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Fears surface over future of car repair centres
The future of car repair businesses in the UK has been brought into question as data shows a steady slide in the number of these companies.
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Fraudster avoids jail after £60,000 car dealership scam
A fraudster who claimed he was buying a £60,000 Porsche for his disabled father-in-law has managed to avoid a jail sentence.
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Car dealers hoping for VAT cut in Budget this week
Motor traders are hoping that the Chancellor George Osborne will announce a VAT reduction on new and used car sales in this week’s Budget announcement.
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IMI calls for greater apprentice pay in motor trade industry
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has called on car dealerships and garages to increase the amount they are paying apprentices.
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Bollington Makes Hat-Trick of Motor Trade Appointments
Bollington Insurance has made a trio of appointments to its motor trade team, in a bid to further bolster its position as one of the leading brokers in the motor trade insurance market.
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UK car market grows for 36th consecutive month, SMMT reveals
The UK car market has experienced its longest ever period of sustained growth as sales grew again in February, new figures have revealed.
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Tackling the United Kingdom’s Runaway Compensation Culture
UK drivers are facing the biggest premium hike in almost four years according to Financial Times, and industry experts are blaming the United Kingdom’s runaway ‘compensation culture’.
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New Accounting Standards Regime
The Financial Reporting Council’s new suite of financial reporting standards (FRS) now apply to UK companies that are preparing their accounts for periods starting on or after 1 January 2015.
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UK Businesses Still Lack Adequate Storm Cover Despite Recent Floods
The winter of 2013-14 battered the United Kingdom with fierce storms, leading to some of the worst flooding in decades.
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HSE News and Prosecutions – March 2015
Steel producer sentenced for workers’ molten metal burns A multinational steel producer was fined £200,000 and ordered to pay £11,190 in costs after three employees in its Port Talbot refinery suffered serious burns from several tonnes of molten metal that had spilt on the floor.