Seven in ten businesses have not allocated any budget to facilitate compliance with stringent new data protection legislation being implemented in May, 2018.
Podcast service Acast has teamed with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to enable drivers to listen to podcasts safely.
The NFDA has highlighted the replacement of the Bills of Sale Acts with a new Goods Mortgage Act as the key issue to emerge from a Queen’s Speech.
Car dealers are being targeted by criminals making fraudulent car finance applications. Sgt Kate Jackson of the NVCIS explains how to spot them.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that Admiral included inaccurate premium amounts in its renewal documents.
The NFDA has urged the Government not to focus “solely on diesel” when it publishes its plan to improve the nation’s air quality.
Dealers should try to retain the expertise and experience of their older workers.
The F&I Conference has named Barclays Partner Finance as the headline sponsor for the second consecutive year.
There has been a lot of adverse publicity around Personal Contract Purchase in recent months, much of which is technically incorrect and some of which is blatant journalistic sensationalism.
Prepared car dealers can minimise risks to the finance market – whether from competitors, regulation or market pressures.
The new car sales boom depends on cheap, available finance, but storm clouds are visible on the horizon.
To dispel doubt about the stability of the motor finance market, finance houses and trade bodies need to be more transparent.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has handed used car retailer Concept Car Credit Limited a £40,000 after sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited marketing text messages.
Automotive Management Live is back and bigger than before.
A widespread ignorance of new data protection rules could be leading businesses into severe financial penalties and loss of reputation.
The Government has been accused of “passing the buck” to local authorities following the publication of plans to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions across the UK.
More than one in 10 dealership staff are logging into more than 11 systems daily – with a massive 93% saying they spend more than two hours a day in front of a screen.
The High Court has ruled that legislation which restricts government business in the run-up to an election must not inhibit the publication of new clean air plans expected to include a diesel-based vehicle scrappage scheme.
The PCP industry is booming. Thousands of drivers every year walk off the showroom forecourt with a brand new motor and a freshly signed PCP agreement to go along with it.
An investigation into finance in the automotive sector has slammed used car dealers for a “£1.4 billion a year rip-off” after comparing the deals offered by 100 retailers across the UK.
Like all organisations that process personal data, motor dealers must comply with data protection legislation.
FCA action to tackle perceived “conflicts of interest and irresponsible lending” in motor finance must be proportionate and not harm vehicle sales, according to NFDA director Sue Robinson.
The IMI has welcomed calls from Daniel Zeichner MP for licensing of motor industry professionals working on electric vehicles.
The Bank of England has confirmed that it considering more stringent regulations which would usher in strict affordability checks in a bid to avoid a PCP-prompted financial crisis.
Plans are being drawn-up which could see diesel drivers in certain areas of the country handed a £2,000 incentive to switch into a new vehicle which produces fewer harmful emissions.
