ABP Club Car Body Repair News - May 2015

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

28/5/15 - 14:09		IBIS - day 1 round-up from Athens

28/5/15 - 13:40		HMG Powder Coatings - Conor McHugh joins growing team in Republic of Ireland as sales representative

28/5/15 - 11:52		Inter-est - new photo solutions app to speed up vehicle damage assessment process: Driver-cam and Repair-cam - £1.50 per job

28/5/15 - 11:41		Toyota - retains title of the Most Valuable Automotive Global Brand, China Life named top Insurance Global Brand for 2015

28/5/15 - 11:13		Generali - reports suggest Italian insurance group will invest in London-based telematics company, MyDrive Solutions

28/5/15 - 10:50		Petrol & diesel prices - official data shows prices have increased for 16 weeks in a row

28/5/15 - 10:32		Brake - urges employers with vehicle fleets to take advantage of new technology to reduce accidents and lower premiums

28/5/15 - 10:28		Petrol and diesel - sales in first 4 months were highest for 3 years

28/5/15 - 10:22		Revive! - Jim Kimber, owner of Revive! Oxford paints the town red

28/5/15 - 08:55		Apple - drops strong hint they have plans to transform the automotive industry, saying the car is "the ultimate mobile device”

27/5/15 - 16:21		ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) - can you always rely on them 100%?

27/5/15 - 13:57		Ansible Motion - new multi-million pound automotive R&D simulator centre opens in Hethel, Norfolk

27/5/15 - 13:51		ABI - Huw Evans, the ABI's director general comments on the Queen's Speech 2015

27/5/15 - 13:45		Valspar - acquire the performance coatings businesses from Quest Specialty Chemicals, owners of Prospray

27/5/15 - 13:39		uSwitch - "greater transparency and control over premiums is welcome"; calls for more insurers to follow AXA's example

27/5/15 - 13:20		AXA - first insurer to display last year’s premium on all motor, home and SME business insurance renewals

27/5/15 - 13:12		Axalta - fundraising in the UK for leukaemia charity

27/5/15 - 13:06		National Windscreens - appointed sole supplier for Ageas Glass Line customers

27/5/15 - 13:03		Queen's Speech - key points plus official background notes

27/5/15 - 13:01		IMI - Steve Nash welcomes new Government's goal of 3 million additional apprenticeships in 5 years questions whether it’s achievable

27/5/15 - 12:41		Australia: analysis of the "4 great panel beating families" behind Gemini, Capital SMART, SmashCare, AMA, the 4 Australian consolidators

27/5/15 - 12:35		Valspar to Acquire the Performance Coatings Businesses from Quest Specialty Chemicals, owners of Prospray

27/5/15 - 10:59		I Love Claims - more than 100 delegates from 29 insurers already booked for sixth ILC Motor Conferene, Tuesday 7 July, Coventry

27/5/15 - 10:29		In-Car Cleverness - new telematics partnership with Novatel Wireless for vehicle tracking, accident detection and driver behaviour

27/5/15 - 08:59		Fiat - Mopar, the aftersales brand of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK, announces changes to its parts & service structure

27/5/15 - 08:39		Confused.com - new deal with Motors.co.uk to promote Confused.com as exclusive car insurance partner

27/5/15 - 08:30		Jaguar Land Rover - results for y/e Mch 2015: sales up 5%; investment of £3.1 billion; EBITDA profit margin of 18.9% ahead of Porsche

26/5/15 - 19:49		ABP Employer Protect - Glaisyers provides ABP members with advice on Shared Parental Leave (SPL)

26/5/15 - 12:17		CAP - part-ex and short cycle disposal valuations ‘blind spot’ removed with new 0 - 12 month forecasts

26/5/15 - 12:05		Ireland - Eric Keogh - man with 192 previous convictions - jailed for racking up 36th no-insurance offence

26/5/15 - 11:22		IBIS - begins tomorrow (Wednesday) night in Athens until Friday lunchtime

26/5/15 - 09:54		Deloitte - UK motor insurance premiums in 2014 fell by £400 million to £13 billion; combined ratio slightly improved to 101%

26/5/15 - 09:09		Direct Line and Brake - risky overtaking forces one in seven drivers to take evasive action

26/5/15 - 08:28		Ireland: Setanta - claims still outstanding one year after motor insurer collapsed

26/5/15 - 08:06		Saga - top 3 bosses given £12million in bonuses in May 2014 floatation; chief exec had received £144million when merged with AA in 2007

25/5/15 - 02:08		Telegraph - "Why bad driving will be eliminated by 2020 – and car insurance costs will plummet"

24/5/15 - 17:38		Telegraph - "Driverless cars will shave '£265' off insurance premiums in five years"

22/5/15 - 16:36		Nationwide (NARS) - General Meeting and Court Meeting confirm acquisition by Carlyle; will cease to be a plc on 3 June

22/5/15 - 13:45		Dashcams - sales up 918% in last 12 months; 29 of UK's leading motor insurers would now consider footage in a claims process

22/5/15 - 12:26		ABI - responds to FCA reviw of SME claims handling; we "will carefully consider these findings"

22/5/15 - 10:08		USA - new portable, non-destructive weld inspection technology could allow bodyshops to measure structural repair quality

22/5/15 - 09:55		Allianz Global Assistance UK - increases number of partnerships with national networks of independent recovery operators

22/5/15 - 09:46		Just Car Clinics - apprentice Ryan Jones finishes final selection competition for Team UK going to WorldSkills in Brazil

22/5/15 - 07:55		Quindell - FCA give approval for Slater and Gordon's £673million acquisition to go ahead "shortly"

22/5/15 - 07:19		FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) - review highlights gap between insurance claims service and SMEs' expectations

22/5/15 - 02:55		Confused.com - we are 3 times more likely to get caught by mobile speed cameras than fixed; 23% of fixed cameras are not in use

21/5/15 - 22:09		BMW UK - Sytner Oldbury win Bodyshop of the Year 2015; Lee Bartrop of Halliwell Jones Wilmslow wins Bodyshop Manager of the Year

21/5/15 - 15:14		Fix Auto - Morley Accident Repair Ltd join network as Fix Auto Derby

21/5/15 - 12:51		Ford - beat 10 rival manufacturers to retain a 250-car annual supply deal with Allianz

21/5/15 - 12:46		MedCo - criticism of rules to join panel of MedCo whiplash experts

21/5/15 - 11:19		National Windscreens - promotes Nicky Coetsee to Regional Director position

21/5/15 - 11:14		Amlin - 2015 Q1 results: UK fleet motor rates up 6.3%; GWP down 1.4%; average renewal rates down 3.5%

21/5/15 - 11:00		RSA - completes sale of Sun Alliance Insurance (China) Limited (RSA’s business in China) to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

21/5/15 - 10:54		British insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) - 9% increase in telematics based motor insurance policies

21/5/15 - 10:42		Hastings - 2015 Q1 results: customer numbers up 19%; GWP up 23%; group net revenue up 16%

21/5/15 - 10:30		Frost & Sullivan - advanced telematics will revolutionise global connected car market and provide new revenue streams

21/5/15 - 10:18		The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) - Simon Oliphant, ex Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, new BVRLA chairman

21/5/15 - 10:09		The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - warns drivers not aware of impending changes to scrapping of driving licence counterpart

21/5/15 - 09:56		Accident Advice Helpline - infographic shows number of RTA PI claims has fallen from 828,489 (2011-2012) to 749,555 (2012-2013)

21/5/15 - 07:38		Inchcape - trading update; "good start to 2015"

20/5/15 - 16:04		USA: Tesla – solves problem of liability in the event of an autonomous vehicle overtaking manoeuvre crash

20/5/15 - 12:43		HPI - if you buy a Lamborghini, make sure you can afford the insurance!

20/5/15 - 12:39		CAA - deploys Inter-cept from Inter-est to triage damaged vehicles

20/5/15 - 12:11		Symach - Canadian repair group with 330 bodyshop buys first Symach bodyshop system for Toronto site

20/5/15 - 09:57		Volkswagen - delighted with praise from Thatcham for 45% drop in third party personal injury insurance claims due to fitment of ACC and AEB

20/5/15 - 09:51		Thatcham - Third party injury claims on the Golf VII are 45% lower than equivalent cars due to Autonomous Emergency Braking

20/5/15 - 09:38		Markerstudy Group: 9th largest motor insurer (ABP Yearbook figures) – HR director tells HR magazine the group is keen to "fast track"

20/5/15 - 09:18		Standox - recent audit confirms ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard at Standox

20/5/15 - 09:08		Dunmuir Coachworks - North Ayrshire bodyshop employs first ever apprentice thanks to Barnado's scheme

20/5/15 - 08:49		Manchester Fort Shopping Park - vehicles in Manchester car park had their locks jammed in botched car radio hack

20/5/15 - 02:38		Direct Line - man stages sit-in at their offices until he gets £7,000 accident payment owed to him

20/5/15 - 02:33		Quindell - Slater & Gordon say Professional Services division will be run as a separate entity once acquisition completed

20/5/15 - 02:25		Inflation – move into negative inflation - prices lower now than a year ago ; CPI is -0.1%; RPI unchanged at 0.9%

20/5/15 - 01:39		Fix Auto - another night of celebration with 3 wins at British Bodyshop Awards

20/5/15 - 01:26		Eco Repair Systems - confirm new series of training course dates

20/5/15 - 01:15		Selsia - wins Innovation in Accident Management Award at Fleet World Honours Award 2015

20/5/15 - 01:03		Fleet World magazine - winners of their annual Honours awards unveiled

20/5/15 - 00:58		WheelRight - only half of tyre pressures are within 10% of their correct levels; 1 in 10 vehicles are more than 20% under-inflated

20/5/15 - 00:34		ABI - support reduction in the drink drive limit proposed by the Police Federation

20/5/15 - 00:32		Police Federation - how to stop women drink driving will be a topic of debate at their conference this week

19/5/15 - 23:38		Thatcham - get the BEN Events Team back on the road

19/5/15 - 23:31		Daimler Trucks - get first road licence for an autonomous heavy-duty truck.in the USA

19/5/15 - 10:27		Vouchercloud - young drivers pay twice as much for a year's insurance as the cost of their first car

19/5/15 - 09:41		IFED - Jaymz William Charlton Clarke-Tomlinson jailed over £60,000 nationwide fake car insurance scam through Personal Touch Insurance

19/5/15 - 09:28		Just Car Clinics - Lincoln bodyshop the first established JCC site to be recommended for approval for BS 10125 by BSI themselves

19/5/15 - 09:16		IFED - victory for esure as postman who tried to scam insurer for £292,000 is jailed

19/5/15 - 09:08		IMI - UK experts visit South Africa during Automechanika, Johannesburg

19/5/15 - 09:04		Enterprise - Mike Nigro to head up European operations as Jum Burrell retires

19/5/15 - 08:48		Australia: The Sunday Age - reports of motorists in the state of Victoria having cars "hijacked" by repairers and tow truck operators

19/5/15 - 07:40		Innovation Group - results for half-year to 31 Mch; turnover up 11%, pre-tax profit down 31%; UK Motor revenue up 59% to £10.1m

19/5/15 - 02:10		I Love Claims - annual motor conference on 7 July has theme of "Claims In a Consumer-Driven World"; discounted ABP bodyshop member rate

19/5/15 - 01:40		Google - Price Comparison Site in the US and UK is shaking up the insurance industry; what's next?

19/5/15 - 01:32		Honda - outsource all UK training delivery operations (inc aftersales) and apprenticeships to Raytheon Professional Services

18/5/15 - 09:50		BIBA - new insurance ratings facility gives members access to Standard & Poor's insurance credit ratings

18/5/15 - 07:38		Audi - new A4 due this year is a mixture of aluminium and steel joined by rivets, screws and high-tech adhesives

16/5/15 - 22:06		FMG - invest £1 million in new technology to launch innovative new digital driver interface

16/5/15 - 12:15		Vizion Network - Paul Wood and Juliet Scott join from Innovation Group as Business Account Manager and Supply Chain Manager respectively

15/5/15 - 13:58		Bodyshop magazine - deadline for award entries extended for second time

15/5/15 - 10:48		AA Ireland - drivers warned drivers to expect 20% premium rises as increasing traffic means more collisions

15/5/15 - 10:32		Prodrive Composites - secures £5 million of orders for new British carbon composite sports cars

15/5/15 - 10:18		Barclaycard - bad drivers waste £84 a year, survey finds

15/5/15 - 09:53		IAM - 11% increase in over-70s drivers, more than 1million over 80s and numbers predicted to double by 2035

15/5/15 - 09:42		Symach - new bodyshop for Elite Automotive Alliance (EAA), a VW dealer in Riyadh, Middle East

15/5/15 - 09:22		Australia: comparethemarket.com.au - one of the biggest killers of young drivers is the car they drive, study reveals

15/5/15 - 07:55		Direct Line - public backs lower drink drive limits for young drivers

15/5/15 - 07:27		RIAS - rated best for motor claims in Consumer Intelligence survey, with fellow over-50s brand Saga rated second

14/5/15 - 16:23		LV - managing director, John O'Roarke, considering non-exec role at insurer after his contract ends in 2016

14/5/15 - 13:42		The Association of British Insurers (ABI) - calls for graduated driving licencing

14/5/15 - 13:39		Brown Brothers Distribution - extended range of Bodyline Affinity body fillers

14/5/15 - 13:34		BEN - team places still available for ‘Automotive Challenge Cup’ - sail to success in aid of BEN

14/5/15 - 13:10		Chartwell – huge investment to install a Vehicle Accident Damage Appraisal (VADA) facility at Derby bodyshop

14/5/15 - 11:16		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - charity draw raises £8,830 for The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, BEN and The Seward Cancer Foundation

14/5/15 - 11:07		Thanes Valley Police - PC Tom Mynehan, Cowley Police Station, Oxford, dismissed after falsely claiming his car had been stolen

14/5/15 - 10:57		RoSPA - alliance calls on new Government to save young drivers’ lives

14/5/15 - 10:51		Autotech Prestige - new, fully refurbished 8,000 sq ft bodyshop and MOT premises for Milton Keynes repairer

14/5/15 - 07:21		Lookers (Dutton Forshaw & Dovercourt) - trading update: "a record result for Q1"

13/5/15 - 16:52		Fiona Bruce - is OK after her fall at the end of last night's British Bodyshop Awards event; "bruised and bloody but unbowed ! "

13/5/15 - 13:58		Google's self driving car - 11 "minor" collisions since the project launched six years ago but the car was not at fault

13/5/15 - 13:45		Thatcham - British Bodyshop ‘Apprentice Mentor of the Year’ Award recognises importance of supporting young talent

13/5/15 - 13:39		Total Accident Management - launches new telematics solution with Omnia

13/5/15 - 13:34		Visiongain - calculates the global automotive advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) market will reach $21.7bn this year

13/5/15 - 13:19		RSA - appoints Darren McKenzie as new Chief Operating Officer for UK and Western Europe

13/5/15 - 13:16		AA insurance - MD tells BIBA conference technology is ‘opportunity for brokers’

13/5/15 - 13:10		Frost & Sullivan - intelligent mobility to reduce traffic congestion by up to 30% and cut collisions by up to 33%

13/5/15 - 12:55		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - 812 guests, 30 awards and one outstanding night!

13/5/15 - 12:54		BIBA (British insurance Brokers' Association) - number of telematics motor insurance policies grew 9% in 2014 to 323,000 policies

13/5/15 - 12:27		Government - unemployment continues to fall; average pay up 2.2% compared to a year ago

13/5/15 - 11:23		Euro NCAP and ANCAP - study reveals low speed AEB (autonomous emergency braking) leads to 38% reduction in rear end crashes

13/5/15 - 11:04		Nissan and Toyota - 6.5 millions cars worldwide recalled to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata

13/5/15 - 10:32		British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) - surveys the fleet industry ahead of its Technology Congress

13/5/15 - 08:23		Vertu (Bristol Street Motors) - results for y/e 28 Feb; turnover up 23% to £2.07 billion; pre-tax profits up 33% to £21 million

13/5/15 - 07:35		Admiral - Henry Engelhardt to step down as CEO in 1 year's time; replacement will be current COO David Stephens

12/5/15 - 20:36		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 – the full list of winners are announced

12/5/15 - 13:09		Prasco - crash replacment parts company (formerly known as Direct Automotive Ltd) turns 10

12/5/15 - 13:08		Prasco - crash replacment parts company (formerly known as Direct Automotive Ltd) turns 10

12/5/15 - 13:08		Prasco - crash replacment parts company (formerly known as Direct Automotive Ltd) turns 10

12/5/15 - 13:02		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - why it's ok to hit the vodka luge later

12/5/15 - 12:54		Kevin Cooper, Valspar - to cycle 512km from London to Paris to raise money for BEN

12/5/15 - 12:43		Spies Hecker - marks two decades of electronic colour measurement

12/5/15 - 11:21		BIBA and Mactavish - launch introductory guide to the Insurance Act 2015 for UK brokers

12/5/15 - 11:06		Glass's - number of nearly new cars on the market almost doubles

12/5/15 - 10:53		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - tonight’s the night! Dodgems, games and chocolate on tap

12/5/15 - 10:32		Revive!’s - running a series of competitions to celebrate sponsorship of British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) driver Andrew Jordan

12/5/15 - 07:46		Cambria Automobiles - half-year results; turnover up 18.6%; profits up 63.8%

12/5/15 - 07:37		Innovation Group - new contract win with "leading European insurance company" for their Insurer Claims and Insurer Analytics solutions.

11/5/15 - 20:23		Autonomous cars - "are they as safe as we thought?", asks the Daily Mail; 4 out of 48 have crashed in California since September

11/5/15 - 20:03		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - head to Twitter for the news, the views and the photos!

11/5/15 - 14:03		IAEA National Conference – on the issue of badly repaired vehicles, John Dwyer warns he “will not go quiet”

11/5/15 - 13:19		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - behind the scenes as the ABP team prepare for tomorrow evening!

11/5/15 - 11:49		Revive! - mobile cosmetic repair frachise offers all franchisees a masterclass in customer service

11/5/15 - 11:39		Ford - new free-to-download app lets Ford drivers create a PDF damage report at the scene of an accident

11/5/15 - 11:14		Auto Industry Consulting - Ezi-Methods web-based repair methods system launched to Irish repairers

11/5/15 - 11:03		Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - whiplash claims have fallen by 23% after Jackson reforms

11/5/15 - 10:44		Cromax - signs partnership agreement to supply paint to Punch Powertrain Solar Team in Belgium

11/5/15 - 10:37		Quest Automotive Products – Prospray owners report "significant" growth in the UK and Europe

11/5/15 - 09:02		British Bodyshop Awards - joining instructions; drinks reception starts 6.15pm; seating for awards at 6.50pm, awards start 7.10pm prompt

11/5/15 - 08:42		Steve Plunkett (Volvo Car bodyshop programme manager - heads up charity football match on 20 May at Carrow Road (home of Norwich City FC)

11/5/15 - 07:18		Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - clear information about payment options when buying car insurance not always given

10/5/15 - 23:23		ABI - comment on general election result; "for the insurance industry, this is a Government we can work with"

10/5/15 - 22:59		Thursday 22 October 2015 - a busy day in our industry with events from Fix Auto, Vizion, IMI, RMI

08/5/15 - 13:42		Fix Auto - brand new Fix Auto Wrexham bodyshop open just seven weeks after owner, Lee Hitch, picks up the keys

08/5/15 - 13:34		Markerstudy - 9th largest motor insurer (ABP Industry Yearbook figures) forms new "Ultimate" affinity division

08/5/15 - 13:06		FMG - entended two-year agreement with LeasePlan UK

08/5/15 - 11:40		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - post Election fever: Fiona Bruce will present awards to 30 bodyshop winners

08/5/15 - 11:28		BlackCircles- on-line tyre retailer sold to Michelin for £50million; Mike Welch who founded company 15 years ago aged 21 gets £16m+

08/5/15 - 11:13		Vehicle Procurements (VP) - continues Air Ambulance support, total £5,909 raised so far

08/5/15 - 11:06		IAM - older drivers statistically safer; the IAM wants to encourage them to stay on the road

08/5/15 - 10:48		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - back by popular demand, the UK's definitive 100% live Motown experience

08/5/15 - 10:22		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - it's back... it's cool, it's the ABP Vodka Luge!

08/5/15 - 07:58		Pendragon - trading update; pre-tax profit up 10.4%; aftersales gross profit up 3.6%

08/5/15 - 07:42		Ageas - Q1 trading update; profits in Q1 2015 compared to loss in Q1 2014; Barry Smith to retire

07/5/15 - 21:44		SMMT - YTD top 10 selling models plus sales by manufacturer approved bodyshop programme

07/5/15 - 21:42		SMMT - new car sales in April up 5.1%; highest April sales for 10 years; 38 consecutive months of growth

07/5/15 - 12:38		DVLA - scrapping the paper counterpart of the driving licence will net millions for the DVLA thanks to premium rate number

07/5/15 - 11:47		Farécla - Jonathan Kent appointed as Marketing Assistant

07/5/15 - 09:49		Draft of new National Bodyshop Apprentice Standard - YOUR OPINION is wanted

07/5/15 - 08:28		IAEA - invite all ABP Club members to join them at their annual conference (moderated by David Cresswell) on Sat 9 May for just £20

07/5/15 - 08:12		esure - Q1 trading update; in-force motor policies up 1.7% to 1.401 million policies; small personal injury claims up 10.7%

07/5/15 - 08:05		Aviva - Q1 trading update; "turnaround is on track and ahead of schedule"

07/5/15 - 07:16		RSA - Q1 results; "positive start "; strong growth in telematics

07/5/15 - 00:58		UK Claims Excellence Awards from Insurance Times - full list of winners from tonights award ceremony

07/5/15 - 00:42		Accident Exchange - collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14% since 2012

06/5/15 - 23:16		Quindell - former leader of the Conservatives, Michael Howard, in discussions to join board of Quindell

06/5/15 - 22:39		Axalta - Q1 results; "Worldwide net sales from refinish end-market grew 2.7% on a constant currency basis"

06/5/15 - 22:20		Solera - results for Q3; worldwide turnover up 7%; "launch of the Digital Garage starting in the UK"

06/5/15 - 13:03		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 – supporting 3 fantastic charities: The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, BEN & the Seward Cancer Foundation

06/5/15 - 11:58		Auto Trader - majority of motorists don’t think things will improve on the motoring front whichever party takes power after the election

06/5/15 - 11:18		National Windscreens - software delivers 99.5% right first time accuracy in first 100,000 enquiries

06/5/15 - 11:05		Ireland: The Garda - €6m Garda motor insurance IT system suspended due to database errors

06/5/15 - 10:48		Swansea Crown Court - man selling his car banned from driving because buyer took it for a test drive and was killed

06/5/15 - 10:14		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - Hey Mr DJ... Martyn Rowley, armed with 200,000 tunes, resident DJ at BBA next week!

06/5/15 - 09:13		Google - more searches made using mobile devices than PCs

06/5/15 - 09:01		Ireland: draft road traffic bill - Road Safety Authority calls for legislation to ensure that write-offs stay off the road

06/5/15 - 07:24		Direct Line - trading update; "well positioned to meet our 2015 financial objectives."

05/5/15 - 21:25		Modern Claims magazine - full list of the 19 winners from their awards evening last week

05/5/15 - 19:53		Motor Trader awards - full list of finalists for all 24 awards; bodyshop award finalists are Rye Street, Devonshire and Marshall Blackpool

05/5/15 - 19:27		National ARG - a year of acquisitions for the network with eight new sites added already

05/5/15 - 15:41		Solera - aquisition of CAP Automotive is cleared by CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) Holdings of

05/5/15 - 12:47		Standox - practical tips on staying healthy in the bodyshop

05/5/15 - 12:34		MoneySuperMarket - turbocharged premiums: drivers warned that vehicle modifications could double their policy cost

05/5/15 - 12:21		British Bodyshop Awards 2015 - PPG to showcase motorsport partnerships next week's British Bodyshop Awards

05/5/15 - 11:15		Vodafone Automotive UK - vehicle security and telematics centre opens in Burnley

05/5/15 - 10:57		The Association of British Insurers (ABI) - cyber insurance to become a business essential within the next decade

05/5/15 - 10:44		Cambridge Consultants - DropTag, a low-cost, Bluetooth windscreen tag can tell if a hire car has been involved in an accident

05/5/15 - 10:09		Thatcham - generating repair methods in half the time with new escribe feature, Methods Direct

05/5/15 - 00:52		IMI - Labour support licensing of technicians; Conservatives will consider licensing only if it supported their principles of de-regulation

03/5/15 - 19:06		Tax disc - car clamping by DVLA up 62% to 8,700 a month after scrapping of paper road tax disc

02/5/15 - 13:35		Ford - teams up with Marmalade telematics insurance to help young drivers afford their first new car

01/5/15 - 13:12		Co-operative Insurance - launches £70m bond to fund investment programme focussing on members

01/5/15 - 12:43		Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - three arrests into suspected sale of LV= motor customers' confidential information

01/5/15 - 12:30		International Applications (IAL) - completes acquisition of the Trade Group

01/5/15 - 10:21		British Bodyshop Awards - over 800 guests now booked; only 9 tables left

01/5/15 - 10:16		International Transport Forum - 90% of conventional cars in cities will be "superflous" when fleets of self-driving cars hit the road

01/5/15 - 10:02		ABI - motor premium tracker shows average of £360in Q1 2015 was "up slightly" on Q1 2014, but 2% lower than Q4 2014

01/5/15 - 10:00		Caliber Cillision Centers - largest repair chain in the US acquires Washington bodyshop group to take network to 279 shops

01/5/15 - 09:23		Ageas - commercial team: appoints Andrew Fletcher (ex Endsleigh and Groupama) and Beth Shaw (ex Zurich) and moves Allison Hughes in

01/5/15 - 09:15		Symach - completes first bodyshop installation in the Caribbean for Ford dealer, Yrausquin

01/5/15 - 08:51		Lesley Upham (Commercial Director at Thtcham - leaves to join Sarah Sillars at IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) as Commercial Director

01/5/15 - 08:49		AkzoNobel - launches Automatchic Vision, a new digital colour matching system

01/5/15 - 07:28		Cambria - acquire second Land Rover franchise from TH White in Royal Wotton Basset, Swindon for £7.6million

01/5/15 - 07:24		Vertu (Bristol Street Motors) - acquiire Bury Land Rover (from Pendragon) and Bradford Jaguar (from Lancaster)

01/5/15 - 02:02		ABP website – April 2015: 17% up on last year with 115,562 visits and 1.42 million hits