By broadsure, on May 20th, 2010%
Today the governments rules and plans were unveiled, more specifically, transport plans. There some interesting points in which they have made, firstly for our hgv insurance customers, the government plans to introduce a system in which hgv drivers will be charged to ensure that UK hauliers meet a new fair usage policy.
General motor plans in which our . . . → Read More: Government transport rules
By broadsure, on April 23rd, 2010%
Internet giant Google have already “wowed” the world with its Google Street Map views of the world, enabling you to effectively walk around entire city’s without even leaving your home. Well the service currently only shows exterior views of buildings but Google are offering an extended service to Motor Traders/Dealers who wish to show off the . . . → Read More: New Internet service could benefit Motor Traders
By broadsure, on December 2nd, 2009%
A nice idea to those wishing to protect their years of working up a good no claims record on their insurance premium. Whether you have motor trade insurance or just simple car insurance, is paying out for protecting your no claims discount really worth it?
Most insurance companies will have their own ways of calculating the actual . . . → Read More: Is protecting your no claims really worth it?
By broadsure, on December 1st, 2009%
Here’s some facts relating to cars and insurance:
Did you know the first insurance policy that was taken out was in the U.S in 1897!
The longest traffic jam ever recorded was around 110 miles long in France.
The idea of the windshield wiper was originally thought of by a woman!
In the early days of cars, they didn’t use . . . → Read More: Interesting Car Facts
By broadsure, on November 27th, 2009%
After research carried out recently, it has been revealed that many motor traders believe that the recession will last a longer that it was originally thought.
We have been hearing that the recession is coming to a close and that the motor trade business will begin to pick up again at the start of next year but . . . → Read More: Motor Traders predict recession will last
By broadsure, on November 25th, 2009%
The Motor Trade industry has been affected a lot in the last year with literally thousands of jobs being cut.
Around the same time as the ‘recession’ and ‘credit crunch’, many motor trade employers and motor trade companies have been going bust or into administration. This has meant that employees of these motor trade companies have lost their jobs. . . . → Read More: Credit Crunch affects Motor Trade jobs
By broadsure, on November 23rd, 2009%
Companies are looking to continue the scrappage scheme right up to the general election next year. Many are worried that if the scrappage scheme ends at the last quarter of this year then come the beginning of 2010, companies will suffer greatly. With the amount of new business and popularity of the scheme it has generated, . . . → Read More: Scrappage scheme extended again!
By broadsure, on November 10th, 2009%
The boss of General Motor’s is set to resign when the company has recruited his replacement. According to the motor company, they had already started searching for a new boss for Opel/Vauxhall but now they are on the hunt for a new GM boss too.
We have been covering what’s been happening with a proposed buy out . . . → Read More: General Motor’s Owner Resigns
By broadsure, on November 6th, 2009%
The opposite to whats happening with used car sales is happening with new car sales! Motor car sales have risen by around 30% last month. The sales are due mainly to the extension of the scrappage scheme, in fact around 20% of the sales have been through the scrappage scheme.
The demand for fleet vehicles has also . . . → Read More: New car sales higher in October!
By broadsure, on November 4th, 2009%
After much deliberation of a take over. Opel/Vauxhall are staying up with GM (General Motors). It comes as quite a shock to the motor trade industry as it was almost certain that they would be moving to Magna International based in Canada.
The reason that the take over has fallen through could be from the 4.5 Billion . . . → Read More: General Motors Keep Hold of Vauxhall