Eddie Flanagan, partner at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, notes that it while a spotlight remains on the UK's motor finance market due to important legal actions it is critical for lenders to be continuously refining their data and practices.
A Norfolk dealership has been fined £200,000 in a prosecution this month by the Health and Safety Executive after one of its technicians died in a horrific workplace accident.
The FCA ramped up its crackdown on misleading financial promotions in 2024, forcing nearly 20,000 ads to be withdrawn or amended - almost double the 2023 figure.
Customer-facing businesses are on the frontline of both economic and regulatory change but are automotive retail dealerships tackling the challenges and finding new opportunities, asks Freeths legal expert Richard Coates.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has taken action to protect car loan providers from potential multibillion-pound payouts in a pivotal mis-selling case to be heard at the Supreme Court
The Department for Transport has responded to reports that the industry has missed the 2024 ZEV Mandate target with assurances that it expects no car manufacturer to pay crippling fines.
A mechanic demonstrated "pure stupidity" when he took out a customer's vehicle which had been left for repairs, Belfast Crown Court heard this month.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an extension for firms to respond to complaints about motor finance agreements that do not involve discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs).
Swindon vehicle repair business Evolution Car Center has been hit with an £80,000 fine for employing illegal workers.
The Supreme Court has granted permission for two car lenders to appeal a landmark ruling on motor finance commission payments that has raised concerns over a potential £30 billion compensation bill.
The financial crisis brewing in the UK’s motor finance sector could rival the infamous £50 billion Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) consumer scandal, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) top legal chief has conceded.
Legal and compliance specialist Auxillias has launched the Motor Finance Hub, a comprehensive online resource designed to support motor finance professionals grappling with evolving regulatory requirements.
Clear, upfront disclosure of commission to ensure informed consent will be critical for providers of motor finance following last week’s shock Court of Appeal decision which saw several major industry names suspend lending in order to take stock of the implications of the ruling.
The European Union has made a decisive move to implement tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles (EVs) manufactured in China.
Tony Jolly, a manager at a Halfords tyre workshop, racially harassed and bullied a 17-year-old apprentice and set the Polish teenager's trousers on fire.
A technician who insisted he was owed payment from a Leicester workshop he'd worked at stole an expensive toolbox in a fit of anger.
Staff at a branch of car repair chain Kwik Fit have been praised for alerting police to a customer who was drunk when he dropped his car off for maintenance.
A car dealer has been sentenced after being convicted of selling the same dangerously defective car on two separate occasions.
UK motor retailers have left dozens of tributes for a long-serving Mercedes-Benz dealer who was tragically killed while having a quiet drink out the front of a pub.
A former manager of an independent Porsche specialist was given three months to repay tens of thousands of pounds to his former employer or face going to prison.
