2013-2014
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| 26/2/15 - 10:01 |
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Confused.com – 1 in 20 drivers in “penalty point swap shop” and UK motorist on road with 45 points
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| 26/2/15 - 09:18 |
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NAB and VBRA - press release: two associations "stand united"
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| 26/2/15 - 09:03 |
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Alton Cars – eight-strong team tackle Ben Nevis to raise money for The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
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| 26/2/15 - 08:27 |
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Allianz - 2014 results; worlwide group continues to grow ; revenue up 10%; profits up 3%; UK P & C up 18%
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| 26/2/15 - 08:04 |
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RSA - 2014 results; returns to profit; UK motor premiums down 46%
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| 26/2/15 - 07:45 |
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RSA - Group Chief Financial Officer, Richard Houghton, to step down in May
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| 26/2/15 - 07:38 |
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Redde (Helphire) - half-year results; turnover up 32% to £122m; pre-tax profit up 131% to £11m; credit repair volume up 8%
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| 25/2/15 - 22:36 |
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Fix Auto and Saab - over 177,000 Saabs are still registered on the UK's roads plus a brief recent history
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| 25/2/15 - 12:59 |
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Covéa – regulator approves Sterling purchase
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| 25/2/15 - 12:49 |
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Department for Transport - £3 million next generation road mapping project for England and Wales
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| 25/2/15 - 12:48 |
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Euro NCAP - new Audi TT lacks autonomous emergency braking, receives four-star safety rating
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| 25/2/15 - 12:23 |
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Department for Transport – stats reveal number of drivers using mobile phones remains same as in 2009, van drivers worst culprit
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| 25/2/15 - 12:11 |
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Confederation of British Industry (CBI) – 71% of UK adults think businesses put profit before consumers
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| 25/2/15 - 11:53 |
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Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) - Kent police and crime commissioner cleared “may have been driving without insurance”
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| 25/2/15 - 11:29 |
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Glass’s – personal preference for an iPhone or Android smartphone could soon dictate the car choice of younger buyers
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| 25/2/15 - 11:20 |
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Axalta Coatings – new Cromax online training for bodyshops
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| 25/2/15 - 09:59 |
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Volvo's charity match - Plunkys All Stars CF and @FNF FLK Mercenaries FC: the rematch
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| 25/2/15 - 09:45 |
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Glaisyers Solicitors – warn against “number spoofing” as bank scam fraudsters target businesses
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| 25/2/15 - 09:04 |
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Denmark: Enterprise Rent-A-Car – joint venture for Danish car market, worldwide: Enterprise operations in more than 70 countries
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| 25/2/15 - 08:56 |
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Access Hire and Finance – credit hire firm secures £750k Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance funding to meet growing demand
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| 25/2/15 - 07:59 |
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Axa - 2014 results for UK: underlying profit up 40%; "!increased frequency of accidents from increased car usage"
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| 25/2/15 - 07:50 |
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Axa - worldwide results: profit up 8% on turnover up 3%
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| 25/2/15 - 02:15 |
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Movac Group - proud to celebrate Andy Mansfield’s 40th year with the company
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| 25/2/15 - 02:08 |
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ABP Club - overview of February Club meeting in Crewe; "one of the best"
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| 25/2/15 - 01:41 |
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Audatex - latest release of AudaMobile includes estimating on light commercial vehicles
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| 24/2/15 - 13:47 |
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Renault UK – 31 dealerships nominated for J.D. Power 2015 Dealer of Excellence
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| 24/2/15 - 13:43 |
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USA: America’s $2.6 billion uninsured drivers bill - 12% of all US drivers can’t afford car insurance
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| 24/2/15 - 13:28 |
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RSA – comments on the latest Financial Ombudsman Service figures for the general insurance industry
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| 24/2/15 - 12:17 |
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Allianz – 47% of drivers who smoke at the wheel admit it’s distracting
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| 24/2/15 - 12:08 |
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Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) – latest insurer complaints data published, Direct Line top with 1,367
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| 24/2/15 - 10:19 |
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esure - Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approves £95m Gocompare takeover
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| 24/2/15 - 10:07 |
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Vines Group – signs two-year contract with Accident Exchange to continue 12-year partnership
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| 24/2/15 - 09:46 |
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PPG – 2015 Official Paint Supplier deal with Williams Martini Racing
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| 24/2/15 - 09:27 |
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MoneySuperMarket – policyholders overcharged by £1.3 billion per year: nearly 6m drivers missed out on at least £113 per year savings 2014
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| 24/2/15 - 00:53 |
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Quindell - statement issued by Slater & Gordon on exclusivity arrangement
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| 23/2/15 - 16:51 |
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ACIS – Graham O’Neill: “adapt, survive and thrive” message to repair industry
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| 23/2/15 - 13:53 |
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Gocompare.com – quarter of drivers with same insurer for 3 years or more, auto-renewal could cost 5.7m motorists up to £1.27bn
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| 23/2/15 - 12:35 |
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Auto Body and Motor Claims Expo - 10 reasons to attend!
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| 23/2/15 - 11:26 |
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TU-Automotive: telematics high on the agenda for insurers
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| 23/2/15 - 11:06 |
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LV= - insurer takes “hard line” on fraud and wins whiplash case
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| 23/2/15 - 10:58 |
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Dow Automotive – increased interest from crash repair sector in automotive structural foams
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| 23/2/15 - 10:32 |
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PPG – Deltron Vivid Red for ‘Ruby Red’ Ford repairs
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| 23/2/15 - 09:38 |
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RSA – insurer to face even tougher cuts: chief exec Stephen Hester, former boss of RBS, to hike £180m cost cuts further
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| 23/2/15 - 08:40 |
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ABP EXCLUSIVE - improved (but still low) profitability for UK’s top 17 Bodyshop Groups
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| 23/2/15 - 07:13 |
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Quindell - issue upate regarding discussions with Slater & Gordon; exclusivity period extended to 31 March
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| 22/2/15 - 23:34 |
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Quindell - "price blow as Australian law firm Slater & Gordon reduces takeover offer by a third" says Daily Mail
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| 22/2/15 - 22:27 |
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Ireland: SIMI awards - Pratt's Auto Bodyshop Ltd, Bennekerry, Co. Carlow win Bodyshop of the Year
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| 20/2/15 - 14:07 |
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Volvo – plans to trial 100 self-driving XC90s on public roads in 2017
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| 20/2/15 - 13:51 |
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ABP Club attends opening of Fix Auto’s new fast repair solution, Fix & Go in Swansea
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| 20/2/15 - 13:49 |
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ABP Club meeting - next Tuesday, 24 Feb; final agenda; last chance to book
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| 20/2/15 - 13:45 |
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Apple – reports hint tech giant will put cars on the road as soon as 2020
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| 20/2/15 - 13:37 |
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ERS – (Equity Red Star) reports profit for first time in five years
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| 20/2/15 - 12:40 |
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Co-operative Insurane - end of the road for the garage
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| 20/2/15 - 12:31 |
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DVLA - email scam tricks drivers
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| 20/2/15 - 12:27 |
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Standox – international management training under new leadership
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| 20/2/15 - 12:07 |
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Just Car Clinics – £425K Nottingham branch relocation start of 2015 “aggressive” growth strategy
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| 20/2/15 - 09:16 |
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RAC Foundation – private land parking fines “unenforceable”: drivers illegally overcharged by estimated £100m in 2013
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| 20/2/15 - 08:11 |
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SMMT - UK car production - steady start to 2015 as manufacturing gears up for new models
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| 20/2/15 - 00:08 |
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AM magazine – the 24 winners from tonight’s awards event
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| 19/2/15 - 19:07 |
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Allfleet Bodyshop Services (formerly I & J Bodyshop) in Loughborough - closes with loss of 41 jobs
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| 19/2/15 - 14:12 |
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Just Giving page set up to collect donations for Steve Johnson, Sovereign (Cab Aid).
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| 19/2/15 - 13:52 |
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IFB – appoints RSA’s Head of Claims Control and Zurich GI’s Chief Underwriting Officer to Supervisory Board
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| 19/2/15 - 13:07 |
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HMG Paints – 85th year celebrations and ambitious growth plans of 50% by 2020
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| 19/2/15 - 11:59 |
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Cobra Vehicle Security – usage-based insurance telematics and staged licencing for young drivers
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| 19/2/15 - 11:49 |
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AA – drivers on the phone four times more likely to crash, some insurers refuse to cover motorists who’ve been caught.
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| 19/2/15 - 11:31 |
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Quindell – wins claims administration top honour for technology
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| 19/2/15 - 10:44 |
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FIA new Formula E - race confirmed for 27 June in Battersea Park; pit area will be on site of British Bodyshop Awards on 12 May
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| 19/2/15 - 10:30 |
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In-Car Cleverness - female drivers more likely to speed but less likely to cause damage
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| 19/2/15 - 10:07 |
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Direct Line - £40m ad campaign to change perception of “commoditised” motor insurance marketplace
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| 19/2/15 - 09:58 |
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US : Google – search engine now selling car insurance in US and UK
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| 19/2/15 - 08:25 |
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ABP Club meeting Tues 24 Feb - new speaker - Andy Walters MD of telematics firm Quartix - book now; over 180 members already booked
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| 19/2/15 - 07:50 |
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Rolls Royce - confirm they will be launching a 4x4; launch in 2018 from around £260,000
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| 18/2/15 - 23:39 |
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IFED - 3 men from Wirral given suspened jail sentences for making up car crash to con esure out of £51,000
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| 18/2/15 - 15:07 |
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JATO – 2015 European new car sales: 1m units - 6.4% increase on 2014, VW Golf sales lead and Ireland tops at 30.8% growth
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| 18/2/15 - 14:02 |
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HPI – welcomes 2018 legal crackdown on mileage clocking firms, 1 in 20 vehicles checked affected
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| 18/2/15 - 13:50 |
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USA – elderly driver caught on camera smashing into 10 parked cars in 30 seconds
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| 18/2/15 - 11:57 |
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Flexed.co.uk - UK motorists paid to catch road criminals
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| 18/2/15 - 11:38 |
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UK economy – grew 2.6% in 2014, strongest growth since 2007, and a record 30.9m in work
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| 18/2/15 - 10:49 |
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FMG – bespoke 24/7 FNOL for Alstom, global energy and rail transport business
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| 18/2/15 - 10:37 |
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USA – autonomous vehicles: America’s Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) warns of cyber security risk
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| 18/2/15 - 10:05 |
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RSA – announces sale of its minority holding in India
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| 17/2/15 - 17:43 |
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IMI - Skill Auto competition; entries now open until 20 March; launch presentation at ABP Club meeting on 24 Feb
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| 17/2/15 - 16:52 |
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Arnold Clark – major rebrand for the 200-site dealer group
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| 17/2/15 - 15:39 |
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VBRA - issued scam warning to bodyshops last Thursday; ALL bodyshops please be warned !!
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| 17/2/15 - 13:54 |
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Circle Leasing – Fix Auto Dagenham first in network to offer Vehicle Hire
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| 17/2/15 - 13:52 |
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British Bodyshop Awards, 12 May – over 420 places already booked; members early bird discount ends Sat 28 Feb
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| 17/2/15 - 13:01 |
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Standox – latest global ad campaign
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| 17/2/15 - 12:58 |
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S&G Response – new brand image and web platform
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| 17/2/15 - 12:36 |
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Trend Tracker – insurers face critical shortfall in crash repair capacity as bodyshops numbers fall 32%
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| 17/2/15 - 11:22 |
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles – appoints Trevor Hodgson-Phillips as Head of Service and Parts to drive brand’s UK aftersales
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| 17/2/15 - 11:07 |
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What Car? – new and used car buyers want a quality finish
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| 17/2/15 - 10:35 |
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AA - EU cracks down on vehicle mileage-adjuster loophole – new law in force May 2018
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| 17/2/15 - 10:22 |
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SWR – strikes waste management deal with Fusion Management for FGA’s (Fiat Group Automobiles) repairer network
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| 17/2/15 - 10:17 |
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Petrol prices - official data shows small price rise for second week in a row; price still at lowest level since October 2009
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| 17/2/15 - 10:08 |
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Inflation – falls again; lowest inflation rate since records began; CPI down to 0.3%; RPI down to 1.1%
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| 17/2/15 - 08:41 |
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Gocompare.com - cost of getting on the road a staggering £6,786 for young drivers
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| 17/2/15 - 08:33 |
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RMI NAB - warn of a scam affecting bodyshops; the scam involves a bill for rectifying "faulty repairs"
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| 17/2/15 - 08:20 |
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RMI NAB - warn of a scam affecting bodyshops by sending them a bill for "rectification of faulty repairs"
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| 17/2/15 - 08:06 |
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Pendragon (Evans Halshaw, Stratstones, Quicks) - results y/e 31 Dec 2014: pre-tax profit up 66% to £65m on turnover up 4% to £4,000m
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| 16/2/15 - 17:50 |
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BASF - paint price rise for Glasurit and R-M with effect from 9 March - Audatex has requested the data
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| 16/2/15 - 14:05 |
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Apple – technology giant teams up with auto industry to secretly develop iCar?
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| 16/2/15 - 13:49 |
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Stormcatcher Business Services – businesses have till end of March to receive £2,000 government subsidy
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| 16/2/15 - 13:24 |
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BBC Technology report - cars that own themselves and are “programmed to seek self-improvement in order to avoid becoming obsolete”
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| 16/2/15 - 13:05 |
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Fix Auto – appointed as Saab Approved bodyshops, Fix Auto now 74 of 85 national Saab approved repairers
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| 16/2/15 - 12:16 |
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National Windscreens – 108 UK centres throughout the UK, 800 mobile technicians – wins Lex Autolease business again
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| 16/2/15 - 11:43 |
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James Alpe Vehicle Conversions – (tenth in the ABP top 50 Independent Single Site bodyshops) achieves ISO9001 quality accreditation
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| 16/2/15 - 10:38 |
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Insurers too “traditional” and must embrace and invest in technology – Allianz, RSA, Direct Line, Ageas and Aviva make positive start
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| 16/2/15 - 10:04 |
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Econsultancy – “dated” looking web homepages: motor insurers must innovate online
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| 16/2/15 - 09:44 |
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Hidsons – family-run group with body repair centre in Kent opens new Mitsubishi dealership in Rainham
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| 16/2/15 - 07:59 |
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ABI - insurers passing on savings from motor reforms to customers, but action on young drivers safety needed
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| 13/2/15 - 17:08 |
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Audatex - paint index increases by 3.9% with effect from Saturday 14 February
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| 13/2/15 - 15:49 |
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FT - "garage shortage hits car insurers and motorists"; includes quote from ABP
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| 13/2/15 - 14:03 |
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REMINDER- book your place at the ABP Club National Meeting on Tuesday 24 February at Crewe Hall
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| 13/2/15 - 14:00 |
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Funeral arrangements for Steve Johnson - founder of CabAid in 2004 and Sovereign Automotive in 2010
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| 13/2/15 - 13:41 |
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Greenhous - purchase two dealer sites from W R Davies for the Newtown and Welshpool areas; clarification of news item
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| 13/2/15 - 12:54 |
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HMG Paints - not just 50 shades of grey
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| 13/2/15 - 12:41 |
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Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) – US equivalent of the UK’s ABI – US drivers happy with claims and repairs
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| 13/2/15 - 10:32 |
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Just Car Clinics – John Pattinson promoted to Group Ops Manager for North and Scotland as JCC Group redefines regions
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| 13/2/15 - 10:23 |
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1ST Central – driverless cars: elderly motorists more optimistic, premiums to insure could be £250
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| 13/2/15 - 09:59 |
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Hill Dickinson and Europcar - £150,000 seven-passenger PI claim quashed
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| 13/2/15 - 09:48 |
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US – 500 bodyshops from 36 states in joint lawsuit against insurance companies pushing “dangerous repairs”
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| 13/2/15 - 09:00 |
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coverinaclick.ie – motorists in Ireland warned against "inflated" insurance premiums
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| 13/2/15 - 08:47 |
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AA – back-seat passengers more like to be killed in motorway collisions
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| 13/2/15 - 00:41 |
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LV - whiplash fraudsters waste one million NHS hours; GPs see 116,000 people every month with exagerated injuries to claim compensation
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| 13/2/15 - 00:06 |
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Traffic levels - rose by 2.1% in 2014 compared to 2013, but van traffic rose 5.2%; overall traffic highest level for 6 years
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| 12/2/15 - 18:51 |
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Government - modernises 100 year-old insurance rules as Insurance Bill receives Royal Assent
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| 12/2/15 - 14:14 |
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New redesigned ABP Daily Newsletter launched today
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| 12/2/15 - 13:57 |
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Greenhous - Shropshire-based dealer acquires Ford franchise W R Davies and 2 bodyshops
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| 12/2/15 - 12:47 |
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Audatex - insurers and bodyshops should reassess the role of technology
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| 12/2/15 - 12:00 |
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IFB – renew intelligence sharing agreement with police to target organised insurance fraud
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| 12/2/15 - 11:44 |
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Repair Choice – bodyshop revenue business development programme
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| 12/2/15 - 11:19 |
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Ford – researching viable high-volume carbon fibre manufacturing process
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| 12/2/15 - 10:46 |
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Nissan – VM pioneers paint that glows in the dark for 8-10 hours and lasts 25 years
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| 12/2/15 - 10:15 |
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Salop Leisure - largest touring caravan and motorhome accident repair centre in the West Midlands, Cheshire and Wales expands accident repai
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| 12/2/15 - 09:59 |
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AA – plans to cut 300 ‘administrative back office’ posts could include 50 insurance roles
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| 12/2/15 - 09:25 |
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IAM - worst speeders in England and Wales include 146mph on motorway, 128mph in a 30
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| 12/2/15 - 08:50 |
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DWS Automotive Repair Solutions - renew PPG Refinish and Movac Group as approved paint and distribution partners
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| 12/2/15 - 08:11 |
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Zurich Insurance Group - 2014 results: worldwide business operating profit down 1% to $ 4.6 billion; UK GI profits up
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| 12/2/15 - 07:44 |
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Ageas UK - 2014 results: net profit up 11% to £95m; motor income stable at £817m; 3.6 million motor policies; motor ratio 99.7%
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| 11/2/15 - 13:47 |
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Allianz – Andrew Torrance, former CEO, returns from USA to non-exec role
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| 11/2/15 - 13:30 |
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ABP Club – Women’s Automotive on TV
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| 11/2/15 - 13:25 |
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Standox – new Nonstop Primer Surfacer U7580
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| 11/2/15 - 13:21 |
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Gocompare.com – GPs named Britain’s worst drivers but insurers and estimators make more claims that body repairers
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| 11/2/15 - 11:44 |
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Flexed.co.uk – up to 1 in 10 taxis are write-offs
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| 11/2/15 - 11:37 |
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Asset Protection Unit (APU) – telematics data reveals abuse of corporate insurance policies on the rise
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| 11/2/15 - 09:54 |
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I Love Claims - over £30,000 raised for Rainbow charity at annual Networking Lunch
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| 11/2/15 - 09:53 |
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Morelli – Coventry training centre now IMI accredited for ATA paint and cosmetic repair
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| 11/2/15 - 09:42 |
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RSA - driverless cars “will fundamentally change our service model”
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| 11/2/15 - 09:24 |
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uSwitch.com – third of drivers expect driverless cars to push up premiums and quarter will blame VM for a crash
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| 11/2/15 - 09:09 |
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Direct Line – 10 million motorists underestimate their speed on 30mph roads
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| 11/2/15 - 08:46 |
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Laird Assessors – visited by Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Patrick Mcloughlin
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| 11/2/15 - 01:08 |
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Driverless cars - first trials get underway in Royal Borough of Greenwich with RSA as insurer partner
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| 11/2/15 - 01:05 |
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IMI - urges automotive businesses to focus training efforts on technologies related to autonomous driving
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| 11/2/15 - 00:59 |
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Driverless cars - the government publish their review and give green light for testing on public roads
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| 10/2/15 - 14:03 |
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Hella – smart body panels that detect damage, technology on production cars by 2018
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| 10/2/15 - 12:53 |
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Cost of car insurance no laughing matter for comedian’s brother - £7,521 to insure a 12-year-old Corsa
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| 10/2/15 - 12:18 |
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Pentagon – turnover up 20% to £433m, profits soar by 187% and aftersales inc bodyshop up 7%
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| 10/2/15 - 11:59 |
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Verum – positive signs of recovery: increased spending on fuel, drivers doing more miles… could this spell a busier time for bodyshops?
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| 10/2/15 - 11:31 |
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Petrol prices - official government figures show small price rise, the first for 20 weeks- price is still at lowest level since October 2009
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| 10/2/15 - 11:12 |
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ABP Club - Kelly Dalwood appointed to bring industry news
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| 10/2/15 - 11:08 |
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Glasurit - Mon Motors Bristol (dealer group with bodyshops) – paint technician Julian Thomas wins SEAT Top Service Award
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| 10/2/15 - 10:11 |
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Nexa Autocolour – new 2K aerosols
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| 10/2/15 - 09:54 |
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RoSPA – young drivers 20% of all road deaths, coalition calls for manifesto pledge to save young lives
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| 10/2/15 - 08:50 |
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Sad death of Steve Johnson announced – founder of CabAid in 2004 and Sovereign Automotive in 2010
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| 10/2/15 - 08:40 |
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Suzuzi – Celerio brake failure update: 37 cars sold and recalled, rectified brake component to be fitted
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| 10/2/15 - 08:02 |
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National Windscreens – Pete Marsden promoted to Managing Director, heads up 108 centres and 800 mobile technicians
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| 10/2/15 - 01:13 |
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Quindell - Slater and Gordon say discussions "remain preliminary and incomplete"; if we make an offer it "may or may not be accepted"
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| 09/2/15 - 13:46 |
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Andrew Page – Mark Saunders appointed chief executive ahead of major expansion plans
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| 09/2/15 - 13:23 |
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RAC – traffic police cuts of over 70% in some forces
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| 09/2/15 - 12:37 |
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No licence or third-party insurance needed for driverless cars
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| 09/2/15 - 12:10 |
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AkzoNobel – last few places remain for sixth RAB Lee Golf Day, 7 May 2015
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| 09/2/15 - 11:35 |
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Hastings appoints former Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department head DCI Dave Wood to head up counter fraud team
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| 09/2/15 - 10:27 |
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Bradford: six charged in crash for cash conspiracy
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| 09/2/15 - 10:01 |
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Body repair tutor’s campaign to open Canada’s first all-female shop
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| 09/2/15 - 09:22 |
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Motorists more concerned about cost of insurance than fuel as pump prices drop 16%
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| 09/2/15 - 08:57 |
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Axalta – appoint Dries Van den Burgh as Cromax brand manager for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
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| 07/2/15 - 11:20 |
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East Bilney Coachworks Group - announce thier 5th bodyshop, the former Bennett's of Kings Lynn
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| 07/2/15 - 11:07 |
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Government - to announce on Wednesday that driverless cars will not need anyone with a driving licence to be on-board
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| 06/2/15 - 14:14 |
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Innovation Group - CEO Andy Roberts sells 3.2 million shares; still owns 6.0 million shares
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| 06/2/15 - 14:03 |
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Intelligent Funding Business (Accident Credit Group) - record demand from new and existing clients in the final quarter of 2014
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| 06/2/15 - 13:50 |
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SMMT - strong commercial vehicle market in January; new van sales up 21.7%; new truck sales up 38.6%
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| 06/2/15 - 13:18 |
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Toyota - offer hybrid battery collection programme to independent end-of-life vehicle treatment operators
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| 06/2/15 - 12:38 |
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Stolen UK cars shipped off to Kenya and Cyprus
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| 06/2/15 - 12:31 |
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SMMT – highest January new car sales for 8 years; up 6.7% on last year
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| 06/2/15 - 11:07 |
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Lookers – dealer group with 11 bodyshop sites (ABP Yearbook) pays out £3.8m to staff
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| 06/2/15 - 11:07 |
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Solera (Audatex) - founder and CEO, Tony Aquila, talks about their recent acquisition of CAP
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| 06/2/15 - 11:07 |
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Solera (Audatex) - founder and CEO, Tony Aquila, talks about bringing glass claims to Europe and major growth in usage of Solera products
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| 06/2/15 - 11:07 |
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Solera (Audatex) - founder and CEO, Tony Aquila, talks about the UK market
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| 06/2/15 - 11:06 |
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Solera (owners of Audatex) - worldwide results for the Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2014
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| 06/2/15 - 10:43 |
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Crossley’s Garage – invests £150,000 in second bodyshop to increase capacity from 15-50 cars.
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| 06/2/15 - 09:27 |
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CARSTAR - North America’s largest bodyshop group with 430 sites celebrates record $712m turnover
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| 06/2/15 - 09:08 |
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Glaisyers (providers of ABP Employer Protect scheme) - offer Club members 15% discount on conveyancing
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| 06/2/15 - 08:15 |
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BIBA – businesses and consumers benefit from 4.4% fall in motor premiums
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| 06/2/15 - 07:36 |
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Warranty Direct - longer warranties from vehicle manufacturers "aren’t what they seem"
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| 05/2/15 - 23:51 |
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Louise Ellman MP (chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee) - shares her thoughts on the future of motoring
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| 05/2/15 - 19:43 |
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LV - claims supplier awards; Copart win Best Overall Supplier Partner - Motor
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| 05/2/15 - 13:51 |
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Aviva – victory over phantom passenger fraudsters
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| 05/2/15 - 13:21 |
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European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) - Auto industry cautiously optimistic for 2015, 2% year-on-year growth
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| 05/2/15 - 13:07 |
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ACIS - new interactive website to boost repairer profitability
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| 05/2/15 - 12:57 |
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FMG to provide vehicle recovery for Police Scotland
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| 05/2/15 - 12:46 |
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RAC - appoints Nick Walker (ex Masternaut) to head up telematics team
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| 05/2/15 - 12:28 |
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Junair - new CV spraybooths for Plaxton (Alexander Dennis Group) - UK's largest bus and coach builder
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| 05/2/15 - 09:37 |
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LV - volume of personal injury claims is rising again; up 15% last year
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| 05/2/15 - 09:29 |
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Petrol prices - official government figures show 19 consecutive weeks of falling prices, to lowest level since October 2009
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| 04/2/15 - 17:00 |
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Audatex - confirm revised paint price tables should be made available to Audatex w/c Mon 9 Feb; implementation date tbc
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| 04/2/15 - 16:57 |
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Audatex - responses to ABP questions on paint price changes
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| 04/2/15 - 14:15 |
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Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) - questions official casualty statistics
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| 04/2/15 - 14:13 |
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Renault-Nissan Alliance worldwide sales hit all-time high in 2014 - 8.5 million vehicles, 9.3% UK market share
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| 04/2/15 - 14:10 |
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Hyundai - rebrands UK dealer network
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| 04/2/15 - 14:08 |
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Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) - road death victims being failed
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| 04/2/15 - 14:05 |
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BIBA (British Insurance Brokers’ Association - announces keynote speakers: William Hague and Professor Brian Cox for conference
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| 04/2/15 - 13:51 |
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Co-operative Insurance - claims head suggests voluntary code to cover "automatism" cases such as the one they have been involved with
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| 04/2/15 - 13:37 |
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RSA - holds telematics roundtable,"Motoring into the Future", at the House of Commons
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| 04/2/15 - 10:19 |
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London - 42% of all stolen cars (17 a day) are being taken by keyless theft (hacking into car electronics)
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| 04/2/15 - 09:22 |
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Quindell - more than 500 investors target Quindell over past behaviour in class lawsuit with Your Legal Friend
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| 04/2/15 - 08:48 |
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BROWN BROTHERS® - confirm Event Partner sponsorship of Auto Body & Motor Claims Expo 2015
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| 03/2/15 - 17:20 |
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Circle Leasing - Fix Auto Dagenham protects NPS and profits with Vehicle Hire Solution
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| 03/2/15 - 17:08 |
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Gemini - puchase Fix Auto Bodmin (formerly VRS) out of receivership; becomes Gemini's 9th site
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| 03/2/15 - 13:22 |
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Defaqto - launch independent 2015 Star Ratings for motor insurance
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| 03/2/15 - 12:34 |
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Thatcham - provides hands-on experience of AEB & advanced driver systems for fleet managers
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| 03/2/15 - 12:27 |
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A W Repair Group - announce their 4th site, in Markham Vale near Chesterfield, will open in March
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| 03/2/15 - 11:45 |
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Arnold Clark sets sights on independent Inverness dealer, Ness Motors
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| 03/2/15 - 11:29 |
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HBC Vehicle Services - invests in motorcycle and car transporters for its 10 UK sites
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| 03/2/15 - 11:20 |
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ERS (Equity Red Star) - sign 3-year deal with Innovation Group to take over repair contract from WNS
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| 03/2/15 - 09:36 |
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IMI - Skill Auto competition; entries open Mon 9 Feb; launch presentation at ABP Club meeting on 24 Feb
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| 03/2/15 - 09:10 |
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John Dwyer "programme" on repairing salvage available on iPlayer
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| 03/2/15 - 08:50 |
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Allianz - announces exclusive partnership with Verex Group
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| 03/2/15 - 08:47 |
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BMW - fixes security flaw in ConnectedDrive software that could allow 2.2million cars to be hacked and doors opened
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| 02/2/15 - 16:31 |
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Germany: to create draft new laws by September covering use of driverless cars
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| 02/2/15 - 14:45 |
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TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) – trade bodies demand better deal for EU-US auto industry
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| 02/2/15 - 14:34 |
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AkzoNobel - Automatchic Smart Search makes accurate colour matching easy
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| 02/2/15 - 14:12 |
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LV - 2014 results; "profitability, not growth"; gross written motor premiums fell 10%; motor policy numbers down 3% to 3.0 m
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| 02/2/15 - 14:02 |
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Ernst & Young – four-year forecast for profit growth across the insurance industry averages an impressive 13%
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| 02/2/15 - 13:43 |
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Suzuki GB - suspends Celerio sales after brake failure during Autocar test; car only went on sale on Sun 1 Feb
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| 02/2/15 - 13:33 |
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ABI - average motor insurance policy fell by 4% in 2014 to £372
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| 02/2/15 - 13:20 |
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REMINDER - John Dwyer talks about problem of repaired write-offs TONIGHT at 7.30pm on BBC Inside Out: North West
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| 02/2/15 - 13:16 |
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Age UK (Ageas) - warn Reverend that her policy may be invalid due to the large Christian messages stuck on her car's bodywork
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| 02/2/15 - 12:44 |
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Quindell - announce exclusivity arrangements with Slater & Gordon continue and discussions are on-going
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| 02/2/15 - 07:41 |
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Innovation Group - link up with law firm Keoghs to launch ‘Captivate’, the market’s first true end to end Third Party Claims solution
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| 01/2/15 - 16:10 |
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Stoke-on-Trent College - £600,000 investment for engineering skills includes a new car painting bay and body jig
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| 01/2/15 - 14:51 |
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Mail on Sunday: "We made your car safer - now let's crash test your bank account" Standards boss plans to Kitemark banks and supermarkets
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| 01/2/15 - 14:29 |
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Sunday Telegraph - seven problems that need to be sorted before driverless cars become a mass-market reality
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| 01/2/15 - 11:09 |
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ABP website – string start to the year: January second busiest month - 1.6 million hits and 132,000 visits, up 26% on Jan last year
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