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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - October 2011

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

31/10/11 - 19:45   Rob Ward launches onedaybodyrepair.com
   
31/10/11 - 12:33   Google - new project to allow public to view inside your business on-line
   
31/10/11 - 11:54   Williams BMW - to implement PAS125 across all 4 bodyshop sites with help of Steve Wright (ex BSI) and his new business, Prestige Assessment
   
31/10/11 - 11:46   Saab - new Chinese owners tell creditors in court that they will invest £535 million in the business, making it profitable by 2014
   
31/10/11 - 09:51   I Love Claims - The GREAT Big Charity Event: Carry the Torch and Help us Raise £500,000 for The Rainbow Trust
   
31/10/11 - 07:11   H R Owen - trading update
   
30/10/11 - 09:16   Telegraph reports on car insurance mayhem
   
30/10/11 - 09:06   Cars written-off in floods boost motor trade sales
   
30/10/11 - 08:47   RBS - receives £4 billion offer for its insurance business from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners (owners of AA)
   
28/10/11 - 18:56   Driving Instructors Association - there will be an 11% increase in road accidents after the clocks go back on Sunday
   
28/10/11 - 13:59   Motor Codes - highlights low level of complaints
   
28/10/11 - 12:43   Wrights ARC in Northern Ireland - opens new multi-million pound, 35,000 sg ft site in Dromore
   
28/10/11 - 11:55   Equip Auto Show 2011 - held in Paris Oct 11 to 14; visitor numbers up 10% to over 100,000
   
28/10/11 - 11:55   ASRW show, which includes NACE - held in Orlando from 6 - 8 Oct; visitor numbers up 18% to 19,221
   
28/10/11 - 11:19   Ford - new technology in Ford MyKey helps parents to prevent young drivers from receiving calls and texts while driving
   
28/10/11 - 11:13   Audatex - issue revised advice on partial panel sections
   
28/10/11 - 10:49   Saab - sold to Chinese for 100 million euros (£90 million) - and the deal includes Saab Great Britain
   
28/10/11 - 10:24   Hoopers engineers - Phil Gledhill joins as consultant in a support and advisory capacity
   
28/10/11 - 08:40   Lookers - trading update; "demonstrates the ability of the group to perform well in a difficult market"
   
28/10/11 - 02:22   Saab - the saga continues; they submit a last-minute plea to Swedish court for extension of bankruptcy deadline
   
27/10/11 - 11:25   Sinemaster's Nat Lo Raso wins the iris Technical Trainer of the Year award
   
27/10/11 - 11:09   Glass’s - announce a rebrand
   
27/10/11 - 10:59   Just Car Clinics - enhancing the customer experience
   
27/10/11 - 10:47   Aim Automotive created to target growth in the automotive sector
   
27/10/11 - 10:17   Allianz introduces new and improved ‘Small and Motor Fleet’ products
   
27/10/11 - 10:07   Direct Line reveals UK’s top ten ‘crash for cash’ hotspots indicating a move to rural areas
   
27/10/11 - 10:01   Helphire announces Boardroom changes
   
27/10/11 - 06:52   Opposition mounts to proposed MoT changes
   
27/10/11 - 06:17   Drive Assist - charity car valeting at ABP Club Convention
   
26/10/11 - 17:47   Easi-Drive research reports Social Media growth for bodyshop owners
   
26/10/11 - 16:20   ABP Club Convention to assist Paul and Gavin's Help for Heroes charity target
   
26/10/11 - 16:02   TEXT-S&P rates LV Insurance Co. & Highway Insurance Co. BBB+
   
26/10/11 - 16:01   Confused.com reveals the influence professions have motor insurance quotes
   
26/10/11 - 12:28   Interview with MIB Chief Executive Ashton West
   
26/10/11 - 12:09   Monday 30 July 2012 anticipated to be the most congested day London has ever seen due to Olympics - prepare now
   
26/10/11 - 11:48   Winter tyres - WILL be accepted by most UK motor insurers
   
26/10/11 - 09:59   New Ford Ranger - sets new safety standards
   
26/10/11 - 09:24   Autolaw comments on Broker Assistance
   
26/10/11 - 09:16   EuroNCAP - latest crash test results including first 5-star rating for a pickup, the Ford Ranger
   
26/10/11 - 08:53   FSA publishes final guidance on the selling of general insurance through price comparison websites
   
26/10/11 - 08:47   Tottenham - Motor Alliance fraudsters convicted of ‘crash for cash’ scam
   
25/10/11 - 13:17   ABP Club Convention - please let us know if you are unable to attend
   
25/10/11 - 11:58   Elite promotes Palmer to Operations Director
   
25/10/11 - 11:53   iris appoints Manx distributor
   
25/10/11 - 08:12   TriSphere - now offering infared drying system
   
25/10/11 - 08:07   Saab - the saga continues; Chinese offer rejected, but talks continue
   
25/10/11 - 06:08   Standox 2012 Auto Calendar: Twelve images of timeless beauty
   
25/10/11 - 06:06   Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) - helping police crackdown on uninsured driving; 558 vehicles seized and 76 arrests in a single day
   
24/10/11 - 21:27   Goodwood confirms 2012 Speed dates - tickets on sale at end of October
   
24/10/11 - 20:36   USA - Ford to keep in touch with its customers - wireless technology to reduce the chance of accidents
   
24/10/11 - 20:31   Westminster 'Cash for crash' gang members jailed
   
24/10/11 - 12:48   Pro-Spray formulate new activator and launch new colour selection system
   
24/10/11 - 10:08   Broker Assistance Limited - official notification of administrators
   
24/10/11 - 09:42   U-POL appoints Commercial Director
   
24/10/11 - 08:39   Ireland - GlassMatix has all major contracts renewed with Irish insurers
   
24/10/11 - 08:08   Fifth Gear magazine crash tests Ford Focus at 120 mph - horrifying results
   
23/10/11 - 19:57   Nationwide open their third Fast Fit Plus centre, this time in Cornwall
   
23/10/11 - 17:38   Helphire appoints new chief financial officer as it leaves financial A&E
   
23/10/11 - 11:00   Aviva's chief executive David McMillan - My vision
   
22/10/11 - 09:28   U-POL - Recreate the OEM Finish with S2025 primers
   
22/10/11 - 09:23   DuPont Refinish complements its existing range of undercoats for commercial vehicles and trailers
   
21/10/11 - 12:08   Nationwide's fleet day video
   
21/10/11 - 11:55   Saab announce a second round of funding from US Investor
   
21/10/11 - 10:46   ABP Club Convention and Night of Knights - A complete sell out!
   
21/10/11 - 08:10   Broker Assistance - "client monies have been protected" however 50 of the 70 jobs in the credit hire division have gone
   
20/10/11 - 21:53   Institute and Faculty of Actuaries - CMCs will pocket £500m this year; north-west England is bodily injury capital of the world
   
20/10/11 - 18:54   Motability officially announce a raft of changes to charity scheme
   
20/10/11 - 18:51   Motor Trader - Halfords issue a health warning on the UK car parc
   
20/10/11 - 14:11   Plaxton benefits from Junair QADs
   
20/10/11 - 12:41   UK Car production accelerates ahead
   
20/10/11 - 12:34   Quinn Insurance - to be renamed Liberty Direct from Nov 7
   
20/10/11 - 10:11   Insurance Fraud Bureau reveals three year plan
   
20/10/11 - 09:49   WorldSkills 2011 - Sherwin-Williams hails it a resounding success
   
20/10/11 - 08:57   MoT test - big changes coming in from 1 January 2012
   
19/10/11 - 23:18   £3million 'Crash for Cash' gang jailed
   
19/10/11 - 17:09   Davies appointed as Stanners go mobile
   
19/10/11 - 11:45   Murray appointed as RMI chairman
   
19/10/11 - 10:31   Allianz appoints pricing manager for Direct Motor & Home
   
19/10/11 - 10:28   Transport Select Committee - uncorrected oral evidence on the cost of motor insurance now available
   
19/10/11 - 10:03   Pendragon - trading update
   
19/10/11 - 09:45   Vertu Motors - interim results; improved bodyshop profit margins
   
19/10/11 - 09:17   AA Index : motor insurance premiums stabilise
   
19/10/11 - 09:04   Just Car Clinics - celebrates first apprentices on their programme passing milestone on their way to becoming fully qualified
   
19/10/11 - 00:35   EU Passenger car registrations down 1.1% nine months into 2011
   
19/10/11 - 00:30   Surface Processing Ltd - offer full-body e-coating protection for classic car bodies
   
19/10/11 - 00:25   Volvo Trucks - working on a future without drivers
   
18/10/11 - 18:46   Vauxhall Motors Wins Police Authorities Contracts
   
18/10/11 - 16:41   Telematics - Trimple Fleet Solutions suggest using the technology to reduce premiums
   
18/10/11 - 16:29   USA - GM says self-driving vehicles could be ready by end of decade
   
18/10/11 - 16:01   Vamco - Repairer required in Ilford area for BMW repair
   
18/10/11 - 14:24   Inform Vehicle Management Limited ceases trade - a new company is formed: Complete Vehicle Support Limited
   
18/10/11 - 11:13   Referral fees - Djangoly stripped of powers to regulate claims management firms, says the Guardian
   
18/10/11 - 10:32   HMG Paints appoints former DuPont UK Commercial Manager
   
18/10/11 - 10:26   UK Inflation hits 3-year high of 5.2 percent in September
   
18/10/11 - 10:20   Honest John - Insurance Rip Offs To Continue
   
18/10/11 - 10:15   Credit hire - claimants warned against rejecting Defendants offers of hire
   
18/10/11 - 09:18   European fleet motor insurance estimated be €15.8 billion in 2011, rising to €18bn by 2015
   
18/10/11 - 09:06   UK Economy - 120 firms a day are going bust each day
   
18/10/11 - 08:58   Audatex UK - latest info on partial panel sections
   
18/10/11 - 08:56   Audatex UK - latest info on seam sealers; data to be integrated within AudaGraphics
   
18/10/11 - 08:54   Audatex UK - latest advice on KN numbers
   
18/10/11 - 08:49   Audatex Technical Committee release workplan and work in progress update
   
17/10/11 - 17:40   comparethemarket.com launches Simples Rewards Scheme
   
17/10/11 - 15:57   Confused.com research: drivers and social media habits behind the wheel
   
17/10/11 - 15:56   IMI welcomes Skills Commission inquiry
   
17/10/11 - 13:09   Chaucer Insurance bolsters motor with new appointment
   
17/10/11 - 12:06   AkzoNobel supports Manricks Kilimanjaro climb
   
17/10/11 - 09:57   Gladwins' Swavesey site accredited by Bentley Norwich
   
17/10/11 - 08:53   Innovation Group - trading update; expect results to be "in line with market expectations"
   
17/10/11 - 08:50   Referral fees - Labour Party has received over £350,000 from no-win, no-fee lawyers
   
16/10/11 - 22:57   UK Weather - Arctic blast to bring snow and freezing temperatures to the UK next week
   
16/10/11 - 22:54   Admiral - Why banning referral fees will put up car insurance
   
15/10/11 - 16:52   An interview with Nationwide's chief executive, Michael Wilmshurst
   
15/10/11 - 09:33   Huddersfield 'crash for cash' 25 suspects now being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and deception offences
   
15/10/11 - 07:18   Benfield Motor Group acquires Colebrook and Burgess, including North East Audi Accident Repair Centre
   
15/10/11 - 07:01   Peter James Motor Group Celebrates East London Chamber of Commerce Business Award
   
14/10/11 - 15:45   Honda - safety features on new Civic
   
14/10/11 - 13:00   WorldSkills - Car-O-Liner proud to be a presenting sponsor and thrilled at UK success
   
14/10/11 - 12:24   BIBA announces their 2112 conference
   
14/10/11 - 12:13   Aviva launches a new MultiCar insurance policy
   
14/10/11 - 11:06   Access to Justice Action Group claims insurers themselves inflate credit hire claims
   
14/10/11 - 10:21   Hastings doubles earnings
   
14/10/11 - 10:00   Saab - still believe their Chinese-funded rescue deal may happen
   
14/10/11 - 09:49   Referral fee ban - 3 claims companies defend themselves from Staw's "parasite" comments
   
14/10/11 - 09:30   Broker Assistance Insurance Services Announcement
   
13/10/11 - 23:04   Nissan unveils latest safety technologies
   
13/10/11 - 22:59   Broker Assistance MD Jon Ralph purchases its motor insurance claims handling arm, Broker Assistance Insurance Services Ltd
   
13/10/11 - 15:27   Ageas closes in on fraudsters
   
13/10/11 - 14:45   BGL Group announces former RAC chief to join board
   
13/10/11 - 13:27   Ten people sentenced after ‘crash for cash’ scam in Cambridgeshire
   
13/10/11 - 11:33   Broker Assistance Limited in Administration - IVM Announcement
   
13/10/11 - 09:56   Easi-Drive appoints two new Business Development Managers
   
13/10/11 - 08:22   Confused.com/Towers Watson - Car insurance premium inflation continues to top 10%
   
12/10/11 - 22:36   Blackburn gang of six admits crash-for-cash scam
   
12/10/11 - 19:15   Axa Assistance UK CEO gives a video interview on the curent market and 2012 projections
   
12/10/11 - 16:19   Mazda's 1,800 MPa ultra-strong high tensile steel car on sale from 2012
   
12/10/11 - 15:52   WorldSkills - 3M celebrates UK's double medal success
   
12/10/11 - 13:10   Referral fee ban - Governement's Djanogly says it will NOT be a criminal offence; enforcement of ban will be by the legal professions regula
   
12/10/11 - 12:18   Referral fees- Government say ban will be only for personal injury referrals
   
12/10/11 - 12:03   Saab - bankrupty seems certain as one of their Chinese partners withdraws from rescue plan
   
12/10/11 - 11:52   Daily Mail - "Motorists fleeced of £2bn a year by 'money-grabbing parasites and dodgy lawyers', MPs told"
   
12/10/11 - 11:42   Broker Assistance - the situation as far as we are aware
   
12/10/11 - 11:01   RBS Insurance bolsters fraud team
   
12/10/11 - 09:33   Six in court over ‘crash for cash’
   
11/10/11 - 22:09   Beachcroft - reveals findings of their 2011 Credit Hire Fraud report
   
11/10/11 - 22:03   MoneySupermarket - Desperate Drivers Seek Cheaper Car Insurance
   
11/10/11 - 19:03   Robotic car developed by Oxford University
   
11/10/11 - 18:58   Jack Straw - U.K. Should Cut Lawyer Fees to Control Motor Claims
   
11/10/11 - 17:12   Straw attacks 'parasites engaged in bribery' at today's Transport Select Committee for rising car insurance prices
   
11/10/11 - 16:50   Nine arrested in Huddersfield 'cash for crash' insurance scam
   
11/10/11 - 16:20   ABI warns Transport Committtee not to miss the point
   
11/10/11 - 14:40   Autospray celebrates 20 years in the automotive industry
   
11/10/11 - 13:21   WorldSkills 2011 - IMI congratulates UK automotive team
   
11/10/11 - 12:04   Parkers celebrates Ross Varnam's WorldSkills triumph
   
11/10/11 - 10:46   Manheim - used car sales rise strongly in September
   
11/10/11 - 10:08   MIB allows crash victim to pursue Pete Doherty following car driven without insurance
   
11/10/11 - 08:40   Waregrain Group acquires two former Hex Holdings branches
   
11/10/11 - 08:29   Transport Select Committee Chair shows concern for young drivers ahead of today’s re-opening of its inquiry
   
10/10/11 - 22:28   TyreSafe - Defective tyre court convictions at four year high
   
10/10/11 - 22:25   confused.com - Five common car insurance complaints
   
10/10/11 - 22:14   Ai Automotive launches prize draw for bodyshops
   
10/10/11 - 22:06   I Love Claims announces Enterprise Rent-A-Car as Luncheon headline partners
   
10/10/11 - 21:52   Ian Pugh, Fix Auto's MD reflects on his first six months in charge and outlines the next steps in his business plan
   
10/10/11 - 16:16   Kindertons scoop 'Service Provider of The Year' award
   
10/10/11 - 12:36   ABP Club Convention and Night of Knights Awards - Programme of events
   
10/10/11 - 11:18   Scotland Yard officer blames 'greedy lawyers' as 'cash for crash' scams boom
   
10/10/11 - 09:43   The Co-operative Insurance asks young drivers to complete 'The Big Test' to win free car insurance for a year
   
10/10/11 - 09:11   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights - a complete sell-out!
   
10/10/11 - 06:04   OFT's 'Call for Evidence' - Reminder to all Bodyshops to respond by 12th October
   
10/10/11 - 05:43   WorldSkills - London 2011: Ross Varnham wins Silver and Ben Eaton wins Bronze
   
10/10/11 - 04:55   Accident Credit Group in charity 3 Peak Challenge
   
09/10/11 - 20:25   Weather - UK facing temperatures of minus 20 degrees in early November; first snow fell this week in Scotland
   
08/10/11 - 06:31   RBS Insurance moves 400 jobs offshore and gets around £30m a year from referral fees (around 7% of its profits)
   
07/10/11 - 15:33   Ashley Cole, Head of Motor at Hiscox - video interview
   
07/10/11 - 13:17   Farécla launches Rapid System - faster results without compromise
   
07/10/11 - 09:28   ATA – Re-accrediation for the accident repair sector; What do you think? ***Please respond to the ATA surveys***
   
07/10/11 - 08:53   Thatcham Reveals Three Year Stratgeic Plan
   
07/10/11 - 08:23   Quinn Insurance - Court approves sale
   
07/10/11 - 08:18   Total Accident Management - launch Total DriveSecure, a new service for grey fleets
   
07/10/11 - 08:16   WorldSkills - David Cameron visits event and praises efforts of UK's young people
   
07/10/11 - 08:14   Peugeot - helping to beat insurance blues with "Just Add Fuel" car ownership scheme
   
06/10/11 - 11:02   Chevrolet and Ageas launch new insurance partnership
   
06/10/11 - 10:59   Vauxhall and Ageas launch new insurance partnership
   
06/10/11 - 10:55   SMMT - new car sales down just 0.6% in September; 5.0% down year-to-date
   
06/10/11 - 09:46   LV= - Peter Horton, operations director, says AD frequency fell 10% in 2010 and has fallen by a further 18% this year
   
06/10/11 - 09:42   Sherwin-Williams supports international paint talent at WorldSkills London 2011
   
06/10/11 - 09:39   Spectrum gains BSI Kitemark (PAS125)
   
06/10/11 - 09:34   British Car Auctions - rising fuel costs are the most significant factor affecting British driving habits
   
06/10/11 - 07:42   Djanogly moves to curb lawyers' fixed fees
   
06/10/11 - 07:34   Esure appoints banks ahead of IPO
   
05/10/11 - 21:18   Winn Assist shortlisted for Claims Management Company of the Year by the Personal Injury Awards 2011
   
05/10/11 - 21:12   Uninsured drivers - number falls, but hotspots stall UK progress
   
05/10/11 - 20:48   Beeson & Galloway - make a £100,000 investment in Symach equipment to help them meet customer requirements for reduced cycle times
   
05/10/11 - 17:21   Brown Brothers Launch Bodyline Headlamp Repair Kit
   
05/10/11 - 14:09   UK economic growth slower than previously thought
   
05/10/11 - 12:16   DWS in management buyout
   
05/10/11 - 11:50   I Love Claims and ABP Club - New Year's Celebrity Luncheon with Tiff Needell and Jake Humphrey
   
05/10/11 - 11:18   Nissan - announce they will be using world's first Ultra High Tensile Strength Steel, rated at 1.2 GPa, from 2013
   
05/10/11 - 11:15   WorldSkills - IMI backing the 3 UK competitors in Automotive categories
   
05/10/11 - 10:41   Swinton - the first broker to join the Insurance Fraud Bureau
   
05/10/11 - 10:34   BLG Group: Substantial growth for comparethemarket.com assists revenues and profit
   
05/10/11 - 09:46   Axa - an analysts report
   
05/10/11 - 09:17   Hydrogen-powered H2EV car launched
   
05/10/11 - 05:15   AA launch commercial insurance range
   
05/10/11 - 01:48   Fuel sales - fell by 6.6% in quarter two compared to last year; first half of 2011 sales down 15% compared to 2008
   
04/10/11 - 23:11   WorldSkills - opened by Nick Clegg in stunning ceremony at the O2
   
04/10/11 - 15:15   U-POL - a proud sponsor of WorldSkills
   
04/10/11 - 14:21   Referral fees: The Jack Straw debate - take one
   
04/10/11 - 14:17   WorldSkills - opening ceremony takes place tonight; the competition begins tomorrow (Wednesday)
   
04/10/11 - 13:35   Motorists have faced a collective insurance pay-out shortfall of £619 million for written off or stolen cars over the last year
   
04/10/11 - 13:31   SMMT - supporting fitment of winter tyres in the UK
   
04/10/11 - 13:28   Solus - accounts for 2010 show profits up 85% in 2010; pre-tax profit margin of 16.3% ; 690,000 hours of labour sold in 2010
   
04/10/11 - 12:14   LKQ Corporation acquires Euro Car Parts
   
04/10/11 - 11:30   FMG Support - chief executive, Mark Scanlon, has left the company
   
04/10/11 - 10:01   iris announces technical trainer of the year awards date
   
04/10/11 - 09:19   A.M. Best report: Profitability Under Pressure in UK Non-Life Market as Motor Results Stall
   
04/10/11 - 08:43   Admiral - an analysts report of recent meeting with Admiral management team and their view of the market and their competitors
   
03/10/11 - 18:57   Cobra - how to get young drivers sensibly priced insurance using telematics
   
03/10/11 - 18:34   Government - official press release: plans unveiled for increase in motorway speed limit to 80mph from early 2013
   
03/10/11 - 15:56   Joe Doyle (ex Audatex md) to join HR Owen as chief executive
   
03/10/11 - 14:51   Chevrolet - design "sunscreen" clear coating to preserve carbon fibre weave on Corvette ZR1
   
03/10/11 - 14:26   OFT – ABP Club had 2 hour meeting with them this morning; OFT will be speaking at ABP Convention on 1 Nov; they want your response
   
02/10/11 - 19:27   Easi-Drive delighted to award MG Cannon as Small Bodyshop of the Year
   
02/10/11 - 18:43   Movac Group announces further expansion plans by adding three former Hex Holdings sites
   
01/10/11 - 23:27   Crash-for-cash - Motor Alliance in Tottenham was centre of scam that netted £1.9m
   
01/10/11 - 18:39   Audatex - paint index up 1.13% today (Oct 1st) to allow for Sikkens increase; takes it up to a 10.2% increase so far this year
   
01/10/11 - 11:47   Run Your Cars - to use Nationwide for accident management and crash repairs, using Groupon formula to help SME's