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Opinion
New FCA regime highlights F&I professionals’ duty to ‘stay competent’
On December 9 this year, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for consumer credit firms – including motor finance sellers – comes into effect.
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Opinion
Car dealers must avoid being cyber attackers' 'low hanging fruit'
There’s a saying in the cyber security industry about cyber attacks: “It’s not personal’’.
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Opinion
The E-sig problem: HMRC’s latest attack on car dealers, guest opinion
MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s Motor Specialist Team has seen a significant rise in HMRC enquiries at both franchised dealers and car supermarkets.
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Opinion
Jim Saker: Don’t let the process get in the way of a sale
Training salespeople to behave according to a particular model without them understanding why will cause dealers problems
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Opinion
Road to Zero or the road to nowhere? A guest opinion
In the second of our series of updates on the taxation of electric vehicles (EVs) from MHA MacIntyre Hudson, leading adviser to the UK Motor Sector, Nigel Morris, employment tax director considers how wider regulation impacts tax policy and further influences the aim to increase the use of low emission vehicles.
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Opinion
Jim Saker: Putting customers first is aspiration more than reality
Manufacturer- or NSC-driven supply chain shortages undermine car retailers' claims of being truly customer-centric
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Opinion
Car dealers must invest in finance specialists, a guest opinion
In a bid to professionalise finance industry employees, attract young talent, and provide career progression for staff, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has been promoting Motor Finance Specialist Apprenticeships, created in line with the Government-approved level 3 apprenticeship standard.
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Opinion
Remarketing: what’s in store over the next 5 years? Guest opinion
Physical car auctions in the UK have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades.
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Opinion
When will we reach the EV tipping point? A guest opinion
Franchised car retailers have a role to play in disproving the challenges of electric vehicle (EV) adoption if consumers are to wholeheartedly adopt new AFV technology, writes Mike Morris, chief executive of Nexus Infrastructure and its subsidiary eSmart Networks.
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Opinion
Guest opinion: mobility as a service, the new paradigm
Recent years have seen a marked shift away from private vehicle ownership, particularly in urban areas.
