ABP Club Car Body Repair News - June 2015

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

30/6/15 - 22:45		Warning - strikes on FGW trains and London tube on Wed 8 July, day of awards in London for Motor Trader, British Insurance, CitNOW video

30/6/15 - 13:18		Markerstudy - receives FCA approval for Chaucer purchase making them the 9th largest motor insurer (ABP Industry Yearbook figures)

30/6/15 - 12:16		Gocompare.com - 7 million drivers have delayed servicing a car due to financial difficulties

30/6/15 - 12:12		CitNOW Video Awards - shortlist announced including Best CitNOW Bodyshop video

30/6/15 - 11:06		SMMT - UK auto industry record £69.6bn turnover, up 6.6%; av worker generates £440k; jobs up 3.5%; UK car output expected to reach 1.95m

30/6/15 - 10:52		The Telegraph - very old drivers tend to pay the most relative to the claims they make; 90+ claim an average 52% of the premium paid

30/6/15 - 10:39		I Love Claims - Motor Claims Conference takes place next Tuesday, 7th July at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry; free registration for under 30s

30/6/15 - 09:33		Accident Exchange - increases Surrey dealership Drift Bridge Group loan car capacity by 20%; renews third two-year contract

30/6/15 - 09:25		Belguim: Symach - new FixLine bodyshop for Bogemans, Brussels; third Symach Belguim bodyshop project in 12 months

30/6/15 - 07:44		AA - Q1 trading update; "excellent progress in the AA's transformation"; insurance services revenue decreased by 13.0%

29/6/15 - 14:00		Spraytech – £1.4m investment in two-acre "superbodyshop"

29/6/15 - 13:54		Autoglass - insurers tell Post they will continue to work with the firm following consumer complaints on BBC Watchdog

29/6/15 - 13:34		Zurich - calls for standard set of driver metrics for behavioural telematics; Risk Technology data reveals why drivers crash

29/6/15 - 13:03		City of London Police - new CV unit cracks down on uninsured and unsafe HGVs to improve road safety; 95 vehicles off the road in first month

29/6/15 - 10:55		Intelligent Telematics - 3G vehicle camera and tracking company launches new mobile app with instant crash alerts and video function

29/6/15 - 10:49		Consumer Intelligence - one in five young male drivers have black box telematics policy; premium reductions & refunds key to increase uptake

29/6/15 - 09:59		Toyota - VM's virtual crash test dummies replicate human reactions

29/6/15 - 09:53		Admiral - Redtail Telematics deal to generate video footage of a crash using Google Earth within minutes of the accident occurring

29/6/15 - 09:36		Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - jailed ghost broker must repay £650k to victims for UK biggest fake car insurance scam

29/6/15 - 09:20		The Co-operative Insurance - one in 10 new drivers break the speed limits within a day of passing their test; drivers over 55 are safest

29/6/15 - 07:40		Redde (formerly Helphire) - trading update; "continuing the positive trend .......results likely to be ahead of expectation"

29/6/15 - 07:26		Quindell - new statement regarding share suspension; no date yet for release of 2014 accounts

29/6/15 - 02:28		Quindell - Slater and Gordon (new owners of Quindell's Professional Services Division) finds errors in its last 3 years accounts

29/6/15 - 02:25		Quindell - Slater and Gordon (new owners of Quindell's Professional Services Division) say FCA investigation will not affect them

28/6/15 - 12:49		Daily Mail - "Scourge of the smash and grab insurers....my premium soared after I reported slight dent"

26/6/15 - 14:13		IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists - " very concerned at the alarming 4% increase in road deaths"; calls for VMs to do more

26/6/15 - 13:44		Aftermarket magazine - to close following retirement of Bob Sockl (Crystal Communications (UK) Ltd) former organiser of CV Show and ATS Show

26/6/15 - 11:58		FMG - partner with Direct Fleet Insurance (underwritten by Markerstudy) to provide claims management service

26/6/15 - 11:38		Salvage - Sussex pair face jail after selling "selling hundreds of write-offs" without declaring history to customers

26/6/15 - 10:04		The HBC/AGS Gumball 2015 - They're off! 34 teams from motor claim industry, 600 miles around Ireland: Friday 26 - Monday 29 June; Ireland

26/6/15 - 09:58		Just Car Clinics - Michael Kilner, Apprentice Panel Technician at Sheffield branch wins 'Learner of the Year' from Chesterfield College

26/6/15 - 09:25		MINI - to offer a car- sharing option starting in the US in 2016

26/6/15 - 09:05		Guardian - actress Sheila Hancock asks if insurers are biased against older people as Admiral increase her premium from £870 to £2,250

26/6/15 - 08:37		Hiscox - acquire RH Specialist Insurance (specialist UK classic car business) from Willis; underwriting continues with ERS

26/6/15 - 08:14		Liberty Insurance (who bought Quinn Insurance in 2011) - cut 270 jobs as they pull out of UK motor market

26/6/15 - 08:00		Co-operative Group - Peter Plumb, chief exec of MoneySupermaket appointed as non-exec director

26/6/15 - 02:58		BCB Dover - bodyshop busines in Dover has closed after 48 years

26/6/15 - 00:37		Quindell - Slater and Gordon (SGH) issue statement following suspension of Quindell's shares and 17% fall in SGH shares

25/6/15 - 12:20		DfT - Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: 146,322 personal-injury road traffic accidents were reported to the police in 2014

25/6/15 - 12:04		I Love Claims Motor Conference - Tuesday 7 July, Ricoh Arena, Coventry: Claims In a Consumer-Driven World

25/6/15 - 11:31		EY (Ernst & Young) - motor insurance market: 2014 is second consecutive year of profit since the 90s but EY predicts fall back to red

25/6/15 - 11:17		Stuart Sandell, Enterprise Rent-A-Car - team of ten tackle 100-mile Ride London 2015 cycle challenge

25/6/15 - 10:45		Allianz Global - only 30% of drivers plan ahead for car repair costs; 52% of people would use a credit card or savings to pay for repairs

25/6/15 - 10:33		GYS - expands range with two compressed air portable lifts

25/6/15 - 07:56		Quindell - shares in Slater & Gordon (new owners of Quindell Professional Services Division) fall 17.5% on news of FCA investigation

25/6/15 - 07:39		Consumer Intelligence - motor premiums rose by 0.3% to £677 in 12 mths to May; premiums for over-50s up 5.2% and for under-25sdown 10.3%

24/6/15 - 13:46		Euro Car Parts - opens dedicated collision parts centre in Glasgow

24/6/15 - 13:42		Kindertons Accident Management - two new all-electric Nissan LEAF vehicles proving popular

24/6/15 - 13:27		Enterprise Holdings - Khaled Shahbo Appointed as Managing Director, UK & Ireland at Enterprise

24/6/15 - 13:23		FCA - rules to force insurers to publish claims data to show "value" of policies

24/6/15 - 13:08		DfT - Transport Minister hosts skills summit to celebrate female engineers working in transport

24/6/15 - 12:36		BEN - outsources Payroll Giving to Charities Aid Foundation to support staff giving of 400 automotive companies

24/6/15 - 12:19		Alton Cars - The Ben Nevis Charity Challenge... conquered in just under 11 hours!

24/6/15 - 12:01		HPI - partners with Confused.com for white label HPI Check & free valuations; price comparison site currently runs 2,500 valuations per day

24/6/15 - 11:27		L&I Eaton - new £600,000 bodyshop in Carlisle creates 30 jobs; sixth bodyshop for group

24/6/15 - 09:36		Renault-Nissan Alliance - 250,00th electric vehicle milestone reached; Nissan LEAF worlds best-selling EV

24/6/15 - 09:28		Europcar - launches 100% electric Nissan LEAF vehicles in Birmingham; target of 5% electric car fleet by 2020

24/6/15 - 09:23		Euro NCAP - 3 new crash test resuts; 5-star for the new Skoda Superb; 4-star for Hyundai i20 and 3-star for Fiat Panda Cross

24/6/15 - 09:21		AA - millions of second cars could be electric, AA president tells industry at today's Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Conference

24/6/15 - 08:51		Ford - 12,000 Ford drivers in London to pilot peer-to-peer car car-share scheme

24/6/15 - 08:29		Quindell - shares suspended whilst board reviews "historic transactions and acquisitions" and 2014 audit finalised

24/6/15 - 08:22		Quindell - announce FCA are investigating "public statements made regarding the financial accounts of the Company during 2013 and 2014"

23/6/15 - 14:12		Audatex - highlights benefits of online and mobile technology to reach customers and engage with them beyond simple insurance cover

23/6/15 - 14:07		Ford - launches Front Split View Camera as £400 option on S-Max to see round corners to avoid collisions

23/6/15 - 13:56		Saga - trading update; on track to launch new Motor Insurance panel in summer 2015; received FCA approval for acquisition of Bennetts Bikes

23/6/15 - 13:51		Thatcham - new repair validation crash test video [good repair v bad repair] on VW Golf now available on-line (replaces Vectra video)

23/6/15 - 13:36		IMI - ask the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon to support a "Licence to Practise" for car mechanics in the Westminster Parliament

23/6/15 - 13:29		I Love Claims - two weeks to Motor Conference (Tuesday 7 July); final agenda

23/6/15 - 12:56		Ford - new video technology to help drivers see around corners to avoid collisions wll debut on Galaxy and S-MAX as £400 option

23/6/15 - 12:45		Legal & General - insurer and biggest pension fund manager to move out of Kingswood office as part of company-wide location plan

23/6/15 - 12:22		Nissan - Mike Thompson appointed as aftersales director, former national aftersales manager at Audi UK

23/6/15 - 12:11		Axalta - Klemens Bartmann tells SURCAR 2015 delegates that lightweight body design is leading to new levels of innovation in coatings

23/6/15 - 11:54		Standox - positive feedback from Automechanika Dubai

23/6/15 - 11:48		Glass's - central and local government warned against "demonising diesel" which could impact residual values thanks to higher running costs

23/6/15 - 10:31		CIPS Supply Management Awards - LV=, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Jaguar Land Rover, Babcock International Group & Nexus Vehicle Rental named

23/6/15 - 10:07		Benfield - dealer group launches new low-cost leasing service for retail customers and small businesses

23/6/15 - 09:52		Samsung - 'Safety Trucks' on test in Argentina to reduce collisions; trucks fitted with cameras and use rear displays to assist overtaking

23/6/15 - 09:22		Poole Accident Repair - major rebrand and refurbishment for south coast bodyshop

23/6/15 - 08:47		LV= - new multimillion pound car insurance TV campaign shot on location in Cape Town; theme is "make a change"

22/6/15 - 17:44		Ireland - RSA's former CEO awarded 1.2million euros for constructive dismissal; RSA to appeal

22/6/15 - 14:05		TFSmiths (Fix Auto Bradford South) - police investigating after three cars set alight in bodyshop compound

22/6/15 - 13:37		RAC Cars - “We’re on course to be market leader” as 200,000 listing milestone is passed

22/6/15 - 13:35		Gocompare.com - risk-averse actuaries named Britain's best drivers, oil rig workers "the most reckless behind the wheel"

22/6/15 - 12:32		Road Angel - new Halo HD in-car camera has recording mode to capture car park bumps

22/6/15 - 12:20		Roadsense - Roadwatch Live, new fleet camera system, reduces accident frequency by over 50% and the cost of accidents that do occur by 24%

22/6/15 - 12:02		Henkel - provides technical support to nine UK universities in the first half of 2015

22/6/15 - 11:44		Saint Gobain - new Norton Pro Film Q275 abrasive film discs

22/6/15 - 11:41		Beta Group - expands maintenance division with Midlands-based Spraybooth Maintenance Services acquisition

22/6/15 - 10:25		Porsche - takeover deal of toolmaking division of Kuka to boost lightweight vehicle body production

22/6/15 - 10:10		VansA2Z.com - 82% of owner operators aren’t aware of legislation that could land them in jail; half of all vans fail first MoT attempt

22/6/15 - 09:53		Citizens Advice - 26% rise in the number of their cases involving parking tickets given on private land; fines can be as high as £300

22/6/15 - 09:46		Cars Direct (CD Auction Group) - 40% of trade buyers bid on vehicles ‘out-of-hours'

22/6/15 - 09:38		MIB (Motor Insurers Bureau) - number of hit-and-run accidents on the rise; 13,500 in 2014 compared to 12,900 previous year

22/6/15 - 07:53		Daily Mail - "Drivers 'are baffled by no-claims discounts': Millions paying for protection in mistaken belief it will stop premiums rising"

20/6/15 - 01:17		Daily Mail - "the great insurance swindle: Motorists hit by £1billion rip-off as firms hide huge rises in premiums"

19/6/15 - 23:17		The Daily Mail's front page highlights a £1 billion motor premium rip-off in the 'The Great Insurance Swindle'

19/6/15 - 13:51		Bank of England (BoE) - driverless car liability shifts to VMs, says BoE blog

19/6/15 - 13:44		The IMI - Does the raised education or training participation age mean schools will hold onto pupils to maintain quotas?

19/6/15 - 13:41		FT report - UK aims to be destination of choice for driverless car testing

19/6/15 - 13:40		Fix Auto - Forward Motors Ltd (Andrew Ridley) join network as Fix Auto Malvern

19/6/15 - 12:15		Google - in talks to buy business behind Tesco Clubcard; data from 1bn shoppers

19/6/15 - 12:06		ABP National Meeting - exclusive announcement by DfT at yesterday's Thatcham meeting; 3 new categories proposed for vehicle salvage disposal

19/6/15 - 11:10		Salvage Code of Practice - DfT gives ABP Club meeting full details; will be a Statutory Code in 2016; look at structural repairs in 2017

19/6/15 - 10:08		Nissan - welcome to Friday, the least productive working day of the week

19/6/15 - 09:58		Confused.com - New FOI data reveals a 36% decrease since 2012 in drivers and passengers pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt

19/6/15 - 09:47		Lookers - inaugural Lookers Supercar event in aid of the Prince's Trust hailed a “roaring success"

19/6/15 - 09:37		Northants Herald & Post - £150,000 uninsured Bentley seized by police after driver was stopped for "silly overtake"

19/6/15 - 09:26		AA - soaring price of petrol "is forcing drivers off the road"

19/6/15 - 09:15		CV-Library - auto industry least likely to receive training even though demand for "essential" training is high

19/6/15 - 02:44		USA - state of California finally reveals details of 6 self-driving car accidents having initially claimied they were confidential

18/6/15 - 13:18		Admiral - former Admiral employee sentenced for role in £5,000 false whiplash claim against her employer

18/6/15 - 13:12		AXA - point-of-quote data enrichment checks for CV book of business

18/6/15 - 13:08		Co-operative Insurance (CIS) - £55m new IT platform agreement with IBM

18/6/15 - 12:54		MedCo - will now audit firms registered to handle whiplash claims in response to criticism of system,

18/6/15 - 12:47		BIBA - UK SMEs spend over 600,000 hours a year on company administration rather than core business activities

18/6/15 - 12:38		Vertu (Bristol Street Motors) - fourth annual Vertu Motors awards

18/6/15 - 12:29		The Mirror - article refers to accident management as "entire industry of companies more or less designed to make claims and take their cut"

18/6/15 - 12:15		Akzo Nobel - 30-strong team from Irish repair sector Climb4Cancer to raise funds

18/6/15 - 12:00		Saab - original Saab parts supplier, Orio UK, now offers next day delivery service

18/6/15 - 11:05		HMG Paints - renews technical partnership with Prodrive

18/6/15 - 11:00		ABP Employer Protect - Glaisyers Solicitors explain new laws on workplace pensions and new rules regarding auto-enrolment

18/6/15 - 10:44		Blackhawk - new products launched at Worldwide Open Day

18/6/15 - 10:34		Grove Group - appointed sole supplier of Valspar's Matrix refinish products in England, Scotland and Wales

18/6/15 - 10:28		Spies Hecker - expert primer application advice

18/6/15 - 10:24		Tesco Underwriting (Ageas and Tesco Bank) - announces resignation of Geoff Carter, CEO

17/6/15 - 15:15		Salvage code - BVSF criticise proposed changes; call for salvage buyers to be allowed to sell tested undeployed airbags

17/6/15 - 14:52		Employment - average salaries up 2.7% in last year; unemployment continues to fall as employment levels rise

17/6/15 - 14:39		HPI (part of Solera Group) - uncover 649 vehicles a day for sale which were insurance write-offs; offers guide to selecting a safe one

17/6/15 - 11:38		Trakm8 - telematics provider acquires DCS Systems (RoadHawk, Dogcam and Lawmate) for £3.2m; 3 new directors appointed

17/6/15 - 09:39		Ireland - 3 men receive suspended sentences for staged car crash

17/6/15 - 09:15		Jaguar Land Rover - reveal saftey research includes measuring brainwaves to monitor driver concentration and reduce accidents

17/6/15 - 07:52		Innovation Group- secure £46m software deal with "a Tier One UK Insurer"

16/6/15 - 20:04		Salvage - Radio 5 Live Investigates; over1,800 cat A and B write-offs have been returned to UK roads in last 3 years

16/6/15 - 19:46		BBC - Chris Evans to be new Top Gear presenter and lead all-new line-up; signs 3-year deal to replace Jeremy Clarkson

16/6/15 - 19:37		HBC Vehicles Services - salvage company bought by American giant KAR Auction Services in their first expansion into UK

16/6/15 - 14:14		ABI - Thousands given false hope of compensation pay outs for industrial deafness as claims lawyers look to exploit the new whiplash

16/6/15 - 14:06		Peugeot - updated 108 available with Active City Brake and Lane Departure Warning System

16/6/15 - 14:04		Peugeaot - updated 208 available in "textured paint", (a world-first technology on a volume production vehicle) same price as pearlescent

16/6/15 - 13:53		AA - Will MedCo cut whiplash compensation claims?; 11% of drivers see ‘nothing wrong’ in claiming for injury even if none was suffered

16/6/15 - 12:03		Proworx - make 3 new appointments to sales team; Jason Ashfield, Steve Blewitt, Andrew Sarling

16/6/15 - 09:57		Solera (Audatex) - a "solid business with untapped potential In Asia" says Seeking Alpha investment research

16/6/15 - 09:36		Inflation – small rise in rate of inflation; CPI up slightly to 0.1%; RPI also up slightly to 0.1%

16/6/15 - 08:20		Jaguar Land Rover - reveals some of the prototype technologies they are developing to deliver autonomous driving

15/6/15 - 18:56		Aviva - motor claims office in Manchester to close by end 2016 as hundreds of jobs cut across country

15/6/15 - 18:36		Salvage - insurers back proposals to mandate revised Code of Practise; full story at Thursdays ABP Club meeting

15/6/15 - 18:18		RMI – 2014 results; operating profit up £1.4million; £471k salary total for executive directors

15/6/15 - 14:37		ABP Club meeting: this week on Thursday 18 June at Thatcham - book now to hear how the autonomous car will affect the body repair industry

15/6/15 - 14:29		Skill Auto - the 12 finalists announced for competition final at Skills Show in November

15/6/15 - 13:46		The Guardian - driver who uploaded "fabricated" policy from made-up insurance company approved to pick up customers by taxi firm, Uber

15/6/15 - 13:04		Allianz - PI claims costs represent half of the insurer's overall claims costs;

15/6/15 - 11:18		Greater Manchester Police - gang sentenced in £225,000 "complex" carsh for cash scam involving Optimum Car Hire

15/6/15 - 11:09		Henkel - emergency repairs with new high-strength adhesive tape from Henkel

15/6/15 - 10:23		GEM Motoring Assist (The Guild of Experienced Motorists) - Boris-style tough targets needed to reduce road deaths and injuries nationally

15/6/15 - 10:12		MoneySuperMarket - car insurance premiums up 8% year-on-year; average premium now £443 - £32 more than May 2014

15/6/15 - 09:52		The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) - call to action for Britain's 30 million motorists

13/6/15 - 02:09		Queen's Birthday Honours List - MBEs for Colin Hagan of Riverpark Training and Janet Wilkinson of SMMT

12/6/15 - 13:26		LV= - Broker's Highway motorbike product is now available through software provider Applied Systems

12/6/15 - 12:04		Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) - Douglas Robertson, chief executive retires, reports AM

12/6/15 - 11:53		Audatex - system issues resolved at 11.45am

12/6/15 - 11:34		Audatex - situation update at 11.30am

12/6/15 - 10:55		ABP Club meeting, Thursday 18 June - book now to see new Thatcham repair validation crash test video; replaces the 2009 Vectra video

12/6/15 - 10:42		MSL Legal Expenses - two new sales team appointments: Tracey Speke (ex IAM) and Amanda Woosey (ex DAS Legal Expenses and Co-op Insurance)

12/6/15 - 09:49		Insurance Act 2015 - comes into force on 12 August 2016; free guide to highlight the changes

12/6/15 - 09:49		Fix Auto Portsmouth - brothers Terry and Chris Clemens take on the South Downs off-road cycle challenge in aid of Royal Brompton Hospital

12/6/15 - 09:34		CAP - double win at the International Auto Finance Network awards

12/6/15 - 09:29		The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - more than 400 people a month arrested for drug-driving in England and Wales

12/6/15 - 08:39		GSF Car Parts - new signage lights up GSF investment in Peterborough branch

11/6/15 - 13:48		Your help wanted - 1988 industry trip to Holland with Sikkens; can you identify any of the people in the picture?

11/6/15 - 13:44		Your help wanted - 1988 industry trip to Holland with Sikkens; can you identify any of the people in the picture?

11/6/15 - 13:39		Your help wanted - 1988 industry trip to Holland with Sikkens; can you identify any of the people in the picture

11/6/15 - 13:28		RAC - more stringent identify checks on motor insurance applicants needed

11/6/15 - 12:44		Aviva - organised fraud up 28% as gangs continue to exploit cash for crash; 1 in 9 whiplash claims "tainted by fraud"

11/6/15 - 11:03		ABP Club National Meeting - Thatcham, Thursday 18 June 2015

11/6/15 - 10:51		GSF Car Parts - speedier parts deliveries with motorcycles

11/6/15 - 10:32		Italy: Symach - work restarts on the new 173,000 sq ft Symach factory in Bologna; part of a €7 million investment programme

11/6/15 - 10:16		Alton Cars - Neilson's The Ben Nevis Charity Challenge!

11/6/15 - 09:10		ILC motor conference, 7 July - additional speakers added to agenda

11/6/15 - 08:10		Volvo - extensive study reveals their City Safety technology (AEB) reduces insurance claims for rear-end frontal collisions by 28%

11/6/15 - 08:01		Audatex - enhances AudaVIN+ as it now also provides the manufacturer’s Paint Codes

11/6/15 - 07:57		SMMT - launch new consumer-facing web portal to enable motorists to identify if their vehicle is on a safety recall list

10/6/15 - 16:16		Mercedes - start pilot project with Bosch and car2go for automated parking in a car park via your smartphone

10/6/15 - 16:10		Mercedes - "autonomous driving set to become a reality much more quickly than public thinks"; will be on new E-class (W213), due March 2016

10/6/15 - 14:33		Telegraph - "'a query about replacing a house door panel cost me £300 on my Direct Line insurance - even though I didn't make a claim"

10/6/15 - 14:28		Platinum Accident Repair Centre - publicise Emily Monk winning AutoRaise apprentice award at British Bodyshop Awards

10/6/15 - 14:13		Insure The Box - Post magazine reports 60 jobs at risk of redundancy at the telematics firm

10/6/15 - 13:52		ABP Club meeting at Thatcham on Thursday 18 June; book now to learn about the bodyshop of the future; over 120 members have already booked

10/6/15 - 11:44		Germany: Allianz - plans to cut sales costs and invest in digitising its German operations at Allianz, Europe's largest insurer

10/6/15 - 11:33		CitNOW - expert judging panel confirmed for the first ever automotive industry video awards

10/6/15 - 09:52		Glass's - personalising new cars to individual tastes: making the wrong cosmetic changes affects residual values

10/6/15 - 09:45		Jaguar Land Rover - ‘Pothole Alert’ research could help save motorists billions of pounds in punctures, vehicle damage and accidents

10/6/15 - 09:29		Google - new Google Compare app allows tech giant to gather insurance data; is Google planning to offer insurance for self-driving car?

10/6/15 - 09:13		Enterprise - agrees three-season Official Partner deal for the UEFA Europa League to target European audience

09/6/15 - 22:09		Waregrain - acquire Body and Paintshop Supplies from administrator; makes them UK's 7th largest paint distributor

09/6/15 - 22:08		Body and Paintshop Supplies Ltd - notices of administration and creditors meeting

09/6/15 - 13:39		ABP Club meeting at Thatcham, Thurs 18 June - come and hear the latest on the salvage changes from the man at the DfT heading up the project

09/6/15 - 13:37		IFED and Aviva - prolific conman who made up van crashes to con £33,000 from insurer jailed; kept an "accident notebook"

09/6/15 - 13:30		Tracker - telematics company partners with BEN

09/6/15 - 13:25		PwC - lack of career progression in insurance industry deters "new era of talent": female millenials (born 1980-1995)

09/6/15 - 12:27		MoneySuperMarket - motorists overspend by £1 billion a year- or £62 per policy - by paying for car insurance in monthly installments

09/6/15 - 09:56		RSA - Suzy Tiffany, currently head of development and commercial claims, Motor and Injury, appointed head of UK legacy

09/6/15 - 09:50		R-M - new Graphite HD tinter, CV 41 Blue

09/6/15 - 09:29		Revive! - Julie Proudlock appointed national sales manager

09/6/15 - 09:17		ERS (Equity Red Star) - plans to increase headcount in Swansea from 230 to more than 400

09/6/15 - 09:08		Brown Brothers - Hampshire-based AD Williams Coachworks signs PPG paint and distribution deal

09/6/15 - 07:52		Motor Insurance - excellent article on how motor insurers need to engage better with their policyholders

08/6/15 - 13:59		BASF - Dean Niland, ex Morelli, joins BASF Commercial Transport Solutions as Glasurit and R-M technical sales specialist

08/6/15 - 12:51		Rowan Atkinson - sells McLaren F1 supercar for £8 million, four years after Aviva foots £910,000 repair bill

08/6/15 - 12:25		Pendragon PLC - acquisition of Californian Lexus dealership cancelled

08/6/15 - 12:16		BEN - Kate Weaver, suffered a stroke, gave birth 3 days later, completes 5k run in sub 40 minutes to raise funds for two charities

08/6/15 - 10:53		Axalta Coating Systems - Georg Tautz, business director, refinish systems for Axalta in Central and Eastern Europe presents at IBIS

08/6/15 - 10:25		Freight Transport Association (FTA) - 72% of London parking fine appeals won

08/6/15 - 10:14		Licencecheck - abolition of paper counterpart will improve road safety

08/6/15 - 09:49		3M - technical expertise helping Bloodhound SSC to title of world's fastest car

08/6/15 - 09:12		Bury2Bury Charity Cycle Ride 2015 - SATA's Matt Stevens leads team to pedal from Bury Football Club to Bury St Edmunds

08/6/15 - 08:49		Apprenticeships - industry responds positively to AutoRaise Apprentice Draft Agreement; now presented to trailblazers for approval

08/6/15 - 08:46		DVLA - from today (8 June 2015), the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence replaced by an online service

06/6/15 - 17:52		FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) - appoint Mark Steward as new Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight

05/6/15 - 23:07		Nationwide - Carlyle Group issue press release confirming completion of acquisition; intend to create a "fully integrated.....solution"

05/6/15 - 22:54		BEN - thank everyone who donated at British Bodyshop Awards

05/6/15 - 22:33		Post magazine Claims Awards - full list of finalists and winners

05/6/15 - 22:04		Claims Innovation awards (Claims magazine) - full list of finalists and winners

05/6/15 - 13:18		Fix Auto UK - new-look corporate website relaunch for network incudes geolocation technology and link to repair tracking portal

05/6/15 - 12:49		Allianz Commercial - agrees commercial fleet and motor trade deal with FMG

05/6/15 - 12:42		Fleet Managers' Friend - helps London-based electric vehicle chauffer company cuts premiums by 22%

05/6/15 - 12:25		RMIF - National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) SMMT's new car and van registration figures "positive" news

05/6/15 - 10:48		Ocean Automotive - owners of Poole Accident Repair and Yeovil Accident Repair ranked in Investec top 100 with t/o growth of 34%

05/6/15 - 10:38		GoCompare.com - half of drivers think they don't need additional insurance to drive abroad

05/6/15 - 10:33		CitNOW - video sent to Harwoods Group's (BMW dealer) customers is a great sales and marketing tool

05/6/15 - 10:17		RSA Motability - 2015 team tackle the Snowdonia 10 peaks challenge: 20 hours to scale 10 of the highest peaks in Wales

05/6/15 - 10:03		Carlyle Group - completes Nationwide purchase; Michael Wilmshurst: "Together we intend to broaden and expand our offer"

05/6/15 - 09:43		PPG - promotes benefits of PPG and Sopp + Sopp CV repair network - FleetWatch - with launch of new website

05/6/15 - 09:07		ABP Club meeting at Thatcham on Thursday 18 June - BOOK NOW - great speakers including Duncan Price from the DfT on the new salvage code

05/6/15 - 09:03		Selsia - has - enhanced salvage management services with the addition of extra agents, including CV and plant specialists

05/6/15 - 08:49		Bates & Partners - workplace pensions: doing nothing is not an option

05/6/15 - 07:41		Thatcham - extend LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) insurance group ratings from 20 to 30 groups

04/6/15 - 14:09		Solera - complete acquisition of DMEa for $142.5m; provider of data-driven customer retention solution for retail automotive industry

04/6/15 - 13:26		Axalta - ATA Cosmetic Repair Technician assessment now offered at UK Axalta Training Academy

04/6/15 - 13:17		The Co-operative Insurance - 68% of drivers never used a P Plate; three quarters of motorists surveyed don't know what they are for

04/6/15 - 12:07		SMMT – year-to-date van sales at all time high

04/6/15 - 11:51		Google - report one of their self-driving cars was rear-ended last week; 12 accidents in 1.7 million miles of driving in last 6 years

04/6/15 - 11:47		ACIS: Movac - From Ipswich to Baku, ACIS member Movac Group supporting British hopeful for Rio 2016

04/6/15 - 11:40		IAM - urges government to make road traffic policing a higher priority

04/6/15 - 11:40		Just Car Clinics - "over the moon" that Ryan Jones has been selected to compete for Team UK in World Skills in Brazil

04/6/15 - 09:15		SMMT - new car sales in May up 2.4%; demand for ultra-low emission vehicles up 4-fold; 39 consecutive months of growth

03/6/15 - 15:44		Nationwide - High Court of Justice sanctions Carlyle's acquisition of Nationwide

03/6/15 - 13:07		Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - LV= insurance fraud investigator on a six-month secondment to IFED

03/6/15 - 12:32		TVR - British sports car brand to return to production with new car designed in collaboration with Gordon Murray Design

03/6/15 - 10:05		FIAT Chrysler Automobiles UK - major restructuring of senior management team.

03/6/15 - 09:53		Covéa Insurance - new executive team transfer the insurance business of Sterling Insurance Company Ltd into Covea Insurance Plc

03/6/15 - 09:32		Lex Autolease - signs new contract with Stagecoach for vehicles and accident management

03/6/15 - 09:11		Go Skippy Insurance (Eldon Insurance) – 150 Bristol jobs at risk as insurer trials an outsource of services to South Africa

03/6/15 - 09:11		Go Skippy Insurance (Eldon Insurance) – 150 Bristol jobs at risk as insurer trials an outsource of services to South Africa

03/6/15 - 08:38		Nationwide - shares suspended and ceases to be a quoted company with effect from today, pending acquisition by Carlyle

03/6/15 - 07:53		Caffyns plc - reults for y/e Mch 2015; turnover up 9% to £210m; underlying pre-tax profit up 14% to £2.5m

02/6/15 - 23:48		Euro Car Parts - new Kent and South East London Collision Centre now open

02/6/15 - 23:11		Thatcham - "turning the screws on freeloaders, cheapskates and low payers feeding off its £8.4m insurer-funded research" says Post mag

02/6/15 - 19:33		WorldSkills competition - Rebecca Wilson to represent UK in Car Painting; Ryan Jones to represent UK in Autobody Repair

02/6/15 - 13:38		ABP 10th Anniversary Golf Day - Thursday 1 October 2015, Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa, Shropshire

02/6/15 - 13:23		MoneySuperMarket - reveals top 20 male and female names with the most car insurance claims: Duncan, Timothy, Nicholas & Julian top the list

02/6/15 - 13:08		Toyota: Mobilitas safety education centre - accident avoidance technology on test at Toyota's Japanese facility

02/6/15 - 12:38		SMMT - Nick Robinson announced as guest speaker for 2015 Annual Dinner

02/6/15 - 12:18		The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - insurers not treating delegated authority arrangements as outsourcing

02/6/15 - 11:03		Ageas - Rob Clark, ex ERS, joins the specialist motor team at Ageas as Niche Schemes Underwriting Manager for Personal Motor

02/6/15 - 10:42		Nissan - Scottish drivers fare worst at parking - one in 17 admits to parking incident

02/6/15 - 10:30		Bloodhound SSC - 1,000mph land speed car gets a paint job from Paint-by-Simon at 3M's training centre with Akzo Nobel aircraft paint

02/6/15 - 10:06		Takata - Japanese airbag manufacturer will stop producing one of the types of airbag inflator subject to a US 34million-vehicle recall

02/6/15 - 09:42		Trend Tracker - aftersales revenue under pressure at franchised dealers as drivers "defect" to independents

02/6/15 - 09:20		Albany Assistance - refreshed corporate image with new logo and website

02/6/15 - 09:11		Milton Keynes Audi (Jardine Motor Group) - showroom roof collapses damaging 10 cars

02/6/15 - 01:34		Accident Credit Group (ACG) / Intelligent Funding Business - founder John Byrne has passed away

02/6/15 - 00:20		DAC Beachcroft - appoint Craig Dickson as CEO of its Claims Solutions Group (CSG); replaces Bill Paton who has joined RSA

02/6/15 - 00:02		Messe Frankfurt - to hold Automechanika Birmingham in June 2016 at the NEC in partnership with SMMT

01/6/15 - 22:47		Microsoft - Windows 10 to launch on 29 July; free upgrade for users of Windows 7 and 8.1; new Spartan replaces Internet Explorer

01/6/15 - 17:18		USA: Mitchell - how deformation-based estimating, using 3D scanning, could transform the industry

01/6/15 - 15:57		Vauxhall - first details and picture of all new Astra due end 2015; wight saving of 200kg using ultra-high strength low-weight steels

01/6/15 - 14:08		Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary - HS2 will go ahead

01/6/15 - 14:01		ABP Club National Meeting - book your place now, Thursday 18 June 2015, Thatcham

01/6/15 - 13:52		FMG - supporting road safety as a corporate sponsor to Brake

01/6/15 - 13:46		Canada: InEdge - insurance analytics data to show repairers & insurers how total claim payments compare to original estimates

01/6/15 - 13:46		Audi - new A8 model, due in 2017 will feature revolutionary piloted driving technology

01/6/15 - 13:28		Glasurit - David Philp Commercials switches paint supplier after 32 years

01/6/15 - 13:19		Aviva - warns delegates at the Brake Fleet Safety Conference that fleet operators are “particularly vulnerable” to crash for cash fraud

01/6/15 - 12:53		Minden Dust Extraction Systems - exhibiting at Automechanika Middle East for 8th consecutive year, Tues 2nd- Thurs 4th June, Dubai

01/6/15 - 12:46		Imran Shah - fraudster jailed for six month after netting £1,700 PI claim payout for false car crash

01/6/15 - 12:25		Gocompare.com - more than half a million modified cars on UK roads; motorists warned about implications for car insurance

01/6/15 - 12:18		IMI - new eLearning resources for body repair, paint and MET students launched to over 100 training providers

01/6/15 - 12:07		AutoRaise - new partnership with REAL Experience to engage with young people and the repair industry

01/6/15 - 11:52		Mirka - Aquastar, a new flexible film abrasive from Mirka

01/6/15 - 09:59		Association of British Insurers (ABI) - better training and a curfew for young drivers to "reduce collisions and bring down motor premiums"

01/6/15 - 09:13		Sandicliffe Motor Contracts - expansion plans for HQ

01/6/15 - 09:06		Multimatic - milti-million pound deal for production of London's only zero-emissions capable black cab, Metrocac, in Coventry

01/6/15 - 02:29		ABP website – 110,875 visits in May 2015 with 1.30 million hits; 13th month in a row with over 100,000 visits