The Government has pledged to stick to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as it revealed its Powering Up Britain strategy to transform the UK’s energy infrastructure.
Seven in 10 car dealers say that not enough is being done to support the transition of electric vehicles (EVs) and half of those believe the Government is to blame.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made Therese Chambers and Steve Smart its joint executive directors of enforcement and market oversight.
Car retailers have been told “there is no silver bullet” in the fight to avoid potentially devastating data-grabbing cyberattacks as high-profile AM100 businesses continue to recover from hits on their digital systems.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has frozen fuel duty, boosted repairs to pothole damaged roads and targeted solutions to recruitment issues in his Budget statement.
A new Compliance Forum, centred around three half-day events, is hoped to help BVRLA members improve their understanding of the ongoing "period of remarkable regulatory realignment" and the future of motor finance.
More than half of motorists support calls for a cut in fuel duty in next week’s budget, according to the Startline Used Car Tracker.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has submitted evidence on the fast-changing automotive sector to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) amid concerns new Block Exemption rules may “leave too much unsaid”.
The UK Government has asserted that its new Windsor Framework to refine post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will “protect” the country’s second-hand car market.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has admitted that the UK car manufacturing sector needs a new "pitch” to remain competitive with global rivals.
When the initial consultation for Consumer Duty was announced in May 2021 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it divided opinion.
Failure to have appropriate processes to properly check affordability has left sub-prime firm Amigo Loans publicly censured by the FCA instead of a £72.9m fine.
Dealers must compile ‘accurate and timely’ management information (MI) in order to comply with the FCA’s new Consumer Duty responsibilities.
Alarm raised by the Financial Conduct Authority that some firms are behind in their planning with just six months until Consumer Duty rules comes into effect.
Car finance sales opportunities remain for motor retailers despite tougher economic conditions, new business models and the upcoming FCA Consumer Duty requirements
The UK Government believes smart charging could save high-mileage electric vehicle (EV) drivers up to £1,000 per year as part of a new Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan.
A Net Zero Review delivered on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recommended the swift delivery of an electric vehicle (EV) mandate and VAT cuts to make public charging more affordable.
Carmakers' scepticism about the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) will grow this year, clashing with lofty political ideals of zero-emission motoring, says carwow consumer editor Hugo Griffiths.
After more than six years at iVendi Phil Harding has left to join Automotive Compliance as its national sales director, in a newly created role.
Car retailers are braced for a potential halving of Government support on their energy bills from the end of March.
Unprepared car retailers could be “heading for a fall” if they do not act fast to prepare for 2023’s ramp-up in compliance challenges, it has been claimed.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has called for reform of the Consumer Credit Act to be “comprehensive” as consultation on the plans opened today (December 9).
Insurance firms have been warned not to undervalue cars when settling insurance claims and are being “watched closely” by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Single point dealer processes that track motor finance activity could prove essential to meeting the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty principle, says iVendi.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that the finance sector needs “a higher quality of credit information” to ensure that consumers get accurate lending advice.
