A used car dealer who left customers and creditors ‘out of pocket’ has been handed a seven-year directorship ban.
Local Government leaders have called on Central Government to create a £1.5 billion vehicle scrappage scheme that could remove nearly half a million older polluting vehicles off UK roads and incentivise the adoption of new low-emission transport.
A used car dealer who impersonated a Trading Standards officer in an attempt to retrieve a dangerous car seized by authorities has been jailed for a year.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched two new apprenticeship standards which have been designed to upskill those people working in car dealerships’ customer service, parts and sales roles.
Autonomous vehicles could begin trials on UK roads before the end of 2019 after the Government announced that a process is being developed to support the process.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened consultation on new rules which would require firms to publish General Insurance (GI) value measures data in a bid to improve transparency for consumers.
The IMI has added F&I accredited salespeople to its professional register as part of an Alphera-supported scheme to improve transparency and satisfaction.
The IMI has called for further development in EV skills training, following the Government’s response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee's Electric vehicles: driving the transition report.
Dragon2000 has urged dealers to ensure they are compliant with the Government’s new Making Tax Digital service, designed to make it easier for businesses.
Alphera has launched a new car finance incentive scheme which has been designed with the specific purpose of promoting FCA compliance among car retailers.
The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) is right to feel let down by the final 2030 CO2 emissions deal proposed by the EU member states, Commission and the European Parliament.
Used car dealers who charged customers a £395 ‘re-stocking’ fee for sub-standard part-exchanges have been ordered to repay thousands of pounds or face a jail term.
Car dealers should remind their staff that a breach of customer data protection legislation could result in a prison term, Dragon 2000 has said.
The chief executive of Motability Operations, Mike Betts, will step down after the National Audit Office (NAO) highlighted concerns over governance and executive pay at the charity.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is offering free expert advice to car dealers in an effort to help businesses maximise use of their Apprenticeship Levy funds.
InstaVolt has installed its 200th rapid charger, having put its first unit in the ground in Devon just over 12 months ago.
Tens of thousands of fleet drivers are undermining the plug-in car grant (PICG) by failing to charge their vehicles on a regular basis, data compiled by the BBC has revealed.
With the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set to publish the findings of its review of the motor finance sector in November, it’s fair to say that car dealer sales practices have never been under greater scrutiny than over the last 12 months.
The days of owning a car are numbered. It’s not about ownership anymore – it’s about usership.
Alphera Financial Services comments on the upcoming FCA findings of the motor finance sector and urges dealers to be more transparent with financial information
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to “stimulate the market” with his 2018 budget following September’s 16.8% decline in car production.
Car retailers have been warned not to breach the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Insurance Distribution Directive, which demands increased staff training in a bid to enhance consumer protection.
A cross-party group of 42 Parliamentarians have called upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, to use this upcoming budget to stimulate the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs).
A cross-party group of MPs have demanded that Government imposes an outright ban on the sale of all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2032 in a bid "fast track" adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
Cuts to the Government’s ULEV plug-in car grants have been attacked as “short-sighted” and “frankly bonkers” by industry experts left questioning the move amid a drive to cut emissions by encouraging EV adoption.
