EVs ‘BEING FORCED ON CUSTOMERS’ SAYS SIR JIM RATCLIFFE MERCEDES-BENZ WARNS OF WANING EV DEMAND CAR INDUSTRY WARNED ABOUT KEYLESS THEFT A DECADE AGO STELLANTIS BOSS RECEIVES 56% PAY RISE TO £31m...

PETER WADDELL IN 2021 LOSS DUE TO CARZAM LOOKERS TO TAKE OVER WATERHOUSE NFDA’S LOUISE WALLIS LEAVES WAYLANDS NAMES OFFICIAL EV CHARGING PARTNER JLR ENCOURAGES US RETAILERS TO GIVE UP ON JAGUAR...

As motor retailers try and predict what will happen to the market over the coming months, they also need to be mindful of what the Chancellor has previously announced as well as what may result from...

‘FANTASTIC’ AGENCY CONFERENCE GIVES DELEGATES THE EDGE HALFORDS ‘WILL NEVER BE BEATEN ON PRICE’ NFDA LAUNCHES MOT PETITION LLOYDS IN £4m CAURA INVESTMENT MERCEDES-BENZ FACEBOOK AGENCY POST...

RETAILERS IN CONFIDENT START TO 2023 VERTU TARGETS CAZOO STAFF UK RETAIL ‘3rd LEAST CYBER-SECURE IN UK’ RETAILER FABRICATES DISMISSAL PAPERWORK NFDA DISCUSSES AGENCY WITH MPs AND LORDS BYD FOCUSES...

RETAILERS WARNED ABOUT ‘SLAPDASH’ DATA PROTECTION SOPER BMW INSTALLS UK’S FASTEST EV CHARGERS NEWGATE TO DISTRIBUTE MULLEN EV IN UK AND IRELAND MOTORISTS WARNED PCP RATES ARE ROCKETING AUTO...

As the UK races toward a new car world that’s all-electric and expends huge amounts of effort installing new infrastructure, training technicians and developing batteries, engineers have developed a...

IR35 law changes are due to come into force in April and could change your relationship with contractors Do you use contractors who regularly provide services to you via an intermediary such as their...

For years there have been prophecies of doom for franchised new car retailers. Many predicted that the internet would create routes to market that would cut out the need for the dealer altogether. But...

Political and economic uncertainty are being cited as the principle causes that saw new car registrations decline by 3.4% in March. The fleet sector finished the month virtually flat (up 0.3% on March...

There are many cases of dealers having accounted for too much VAT by including dealer deposit contributions (DDC) in the value of a sale. This has been especially prevalent with certain brands where...

The Government’s valuation office agency (VOA) has revealed that rate increases to only 1.3 % of the 1.85 million rateable properties in England have been contested in the year to 31st March 2018,...

The first quarter of 2017 is characterised by record volumes and strong demand. In line with industry expectations, it looks like we are on track for a record first quarter. The first three months of...

US and global auto retail bosses gathered in New Orleans for the annual NADA Convention less than a week after the inauguration of incoming President Donald Trump. Putting politics to one side (easier...

The PCP landscape has evolved quickly in the UK, so what changes might we expect in the future on the key stakeholders – suppliers, introducers and end users? These were key questions addressed in...

At Budget 2016, the government announced that it would consult on reform of the bands for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the company car tax system to refocus incentives on the cleanest cars...

Auto retailers could see a VAT windfall following the recent High Court case of Littlewoods versus HMRC, but only if appeals are by the Government body are unsuccessful. The initial ruling surrounds...

No one likes paying tax and many can’t resist ‘having one over on the taxman’ however, you’ll have to get up pretty early to get the better of the latest super-inspectors. Want...

In April 2009 HMRC introduced a new system for managing the benefit-in-kind liabilities of drivers who change cars frequently. This scheme affects the motor trade most of all and, now that two years...

Rising unemployment will cost the government £1.5bn more than expected in welfare benefits, according to official forecasts that reveal the hidden cost of the coalition’s austerity drive....