Lancaster Insurance to attempt World Record at MGOC Race Championship
Lancaster Insurance will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the “largest parade of MGs” with the help of the MG Owners’ Club (MGOC). Taking place on Saturday 11 April at Rockingham Circuit in Corby, Northamptonshire; all MG owners and lovers are being encouraged to unite and get involved in what will be a world first. To set a new World Record there must be more than 100 cars in the parade.
Continue ReadingDriverless cars: the future fleet?
Following news that the government has the green-light for trials of driverless cars in the UK, Venson Automotive Solutions’ says fleet managers could benefit from considering the future of their fleet. Results from its latest survey suggest drivers would welcome these cars as an option; 62 per cent of respondents said they be happy to sit-back and let their company car do the driving, with many saying it would remove some of the stress from their working day.
Continue ReadingAA comments on Government’s report on road conditions
The Governments Road Conditions in England Report brings a mixed bag of results with some minor improvements on certain road categories and deteriorating roads elsewhere. Generally the AA believes that a great proportion of motoring taxation should be ring-fenced for road improvements.
Continue ReadingJaguar E-Type voted the UK’s favourite classic car
The British-made Jaguar E-Type sports car secured 14 per cent of the votes in a nationwide independent survey conducted by The Car Buying Service. Following close behind with 9 per cent of the vote was the Mini Cooper 1275, while the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow came in third with 7 per cent. Also amongst the top 10 favourite classic cars were the VW Beetle oval window, 67 Ford Mustang and Porsche 356 – the full rundown can be found below.
Continue ReadingNTDA TyreLink transferring call centre to Infleet
As of 1 April the NTDA will be transferring its TyreLink call centre service back to Infleet Limited. TyreLink, the name of the NTDA’s long-established tyre breakdown scheme, coordinates association members in offering 24-hour roadside breakdown service for trucks throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The move brings with it a new phone number – […]
Continue ReadingThe Tyre Equipment Company makes CV Show debut
The Tyre Equipment Company (TTEC) has released details of what it is exhibiting at this year – its debut – CV Show. At the show, The Tyre Equipment Company will be exhibiting an assortment of products and the team will be available throughout the three days to offer support and advice to visitors. TTEC describes […]
Continue ReadingIMI CEO calls for 70% pay increase for apprentices
Motor industry professional body IMI has called on employers to consider increasing the starting salary for apprentices by more than 70 per cent to compete with academic career paths. Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry, will explain that return on investment research demonstrates that most companies could increase starting salaries from the legal minimum set by Government of £2.73 to £4.73 per hour without loss of profitability. The IMI has launched an apprentice calculator to help demonstrated its point to businesses.
Continue Reading10-month consecutive CV registration growth ‘encouraging’ – NFDA
“It is encouraging to see that the commercial vehicle market continued to grow in February with registrations up 19.5 per cent”, said Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association. February marked the tenth consecutive month of growth in the CV market - up to 40,491 units. Van demand sustained its upward trend and grew 17.9 per cent, and for the second month running, truck registrations increased 31.7 per cent to 2,518 units.
Continue ReadingFirst Line Group names turbo hose promo prize winners
First Line Group has rewarded Dominic Cox from DC Car Repairs, Oxford, and Alan Hurdley from CRM Express, Cowley, in its sales promotion for its comprehensive range of First Line branded turbo hoses. The former received a £500 Snap-on professional tools voucher, and the latter a Bose SoundLink Air digital music system after they supplied the winning turbo hoses.
Continue ReadingMicheldever Protyre to join CAM’s e-jobsheet community
Micheldever Protyre has used CAM’s UniSerV software technology to manage its growing truck business over the past four years. Now it plans to integrate e-jobsheet, CAM’s digital tablet-based service work platform for truck, bus and van. The software will allow it to capture job data accurately, increase its business development opportunities and process transactions speedily and accurately, CAM says.
Continue ReadingTyre Business Solutions to make CV Show debut
The Kings Road Tyres Group will give a CV Show debut to its fleet tyre management specialist, Tyre Business Solutions (TBS) at stand 3F115. The Southampton based business delivers bespoke tyre repair and fitting solutions to owned, managed, contract hire and rental fleets of all sizes through a network of more than 850 independent tyre retailers in the UK and Ireland. The company provides a full passenger, 4x4/SUV, Commercial Van and TBR tyre management system.
Continue ReadingAeolus to exhibit TBR, van tyres alongside UK distributor at CV Show
Aeolus will exhibit its truck, bus, coach and van tyres alongside UK and Ireland distributor Kings Road Tyres at this year’s CV Show. The ChemChina brand states that it will demonstrate the value/performance proposition it offers to commercial tyre buyers.
Continue ReadingLeeds City Council test proves GT Radial Maxmiler Pro quality
Giti van tyre, the GT Radial Maxmiler Pro has shown good wear credentials after a performance review conducted for Leeds City Council. Four 225/65R16C tyres were fitted to a Renault Master mini-bus on February 16 2014, and during a December 2 2014 inspection, between which dates the vehicle had covered 29,456 miles, the tread depths were measured. The near side front read 5/5/6mm, while the off side front, near side rear and off side rear equalled 6/6/6mm.
Continue ReadingPoor provision of careers advice hampers economic growth – IMI
The warning follows IMI sponsored research from the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC), which showed that 45 per cent of current industry apprentices had received poor or no advice and guidance on their career choice. Meanwhile, less than 10 per cent said a careers advisor or teacher had helped them find out about apprenticeships. There is currently no statutory requirement for young people to have access to face to face careers advice.
Continue Reading36th month of growth in car sales
Figures released for February by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car market has grown for a 36th consecutive month – a record growth period. The new car market grew 12.0 per cent in February with 76,958 cars registered and this marks the UK’s first three straight years of increases.
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