Fleet vehicles going through the auction halls saw their average values fall by 5% in June.
Bosch Car Service (BSC) has become the first organisation within the motor vehicle mechanical repair and service sector to gain OFT approval for its Code of Practice.
The Government has recently published proposals for the Employment Simplification Bill. We like simple.
A recent High Court case (Bear Stearns Bank plc v Forum Global Equity Ltd) confirmed that a contract agreed over the phone is still a good contract and can be enforced.
Under the trading name, Datacom, David Jones operated a telesales business to cold call businesses to get orders for printer cartridges.
A recent client problem suggested this may be a suitable article, since it is perhaps not too uncommon for romance to blossom (and then sadly die) in work environments.
Excuse the pun but in a recent case a red haired waitress was awarded £17,618 compensation at an Employment Tribunal after taunts about the colour of her hair along with various lewd and embarrassing comments.
The Gambling Commission has introduced new guidance on free draws, prize competitions and lotteries.
Two London clamping companies, Hexagon Parking Control Ltd and Regional Parking Services Ltd have been fined for misleading price indications to ‘victims’.
The owners of three businesses, Motorlink, Vehiclelink and Vehicles Exchange were recently prosecuted for various offences connected with a service whereby private sellers of cars advertising in magazines were falsely hooked with the promise of several buyers lined up to buy their cars for a fee of £99.99.
Pendragon has acquired 19 Dixon dealerships from receivers BDO Stoy Hayward for around £17m.
Motability has moved to distance itself from the alleged scam where cars are bought with modifications for disabled drivers without paying VAT and then sold on for a profit.
Inchcape has reported pre-tax profits before exceptional items of £120 million for the six months to June 30, against £112m for the same period last year.
Bodytechnics, the prestige vehicle body repair company, is moving to a new workshop on the Slough Trading Estate.
A recent case (Morrish v NTL Group) has confirmed that if you want the option to give payment in lieu of notice when someone’s contract is terminated then you must include that option in the written contract.
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5.75%.
I needed to drive down to Birmingham for a party and having the luxury of an eight-seater meant that all my smelly friends travelled in comfort. I felt like a true taxi driver.
Leicester Trading Standards recently prosecuted Nicholas Kyprianou for selling six cars on e-bay with false mileages.
Tax staff at the Revenue & Customs are probing 13 million tax returns.
Buying property overseas will be a little easier when legislation published last week becomes law.
Businesses can submit new claims on any current and past expenditure on acquisitions, new builds or refurbishments before April 2008.
In a new deal on capital allowances from April 2008, businesses will be able to take the first £50,000 spent on equipment and set it against the profits for that year.
Bids for parts of Dixon Motors’ business have been received by BDO.
The Citroen Retail Group is close to completing the acquisition of a dealership in Edinburgh.
Mike O'Driscoll has been appointed as the new managing director of Jaguar Cars.
Given the relative strength of Renault and Nissan in the UK, you would expect the Renault version of a common concept to sell more than its Nissan equivalent.
Mercedes-Benz has as much of a reputation for big, posh estates as Volvo, and it will unveil its latest wagon this autumn when it unveils the new C-Class estate.
Fast-fit chain HiQ is driving into web-based retailing with a proposition that allows customers to buy tyres online and book fitting at their chosen branch.
Users of Red Book a couple of years ago would have become very familiar with editorial comments, month in month out, referring to general over-supply and weakened values in some areas of the used light commercial vehicles market.
AM100 14th-placed dealer group JCT600 has reported a £40m increase in turnover in its 2006 accounts, driven by new businesses and performance improvements.
