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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - April 2016

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

30/4/16 - 01:08   John Dwyer - hopes voters keep him as Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire in 5 May election
   
29/4/16 - 22:05   Modern Claims Awards - list of all 17 winners; WNS won "Claims Management Company of the Year"
   
29/4/16 - 13:59   The Metro - motorist sends front, rear and side images of herself - not her car - to motor insurer
   
29/4/16 - 13:40   British Bodyshop Awards - the Awards Dinner Menu and Drinks pre-ordering details
   
29/4/16 - 13:21   Volkswage and Inchcape - new Inchcape West London Volkswagen dealership open off A4, flagship site is VW's largest to date
   
29/4/16 - 12:48   End-of / Go-Cam - accident reporting app records, sends and saves video evidence on incidents
   
29/4/16 - 12:24   British Bodyshop Awards - Diamond Partner Farécla looking forward to an "outstanding event"!
   
29/4/16 - 11:25   NI: Euro Car Parts (ECP) - opens branch in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
29/4/16 - 11:19   Covéa - Paul Ali, Business Change Manager, takes on 615-mile ultramarathon for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service
   
29/4/16 - 11:00   A&R Vehicle Services - CV repairer's new website and online estimating feature and goes live
   
29/4/16 - 10:36   CRASH Services - 20th year of success after record year of growth; accident management and breakdown recovery firm adds 35% more staff
   
29/4/16 - 10:31   Revive! - Mark Llewellyn, Revive's MD, completes London Marathon hat-trick for Children with Cancer UK
   
29/4/16 - 10:19   British Bodyshop Awards - *IMPORTANT REMINDER* names needed by TODAY - FRIDAY - to be included on Table Plan and Awards Programme
   
29/4/16 - 10:16   International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) - 20% more new jobs created by mutual insurers since economic crisis
   
29/4/16 - 09:33   Churchill Car Insurance - excuses from uninsured drivers include "it was my husband’s car. He is dead but he is still insured."
   
28/4/16 - 14:03   US: CAPA’s globally recognised standards to form foundation of Chinese standards for aftermarket automotive sarts
   
28/4/16 - 13:54   Tri-Sphere - now the sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for all new equipment manufactured by Chief Automotive Technologies from the US
   
28/4/16 - 13:02   LKQ - worldwide Q1 results: revenue up 8.3% to $1,921 million but pre-tax profits fall 2% to $166 million
   
28/4/16 - 12:43   British Bodyshop Awards: PPG & Brown Brothers Distribution - sponsored race cars will be on show at the BBAs...straight from the track!
   
28/4/16 - 12:22   IAM RoadSmart - driverless cars poll: 65% of motorists believe that a human being should always be in control of the vehicle
   
28/4/16 - 11:55   Kindertons - buys credit hire taxi firm, Sovereign Automotive, to become the UK’s largest taxi credit hire provider
   
28/4/16 - 11:42   WNS - worldwide results y/e March 2016: unchanged pre-tax profit of $81m on turnover of $562m, up 5.6%
   
28/4/16 - 11:38   Insure The Box - driver tiredness is as much a risk factor as alcohol when it comes to road safety
   
28/4/16 - 11:27   Thatcham Research - Repair Focus: 'Bodyshop of the Future’ at Thatcham, Tuesday 14 June, including ABP Club meeting
   
28/4/16 - 11:17   Malton Coachworks (part of Classic and Sportscar Centre) - celebrate 25th Anniversary with black tie dinner at The National Railway Museum
   
28/4/16 - 11:05   GEFCO - automotive logistics firm selects ACIS for de-fleeting efficiencies across three sites
   
28/4/16 - 11:00   FAB Recycling - Tim McCarthy joins FAB Recycling's Board of Directors as Business Development Director
   
28/4/16 - 10:51   Revive! - Robert Hawes, ex head of division for smart repair company Up-to-Scratch, joins Revive! Management Team
   
28/4/16 - 10:45   Fix Auto UK - first class honours for Fix Auto after offering leadership & management course to its network
   
28/4/16 - 10:42   Geoffrey Insurance - new name from today for Chaucer Direct; owned by Markerstudy since July 2015
   
28/4/16 - 10:34   Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) and FMG - outsourced incident management deal for UK fleets; repairs to IFS approved network
   
28/4/16 - 10:27   Arval - vehicle leasing and fleet management firm calls on RAC to provide enhanced support to accident management customers
   
28/4/16 - 10:25   Arval - vehicle leasing and fleet management firm calls on RAC to provide enhanced support to accident management customers
   
28/4/16 - 10:25   Arval - vehicle leasing and fleet management firm calls on RAC to provide enhanced support to accident management customers
   
28/4/16 - 10:25   Arval - vehicle leasing and fleet management firm calls on RAC to provide enhanced support to accident management customers
   
28/4/16 - 10:16   Inchcape Fleet Services (IFS) and FMG - outsourced incident management deal for UK fleets; repairs to IFS approved network
   
28/4/16 - 10:05   British Bodyshop Awards - *IMPORTANT REMINDER* names needed by tomorrow (Friday 29 April) to be included on Table Plan and Awards Programme
   
28/4/16 - 09:32   Apprenticeships - CBI warns that the new levy scheme may not be viable by April 2017 launch date
   
28/4/16 - 07:37   Pendragon - trading update: underlying profit before tax increased by 8.7%
   
28/4/16 - 07:26   Redde plc - trading update: "profits are continuing to exceed the Board’s original expectations"
   
27/4/16 - 20:30   British Bodyshop Awards - Diamond Partner, Circle Leasing: BBAs "is the highlight of our events calendar"
   
27/4/16 - 16:31   British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - in PPG's five years of Headline Sponsorship the BBAs have welcomed nearly 3,000 guests
   
27/4/16 - 14:47   RAC - May Day Bank Holiday weekend traffic warning
   
27/4/16 - 14:44   BIBA 2016 - former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced as keynote speaker at
   
27/4/16 - 14:14   Glass's - growing pressure on used car values into 2017
   
27/4/16 - 14:09   AXA - nets trio of fraudsters using the fundamental dishonesty defence, saving £60,000
   
27/4/16 - 14:05   CV Show: BVRLA - unveils latest HGV Fair Wear & Tear guide
   
27/4/16 - 14:01   2016 Fleet Show - fleet service companies to the fore at Silverstone Fleet Show
   
27/4/16 - 13:55   ABP Expo Review 2016 - printed copies in the post, read the EXPO Review online, now!
   
27/4/16 - 13:50   Scope Technologies - pioneering virtual reality technology for "accurate and transparent" damage assessment
   
27/4/16 - 13:30   Euro NCAP - Chinese has become the tenth language in which content on the Euro NCAP website is available
   
27/4/16 - 13:21   British Bodyshop Awards (BBAs) - Diamond Partner, Audatex, "proud to support" the BBAs
   
27/4/16 - 13:06   IAM RoadSmart - the new name for the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)
   
27/4/16 - 12:59   Swansway Group - record first quarter for Swansway Group aftersales
   
27/4/16 - 12:42   The Freight Transport Association (FTA) - rebranded Lightfoot telematics product for cars and vans
   
27/4/16 - 11:22   Japan: Mitsubishi - admits it cheated on fuel mileage tests for 25 years; cars ONLY sold in Japan
   
27/4/16 - 11:16   ABI Motor Conference 2016 - 18 October, The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
   
27/4/16 - 11:09   Aviva - Brits say whiplash fraud is just as unacceptable as drink-driving
   
27/4/16 - 11:09   Avia - Brits say whiplash fraud is just as unacceptable as drink-driving
   
27/4/16 - 11:07   Staysure - over 50s car and travel insurance specialist creates 120 jobs
   
27/4/16 - 09:59   ABI - comment on Volvo Drive Me London project
   
27/4/16 - 09:51   Vauxhall - driver explains OnStar’s Automatic Crash Response feature after being involved in a head-on collision
   
27/4/16 - 09:43   Tungsten Network - SMEs lose £9bn in invoice fraud; cyber-crime costing average SME business £1,658 per year
   
27/4/16 - 09:31   Volvo - plan in-depth trial of self-driving cars on Britain's roads starting early next year
   
27/4/16 - 08:37   CV Show: Venson - fit crash tested storage equipment to ensure vehicles are safe and fit for work
   
26/4/16 - 20:53   Loughborough University - unique head restraint and car seat system could reduce whiplash injuries
   
26/4/16 - 13:29   RSA; Andy Warren - confirms his departure on Friday 29 April after 17 years at RSA
   
26/4/16 - 13:21   Retail Automotive Alliance - adds three new members: Chambers Group, Gates Ford and Hartwell Group
   
26/4/16 - 13:17   Cold callers - forced to display phone numbers under new Government plans
   
26/4/16 - 13:13   ACIS / Simon Bailes Accident Repair Centre - supports Boundary 500 SOS Challenge to raise funds for Children’s Hospice, Zoe’s Place
   
26/4/16 - 12:47   IAEA National Conference 2016 - Saturday 7th May 2016, Coventry Transport Museum
   
26/4/16 - 12:40   Road Haulage Association (RHA) - announces new insurance service, FR8, with Aviva and broker, Griffiths & Armour Insurance
   
26/4/16 - 12:36   GEM Motoring Assist - concern over Britain’s drug drivers
   
26/4/16 - 12:22   CV Show: SMMT - number of vans on UK roads has passed 4 million for the first time and 57% of them are white
   
26/4/16 - 12:17   CV Show: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - newly added tipper body truck with HSS, developed in partnership with conversions specialist, VFS
   
26/4/16 - 11:29   Scope Technologies - virtual reality software - when used with telematics device data - allows insurers to 'recreate' accidents
   
26/4/16 - 11:28   Acope Technologies - virtual reality software - when used with telematics device data - allows insurers to 'recreate' accidents
   
26/4/16 - 10:38   SMMT - safety technology undermined as 88.5% of vans checked by DVSA last year were dangerously overloaded
   
26/4/16 - 10:19   Aliweld, Newcastle - aluminium specialist truck body builder and bodyshop purchases adjacent site for expansion
   
26/4/16 - 07:15   TrakM8 - trading update: revenue up 44%; 151,000 telematics units now in operation
   
26/4/16 - 01:11   USA: Audatex - announces strategic relationship with Driven Brands, the largest multi-site bodyshop operator
   
25/4/16 - 23:56   Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) - John Matthews (ex AutoRestore and Fix Auto) adds 3 new dealership members
   
25/4/16 - 20:28   RSA Group - Andy Warren to leave senior position within RSA Group
   
25/4/16 - 17:44   Ford Motor Co - "Apple is now a major rival, we think they are building a car...we will not build it for them"
   
25/4/16 - 16:22   British Bodyshop Awards - the official BBA Preview is online NOW!
   
25/4/16 - 16:03   Carlac - partners with Silco to offer unique air cure technology clearcoat and primer
   
25/4/16 - 15:32   Sweden: Spies Hecker - 1930s Ford A Roadster restored last year by Austrian air brush artist Knud Tiroch and Spies Hecker takes top prize
   
25/4/16 - 14:18   Pilkington Glass - lose appeal against size of 357 million euro fine for automotive glass cartel in 2008
   
25/4/16 - 13:16   British Bodyshop Awards - Twitter banter from the finalists...
   
25/4/16 - 12:18   Ireland: AA Motor Insurance - Irish motorists more concerned about cost of insurance than Gardaí enforcing traffic laws
   
25/4/16 - 12:18   Weightmans - how to deal with 'diminution in value' motor claims
   
25/4/16 - 12:07   UK General Insurance - technology spurs further growth in the UK insurance schemes market
   
25/4/16 - 11:47   Cheshire Constabulary: Norwich Police - 'Operation Action'; two arrests and three vehicles seized in road safety crackdown
   
25/4/16 - 11:32   Farécla - daylight lamp Colad Check Light added to product line-up
   
25/4/16 - 11:20   Fix Auto UK - announces new national agreement to provide motor repair services to AXA Insurance
   
25/4/16 - 11:13   Gocompare.com - record 1.2m drivers attended a speed awareness course in 2015; up 170% in five years
   
25/4/16 - 10:53   ABI Quarterly Motor Insurance Premium Tracker - 10% year on year rise in cost of the average comprehensive policy
   
25/4/16 - 10:24   The REAL Rally - all 31 teams arrive back safely! Around £20k raised for REAL - The Ethan Rees Linwood Memorial Fun
   
25/4/16 - 10:09   East Bilney Coachworks - Kings Lynn Bodyshop is now ISO9001 and BS10125 certificated
   
25/4/16 - 09:51   Nationwide - success for Nationwide and PPG sponsored Dan Cammish in Porsche Carrera Cup GB races 3 and 4 at Silverstone
   
25/4/16 - 09:38   Edam Group (owners of EasiDrive) - after a record 2015 set for more growth with Yorkshire Bank funding package
   
25/4/16 - 09:00   Quindell - ex- chief, Rob Terry, says he made £30m from scandal-hit business
   
25/4/16 - 08:47   Admiral Group - founder Henry Engelhardt talks to The Telegraph before he hands over to David Stevens
   
25/4/16 - 07:57   USA - growth in use of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) for car bodies exceeds forecast
   
25/4/16 - 02:42   APU - conman Naveed Shah found guilty of using fake insurance policies to steal hire cars worth over £200k
   
25/4/16 - 02:33   RAC - illegal handheld mobile phone use at the wheel still rife
   
25/4/16 - 02:30   Telematics - "Black box technology and coaching have made me a better driver" says Mail on Sunday article
   
25/4/16 - 02:30   Canada - first autonomous vehicle (AV) conference held; their arrival will be a radically disruptive event
   
22/4/16 - 22:32   Emissions - Mercedes, Opel, Audi, Porsche and VW to recall 630,000 diesel-powered cars to fix engine software
   
22/4/16 - 22:21   Fiat Chrysler - to recall 1.1m vehicles worldwide over fears they may roll away after drivers get out
   
22/4/16 - 22:16   Volkswagen Group - 2015 results: loss of 16.2 BILLION Euros is largest in company's history
   
22/4/16 - 16:50   Audatex - update to AZT paint calculation planned for 1 July 2016 will have implications for the Paint Index
   
22/4/16 - 14:14   Road fuel (petrol and diesel) sales - hit highest levels for 8 years in March and in Q1
   
22/4/16 - 14:09   Direct Line - millions of motorists risk driving with bad eyesight
   
22/4/16 - 14:04   Selsia (with Penning's Group Repair Pods) - win "Innovation in Accident Management" award from Fleet World
   
22/4/16 - 09:32   RSA - seeks to halve staff redundancy pay and close final salary pension scheme
   
22/4/16 - 09:18   Saga - Acromas sells last 32% of Saga it still owned; no longer has any shareholding in Saga
   
21/4/16 - 22:56   Emissions - UK and German govt tests show VW only manufacturer fitting defeat devises; new tests from 2017
   
21/4/16 - 14:11   BLM Law - government’s focus on whiplash claims has led to a rise in casualty fraud
   
21/4/16 - 13:56   The Floow - telematics company awarded the 2016 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category – UK’s highest accolade for business
   
21/4/16 - 13:43   The Queen’s Cars - celebrating the Queen's 90th Birthday, ABP Club checks out the Royal garage...
   
21/4/16 - 13:32   Accident Exchange / True Solicitors - team ‘Tower Rangers’ to cycle over 500 miles for Winston’s Wish
   
21/4/16 - 13:23   IAEA National Conference 2016 - Saturday 7th May 2016, Coventry Transport Museum
   
21/4/16 - 13:13   Denso - redesigned Electric Power Steering (EPS) system for autonomous vehicles
   
21/4/16 - 12:55   Aviva - 'Distinct' motor product for high net worth and mass affluent insurance markets; part of new Aviva Private Clients division
   
21/4/16 - 12:39   Volvo Cars - announces new "deliberately ambitious" target of one million electrified cars sold by 2025
   
21/4/16 - 12:35   cap hpi - predicts 48% rise in used LCV stock by 2019
   
21/4/16 - 12:07   The REAL Rally - 28 teams, 30 cars... and they're off!
   
21/4/16 - 11:21   CitNOW - Judges confirmed for 2016 CitNOW Video Awards
   
21/4/16 - 11:05   David Prentice BMW - bodyshop sales growth of 27% YTD supported by Accident Exchange referrals
   
21/4/16 - 10:52   British Bodyshop Awards - less than 3 weeks to go! 19 reasons to attend the biggest and best independent awards event in this industry!
   
21/4/16 - 10:01   Chartwell - celebrates its Golden Anniversary and predicts "rapid change again" over the next 50 years
   
21/4/16 - 08:17   Department for Work and Pensions - employment rate at record 74.1%; wages continue to rise 2.2%; 31.4m people in work up 360,000 in a year
   
20/4/16 - 21:09   NI: The Dennison Bodyshop – Co. Antrim-based bodyshop and Volvo Truck and Bus dealer group hold first ever Health Awareness Week
   
20/4/16 - 16:32   C&D Services (UK) - Essex bodyshop adds Fiat Car, Alfa Romeo, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge approvals with FCA Group
   
20/4/16 - 11:41   Euro NCAP - Toyota Prius first car for Euro NCAP’s newest test of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology for pedestrians
   
20/4/16 - 11:31   PPG - resign long standing partnership deal with F1 team, Williams Martini Racing
   
20/4/16 - 11:20   Fix Auto UK - Michael G Motors of central Luton joins as Fix Auto Luton
   
20/4/16 - 10:31   Euro Car Parts - opens 10,000 sq ft Warwick branch
   
20/4/16 - 10:11   Richardsons bodyshop - Colchester's longest established bodyshop celebrates 50th anniversary
   
20/4/16 - 09:40   The REAL Rally: The Martini Boys / Chartwell - Chris Brightmore, Kev Richardson and Steve Wells are ready to rally!
   
20/4/16 - 09:25   Mansells - former F1 champion Nigel Mansell’s newly extended Mitsubishi showroom and workshop in Jersey officially opens
   
20/4/16 - 07:31   Moneysupermarket - Q1 trading update: group revenue up 9% but insurance dips 2%
   
19/4/16 - 17:30   National Accident Repair Group - launches member benefits programme for its network repairers
   
19/4/16 - 13:59   Circle Leasing - Team Circle joins the Wings for Life World Run to raise money for spinal cord injury research
   
19/4/16 - 13:46   British Bodyshop Awards - the bar is OPEN! (for drinks pre-orders)
   
19/4/16 - 13:27   Tracker - Land Rover Defender thefts up 75%; "significant rise in demand for parts"; NFU Mutual urges owners to boost their vehicle security
   
19/4/16 - 13:12   Allianz Global Assistance UK - Kate Walker joins to lead insurance and assistance product and service expansion
   
19/4/16 - 12:59   Markerstudy - new structure for Retail Division as Managing Director, Russell Bence, departs end of this month
   
19/4/16 - 12:22   ACIS - outperforms the bodyshop market with 20% growth; double the performance of the sector as a whole
   
19/4/16 - 12:09   RMI Bodyshops (NAB/VBRA) - to host a series of 'Know How' events
   
19/4/16 - 11:52   British Bodyshop Awards - full list of all 103 finalists A-Z
   
19/4/16 - 10:46   Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - motorists at mercy of insurance industry 'smokescreen'
   
19/4/16 - 10:37   The REAL Rally - Team BRIDGE… on your marks get set GO…The REAL Rally
   
19/4/16 - 10:12   Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) - survey of drivers convicted of ‘hit and run’ reveal 16-22% 'ran' because there was no damage to the vehicles
   
19/4/16 - 08:57   Barry Whittles - back in the industry as 50% owner of Porpora Marketing with Jenny Anderson (ex-JCC marketing manager)
   
19/4/16 - 08:30   Saga - results for y/e 31 Jan 2016: motor insurance revenue up 4% to £510m; motor profit up 185 to £118m
   
18/4/16 - 14:07   The Freight Transport Association (FTA) - new fleet vehicle safety and roadworthiness audits
   
18/4/16 - 13:51   DfT - new rules mean unnecessary and out-of-date road signs can be removed from our roads from this Friday
   
18/4/16 - 13:33   IMI / London Motor Show - encourages visitors to Battersea Evolution London Motor Show next month, just before the British Bodyshop Awards!
   
18/4/16 - 13:15   Gary Burnett / Aviva - "naïve" footballer given suspended jail sentence over false whiplash claim
   
18/4/16 - 12:48   NCR Bodyshops / AGM Services - NCR calls on AGM for site conditioning assessment of new Swindon bodyshop acquisition
   
18/4/16 - 12:35   Thatcham Research - welcomes UN support for AEB as standard on all new cars
   
18/4/16 - 12:18   Huffington Post article: The Developing World Needs Safer Cars - safety measures taken out of cars produced for the Latin American market
   
18/4/16 - 11:33   National Windscreens - to focus on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADA) at Commercial Vehicle Show next week
   
18/4/16 - 11:22   Saga - paid out more than half a million pounds repairing customers caravans in 2015
   
18/4/16 - 11:12   TTC Group - stressed drivers more likely to be in a road crash, warns the TTC Group as part of Stress Awareness Month
   
18/4/16 - 10:55   Ireland: Small Firms Association (SFA) - small businesses facing insurance cost crisis because of Ireland's "compo culture"
   
18/4/16 - 10:41   British Bodyshop Awards - full list of all 103 finalists in 24 award categories
   
18/4/16 - 10:29   Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab – IT security expert warns connected cars are at risk of being hacked for next 10 years
   
18/4/16 - 10:07   Apprenticeships - Government gives go-ahead for development of single-skill trailblazer apprenticeships; members of trailblazer group named
   
18/4/16 - 09:18   Confused.com Willis Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index - motorists face annual price hikes of 14%; av comp premium £671 in Q1 2016
   
18/4/16 - 09:03   FT - cars that connect to the internet will be vulnerable to hackers for a decade says cyber security expert
   
18/4/16 - 00:53   REAL Rally - the route, the teams and names of the team members; it all begins on Thursday
   
15/4/16 - 14:29   Vehicle Procurements - new head office and remarketing centre open day a great success!
   
15/4/16 - 12:53   Auto Body Professional magazine: Mind the Skills Gap - bodyshop managers talk about struggling to attract new talent
   
15/4/16 - 12:36   OSV - almost one in three motorists have had a parking prang in the last 12 months and 12% 'bump and run'
   
15/4/16 - 12:11   Jaguar Land Rover - JLR Intelligent vehicle a reality within the next 10 years and it will "real-world test" technologies this year
   
15/4/16 - 11:46   REAL Rally: the Vellaboys - Karl and David Vella join the REAL Rally, starting Thursday 21 April from Essex for a three-day tour of Europe
   
15/4/16 - 11:17   Ageas - employees across UK raise over £88,000 for the NSPCC
   
15/4/16 - 11:02   Australia: 'Ghost car' - dashcam footage of a crash caused by a car that appears out of nowhere
   
15/4/16 - 10:48   Brown Brothers - TC Harrison, four-site dealer bodyshop group, renew supply partnership with Brown Brothers
   
15/4/16 - 10:38   Easifix: UK's largest car insurance fraud scam - of the 2/82 people convicted: one ordered to pay just £10 & the other fails to attend court
   
15/4/16 - 09:33   Confused.com - average Brit spends 48 and a half hours a year stationary at traffic lights; "motorists running red lights cause accidents"
   
15/4/16 - 07:37   LV= - chief executive, Mike Rogers, to step down after 10 years in role
   
14/4/16 - 21:12   British Bodyshop Awards: Zurich - finalists announced for the Bodyshop of the Year Award
   
14/4/16 - 21:09   France: Renault - 80% fall in serious or fatal accidents involving Renault's cars in France over 15 years thanks to ADAS
   
14/4/16 - 20:52   British Bodyshop Awards: Vauxhall - finalists announced for the Bodyshop of the Year Award
   
14/4/16 - 16:26   Allianz UK - to withdraw from direct motor market from June; 170 jobs at risk; new single trading division
   
14/4/16 - 10:54   British Bodyshop Awards: Toyota - finalists announced for the Cycle Time, Repair Growth and Estimating Excellence Awards
   
14/4/16 - 10:42   HMG Paints - Acrythane ACE, a new high performance 2K Acrylic Polyurethane finish
   
14/4/16 - 10:35   non-OE parts - Ulster TV runs news article "replica car parts ‘risk lives’ says report"
   
14/4/16 - 10:20   RAC - launches new telematics driver app for smartphones
   
14/4/16 - 08:08   USA: Louisiana - seeks to ban insurers from fitting non-OE anti-lock brake parts or airbag system components
   
13/4/16 - 20:38   Co-op Insurance - young drivers call for a driving test overhaul
   
13/4/16 - 20:28   British Bodyshop Awards: Thatcham - finalists announced for the Apprentice Mentor of the Year Award
   
13/4/16 - 20:13   British Bodyshop Awards: Sopp & Sopp - finalists announced for the HGV, LGV and Car Repair Bodyshop of the Year Awards
   
13/4/16 - 19:56   Go Ultra Low - 115 EVs registered a day in Q1 2016, equivalent to one electric car every 13 minutes
   
13/4/16 - 16:10   Crash for cash? - HGV's dashcam catches moment Vauxhall Astra switching lanes and suddenly braking in front of HGV
   
13/4/16 - 15:39   Brown Brothers Distribution - Official Partner to Laser Tools Racing for a second year running in BTCC 2016; see the car at BBA next month!
   
13/4/16 - 15:19   Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - Tracey McDermott to leave the FCA
   
13/4/16 - 15:04   USA: Solera Holdings - Solera Founder to speak at 2016 IBIS Global Summit in Barcelona, Spain on 25 May
   
13/4/16 - 14:51   Selsia Vehicle Accident Centres - Selsia to show how fleets can slash repair costs at Silverstone Fleet Show next month
   
13/4/16 - 14:20   British Bodyshop Awards - meet our BBA party band, CandyAMP
   
13/4/16 - 12:48   Auto Windscreens - new Eco Touch Waterless Car Wash to save windscreen repair company 8.3 million litres of water and around £80k a year
   
13/4/16 - 12:41   Wunelli - evolves Driver Signature analytics for smartphone telematics apps
   
13/4/16 - 12:36   USA: Sika Automotive - to sponsor and exhibit at WardsAuto Interiors Conference in Michigan, USA, Wednesday 11 May 2016
   
13/4/16 - 12:32   DCML - telematics helps dealers offer unaccompanied test drives to boost sales
   
13/4/16 - 12:26   PPG: Nexa Autocolor - new range of Premium Primer Surfacer for a high quality finish and maximum repair throughput
   
13/4/16 - 12:18   British Bodyshop Awards: Peugeot - finalists announced for the Customer Service Award
   
13/4/16 - 11:16   XL Motors Accident Repair Centre - three men caught on CCTV breaking into Coventry bodyshop
   
13/4/16 - 10:58   British Bodyshop Awards: Nationwide Network Services - finalists announced for the Customer Service and Bodyshop of the Year Awards
   
13/4/16 - 10:46   British Bodyshop Awards: National Accident Repair Group - finalists announced for the Member of the Year and Associate Member of the Year
   
13/4/16 - 10:37   British Bodyshop Awards: LV= - finalists announced for the Best Loved Bodyshop Award
   
13/4/16 - 10:02   Baldwins Repair Group - invest more than £165,000 in spraybooths
   
13/4/16 - 09:15   Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department - criminals target insurance staff in pubs, cafés or through social media to get customer data
   
13/4/16 - 08:57   Apprentices - employers of young apprentices will no longer pay National Insurance contributions
   
13/4/16 - 08:09   Tesco Insurance - results for y/e Feb 2016: profits fell as motor policies decreased during the year
   
12/4/16 - 14:04   Auto Soft - new features released today (Tuesday 12 April) includes Glasssmatix Panel Mech Labour and Paint Labour splits and more
   
12/4/16 - 13:47   HMG Paints / Prodrive - HMG Decorative coatings in pole position at Prodrive HQ
   
12/4/16 - 13:35   AW Repair Group - newly refurbished reception areas & Junair booths at Newark (Nottingham) and Denaby Main (South Yorkshire) bodyshops
   
12/4/16 - 13:30   Winns - acquires D H Hire Limited, a Kent-based niche hire replacement vehicle specialist
   
12/4/16 - 11:59   Wunelli - "game-changing" 12V device takes telematics to the mass market at nearly 15% of the cost of a black box
   
12/4/16 - 11:33   Inter-est - Ian Douglas (ex Koch-Chemie, Audatex and IRIS) joins Inter-est as Business Development Manager
   
12/4/16 - 11:24   Bollington Insurance - Gary Ferguson appointed Motor Trade Account Manager in Scotland
   
12/4/16 - 10:40   Inflation rate - inflation unchanged: CPI up to 0.5% for last 12 months; RPI up to 1.6%
   
12/4/16 - 10:39   Comparethemarket.com - UK drivers lose £3.5bn a year by delaying motor insurance premium renewals
   
12/4/16 - 10:09   Volkswagen Financial Services UK Ltd (VWFS) - David Maloney appointed as new CEO
   
12/4/16 - 09:33   Credit hire - businessman loses £236,000 hire claim for Ferrari needed to get to and from work for 7 months
   
11/4/16 - 21:13   British Bodyshop Awards: Innovation Group - finalists announced for the Customer Choice Award
   
11/4/16 - 21:09   British Bodyshop Awards: Innovation Group - finalists announced for the Repairer of the Year Award
   
11/4/16 - 20:58   British Bodyshop Awards: Gallagher Bassett - finalists announced for the Best Customer Service Award!
   
11/4/16 - 20:48   British Bodyshop Awards: Fix Auto UK - finalists announced for the Fix Auto UK Cycle Time Performance Award!
   
11/4/16 - 15:20   RSA - David Coughlan appointed RSA UK Personal Lines Managing Director, replacing Mark Christer
   
11/4/16 - 15:08   US: Good2Go - insurance company CEO asks vehicle manufacturers to make cars safer by removing distracting technology
   
11/4/16 - 14:50   US: Toyota / Microsoft - collaborate to being next-generation telematics service
   
11/4/16 - 14:31   Ford - tests Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicles at night using LiDAR sensor technology
   
11/4/16 - 14:15   British Bodyshop Awards: Direct Line Group's three categories - Best for Customer and Speedy Repairer - finalists announced!
   
11/4/16 - 14:03   BASF - Luke Stafford (ex LKQ Coatings and IRIS) joins BASF UK as Key Account Manager
   
11/4/16 - 13:50   British Bodyshop Awards: Covea Repairer Group of the Year Award finalists announced!
   
11/4/16 - 13:29   British Bodyshop Awards: Citroen Customer Service Award finalists announced!
   
11/4/16 - 13:13   ABP Employer Protect: Glaisyers - National Living Wage; important information
   
11/4/16 - 12:48   Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) - report commissioned by IMI warns Govt to make it illegal for untrained technicians to work on EVs
   
11/4/16 - 12:36   Morelli - new IT partner, MAM, to provide operational efficiencies across branch and warehouse operations
   
11/4/16 - 11:40   American International Group (AIG) - 125 jobs - up to 5% of AIG's UK headcount - could go, according to Blomberg reports
   
11/4/16 - 10:09   Ridgeway - new £10m Jaguar Land Rover Ridgeway showroom and aftersales facility in Newbury opens December 2016
   
11/4/16 - 09:42   Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) - InMotion, new JLR tech start-up, to develop connected car products in North America, Europe and Asia
   
11/4/16 - 09:05   Pracso - parts supplied to repairers through Prasco's insurer partnerships are either OES/OEM sourced or externally certified
   
11/4/16 - 08:18   AA - results for y/e 31 January 2016: pre-tax profits down 72%; own motor underwriting has started
   
11/4/16 - 07:42   Covea Insurance - 2015 results: premiums up 6% but pre-tax profit down 26% as investment income falls
   
11/4/16 - 02:59   ComparetheMarket - average premium in Q1 was £682, up 11.6% on same time last year
   
11/4/16 - 02:07   Non-OE panels - NIBA report tested 3 non-OE panels from Tong Yang and ORAN; full details of safety concerns
   
08/4/16 - 14:42   Non-OE parts in the vehicle body repair process - a statement from Euro Car Parts CEO
   
08/4/16 - 14:03   Experian - half of all UK small businesses have no data breach plan; 64% of consumers would be "discouraged" to do business with victims
   
08/4/16 - 13:47   ingenie - survey finds 51% of us have been in the car with someone speeding - but 36% wouldn't say anything
   
08/4/16 - 13:33   Motor Claims Services - specialist motor claims handling business expands operations in Northampton
   
08/4/16 - 13:14   Tollers Solicitors / MASS - whiplash: "banning real claims for people with nasty injuries does not seem at all fair, reasonable or sensible"
   
08/4/16 - 12:31   Rolls Royce - it takes 7 days and more than 100lb of paint to apply a "flawless exterior finish" on a new Rolls Royce
   
08/4/16 - 11:11   British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - 32 days till... the biggest and best independent awards event in this industry!
   
08/4/16 - 10:35   Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) - cars bought on finance by consumers through dealerships up 27% in Feb 2016 vs Feb 2015
   
08/4/16 - 10:20   AutoRaise - invited by Government to create new VDA Apprenticeship
   
08/4/16 - 09:58   cap hpi - Tesla Model 3 with a "mass market price tag... will be seriously good value"
   
08/4/16 - 09:50   Innovate UK - invests £561 million to back cutting-edge UK firms
   
08/4/16 - 09:32   Tesla - "the week electric vehicles went mainstream"; 325,000 deposits of $1,000 in first week for new Model 3
   
08/4/16 - 09:24   Churchill - 57% of motorists admit to being aggressive behind the wheel, 4% have "chased a car in anger"
   
08/4/16 - 09:13   LV - ex-employee offered member of staff £300 for each name and number of a road accident victim
   
07/4/16 - 20:39   Revive! - record new car registrations could segment used car market
   
07/4/16 - 20:34   National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - 21.5% increase in Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) sales is "positive"
   
07/4/16 - 19:55   Autoglass - rolls out UK-wide ADAS calibration service
   
07/4/16 - 14:41   Autoglass - launches UK-wide ADAS calibration solution
   
07/4/16 - 14:12   British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - The 2016 BBAs, Tuesday 10 May, Battersea Evolution, London - book your place NOW!
   
07/4/16 - 13:52   China: Volvo Cars - plans let local drivers test autonomous driving cars on public roads
   
07/4/16 - 13:43   Enterprise Rent-A-Car - wins Graduate Employer of the Year award at TARGETjobs awards
   
07/4/16 - 13:35   Audatex - new Global Claims Centre homepage, includes latest vehicle FAQs and useful info to help with assessments and training
   
07/4/16 - 13:27   Skill Auto UK - FREE TO ENTER competition. Bodyshops, nominate your talented young people NOW! DEADLINE 5pm TODAY (Thursday)
   
07/4/16 - 12:33   EXPO: Check out the highlights from EXPO! - all the action from EXPO 2016 in a two-minute video by TBS UK
   
07/4/16 - 12:04   RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) - looks into use of non-OE parts in the vehicle body repair process
   
07/4/16 - 10:59   What Car? - sat navs (64%), heated seats (60%) and DAB radio (50%) more popular with new car buyers than AEB safety systems (19%)
   
07/4/16 - 10:40   PSA Group ( Peugeot, Citroën and DS) - has filed more than 130 self-driving car / autonomous vehicle technology patents
   
07/4/16 - 10:23   Co-operative Insurance - 2015 results: pre-tax loss of £66m; motor policy numbers up 26% to 771,000
   
07/4/16 - 09:54   Dennison Bodyshop in Northern Ireland - commercial vehicle shop makes £1/2 million investment to grow business
   
07/4/16 - 09:53   LV= Britannia Rescue - re-introducing A and B call out rates for its Road Rescue network; between 6pm and 6am call out rate increases by £5
   
07/4/16 - 08:50   NCR Bodyshops - open new bodyshop in Swindon, becomes their 3rd site together with Newbury and Basingstoke
   
06/4/16 - 20:26   Vauxhall - offer interest free finance over 3-months on accident repair and smart repair work
   
06/4/16 - 12:36   Smartdriverclub - new telematics insurance and connected vehicle service for used cars launched by former MD and co-founder of Wunelli
   
06/4/16 - 12:19   Skill Auto UK - FREE TO ENTER competition. BODYSHOPS, nominate your talented young people NOW! DEADLINE 5pm THURSDAY 7th April
   
06/4/16 - 11:58   RecoAuto - sponsor the Complete Auto Recycling and Secondary Materials (CARS) Trade Show; ABP also a show partner: 13/14 July , Donnington
   
06/4/16 - 11:49   cap hpi - consumer demand key to used market in 2016 warns cap hpi
   
06/4/16 - 10:43   Hastings - Neil Utley, former Hastings Chairman, sells 3.6m Hastings shares; reducing his holding in insurer from 7.13% to 6.59%
   
06/4/16 - 10:24   SMMT - 10 facts about the UK new car market in March 2016
   
06/4/16 - 10:10   Aldridge Accident Repair Centre - provide a minibus to transport cycling team in aid of local charity, Breast Friends Sutton Coldfield
   
06/4/16 - 09:50   Highways England - spend £150 million on harnessing new technology, including trials of driverless car technology on motorways
   
06/4/16 - 09:49   SMMT - new car sales up 5.3% in March; biggest month since 1999 with over ½ million new cars sold in month
   
06/4/16 - 09:28   Tata - Business Secretary Sajid Javid in Mumbai today for a meeting with Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry to encourage "responsible" sale
   
06/4/16 - 09:11   Enterprise Rent-A-Car - City Car Club Becomes Enterprise Car Club to increase access to on-demand motoring
   
06/4/16 - 07:33   Bristol Street Motors Birmingham - old bodyshop demolished as part of £1 million makeover, including a brand new bodyshop
   
06/4/16 - 02:36   NIBA (Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance) - new study says lives "being put at risk" by use of non-OE parts
   
06/4/16 - 02:18   ABP Club website – March was 23rd month in a row with over 100,000 visits; 30,000 unique visitors; 1.5m hits; 406,000 pages viewed
   
05/4/16 - 14:18   EXCLUSIVE: Page Automotive Group - A&J Lawrence joins Page Automotive Group; Jon & Tony Lawrence stay to assist "smooth transition"
   
05/4/16 - 13:50   Covéa Insurance - Deputy Chief Executive John Blundell to leave at the end of May
   
05/4/16 - 13:38   Calling all bodyshops - just 2 days left to enter your young people for this years Skill Auto competition
   
05/4/16 - 13:31   Winns - becomes first law firm to partner with global insurance software provider
   
05/4/16 - 13:25   Steve Hawes, BASF - swims Solent Sea for Aspire, spinal cord injury charity
   
05/4/16 - 12:17   Pratts Auto Bodyshop, Carlow, Ireland - "Best Bodyshop in Leinster" and 2015 SIMI Bodyshop of the Year praises Cromax refinish paints
   
05/4/16 - 12:00   Motor Insurers' Bureau - former West Midlands Police Inspector Paul Bennett joins MIB to help tackle uninsured driving
   
05/4/16 - 11:54   1st Central / the Freight Transport Association (FTA) - truck drivers are the fourth BEST drivers on the roads, according to new figures
   
05/4/16 - 11:30   Peugeot Citroën Automobiles UK – Bodyshop of the Year Awards for Franchised & Group and Independent Approved Accident Repair Network
   
05/4/16 - 10:50   AXA - nearly £400,000 saved because the insurer defended three suspicious motor claims
   
05/4/16 - 10:35   Hyundai Motor Group - ‘Hyper-connected and Intelligent Car’ concept, including smart remote maintenance services and autonomous driving
   
05/4/16 - 10:18   Akzo Nobel - new Lesonal 2K Graphite Filler cuts application time to boost efficiency
   
05/4/16 - 10:14   ACIS - moves to new 7,500 sq ft warehouse and office HQ in Warwick
   
05/4/16 - 10:06   RAC - price of petrol goes up 3p a litre in March in first rise since July 2015
   
05/4/16 - 07:09   Marshall Motor Holdings - dispose of 3 dealerships: Toyota in Peterborough & Kings Lynn; Nissan in Bury St Edmunds
   
05/4/16 - 02:30   UNECE - paves the way for automated driving by updating UN 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
   
04/4/16 - 14:18   REAL Rally - a message from The Dark Knights Paul Glover, Paul Lees & Paul Blunt (Paul Glover, Paul Lees & Paul Blunt)
   
04/4/16 - 14:03   Ipswich ARC - celebrates 25th anniversary this month; read MD Rick Kerry's story of what's changed in the bodyshop industry since 1991!
   
04/4/16 - 13:45   BT Fleet - launch new business telematics package
   
04/4/16 - 13:25   Hot Topics - Rob Smale tells online tech website the "customer journey is incredibly important" to Ageas
   
04/4/16 - 13:01   Vauxhall - ADAM drivers can now personalise exterior and roof colours, interior trims and foils & bumpers with visible underbody protection
   
04/4/16 - 12:48   Steve Maples, Sytner Nottingham - well-earned retirement for bodyshop manager after 46 years in the industry
   
04/4/16 - 11:44   Stanners - Plasto-Fused Plastic Repair System designed to achieve strong, safe and fast plastic repair
   
04/4/16 - 11:34   Charity Football Match: Little Daisy Cutters FC vs Plunky’s Allstars FC - Thurs 12 May In aid of Bliss Foundation & Little Daisy Mae Story
   
04/4/16 - 10:51   Confused.com - 3% of pet-owner motorists have had a motor-related accident because of their pet
   
04/4/16 - 10:36   Thompsons - insurer's latest crash for cash statistics are a "cynical PR stunt from Aviva"
   
04/4/16 - 09:55   Warranty Direct - Mercedes Benz R-Class most susceptible to suspension damage; average repair bill £350; most vulnerable cars 15 times worse
   
04/4/16 - 09:41   USA - good article on what bodyshops need to do in order to "thrive, not just survive"
   
01/4/16 - 13:50   Tesla - Tesla's release of 'affordable' electric car puts pressure on Government
   
01/4/16 - 13:41   The Guardian / AA / Claimfast - driver taken to court over £4,000 courtesy vehicle hire
   
01/4/16 - 13:30   US: Metromile - launches first-of-its-kind pay-per-step walking insurance
   
01/4/16 - 13:24   Citroën and Arsenal Football Club - world’s first retractable sunroof at the club’s Emirates Stadium
   
01/4/16 - 12:43   Fix Auto UK - sign new three-year repair agreement with Covéa Insurance
   
01/4/16 - 12:24   Mini - announce new Hipster Hatch with Instagram filtered windows
   
01/4/16 - 12:20   Honda - in talks with DVLA to introduce emoji registration plates
   
01/4/16 - 12:05   HMG Paints - announce the “HMG Delivery Drone”
   
01/4/16 - 12:01   Revive! - launch new ‘Bodyshop’ mobile beauty salon service
   
01/4/16 - 11:52   Coachwork Renovations Ltd - approved accident repair centre is Gold winner in the 2015 Citroen Independent Bodyshop of the Year Award
   
01/4/16 - 11:46   Vauxhall - world’s first full-size production kinetic car with zero running costs and emissions; a wind-up?
   
01/4/16 - 11:44   SunLife - courtesy cars are so popular, SunLife adds 'Courtesy Pet’ to its pet cover product
   
01/4/16 - 11:38   Confused.com - Britain chooses BREXIT, the traffic lights will change to red, white and blue – to reflect the Union Jack
   
01/4/16 - 09:59   Reis Motorsport Insurance - provides cover for iconic batmobile at Batman v Superman premieres across Europe and the UK
   
01/4/16 - 09:32   Motofix Group - Brian Johnson (ex Mirka) appointed as new Operations Director