CCTV could be increasingly common in taxis and private hire vehicles across the UK following the Latest Statutory Taxi & PHV Standards Announcement. Following extensive consultation across government as well as with industry and regulators The Department for Transport released new standards in July 2020 aimed at improving safety for taxi and private hire vehicle Continue Reading…
If you are a car dealer and you don’t have a Facebook account we recommend you get one immediately, no… not to add Aunt Janice and see her collection of garden gnomes, this is so you can sell your cars on Facebook Marketplace without incurring any advertising costs. Getting started The best thing about this Continue Reading…
Currently, a significant number of UK insurers are taking part in preliminary stages of a High Court test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to determine the validity of their decision to reject a number of business interruption claims by policyholders following the government imposed Covid-19 lockdown. The insurance industry’s reputation has taken Continue Reading…
Speaking to industry publication Insurance Age recently about the question of business interruption cover and Covid-19 The British Insurance Brokers Association’s executive director, Graeme Trudgill, explained why it is unusual to comprehensively insure these types of ‘fundamental’ risks. “These are risks, mostly emanating from nature, that affects the vast majority of people and businesses. When Continue Reading…
Many negotiations between leaseholders and landlords are stalling in the fallout of the COVID 19 crisis lockdown. Many tenants, especially in the retail and hospitality sectors are asking their landlords to provide mitigation against any future scenarios that would have a similarly debilitating effect. Risks that could result in a total inability to trade include Continue Reading…
Next year’s Geneva Motor Show will not be taking place as the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll. News that one of the industry’s flagship events will not be taking place despite it being a full 9 months away, will dent the optimism of anyone in the motor trade that had Continue Reading…
As businesses continue to grow in both size and production volumes, their responsibilities and risk also increase. All it can take is for a single piece of product outputted from your business to be exposed as defective, and for you to be found liable for it, and then suddenly you could be facing public criticism, Continue Reading…
Private Hire App operator Uber has announced plans to connect their services to the Thames Clippers service. In a multi-year partnership, the boats will receive the firm’s branding and tickets for so the called Uber Boat service will be available to purchase from their app. This is the firm’s latest move away from private hire Continue Reading…
The motor trade media is reporting news of busy forecourts, online car sales both new and used performing strongly and car prices on the increase. A number of retailers have indicated that they are likely to produce higher year on year trading figures for June 2020. However, the factors behind the buoyed performance will determine Continue Reading…
The motor trade industry has been hit as hard by the Covid-19 crisis as nearly any other in the UK. Year on year sales of new cars were down by nearly 90% in May. As the severe affects are likely to hit jobs hard there are growing calls for the Government to attempt to help Continue Reading…
