Historical arrangements used by motor finance firms to pay commission to car dealers and brokers are being reviewed by the Financial Conduct Authority in case consumers have not been treated fairly.
Vehicle salvage and recycling firm Copart is set to appeal a £2.5 million fine issued by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in relation to its takeover of Hills Motors.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has handed a £2.5 million fine to vehicle salvage firm Copart for ignoring the regulator's orders.
The pressure on UK motor retailers to identify vulnerable customers ahead of the motor finance sales process has increased since the arrival of the latest regulatory regime, and Jonathan Barrett, chief executive of Comentis, shares his thoughts on what this means for regulated firms.
Dealers should prepare for a potentially higher level of scrutiny from regulators following news that complaints about motor finance agreements have doubled.
A North London garage has been fined £12,000 after a customer was crushed by his own vehicle.
Dealers have shared concerns that the Government's Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate will create a forced new electric vehicle (EV) market in 2024.
Car dealer Thurlow Nunn is moving sales staff to five-day working weeks in 2024, after giving all staff a 4-day break this Christmas.
Aston Barclay launches Christmas Calendar Cars campaign with Zenith to raise funds for Ben
National law firm TLT has poached financial services disputes specialist Roger Potgieter and his team from Shoosmiths.
Retail software house Automotive Transformation Group (ATG) is working with iVendi to enable dealers to offer an advanced consumer journey
A salesman who brawled with colleagues at Ron Brooks Toyota and Suzuki in Mansfield and threatened to return with a shotgun has received a suspended prison sentence.
Phillip Williams, founder and non-executive director at Oodle Car Finance, looks at what Consumer Duty means in practice and offers some pointers on navigating the new regulations.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has completed a landmark prosecution of an independent repair garage for fitting unsuitable parts to a vehicle which would consequently make it illegal to drive on the road.
Luke Laurence at the Crown Suzuki dealership in Hendon, North London, has become the first individual to win The Motor Ombudsman’s National Garage Star Award.
Automotive industry charity Ben has launched its new Health & Wellbeing survey for 2023.
While watched by the Financial Conduct Authority, finance and insurance still delivers welcome profit for car dealers. Debbie Kirlew reports
An artificial intelligence system is set to help Oodle Car Finance to identify vulnerable consumer credit customers and to ensure its staff adapt their behaviours accordingly.
Directors of AM100 dealer group JCT600 who hiked 80 miles along the Dales Way to raise funds for motor industry charity Ben are hoping to reach their £10,000 fundraising target.
A customer of a Northamptonshire workshop who refused to pay after their car was fixed has appeared before magistrates on a theft charge.
Motor industry charity Ben plans to spin off its care centres and residential homes in response to growing and anticipated demand for its support services.
Warrington Borough Council has served an enforcement notice to Advantage Cars in Latchford after reports of it breaching its operating conditions which limit the amount of cars it can display.
A car salesman is awaiting sentencing in court after fighting colleagues at the Ron Brooks Suzuki car dealership and threatening to return with a shotgun.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has raised over £2,000 for automotive charity, BEN, by taking part in the ‘Bangers4Ben’ rally.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to protect those in financial difficulty by requesting unregulated buy-now-pay-later BNPL firms to make changes to potentially unfair and unclear contract terms as new research reveals a significant increase in the use of short term financing.
