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New London Car Crime Stats Released
There were nearly 102,000 vehicles stolen in England and Wales in 2021; 32,294 vehicles were stolen in London last year alone which makes it official – London is the UK capital of car crime. For […]
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Motor Insurance
Thatcham Notes Mercedes Progress on Assisted Driving Tech
The latest Euro NCAP safety results have been released from Thatcham Research, including seven vehicles that went through rigorous impact protection and crash avoidance testing and a separate Assisted Driving Grading for the Mercedes-EQ EQE. […]
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Hire Sector Supports Mental Health Day 2022
The Hire Industry’s campaign supporting mental health across the sector’s workforce continues to prove popular following the second successful event at Boels’ Depot in Stoke-on-Trent which focused on financial wellbeing. Now hosts Asif Latief and […]
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SYNETIQ Teams Up With Sheffield Hallam on Green Agenda
SYNETIQ, an IAA company (NYSE:IAA), participated in Sheffield Hallam University’s Green Future AIMday as it continues to drive its sustainability strategy forward and helps to build a more sustainable future for motoring in the UK. […]
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Moving To EV Fleets is a Huge Challenge For Public Sector
Trakm8, the UK’s leading vehicle technology specialist, has published a report titled “EV Telematics – Driving Successful Fleet Electrification”, examining how businesses can electrify some, or all of their vehicle fleet. The report follows research […]
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Deals: Copart Buys Hills Salvage & Recycling
Copart UK Ltd (Copart), the UK’s leading vehicle remarketing and recycling business, has acquired Hills Salvage and Recycling Ltd (Hills Motors). Hills Motors is a well-respected family-owned business based in Skelmersdale. The company employs circa […]
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Deals: Europ Assistance Buys Gulf Assist WLL
Europ Assistance (“EA”), a subsidiary of the Generali Group, today announced the acquisition from MAPFRE Asistencia of a 74.6% stake in Bahrain based Gulf Assist WLL; Gulf Assist also owns Arab Assist WLL in Jordan […]
Motor Insurance
Car Insurance: Are We Seeing Value Replace Cheapest Price?
Are we heading towards a more value driven car insurance market, where the cheapest quote on a comparison site is not the biggest factor? Maybe so. Here’s the word; Trakm8 has commissioned a new national […]