| 31/1/11 - 13:43 |
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AA - price of both petrol and diesel hit new all-time highs last week
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| 31/1/11 - 14:13 |
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Chaucer's Dawn Gould celebrates World Claims Championship triumph
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| 31/1/11 - 12:12 |
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Horwich Farrelly - credit hire organisations will have finance agreements sharpened by new EU Directive
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| 31/1/11 - 11:10 |
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FMG - achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification
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| 31/1/11 - 10:51 |
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AA Accident Management - win Business Car award
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| 31/1/11 - 09:08 |
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Mazda - launches first manufacturer commercial deal through a social network via Facebook
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| 31/1/11 - 08:44 |
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Aviva - considering a £7 billion bid for RSA?
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| 30/1/11 - 21:51 |
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Admiral - growth continues
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| 30/1/11 - 17:50 |
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USA - Mitchell measure usage of non-OE and second hand-parts
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| 30/1/11 - 17:47 |
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Quinn Insurance - Anglo Irish Bank submit final offer
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| 29/1/11 - 08:03 |
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Spy-in-the-car box could bring an end to high insurance rates for young drivers
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| 28/1/11 - 11:07 |
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WARNING - Advertising Standards Authority rules will apply to your website & Twitter / Linkedin / Facebook pages from 1 March 2011
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| 28/1/11 - 10:20 |
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Internet - over 90% of all internet searches in the UK in 2010 were made using Google
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| 28/1/11 - 10:54 |
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Audatex - paint index goes up 7% on 1 February 2011
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| 28/1/11 - 08:58 |
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Nexa Autocolor launches Chromate Free Wash Etch Primer
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| 28/1/11 - 08:29 |
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Nationwide - mobile repair services on the rise
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| 28/1/11 - 00:50 |
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Euro NCAP - best performing cars of 2010
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| 28/1/11 - 00:26 |
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Whiplash - a £1.9 billion cost to insurers, yet 93% of GPs have seen patients exaggerating injuries for claims purposes
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| 28/1/11 - 00:21 |
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Lord Jackson pushes for full implementation of reforms
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| 28/1/11 - 00:18 |
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Aylesbury Body Language - celebrate achieving the Kitemark
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| 27/1/11 - 08:28 |
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IAAF pours scorn on SMMT/RMIF's attack on the independent sector
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| 27/1/11 - 08:12 |
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Horwich Farrelly - Insurances law firm looks to double fraud team to meet rising demand
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| 27/1/11 - 08:07 |
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ABP Club meeting reminder - 16th February Crewe Hall
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| 27/1/11 - 02:08 |
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Which? mag - only 44% of the speed cameras in UK are working, in some areas it is as low as 12%
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| 26/1/11 - 17:02 |
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Aftermarket Parts Association formed by Imperial
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| 26/1/11 - 16:21 |
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Admiral - goes with Audatex for its engineers and approved repairers
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| 26/1/11 - 11:51 |
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Motor Vehicle Repair Health and Safety Forum - minutes from 22nd meeting now available
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| 26/1/11 - 11:45 |
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Toyota recalls 1.7m vehicles globally over 'fuel leak'
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| 26/1/11 - 10:25 |
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Quinn Group - Ernst & Young carrying out "forensic review"
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| 26/1/11 - 08:43 |
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London - reminder that the number of vehicles affected by the Low Emission Zone will quadruple rom January 2012 as scope is extended
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| 26/1/11 - 08:27 |
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Global Repair Solutions launches training centre
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| 26/1/11 - 07:26 |
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MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) - elect Donna Scully of Carpenters as chair
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| 26/1/11 - 08:08 |
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Delegates Loved Networking Lunch
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| 26/1/11 - 07:02 |
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Nationwide - trading update; 2010 results expected to be at upper end of forecasts; good progress with growth strategy
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| 25/1/11 - 13:39 |
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Cash-for-crash scam - 11 appear in Peterborough Court for offences over a 5 year period
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| 25/1/11 - 13:36 |
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Ageas - Citywire win £3,000 payout for reader
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| 25/1/11 - 12:45 |
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Vauxhall - appoint McCann Erickson to handle advertising, marketing & promotion for their aftersales and bodyshop business
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| 25/1/11 - 12:16 |
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Motor Trader Awards 2011 - drop Bodyshop category, replaced by Workshop category open to repair workshops and bodyshops
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| 25/1/11 - 10:00 |
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R-M launches SPEEDFLASH S NEW
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| 24/1/11 - 09:55 |
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Aviva - doubles its motor business with Swinton year on year
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| 24/1/11 - 09:55 |
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Fix Auto - add 2 new franchisees; total now 54 sites; 70% have PAS125 Kitemark
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| 24/1/11 - 08:37 |
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UK Select achieves Kitemark at their second site
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| 23/1/11 - 22:04 |
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NIBS - Tiffin appointed as Programme Support Manager
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| 23/1/11 - 13:21 |
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Six charged over insurance fraud in Lancashire
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| 23/1/11 - 10:23 |
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Acorn Assessors complete iPad based inspection system
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| 22/1/11 - 11:37 |
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Ageas (Fortis) - announces free Continuous Insurance Enforcement phonetic support kit for brokers
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| 22/1/11 - 10:35 |
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AA Premium Index - 2010 saw biggest annual rise in premiums since index began in 1994; average comprehensive premium went up 33.2% to £843
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| 22/1/11 - 10:35 |
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Kwik-Fit - motorists amassed £473m of pothole damage to their wheels and tyres in 2010
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| 22/1/11 - 09:46 |
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Damage caused by pot-holes will get worse warn councils who have been left £165m short of cash needed to fix them
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| 21/1/11 - 11:42 |
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Hastings - award contract to National Windscreens as joint vehicle glass & repair supplier
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| 21/1/11 - 11:42 |
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Ferrari - unveil their first ever 4-wheel drive car, the Ferrari FF
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| 20/1/11 - 14:04 |
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WNS Assistance - confirms plans to enter the buildings repair sector.
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| 20/1/11 - 13:17 |
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CAP - vehicle manufacturers used the January VAT rise to slip in a price increase
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| 20/1/11 - 13:17 |
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Qdos - appoint Phil Hodkinson (ex Helphire & Accident Exchange) to board as national Sales Director
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| 20/1/11 - 10:48 |
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RMI - new Trust My Garage scheme is "the equivalent of Kitemark standard"
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| 20/1/11 - 10:04 |
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Nissan - celebrates 13th year as Britains largest car manufacturer
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| 20/1/11 - 07:46 |
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Horwich Farrelly - credit hire companies must co-operate more with insurers or risk collapse
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| 20/1/11 - 07:35 |
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Aviva - briefs investors and analysts on the quality of its balance sheet
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| 20/1/11 - 07:24 |
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RSA - trading update; snow at end of 2010 cost extra £142m with 20% rise in a.d. claims; strong performance in 2010; confident for 2011
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| 19/1/11 - 22:51 |
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Coverbox - has successfully launched its Pay-as-You-Drive insurance scheme using Quartix tracking systems
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| 19/1/11 - 22:35 |
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Easi-Drive - takes on 150 new cars after securing a £400,000 funding package from RBS finance arm
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| 19/1/11 - 22:35 |
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Monetsupermarket - survey says record fuel prices have driven down car usage with two-thirds of people forced to change driving habits
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| 19/1/11 - 12:35 |
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Cash-for-crash scams - insurers increase premiums in affected areas
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| 19/1/11 - 12:44 |
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DWS Bodyworks appoints new Executive Team - official release
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| 19/1/11 - 12:44 |
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Broker Assistance appoints Debbie Crellin as Sales Account Director
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| 19/1/11 - 12:23 |
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SATRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) - first demonstration of "platooning",
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| 19/1/11 - 12:23 |
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Quinn Insurance - founder admits he put profits to "bad use" and would be "happy to set aside all financial interest" in the insurer
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| 19/1/11 - 12:11 |
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AXA - David Williams now managing director of commercial claims; Tony Peppard is managing director personal lines claims
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| 19/1/11 - 12:11 |
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Copart - select Chevin Fleet Solutions to manage its UK vehicle fleet
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| 19/1/11 - 11:40 |
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Aviva - Andrea Moneta (CEO of EMEA region) leaves; to be replaced by Igal Mayer, former Chief Exec of Aviva UK
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| 19/1/11 - 11:24 |
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Daihatsu - ceases importing cars to the UK; will pull out of Europe completely by end of 2012.
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| 19/1/11 - 09:09 |
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Nationwide - continue with sponsorship of Tim Harvey in Porsche Carrera Cup for 2011
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| 19/1/11 - 09:49 |
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Celette France – Stronger than ever - A New Future
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| 19/1/11 - 07:46 |
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ABI - Motorists cutting corners risk driving illegally
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| 19/1/11 - 07:35 |
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Easi-Drive - appointed by Hatfields dealer group to provide accident management services
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| 19/1/11 - 07:23 |
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RSA - rumours of possible bid from Zurich or Finnish-insurer Sampo
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| 19/1/11 - 07:23 |
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Provident Insurance - MMA remain locked in talks with GMAC to complete takeover deal
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| 19/1/11 - 07:10 |
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Toyota - first OEM to launch AkzoNobels stickerfix in Europe
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| 18/1/11 - 20:59 |
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HPI warns dealers about rising number of write-offs returning to the road
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| 18/1/11 - 11:52 |
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WNS - Global Q3 revenues up 4.7%; revenue less repair payments down 3.7%
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| 18/1/11 - 09:53 |
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Government - UK inflation rate rises to 3.7% in December
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| 18/1/11 - 07:34 |
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BSI Kitemark listing - Rapid Auto Body Repairs clarification
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| 17/1/11 - 22:18 |
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Groupama appoint new Commercial Motor Technical Manager
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| 17/1/11 - 17:27 |
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Vauxhall - complete sponsorship deals with soccer teams of all 4 home countries
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| 17/1/11 - 17:27 |
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Quinn Insurance - Zurich now favourite to buy them out of administration
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| 17/1/11 - 15:07 |
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Audatex - back up and running; system open longer hours (6am to 10pm) until Friday
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| 17/1/11 - 13:44 |
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RMI NFDA joins forces with SMMT urging motorists to use main dealers
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| 17/1/11 - 12:16 |
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ABP Club Meeting - 16 February 2011
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| 17/1/11 - 12:16 |
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BSI Kitemark listing - Newbridge Accident Repair Centre clarification
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| 17/1/11 - 10:30 |
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How high will car insurance premiums rise by in 2011?
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| 14/1/11 - 14:18 |
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I Love Claims lunch with James May - joining instructions / agenda
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| 14/1/11 - 11:47 |
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EXCLUSIVE - Steve Field leaves DWS; Paul Pancham appointed CEO and Bob Florence appointed Commercial Director
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| 14/1/11 - 11:32 |
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Volvo - wins What Car? safety award for its Pedestrian Detection system
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| 14/1/11 - 11:38 |
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Broker Assistance - boss dressed for success
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| 14/1/11 - 09:50 |
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Thatcham BSI Kitemark accredited (PAS125) bodyshops - total remains at 780 "sites" - 5 new sites and 5 sites removed
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| 14/1/11 - 09:38 |
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Quinn Insurance - administrator reassures staff over job losses; sale should be finalised by end of January
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| 14/1/11 - 08:54 |
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EMB / Confused - average comprehensive car insurance premium in 2010 rose by 38% to £695
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| 14/1/11 - 07:09 |
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Lookers (Dutton Forshaw / Dovercourt) - trading update; results ahead of expectations
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| 13/1/11 - 09:19 |
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Government - will allow insurers to access information on an individuals driving licences
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| 13/1/11 - 08:37 |
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Sutton Car Repairs - gain 10% more business with the PAS125 Kitemark
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| 13/1/11 - 08:37 |
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Admiral - extends contract with National Windscreens for 3 years
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| 13/1/11 - 08:00 |
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2010 confirmed as record year for motor insurance price increases
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| 13/1/11 - 07:42 |
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OFT - seeks comments on offer from 7 motor insurers to limit data exchange for broker pricing tool
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| 12/1/11 - 21:57 |
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Audatex - on track to implement new paint pricing in system from early February
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| 12/1/11 - 21:45 |
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Direct Line - wants tougher penalties for driving whilst uninsured
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| 12/1/11 - 16:48 |
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National Accident Repair Group to appoint Business Development Manager
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| 12/1/11 - 15:41 |
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Byteback Group appoint National Sales Manager
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| 12/1/11 - 11:54 |
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Co-operative Motor Group cuts service labour rates by 25%; introduces interest free loans for repairs
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| 12/1/11 - 11:00 |
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Second Transport Select Committee meeting hears from The CHO, ACPO, Lloyds Market Association and former ABI Director
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| 12/1/11 - 07:15 |
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Money Supermarket - trading update; strong fourth quarter
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| 11/1/11 - 21:43 |
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Fuel - tanker drivers planning national strike next month which will cripple the UK
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| 11/1/11 - 21:39 |
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I Love Claims / ABP Club James May luncheon - After show event added!
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| 11/1/11 - 21:43 |
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Petrol prices - hit new high with average of 127.8p litre; set to hit £6 a gallon (132p litre) as oil price rises due to Alaskan pipe leak
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| 11/1/11 - 21:12 |
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Smart Accident Management appoints Fleet Business Manager
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| 11/1/11 - 16:26 |
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Quinn Insurance - sale likely to finalised in 2 to 4 weeks time, says administrator
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| 11/1/11 - 16:14 |
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British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA)- sets out plan to reduce spiralling cost of motor insurance
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| 11/1/11 - 16:14 |
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Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) - means new crack down on uninsured drivers from the Spring
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| 11/1/11 - 16:00 |
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Vauxhall - FA confirm deal to sponsor the England football teams until after the 2014 World Cup
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| 11/1/11 - 16:00 |
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MG - to return to volume sales in UK, thanks to Vauxhall
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| 11/1/11 - 15:43 |
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Volvo - show crash tested electric C30 at Detroit Motor Show
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| 11/1/11 - 07:12 |
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CAA Awarded Institute of Customer Services Membership
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| 11/1/11 - 07:12 |
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DuPont announces World’s most popular car colours
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| 10/1/11 - 22:14 |
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Caversham Coachworks - on the move
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| 10/1/11 - 14:12 |
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Keeping an uninsured car soon to be illegal in Britain
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| 10/1/11 - 13:42 |
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AA - car insurance claims 'set to rise from pothole damage'
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| 10/1/11 - 13:42 |
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Motor codes - Golden Garages competition will identify reliable repairers.
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| 10/1/11 - 13:46 |
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NIBS - Spectrum 2 now live
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| 10/1/11 - 07:15 |
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ABP Club - record year for website; industry spends 85,000 hours on the site with 11.8 million hits, 408,300 visits, 2.61 million page views
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| 09/1/11 - 22:06 |
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Selsia chosen by First Vehicle UK for accident repair services
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| 09/1/11 - 16:03 |
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"Mobile car body repairs in winter"
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| 09/1/11 - 16:03 |
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South East Coachworks, Faversham - back in business following management buyout
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| 09/1/11 - 15:51 |
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Ant Gould, editor-in-chief of Post mag and Insurance Age - to join CII as director of faculties
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| 09/1/11 - 15:51 |
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BBC Money Box - Drivers in 'mystery accidents' battle to clear names
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| 08/1/11 - 20:39 |
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Ford - new Focus "crashed" 12,000 times; new airbage tether; tailor rolled B-pillar
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| 08/1/11 - 08:19 |
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Drive Assist re-structure Sales Team
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| 07/1/11 - 14:21 |
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ABP Club - 91% increase in use of Forum search facility in 2010
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| 07/1/11 - 12:23 |
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SMMT - new CV sales up 16% in 2010
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| 07/1/11 - 09:11 |
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SMMT - winners and losers in 2010 car sales
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| 07/1/11 - 08:40 |
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SMMT - new car sales in 2010 rose by 1.8%; 2011 forecast to fall by 5%
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| 07/1/11 - 08:07 |
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MIB (Motor Insurance Bureau) - Vauxhall Astra is most common car seized by police for being uninsured
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| 07/1/11 - 08:07 |
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Renault - suspend 3 managers for allegedly leaking secrets about its electric car programme; "an economic war"
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| 07/1/11 - 00:51 |
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Direct Line - calls for greater dialogue between insurers and electric vehicle manufacturers
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| 07/1/11 - 00:39 |
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Call Zebra - consumer launch and rebrand on Monday includes "service, sales, insurance, breakdown and a whole host of automotive services"
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| 07/1/11 - 00:07 |
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Nationwide - roll-out new software system for their Mobile Repair division that links into the Group's Voyager platform
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| 07/1/11 - 00:05 |
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iris unveils a new brand identity
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| 06/1/11 - 17:29 |
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NACE - moves venue to Orlando Florida with a date of 6th to 8th October 2011
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| 06/1/11 - 15:48 |
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Warranty.ac (RML) - announce J & B Coachworks as first winner of their Customer Service Excellence Award
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| 06/1/11 - 16:53 |
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Adamsons Vehicle Care Centre receives a visit from the Prime Minister
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| 06/1/11 - 16:00 |
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IMI - Closing date for SkillAuto competition entries extended and Würth UK is announced as AutoTech competition sponsors
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| 06/1/11 - 14:30 |
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Easi-Drive - celebrate their 10th birthday this year
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| 06/1/11 - 13:37 |
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Fire at Williams Bolton BMW bodyshop at 11am today causes train cancellations
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| 06/1/11 - 13:37 |
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ABP Club - another very busy year for the Forum section of the website with 9,124 messages posted
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| 06/1/11 - 12:16 |
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Audatex - tell ABP they are currently working on the paint price increases
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| 06/1/11 - 11:25 |
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Motor Codes - to strengthen position in 2011
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| 06/1/11 - 10:59 |
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Leaseway Vehicle Rental - administrators begin cutting jobs as search for buyer continues
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| 06/1/11 - 10:46 |
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Weather - fresh snowfall for England on Friday and blizzards in Scotland with a severe weather warning
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| 06/1/11 - 10:22 |
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Vauxhall - to be main sponsor of England football team..plus Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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| 06/1/11 - 10:07 |
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Quinn Insurance - the 2 bidders left are Zurich and Anglo Irish Bank
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| 06/1/11 - 10:07 |
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Fix Auto - grew by a third in the UK during 2010, from 39 sites to 52 sites
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| 06/1/11 - 08:36 |
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Fix Auto - add 1 new franchisee and lose 1; total of 52 sites; 71% have PAS125 Kitemark
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| 06/1/11 - 09:29 |
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Admiral - new HQ contract agreed for Cardiff
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| 06/1/11 - 08:36 |
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AXA - David Williams, claims director, predicts "at least one large credit hire organisation ceasing to operate" in 2011
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| 06/1/11 - 08:03 |
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Germany - Admiral exits market by selling AdmiralDirekt
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| 06/1/11 - 01:12 |
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Pro-Align - promote AlignMyCar website following recent bad weather
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| 05/1/11 - 11:46 |
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2.5% VAT increase will lead to 33.6 million people putting off big purchases, including cars
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| 05/1/11 - 09:29 |
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Quinn Insurance - "number of potential bidders now as few as two"
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| 05/1/11 - 07:15 |
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ABP Club - record Christmas period for website with 16% increase in visitors
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| 04/1/11 - 12:35 |
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CV Show and Workshop 2011 - registration now open
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| 04/1/11 - 12:20 |
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USA - Toyota sued by 7 insurers over "sudden acceleration crashes"
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| 04/1/11 - 12:20 |
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Direct Line - drops red phone in favour of comedy ads
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| 04/1/11 - 11:56 |
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USA - Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) attack Fords case against non-OE parts
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| 04/1/11 - 11:05 |
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BVRLA - more banks to return to rental & leasing market in 2011
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| 04/1/11 - 07:41 |
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Ireland - public consultation on proposed regulation of write-offs
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| 04/1/11 - 07:41 |
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Quinn Insurance - successful bidder will be made known within 2 weeks
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| 03/1/11 - 20:41 |
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Facebook - valued at $50 BILLION with $500m investment from Goldman Sachs
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| 01/1/11 - 15:58 |
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FT - rises of up to 50% in motor re-insurance rates hitting UK motor insurers
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| 01/1/11 - 15:42 |
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Daily Telegraph - Honest John's 2010 review; credit hire is his "issue of the year"
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| 01/1/11 - 15:42 |
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Credit hire - recent court case in Scotland
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