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18/5/12 - 01:13		Fire on Wednesday at Guest Motor Body Repairs in Dudley

17/5/12 - 14:26		British Bodyshop Awards - Finalists to be announced next week

17/5/12 - 11:48		Southend Vehicle Finishers - equipment for sale as business has closed

17/5/12 - 10:44		Official: Vauxhall - confirm Ellesmere Port factory saved and will build new Astra from 2015

17/5/12 - 09:52		Accident Exchange - Axa deny they are reluctant to settle over the Autofocus evidence

17/5/12 - 09:42		Accident Exchange - Steve Evans talks about the fall-out from the Autofocus evidence and the future for Accident Echange

17/5/12 - 09:21		Ferrari to launch hybrid car - a snip at around 660,000 euros

17/5/12 - 08:51		Easi-Drive duo take on 10 challenges for charity

17/5/12 - 08:42		MKPE's SMART move in appointing Martin Rowe

17/5/12 - 07:18		Aviva - Q1 trading update; adjusted profit marginally increases; UK general insurance COR impoves to 97%

17/5/12 - 01:01		Vauxhall - Ellesmere Port factory saved at cost of a German factory; announcement to be made today

17/5/12 - 00:51		IAG (Insurance Australia Group) - announce strategic review of UK business - Equity Red Star - to assess options

16/5/12 - 21:36		Vines of Guildford - BMW / MINI bodyshop praised in article in Car magazine

16/5/12 - 16:48		BVRLA - issue updated Fair Wear and Tear Guide

16/5/12 - 14:26		Lola Cars- to enter administration

16/5/12 - 10:46		Nationwide appoint Ross McEleny to head-up IT strategy

16/5/12 - 09:58		Innovation Group appoints Matthew Whittall as Motor Services MD who immediately strengthens the team

16/5/12 - 09:52		Imperial Automotive - proud to be supplying UK Skills for the second year running

16/5/12 - 09:42		ChipsAway - recruiting new franchisees; head office distributed £23m of work to network in 2011; enquiries up 60% on 2009

16/5/12 - 09:31		PPG and partners prepare for Snowdon ascent

16/5/12 - 09:14		Car Tax may increase to recover falling revenues

16/5/12 - 09:06		Vertu Motors - results for year to 28 Feb 2012; turnover up 9%, pre-tax profits up 4%

16/5/12 - 08:34		ADR Group supports local community awards

16/5/12 - 08:13		Australia - NRMA Insurance ends online tendering for repair jobs in New South Wales

16/5/12 - 03:13		Aston Martin - open new factory-owned dealership with 6 bay / 2 oven accident repair centre

16/5/12 - 03:01		Fire on Saturday night at Raynor Accident Repairs in Borehamwood

16/5/12 - 02:52		Revive! - 19 year old goes from parcel deliveries to having his own successful body repair business that is "busy every day" in a month

16/5/12 - 00:54		Concept Vehicle Leasing - add two new Accident Assistance products from Bankstone Advantage

15/5/12 - 19:04		Twitter - now has 10 million active users in theUK; 80% use it from their mobile

15/5/12 - 18:04		Quindell - receive acceptances from 95% of AI Claims shareholders; shares will now be de-listed from stock exchange

15/5/12 - 15:11		Motor Trader Awards - shortlist revealed, but no award for bodyshops

15/5/12 - 14:37		IMI - to hold series of events across country to explain Auto Start, their new vocational training programme for 14 - 16 year olds

15/5/12 - 14:32		Allianz - Q1 results; UK non-life profits up 5% to £34m on GWP up 9.4%

15/5/12 - 14:24		More Than - warns of dangers of sneezing when driving

15/5/12 - 14:17		Defaqto - legal requirement for insurers to have unisex pricing from 21 December 2012 will cause problems

15/5/12 - 10:26		Weather - forecasters warn of frost, hail, heavy rain and snow over the next few weeks

15/5/12 - 09:56		Accident Exchange report a positive start to 2012

15/5/12 - 09:17		Pro-Spray appoint Paul Tredgold as National Sales Manager for UK and Ireland

15/5/12 - 09:11		James Alpe aids Olympic success

15/5/12 - 09:02		Whiplash - Fleets pay the price

15/5/12 - 08:47		Gildeas Solicitors advance high profile medical negligence case

15/5/12 - 08:32		East Bilney Coachworks adds Mazda approval to VM portfolio

15/5/12 - 08:31		Sabre Insurance - 2011 results; GWP up 8% to £170m, but small drop in pre-tax profits to £25m

15/5/12 - 07:46		Daily Mail - Motorways to get 80mph speed limit despite claims they are 'not safe enough' to cope

15/5/12 - 07:39		Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - report says there is a compelling case for road charging, rather than fuel taxation

15/5/12 - 02:58		Canada - 2012 Fix Auto convention report; 2013 convention to be held in London UK

14/5/12 - 18:05		PPG and Williams F1 Team – A winning combination at the Barcelona Grand Prix

14/5/12 - 17:55		BodyRepairQuote.com achieves top position In Google – ahead of schedule

14/5/12 - 16:39		Aim Group - Ian Meachin talks about their move to new offices

14/5/12 - 14:50		Aviva - Sunday Telegraph reports that departing chief Andrew Moss 'demanded 9.5pc pay rise' ; Andy Haste does not want the job

14/5/12 - 14:42		Bluecycle (Aviiva owned online auction house) - launches Retail Ready web auction, using cars repaired by Solus with green parts

14/5/12 - 14:29		Audatex - partner with Global Repair Solutionsfor new lite estimating system for fast-track repairs

14/5/12 - 14:25		WNS - trouble quelled at one of their five Indian centres with help from local authority

14/5/12 - 11:32		iris optimises SMART repair opportunity for repairers

14/5/12 - 11:19		Team Autocraft Celebrate “Clean Sweep” at Brands Hatch!

14/5/12 - 11:17		Autologic (Walon) - acquire assets of Spirit Motortransport

14/5/12 - 09:02		Richter Sport appointed as UK franchise holder for ABT Sportsline

14/5/12 - 08:35		Ageas UK continues strong performance for Q1 2012

14/5/12 - 07:29		Quindell - recruit Simon Hall from Innovation, to head up new Quindell Motor Services Ltd; also buy his company for up to £2.5m

13/5/12 - 06:20		Did Aviva's Moss get out just in time?

11/5/12 - 23:09		Measures needed to end the UK's 'late payment culture'

11/5/12 - 18:30		GSF Car Parts - announces major move into bodyshop market

11/5/12 - 11:45		Land Rover - to spend extra £1 billion with UK suppliers over next four years and create 300 new jobs

11/5/12 - 11:10		Telematics - TRACKER encourages motor insurers to build customer data partnerships for mass market penetration

11/5/12 - 10:29		Gas prices expected to rise by 15% in winter 2012 say British Gas, following 18% rise in August 2011

11/5/12 - 10:13		MOT - the Telegraph's Honest John column publishes data on 2008 registered cars which took their first MOT in 2011

11/5/12 - 09:56		Lotus - new owners, DRB-HICOM, are "not thinking about a sale"

11/5/12 - 09:53		Vauxhall / Opel - radical shake-up planned including new Zafira to be designed and made by PSA

11/5/12 - 09:02		Thatcham gears up to deliver local training

10/5/12 - 16:47		JCC Training Centre achieves new ATA Bodyshop routes accreditation

10/5/12 - 16:41		NCR Bodyshops Group celebrates 26 years in business

10/5/12 - 16:30		MoJ launches Justice for Business: Supporting Business and Promoting Growth

10/5/12 - 16:02		QBE appoints Audatex to deliver motor claims solution

10/5/12 - 09:21		comparethemarket.com adds two new members to car insurance panel

10/5/12 - 08:40		Eye-Load the Bodyshop Solution, Barrie Dudey, MDS Bodyshop comments

10/5/12 - 08:32		Decrease in Accidents and Increase in Popularity for Telematics Car Insurance

10/5/12 - 08:22		Selsia appoints Affinity Vehicle Leasing as their network courtesy car provider

10/5/12 - 07:28		Inchcape - trading update

10/5/12 - 07:21		Lookers (Dutton Forshaw & Dovercourt) - trading update

10/5/12 - 07:17		Pendragon (Evans Halshaw & Stratstone) - trading update

09/5/12 - 22:36		Peugeot - bring down minimum age of "Just Add Fuel" car ownership scheme from 25 to 21 as young driver ownership drops 12% in last year

09/5/12 - 22:29		Thatcham - make two new appointments in key roles

09/5/12 - 20:49		Silverstone to Monaco trio ready to go go go on charity ride

09/5/12 - 17:44		Environment Agency - When is a vehicle considered waste?

09/5/12 - 16:54		Accident Exchange - more insurers settle with Accident Exchange over the Autofocus evidence

09/5/12 - 16:22		Ai Automotive launch PRISM

09/5/12 - 15:54		I Love Claims Motor Claims Conference overview - Getting fit for 2012

09/5/12 - 11:20		Aviva - Daily Telegraph reports Andrew Moss got married day after shareholders rejected his pay package and 2 days before he resigned

09/5/12 - 11:11		WNS Assistance - Supplier Awards

09/5/12 - 10:10		Insurance Fraud Bureau bolsters team in fight against motor insurance fraud

09/5/12 - 10:02		UK Claims Excellence Awards - winners revealed

09/5/12 - 09:57		Ageas UK delivers record growth and profitability

09/5/12 - 09:49		Fix Auto - BHM Autobodies joins as Fix Auto Birmingham East

09/5/12 - 07:30		Solera (owners of Audatex) - Q3 results; turnover up 13%, pre-tax profits down 19%

09/5/12 - 07:12		Quindell (owners of AI Claims ) - announce £120m 3-year contract win

08/5/12 - 21:27		USA - Nevada approves driverless cars for use on their roads; first will be one from Google

08/5/12 - 18:00		Aviva - analysts speculate on sale of their UK general insurance business - possibly to RSA

08/5/12 - 15:45		Aviva - Andrew Moss walks away with £80,000 a MONTH for the next year plus around £800,000 in bonuses

08/5/12 - 11:20		Vauxhall - new small city car (code named Junior) will be called Adam; launch in Sept 2012

08/5/12 - 11:09		Aviva - staff to be called as witnesses in trial over Scottish footballers £93,500 fraudulent claim on his Ferrari F430

08/5/12 - 10:50		FT - Aviva shares rise 5% on news of Moss's departure; Andy HAste, ex RSA CEO, linked to replacement

08/5/12 - 10:19		"Supermarkets will be fined and named for fleecing their small suppliers in tough new measures"

08/5/12 - 09:45		Karl Vella Group - celebrate winning a £15m, 3-year contract with "a major insurance company"

08/5/12 - 07:35		Aviva - Chief Executive Andrew Moss steps down with immediate effect; John McFarlane to assume responsibilities on interim basis

07/5/12 - 22:22		Confused.com revolutionises car insurance via mobile phone technology

07/5/12 - 22:05		A message of thanks from Ian Clark, Seward ARCs

07/5/12 - 21:21		JCC gears up in support of Macmillan Cancer Support

07/5/12 - 20:37		Drug driving to become an offence

05/5/12 - 22:48		Average number of trips made per year by car in the UK has fallen to its lowest since the mid-1970s

05/5/12 - 00:06		APIL's Karl Tonks speaks out on the issues of personal injury motor claims

04/5/12 - 17:19		MMA Insurance - full year 2011 results; pre-tax profits up to £12.1m from £0.3m in 2010; motor volumes reduced

04/5/12 - 17:11		SMMT - new van sales fell 19.8% in April; YTD van sales down 15.7%

04/5/12 - 17:09		Selsia - select Optima as their partner for SMART repair products

04/5/12 - 16:18		Calverton Finance - new name for Calverton Factors to reflect range of broader services

04/5/12 - 16:15		Weather - bank holiday could see snow and sub-zero temperatures in Scotland

04/5/12 - 13:22		Thatcham - urge bodyshops to get Ready2Repair

04/5/12 - 13:18		SMMT - new car sales in April rose 3.3%; YTD sales up 1.4%

04/5/12 - 13:06		Glasurit Color Online now available for mobile phones

04/5/12 - 12:30		Confused.com/Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index - shows first fall in premiums for 3 years; average comp policy fell 2.3% in last year

04/5/12 - 11:49		NAB consults with the OFT to 'assist rectify disparities in the insurance vehicle repair market'

04/5/12 - 11:46		Bodyshop Consulting - update on the ‘Lean-Flow the Bodyshop Solution’

04/5/12 - 10:41		AkzoNobel and Toyota join forces in the UK

04/5/12 - 10:34		Thatcham’s Repair Focus - details announced for the annual extravaganza

04/5/12 - 10:17		Glasurit Synergy offers bodyshop support

04/5/12 - 10:06		Beta Group plan 25th anniversary celebrations and are 'in great shape' to do so

04/5/12 - 08:03		Direct Line Group - Q1 2012 operating profit up 25% on Q1 2011; continue to target second half of 2012 for public floatation

04/5/12 - 07:15		Aviva - suffers humiliating shareholder revolt over executive pay levels

04/5/12 - 07:07		ABI - sets up telematics committee

04/5/12 - 07:03		Insurance summit - round three set for Autumn

04/5/12 - 06:57		Cash-for-crash - crimewave sweeping Britain as crooks now start crashing into buses packed with stooges for whiplash payouts

03/5/12 - 22:35		Imperial Automotive- reach the 100th item in their recycled and reconditioned OE parts range

03/5/12 - 22:07		Former MG Rover workers to get just £3 each from their compensation trust fund

03/5/12 - 21:25		Mercedes-Benz - launch Saviour, their new write-off avoidance programme, for approved repairers only

03/5/12 - 09:02		RSA - Q1 trading update; UK personal motor down 17%

03/5/12 - 00:41		Insurance summit - emphasis was on finding easier ways for insurers to turn down unfair whiplash claims

02/5/12 - 23:47		Mazda - approved bodyshops ready for new CX-5 model

02/5/12 - 23:06		Insurance summit - GoCompare calls on industry to push benefits of telematics

02/5/12 - 22:48		IMI launch ATA Light Vehicle Inspection for MOT testers

02/5/12 - 15:51		The Bodyshop Manchester rejoins Fix Auto

02/5/12 - 15:32		Comparethebox set for relaunch

02/5/12 - 13:27		'Racket' claims place Accident Management firmly back on the agenda

02/5/12 - 13:10		CAP sold private equity firm for over £150m

02/5/12 - 13:00		Rispoli celebrates Ford Retail Bodyshop Manager of the Year award

02/5/12 - 12:49		JCC invest in mobile glass repair services

02/5/12 - 12:00		DeBeer launch latest Colour Computer

02/5/12 - 07:58		Tungsten considers Direct Line acquisition

02/5/12 - 07:49		Vauxhall - management and unions working together to avoid the axe from GM

02/5/12 - 02:06		Insurance Summit - AA response is to say "reform can't come soon enough" to stop the growth in whiplash injury claims

02/5/12 - 00:06		Nexa Autocolor launch of a new and innovative website

01/5/12 - 21:31		Insurance Summit - second summit takes place Wed 2 May; Justine Greening to urge telematics; Ken Clarke to urge whiplash reform

01/5/12 - 18:28		EcoVelocity - low carbon and electric vehicle show starts this Saturday at the Excel in London

01/5/12 - 15:14		Brown Brothers launch Bodyline Plastic Repair Kit

01/5/12 - 15:10		Insurers accused of "playing a cynical and duplicitous game" - Response by Glaisyers Solicitors

01/5/12 - 15:07		Bodyshop Solutions achieve IMI Awards Assessment centre status for new ATA AM 009 welding module

01/5/12 - 15:07		RMI survey reports independent garages have an average £40 labour charge out rate

01/5/12 - 12:34		Insurers accused of "playing a cynical and duplicitous game" as a £150 portal fixed fee is proposed

01/5/12 - 10:20		Thatcham - recruiting new roles as part of Peter Shaw's 3-year strategic plan

01/5/12 - 09:43		Easi-Drive's Big Breakfast raises funds for charity

01/5/12 - 08:30		Caversham's Marathon runner raises over £2800 for cancer research charity

01/5/12 - 07:27		Admiral - an investors view

01/5/12 - 02:45		ABP Club - website traffic up 62% in April with 76,200 visits to the site and 324,600 pages viewed in the month

30/4/12 - 22:30		Weather - Met office say April was the wettest on record; with 75% more rainfall than normal in England

30/4/12 - 18:00		PPG Industries - Discover an all new web experience

30/4/12 - 17:43		Honda - add second shift at Swindon factory with creation of 500 new jobs

30/4/12 - 17:37		Nissan GB - appoint Chris Marsh as new Aftersales Director, replacing Robert Lujan

30/4/12 - 17:30		LV - apooint Chris Rolland as claims director, reporting to Peter Horton

30/4/12 - 16:29		USA - 80% of collisions could be prevented, says National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator

30/4/12 - 14:23		Euro Car Parts agree deal with 3M to supply collision repair products

30/4/12 - 14:04		British Bodyshop Awards - Peugeot Citroen complete the bill

30/4/12 - 13:53		Office for National Statistics - 1 in 3 households forced to choose between 'meals and wheels' after petrol costs soar

30/4/12 - 11:49		Lesters of Redditch scoops WNS Bodyshop Oscar award

30/4/12 - 10:21		Lotus - latest news; new owners audit is on-going, no decision made to sell Lotus

30/4/12 - 10:13		ITEM Club Outlook for Financial Services - more insurer consolidation predicted; premiums under continued pressure

30/4/12 - 09:59		Bosch - new Driver Drowsiness Detection system fitted as standard on VW Passat

30/4/12 - 09:17		POLICE - appeal for help finding dark coloured estate car involved in hit and run in Manchester on Sunday

30/4/12 - 07:31		Whiplash cheats - Clarke orders crackdown as bogus claimants will be 'weeded out'

30/4/12 - 07:22		Aviva - to improve their consultation with shareholders on executive pay levels

30/4/12 - 07:18		Helphire - trading update; hire length continues to show a decline

28/4/12 - 16:09		Cat D writes-offs - Telegraph reveals the truth to motoring public

28/4/12 - 15:33		ABP Club reaches two new milestones via Social Media

28/4/12 - 06:16		LAPSO Bill misses referral fee clarity 'and will deny access to justice for many'

28/4/12 - 06:04		Honda fights traffic congestion through in-car technology

28/4/12 - 05:56		UK motor insurance market - EU law takes a hold

28/4/12 - 05:48		Smartphone Apps Creating More Distraction for Young Drivers on the Road

28/4/12 - 00:04		Olympics - confirms May 16 th conference to help companies prepare for managing deliveries during the Games

27/4/12 - 18:06		Nexa Autocolor - a continuing winning partnership with Marussia F1 Racing

27/4/12 - 17:27		Morelli Group unveils new website

27/4/12 - 14:43		Bodyshop magazine - role changes for Kelly and Mark Hadaway

26/4/12 - 21:59		Lotus - latest news; production restarting next month in Norfolk, development of new Esprit continues; it's not being sold to Chinese

26/4/12 - 18:45		LKQ (owners of Euro Car Parts) - record first quarter; turnover up 31% to over $1 billion; profits up 27% to $151 million

26/4/12 - 18:03		Autotrader - average used car price in Q1 2012 at £8,891 was 3.9% lower than Q1 2011

26/4/12 - 17:08		Honda and Audatex partner to deliver VDA benchmarking and training

26/4/12 - 15:51		Dupont seeks new bids for car paint unit by 7 May

26/4/12 - 15:45		Monaco1000 charity bike ride - Motor home donated following ABP's appeal

26/4/12 - 13:33		No cash available to licence repairers

26/4/12 - 11:41		Credit hire - insurersI form working party with credit hire industry to establish a GTA portal

26/4/12 - 09:16		International Whiplash 2012 Conference - day two overview

26/4/12 - 08:41		BMW - AutoTechnics win top prize in the BMW Bodyshop of the Year competition

26/4/12 - 08:03		Cambria Automobiles - half-year results to 29 Feb 2012; profits halved

26/4/12 - 07:38		Admiral - trading update; business continues to grow; UK vehicle count up 13% to 3.0 million vehicles insured

26/4/12 - 01:37		Government - 2nd insurance summit to be held on 2 May

26/4/12 - 01:23		Lotus - new Malaysian owners, DRB-Hicom, actively trying to sell company to Chinese, say Norfolk MP

25/4/12 - 23:26		Zurich to shed 400 staff and to strengthen relationship with Broker Direct.as it continues to transform its UK Personal Lines

25/4/12 - 23:15		Will legal aid bill (LAPSO) changes end ambulance-chasing lawyers?

25/4/12 - 22:50		Whiplash - Prevention Better Than Cure, says Thatcham

25/4/12 - 22:16		QuidcoCompare's cashback accelerates consumer popularity

25/4/12 - 22:06		CHO boss welcomes OFT meeting

25/4/12 - 19:58		JCC highlights air conditioning system maintenance during National Allergy Week

25/4/12 - 10:28		Direct Line Group (RBS Insurance) - appoint Paul Nightingale, ex RSA, as director of network, fulfilment and supply chain

25/4/12 - 10:22		Tanker drivers dispute - union given until 21 May to consider new proposals from distribution companies

25/4/12 - 10:19		Official - UK economy in double-dip recession

25/4/12 - 10:10		MMA Insurance boasts a 40% regional growth for bespoke commercial business

25/4/12 - 09:58		Quindell and Ai Claims Solutions - details of Offer document

25/4/12 - 09:32		International Whiplash 2012 Conference - day one overview

25/4/12 - 09:25		S.A.S. Bodyshop, Gloucester, closes following tragic death of its director

25/4/12 - 08:14		Insurers mislead tens of thousands of customers to boost profits

25/4/12 - 07:52		Admiral's staff 'proud of WRU sponsorship'

25/4/12 - 00:20		AA Insurance Premium Index -average motor premium increased by 7.7% over last 12 months; average premium FELL 1.1% in last quarter

24/4/12 - 19:24		Car insurance is still too expensive!

24/4/12 - 16:40		Baldwin’s Group: Warner to become 100% shareholder

24/4/12 - 16:34		b200 focuses on the ‘next generation’

24/4/12 - 15:27		ABI's Dalton says: "If whiplash was an Olympic sport, the UK would be gold medallists"

24/4/12 - 15:00		Health screening company prosecuted by Health & Safety Executive

24/4/12 - 14:22		Training 2000 appoints Frank Harvey to head up its automotive and mechanical handling divisions

24/4/12 - 12:30		IMI requests assistance for ATA Customer Service survey

24/4/12 - 11:54		Aviva set to pull out of the US market

24/4/12 - 11:24		Glass's - Will the used car market be celebrating the major summer events?

24/4/12 - 10:48		Groupama flexes its niche motor skills with Adrian Flux

24/4/12 - 07:24		Moneysupermarket - Don't exceed sensible car insurance excess levels

24/4/12 - 07:12		AI Claims - board recommends offer from Quindell Portfolio; closing date 15 May

24/4/12 - 00:32		Telematics - think-tank planned for April for insurers to agree a common standard has been cancelled due almost unanimous support

23/4/12 - 18:01		Saab Parts UK improves parts availability even further

23/4/12 - 17:50		High cost of motor insurance prevents young people from finding work, says Cobra UK

21/4/12 - 08:23		DuPont Refinish - leading the market with more than 4,000 spectrophotometers in Europe

21/4/12 - 08:21		Norton introduces the New “Best Practise” repair methods

20/4/12 - 17:46		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response; reactions from Aviva, LV and Zurich

20/4/12 - 17:41		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response; reaction from BIBA

20/4/12 - 15:53		RSA announce significant investment Northern Ireland

20/4/12 - 14:13		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response; reactions from ABI

20/4/12 - 13:06		The British Bodyshop Awards - Book your place now!

20/4/12 - 11:37		Comparethemarket - van drivers trying to offset high fuel costs by saving on insurance

20/4/12 - 11:28		Petrol prices hit new hgh - meanwhile wholesale petrol prices fall 7%

20/4/12 - 09:32		Enterprise choose Hyundai for 500 car fleet deal

20/4/12 - 09:25		Insurers create a 'dysfunctional' system for new claimants, says APIL's incoming president

20/4/12 - 07:32		Ireland - Liberty (new owners of Quinn's Irish business) to offer upgraded replacement car for write-offs

20/4/12 - 01:10		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response; reactions from Co-operative Insurance and the IAM

20/4/12 - 00:45		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response; comment from chair of Transport Committee

20/4/12 - 00:39		House of Commons Transport Committee - Government response to their updated report; referral fee ban from April 2013 includes credit hire

19/4/12 - 22:30		Diesel car sales surge - market share rise to 50 per cent

19/4/12 - 19:20		Weather - next month is predicted to be the coldest May for 100 years...but it could be a great summer

19/4/12 - 18:17		"Repair Safety" debate - David Cresswell's observations

19/4/12 - 12:53		Auto Body Professional magazine - Spring 2012 edition now available on-line

19/4/12 - 11:45		USA: Ford issues Guidance on Electric Vehicle Handling

19/4/12 - 10:46		Tesco Cars - company behind the business, Carsite, goes into administration

19/4/12 - 10:18		Audi - agree deal to buy Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati for £705 million

19/4/12 - 09:49		Aviva - major structural changes; "Reshaping Aviva to simplify and grow"

19/4/12 - 08:23		Quindell )new owners of AI Claims) - provide trading update and buy rehabilitation companies Overland Health and LBhealthcare

19/4/12 - 02:26		Australia - NRMA Insurance commission Deloitte to do a report on the state of the local body repair industry; guess their conclusion !

19/4/12 - 02:12		Quindell (new owners of AI Claims) - plan to "develop a network of accident repair workshops"

19/4/12 - 01:58		OFT - to hold meeting with credit hire industry on Tues 24 April as part of their market study

19/4/12 - 01:40		Credit hire - Aviva -pays "seven figure" settlement figure to Accident Exchange in response to Autofocus case says Post mag

19/4/12 - 01:12		Aviva - extend sponsorship of Norwich City FC until July 2016

18/4/12 - 22:22		USA: Collision avoidance and autonomous vehicle technologies - but can it find the perfect parking spot, too?

18/4/12 - 16:26		Broach Hill celebrates 40 years of fixing cars

18/4/12 - 15:53		USA: Ford reveals the cost of electric vehicle batteries

18/4/12 - 15:38		Easi-Drive rewards staff to improve their health, wealth and happiness!

18/4/12 - 15:36		DuPont appoints Arval for 250 strong fleet

18/4/12 - 15:28		SC Body and Paint skills ready to deliver all new ATA routes

18/4/12 - 15:03		Standox: New Standofleet CR wash primer added to range

18/4/12 - 15:03		Cardiff and Vale College - Information evening on new ATA assessment process

18/4/12 - 15:02		Vella's Culshaw to abseil for charity

18/4/12 - 14:40		Polar Ford to close its Stockport bodyshop

18/4/12 - 13:05		I Love Claims Motor Claims Conference - Over 400 attending - Agenda confirmed

18/4/12 - 12:39		Mazda - launch half-price offer on branded car insurance through Equity, but only when buying new car

18/4/12 - 12:29		WNS - worldwide results for year to 31 March 2012; after tax profits down 30%

18/4/12 - 11:50		Groupama - Acromas (owners of AA and Saga) leading the race to buy Groupama UK

18/4/12 - 10:57		RSA - will NOT be reviving their bid for Aviva as "We've closed our books on it"

18/4/12 - 10:45		Lord Jackson - author of the review of civil litigation costs to have operation for cancer and will be away from work until October

18/4/12 - 10:39		Quinn - administrators say Irish policyholders face 1 billion Euro bill for its rescue due to hefty loses in UK

18/4/12 - 09:38		Accident Exchange - story from AutoExpress alleges they refused to allow a reader to downgrade his £375 a day hire car

18/4/12 - 08:25		LV= commended as motor insurance fraudsters are jailed

18/4/12 - 08:12		TrendTracker - latest report on the future of the used car market says demand for used cars has been depressed since 2008

18/4/12 - 08:06		MoneySupermarket.com Group - trading update; website visits up 15%, profits ahead of last year

18/4/12 - 01:10		Ford - unique crash test procedure ensures safety of innovative "Easy Access Door System" on new Ford B-MAX

18/4/12 - 00:58		SMMT - CO2 emisions from new cars have fallen by 23% since 2000

18/4/12 - 00:49		The increasing problem of clocked contract hire vehicles; 16 cars leased to an acc. man. co. were each clocked by 82,000 miles

18/4/12 - 00:40		Ford - all-new Transit Custom makes global debut at next week's CV show at the NEC; 40% UHSS including Boron for first time on a Transit

17/4/12 - 23:39		Lotus - chief exec Danny Bahar explains the current position

17/4/12 - 19:55		Annual inflation rates - little change in March; CPI up to 3.5% and RPI down to 3.6%

17/4/12 - 19:22		Gas fitter with 20 years experience, whose botched job led to woman's death, jailed for 3 years for manslaughter

17/4/12 - 17:54		ABP Club member has large quantity of "delivery mileage" genuine Ford mechanical parts for sale

17/4/12 - 09:39		MoJ - closed down 1 in 5 claims management firms in 2011

17/4/12 - 09:15		Euro Car Parts - branch 102 opens in Scunthorpe

17/4/12 - 08:40		BSI - pre tax profits in 2011 rose by 63% to £24.2m on turnover up 4% to £245m [= 9.9% profit margin]

16/4/12 - 14:21		USA: New Aluminum Mercedes Shows Coming Technology

16/4/12 - 07:58		Car vandalism costs exposed - Fiat 500 revealed as most vandalised vehicle

16/4/12 - 07:44		Consumers being hit with hidden insurance fees, says Which?

16/4/12 - 01:00		Volvo - announce that new V40 will cost from £19,745 and includes world's first pedestrian airbag as standard

16/4/12 - 00:54		Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - "Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You" (SMIDSY)

16/4/12 - 00:47		USA - head of Fix Auto highlights "pitfalls" in UK standards programme inc bureaucracy, mobile repairers, increased costs and total losses

13/4/12 - 13:06		Car insurance premiums remain over 60% higher than six years ago

13/4/12 - 12:01		Ageas officially unveils The Ageas Bowl, the home of Hampshire Cricket

13/4/12 - 10:48		AIG boosts Asian footprint by acquisition

13/4/12 - 09:55		Valspar to ring New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell

12/4/12 - 23:10		JCC to hold charity golf day in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

12/4/12 - 22:48		BBC Watchdog investigates car insurance: Is loyalty always rewarded?

12/4/12 - 17:42		Cobra announces high quality accessories partnership with Hyundai

12/4/12 - 15:10		Department of Transport - latest stats on UK car parc; total vehicles on road up 0.3% on last year

12/4/12 - 13:55		Caversham Coachworks - Kirsty Adlem to run the London Marathon in aid of Prostate Cancer charity

12/4/12 - 13:42		Quindell: further £2.85m investment in Ingenie and announcement of an Investor Event

12/4/12 - 13:35		Tesco partners with Europcar to provide a car rental service

12/4/12 - 12:28		Insurethebox choose GlassMatix in new partnership

12/4/12 - 12:16		Monaco 1000 mile riders appeal for a Motorhome loan - can you possibly help?

12/4/12 - 11:25		comparethemarket.com adds Sheilas' Wheels Broker to its car insurance panel

12/4/12 - 11:03		Confused.com/Towers Watson: Car insurance prices fall for first time in more than 3 years

12/4/12 - 10:57		RBS-owned Direct Line plans to raise £500m ahead of flotation

11/4/12 - 21:41		Lotus - latest news; new owners srill carrying out due-dilligence on company

11/4/12 - 16:44		AW Repair Group - Porsche, £s and precision at official opening event

11/4/12 - 16:23		MKPE - iPads revolutionise customer service

11/4/12 - 16:08		Raise Money with the Grand National sweepstake kit

11/4/12 - 15:58		NAB: ADR's Julie Eley elected as new chair

11/4/12 - 14:37		British Bodyshop Awards to support two fantastic charities - The Rainbow Trust and CLIC Sargent

11/4/12 - 13:25		Imperial Automotive launch new call centre & depot in Stirling

11/4/12 - 02:30		Lotus - product plan under threat; new owners could put firm into administration to free it from £200m of debts or sell it to Chinese

11/4/12 - 02:20		Response to the 'Moral Maisie' postings

11/4/12 - 01:07		USA - ALLDATA enters into agreement with CARSTAR to be their provider of OE collision repair information

10/4/12 - 22:39		Solera (owners of Audatex) - issue $300 million of senior notes

10/4/12 - 22:16		Moneysupermarket.com - One in four parents 'would break the law' to insure their children

10/4/12 - 22:10		Honest John - Telematics Cuts Young Driver Crash Risk By 40%

10/4/12 - 21:59		GOTT Technical Services - interview with director Ian Gott

10/4/12 - 16:24		Insurers under pressure for charging 'excessive fees' for updating records

10/4/12 - 13:31		Nissan announces new hatchback to be produced in Sunderland

10/4/12 - 13:12		Bodyshop Revolution workshops: Operating a bodyshop for the future - your road to success

10/4/12 - 13:04		Motor Codes: UK Motorists select their top 100 garages

10/4/12 - 12:44		MoneySupermarket launch first car insurance comparison app

10/4/12 - 12:40		Cobra UK appointed to enhance vehicle security by Lotus Cars

10/4/12 - 12:35		Minden go to the end of the Earth?

05/4/12 - 23:19		USA - LKQ (owners of Euro Car Parts in UK) announces product liability indemnification

05/4/12 - 22:10		Body magazine - editor Judi Barton has left; new editor is Alex Wells (ex RMI)

05/4/12 - 21:29		WNS - reschedule their loans, especially in UK, providing "greater flexibility to meet liquidity requirements and operational expenses"

05/4/12 - 17:14		Elephant.co.uk reveals research on parallel parking habits

05/4/12 - 14:29		U-POL - running competition with its EASY ONE body filler

05/4/12 - 13:46		Key2Key Solutions acquires Concorde’s Automotive Division

05/4/12 - 10:55		Jaguar - announces the F-TYPE, an all-new UK-built sports car

05/4/12 - 10:42		SMMT - March new car sales up 1.8% on last year

05/4/12 - 08:08		Telematics - Co-operative insurance says their use reduces crashes by 20% and claim cost by 30%

04/4/12 - 21:50		ABP Club March Business to Business Forums - presentations now available to download

04/4/12 - 16:13		QBE Insurance buys Brit Insurance's UK regional renewal rights

04/4/12 - 14:47		Seward Cancer Foundation - an update, including a personal letter from Ian Clark

04/4/12 - 14:25		I Love Claims Motor Conference (Thursday 3rd May) - Speakers confirmed to date

04/4/12 - 08:56		Northern Irish insurer to create 40 new jobs in £1.5m expansion

04/4/12 - 08:44		USA: Report finds that teen girls twice as likely as boys to text and talk while driving

04/4/12 - 08:24		Car and travel insurers to make it easier for older drivers to find cover

03/4/12 - 21:21		Volvo’s City Safety technology reduces chauffeur fleet’s at-fault collisions

03/4/12 - 16:29		Tesco closes its car retailling business

03/4/12 - 13:09		Nationwide Mobile Repair selects Farecla’s new Fillon Rapid Cure lamps

03/4/12 - 13:04		Solera (owners of Audatex) - appoints Alastair MacLeod as Regional Managing Director - official press release

03/4/12 - 11:51		Telematics - new insurance product 'Autosaint' gives parents real time information on their children's driving habits

03/4/12 - 08:07		Gemini Vehicle Solutions and Parabis to widen trading links

02/4/12 - 21:28		Five cars and £100,000 of equipment destroyed in blaze at Tranmere car body repair shop

02/4/12 - 14:05		Friendly rivalry as Karl Vella sites do battle in Barrow v Southport clash

02/4/12 - 14:00		PMD Leasing launch dedicated Bodyshop website

02/4/12 - 13:43		Bill Paton (Zurich Insurance European Claims Director & Thatcham Chairman) appointed CEO of DAC Beachcroft's Claims Solutions Group

02/4/12 - 10:09		Hastings Insurance Group - 2011 results show gross premiums placed up 39% and pre-tax profits up 63%

02/4/12 - 08:24		Nationwide - 2011 results show turnover unchanged but a pre-tax loss of £2.6m compared to pre-tax profit of £6.0m in 2010

02/4/12 - 07:34		AI Claims Solutions - now 77% owned by Quindell; mandatory purchase offer for remaining 23%

01/4/12 - 03:24		ABP Club – quarter 1 website traffic sets new records with 257,200 visits and 382,000 page views

01/4/12 - 02:31		Telematics - Monitoring habits of young drivers reduces accidents by a fifth, Co-operative Insurance analysis has found

31/3/12 - 07:37		AW Repair Group to hold a charity open day event

30/3/12 - 21:09		Telematics - Allianz recruiting team to "explore" telematics based motor insurance

30/3/12 - 13:48		Audatex - paint index goes up 1.35% on Monday to take into account price rise from BASF

30/3/12 - 13:38		PPG - sponsor the MG KX Momentum team in the BTCC championship

30/3/12 - 13:10		Northgate Vehicle Hire - message from Steve Granger - Head of Accident Management

30/3/12 - 12:47		First Panel Technician Achieves New Welding Certificate

30/3/12 - 12:38		Fuel tanker drivers will NOT strike over Easter - official

30/3/12 - 12:31		The Co-operative Insurance - 2011 results: pre-tax profits up 76%

30/3/12 - 11:28		Telematics - Co-operative Insurance creates new role of product manager to develp Young Driver telematics-based policy

30/3/12 - 10:57		iris puts colour back into London Zoo

30/3/12 - 09:52		MIB says uninsured young driver numbers 'fall by half'

30/3/12 - 00:41		Audatex - clarifying the use of "multi-strikes" within an assessment; updated statement March 2012

29/3/12 - 13:15		ABP Club website - received its 250,000th visit of 2012 this morning

29/3/12 - 11:41		Euro Car Parts launch collision repair programme - official release

29/3/12 - 11:24		LV - 9% of drivers have been caught speeding in the last 3 years; 1.5 million drivers caught in 2011

29/3/12 - 11:13		IMI - ATA re-accreditation and converting from NVQ to ATA

29/3/12 - 09:45		iris supports charity Everest climb

29/3/12 - 09:41		Revive! Announce BTCC Sponsorship

29/3/12 - 08:24		Elder and Paton now open in Arbroath

29/3/12 - 08:15		ADR's Shaun Keeling achieves ATA in record time

28/3/12 - 23:00		Emap considering £150m sell-off of CAP

28/3/12 - 14:48		Fix Auto Henley-on-Thames - official opening reveals some startingly good statistics

28/3/12 - 12:53		Crashworth Keynote Event - Euro Car Parts Launch 'Platinum Plus' Alternative Parts Range for the UK Automotive Crash Repair Market

28/3/12 - 12:19		Ashgrove opens in Aberdeen to provide even greater geographical coverage

27/3/12 - 23:40		Euro Car Parts: Kuani air tools now in stock

27/3/12 - 22:53		NFU - results for 2011 show return to profitability compared to loss in 2010

27/3/12 - 22:47		Brian Robson Coachworks celebrates Peugeot and Citroen finalist achievement

27/3/12 - 21:20		Saab Parts UK - the new official Saab importer appoints 2 new authorised repairers / bodyshops

27/3/12 - 13:17		HMRC - police forces must now charge VAT on police accident reports supplied to insurers

27/3/12 - 12:19		Audatex - working on next paint index increase due to BASF price rise on 1 April 2012

27/3/12 - 12:09		Postage - first class stamp up 30% to 60p, second class up 39% to 50p from 30 April

27/3/12 - 11:53		Total Accident Management (part of Helphire) - reduce off-road time with 29% of vehicles repaired using mobile repair solutions

27/3/12 - 11:40		LV - removes upper age limit on car insurance

27/3/12 - 10:48		Hosepipe ban - does NOT apply to washing customer cars "in the course of a business"

27/3/12 - 10:17		iris - join forces with VRVE to offer packaged marketing services to bodyshops

27/3/12 - 10:10		Olympics - traffic congestion in London to peak from Saturday 21 July until the Games start on Fri 27 July

27/3/12 - 09:49		Telematics - MyDriveSolutions launch their insurance smart box called MyDrive Dynamics

27/3/12 - 09:17		Credit Hire - Is refusal of a free car following a road traffic accident unreasonable?

27/3/12 - 07:30		BMW & Toyota - sign agreements for joint research on batteries and for BMW to supply Toyota with diesel engines

27/3/12 - 00:12		Fix Auto Henley (formerly Tabbitts) - new larger premises to be opened by John Madejski, chaiman of Reading FC

27/3/12 - 00:08		BMW - recall 1.3 million vehicles worldwide (109,000 in UK) all 5 series and 6 series from 2003 to 2010 due to battery cover issue

26/3/12 - 22:05		Hiscox strengthens offering with new motor appointments

26/3/12 - 22:00		Euro Car Parts: New Air Con Pressure Testing Kits

26/3/12 - 21:31		EXCLUSIVE: Audatex UK - new md appointed, Alastair MacLeod, the former Group CEO at EurotaxGlass's

26/3/12 - 20:22		Great Wall Motor Co - become first Chinese automotive manufacturer to sell vehicles in UK

26/3/12 - 17:45		EXCLUSIVE: Just Car Clinics - results for 2011: first ever pre-tax loss

26/3/12 - 15:54		Petrol tanker drivers have voted to strike - announcement made at 3.40pm

26/3/12 - 15:23		Vauxhall - closure of Ellesmere Port factory in 2014 looking increasingly likely

26/3/12 - 15:16		Donns LLP - personal injury law firm in Manchester goes into administration

26/3/12 - 13:44		Travelers Insurance Co - consulting staff as it restructures UK operations

26/3/12 - 12:43		Which? calls for regulation as comparison sites fail to deliver

26/3/12 - 12:27		Skelmersdale footballers to compete for new Karl Vella Cup

26/3/12 - 12:22		AkzoNobel cuts cycle times by up to 70% with new Express Repair Technique

26/3/12 - 12:13		Euro Car Parts - 99 branches and counting

26/3/12 - 10:38		National Accident Repair Group is to exhibit at the EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show

26/3/12 - 10:08		East Bilney Coachworks celebrates being finalists in Peugeot / Citroen Independent Bodyshop of the Year award

25/3/12 - 17:41		Britain's motor claims scandal... a non-existent car crash and how my insurance is making £800 out of me

23/3/12 - 16:33		Spies Hecker approved by Suzuki (GB)

23/3/12 - 14:42		RSA - warn of dangers of increasing road accidents as result of this Sunday's clocks going forward to British Summer Time

23/3/12 - 14:38		Aviva - paid new UK CEO compensation of £2.49m for leaving his previous job at Friends Life to join Aviva

23/3/12 - 14:19		RBS - confirm Mike Biggs as chairman of Direct Line Group as it moves towards floatation in second half of this year

23/3/12 - 14:11		Ageas - details emerge of its writ against Kwik-Fit for £5m relating to purchase of insurance business in July 2010

23/3/12 - 13:30		Thatcham - Triple Focus event replaced this year by Repair Focus, featuring ABP Club meeting

23/3/12 - 12:28		AA - new record high prices for petrol and diesel

23/3/12 - 11:09		Zurich Insurance align to the British Bodyshop Awards

23/3/12 - 09:28		ABP Club doubles Silverstone to Monaco charity donations made during the B2B Forums to raise a total of £3000

23/3/12 - 09:11		esure: Operating Profit of £80.8million for 2011

22/3/12 - 22:43		Weather - temperature today hit over 20 degrees in the UK, making it the hottest 22nd March EVER

22/3/12 - 18:07		Budget 2012 - may prove fatal for electric vehicle market

22/3/12 - 12:21		ABP Club Free to attend Business to Business Forums and Expos HAD IT ALL!

22/3/12 - 10:45		ABI welcomes budget reforms

22/3/12 - 08:26		AutoRestore awarded Aeromark's Innovative Project of the Year Award 2011

22/3/12 - 08:09		Budget response from Karl Vella Group

22/3/12 - 08:09		Budget response from Karl Vella Group

21/3/12 - 14:34		Budget 2012 news - detail of changes affecting company car & van tax; changes to vehicle tax disc (VED)

21/3/12 - 13:35		Budget 2012 news - summary of main points from Chancellor's speech

21/3/12 - 08:03		Confused.com reveals poor driving habits

21/3/12 - 07:47		RBS - offer Mike Briggs (ex Aviva F.D.) the job of chairman of Direct Line as it moves closer to floatation later this year

20/3/12 - 22:01		Selsia chosen to support cosmetic warranty

20/3/12 - 18:05		3M on hand for SMART repairers at Revive! conference

20/3/12 - 10:43		AXA’s Big Money Index - Cost of insurance cover is biggest worry

20/3/12 - 10:14		Standox - new adverts highlight “The Art of Color”

20/3/12 - 10:11		BodyNet Releases “AutoPad”

19/3/12 - 15:52		Ford - more gains for Ford Fleet Accident Management Programme.

19/3/12 - 15:06		Telematics - insurers to sit down in April to discuss forming a common standard

19/3/12 - 14:42		Groupama UK - record results as profits rose 85% last year

19/3/12 - 12:15		LV - Cash-strapped drivers delay repairs and risk safety

19/3/12 - 12:07		Motorway speed limit - trials to begin early next year of higher 80mph limit

19/3/12 - 11:52		Minimum wage - adult rate rises by 11p an hour to £6.19hr from Oct 2012; no change for 16-20 year old; apprentice rate up 5p hour

19/3/12 - 09:01		David Cameron calls for private investment in England's road network

19/3/12 - 08:54		Confused.com - car park scrapes cost motorists £1.3bn a year

19/3/12 - 08:44		Swinton welcomes Volvo's new airbag technology

17/3/12 - 09:50		'Car insurance' is the most searched keyword phrase for web enquiries

16/3/12 - 16:13		Allianz appoints a new casualty and motor manager

16/3/12 - 15:55		I Love Claims / ABP Club Motor Claims Conference: RSA, Audatex & Activeweb added to sponsor list

16/3/12 - 08:53		First-time speed offenders could see their insurance premium increase by up to 20%

15/3/12 - 16:49		Telematics - 57% of all drivers expect to switch to telematics insurance by 2017

15/3/12 - 14:30		Admiral increases motor claims fraud protection with FICO technology

15/3/12 - 13:29		The new XPRESS 800 scoops Innovation of the year Award

15/3/12 - 09:42		The £90 million pothole repair bill

15/3/12 - 06:51		Legal & General is outraged over EU 'unisex' car insurance premiums

15/3/12 - 06:44		motorists are most at risk of hitting pedestrians at 8.38am

15/3/12 - 00:51		Easi-Drive - growth slows as rising fuel prices reduce car usage

15/3/12 - 00:17		Ford - new B-MAX features "Active City Stop" - automatic braking up to 18mph to reduce collisions

ABP Club UK Bodyshop News Archive