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Car Dealer News 2 Dec
Marshall Hyundai dealership burgled twice in 24 hours
Police have arrested two men after Marshall Motor Group’s Hyundai dealership in Worcester was targeted in two burglaries in the space of 24 hours.
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Car Dealer News 17 Aug
Police pursue teens responsible for Sytner Mercedes dealership joyride
Police are pursuing a pair of teenager joyriders who caused £9,000 of damage when they took a Mercedes-Benz for an illegal joyride around a Sytner dealership forecourt.
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Car Dealer News 27 May
Pendragon’s Land Rover Cardiff dealership hit by bricks and paint stripper attack
A dozen premium SUVs suffered “extensive damage” when vandals attacked Pendragon’s Stratstone Land Rover dealership in Cardiff this week.
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Car Dealer News 25 Apr
Men arrested following burglary at Caffyns Audi dealership
Two men have been arrested after laptops, iPads and iPhones were stolen in a break-in at a Caffyns Audi dealership.
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News 19 Apr
Car dealer slams police inaction after confronting alleged thief
A car dealer who used vivid CCTV footage to track down and confront an alleged car thief after his vehicle was stolen from the dealership forecourt has slammed police for their inaction.
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News 22 Mar
Car crash leaves dealer with £50,000 repair bill
A used car retailer estimates that he has been left with a bill of around £50,000 after a crashed car overturned onto his dealership forecourt – damaging a number of vehicles.
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News 13 Jan
Car dealer foots £250,000 police car chase wreckage bill
A used car retailer that saw £250,000 worth of used car stock written-off after a high-speed police chase ended in a Volkswagen Golf somersaulting across his forecourt has been told he must foot the bill.
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Latest News 11 Aug
Authorities should not ‘pick and choose’ fraud cases, says Luscombe Motors boss
Luscombe Motors managing director Robin Luscombe has insisted that the Police and Trading Standards should “pick and choose” the fraud cases they investigate after falling foul of a car clocking sales scam.
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News 26 Mar
CCTV shows vandal's paint stripper attack on 13 dealership forecourt display cars
Police have issued a public appeal after independent used car retailer Murray Motors captured CCTV footage of a vandal attacking 13 vehicles with paint stripper in a late-night attack.
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News 19 Mar
Four cars torched in ‘disgusting’ racist attack on car dealership
Four cars were torched and racist graffiti was daubed over property as a “lovely, genuine” Scottish car dealer became the victim of a racist attack on his retail site.
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Latest News 23 Jul
Police officer commits ‘gross misconduct’ by running car dealership
A police officer committed gross misconduct by running a car dealership with a man with known associates in organised crime.
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News 18 May
Independent dealer suffers 11-car overnight raid
Independent used car retailer Tones Garage suffered a COVID-19 lockdown blow when 11 of its vehicles were stolen in an overnight raid.
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Car Dealer News 3 Feb
Listers Toyota Nuneaton targeted by catalytic converter thieves
Listers Group's Toyota dealership in Nuneaton was targeted by thieves who stole the catalytic converters from five Prius hybrids and an Auris hatchback over the weekend.
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Latest News 21 Oct
CCTV footage aids 10-vehicle car dealership arson appeal
Footage from CCTV cameras has been made public in a bid to help track down an arsonist pictured pouring flammable liquid over several vehicles at a Northumberland car dealership before setting them alight.
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Car Dealer News 31 May
Two men arrested after five car raid at Evans Halshaw Altrincham
Two men have been arrested in connection with a late night raid on Evans Halshaw’s Altrincham Ford dealership which resulted in the theft of five cars.
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Latest News 3 May
Suspected hammer attack causes £25,000 damage to car dealer’s stock
A suspected hammer attack has caused an estimated £25,000 worth of damage to more than 30 vehicles on a used car retailer’s forecourt.
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Latest News 15 Apr
Thieves leave ‘empty forecourt’ after 15-car overnight raid
Police are searching for nine cars after a police dog helped them to track down of of three suspects following a 15-car raid on a Blackburn car retailer’s forecourt.
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Latest News 11 Apr
High performance Audis stolen from West Lothian car dealer
Three high performance Audi saloons worth £75,000 were stolen from a West Lothian car dealer in an overnight raid which left other vehicles and the property with “significant damage”.
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Car Dealer News 20 Jan
Police arrest two following test drive car-jacking
A pair of test-drive car-jacking incidents just a few miles apart left one trader with “life-changing injuries” and another reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to catch the culprit.
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Car Dealer News 29 Apr
Key-wielding man embarks on £10,000 vandalism spree
Around £10,000 worth of damage has been caused to vehicles which were targeted by a key-wielding vandal in a “reckless act of vandalism”.