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Fleets could see annual car service and repair costs rise by 10% after Brexit if no deal is reached between the UK and the EU, claims the SMMT.

National Windscreens has opened a fitting and calibration centre in Bangor, continuing its North Wales expansion.

Meridian Vehicle Solutions says both parties could potentially achieve better outcomes by entering into dialogue over rental damage charges.

Alphabet has launched a new online tyre replacement portal for drivers in collaboration with Kwik Fit.

Total Motion claims it is saving fleets “millions of pounds” by creating and managing businesses’ own leasing services on their behalf.

The most common cause of MOT failures is windscreen wiper and washer-related issues, according to new research by AA Garage Guide.

Autoglass has opened a new calibration centre for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in a new commercial development in Coventry.

BBC Watchdog joined forces with Auto Express to highlight technical issues experienced by “thousands” of Volkswagen customers following emissions ‘fix’.

Nine months after arsonists destroyed the original Fix Auto Huntingdon bodyshop, the brand new, replacement 24,000 sq ft repair centre is now fully operational.

FMG has announced details of a partnership with Xpress Centres which is already reducing repair times and making vehicle repairs more convenient for drivers.

By Paul Whitelam, vice president of product marketing at ClickSoftware

National Windscreens celebrates ‘phenomenal growth’ and launches recruitment drive

Company car drivers and private motorists could be spending up to £600m on unnecessary fuel bills because of low tyre pressures, research from TyreSafe suggests.

Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) cost savings are being achieved by VPS UK in partnership with Fleet Service Great Britain (FSGB).

Total Motion has secured a major contract with Tyco to provide a fully outsourced fleet management service covering more than 3,000 cars and vans.

ACFO focuses on ‘The State of the Nation’ at its autumn seminar, with fleet management changing at an unprecedented pace.

Around 70% of BVRLA members and fleet managers believe that vehicle manufacturers have an obligation to provide vehicle data, according to a survey.

Local roads are set to benefit from a share in a multi-billion pound improvement fund as part of an investment strategy unveiled by the Government.

Results from Cap HPI have revealed the cheapest diesel and petrol vehicles to run based on the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the first three years.

Van drivers have listed potholes as a top priority in a new manifesto released by Mercedes-Benz Vans.

Thatcham has formed a working group with vehicle manufacturers to urgently address spiralling repair costs associated with collision avoidance.

A report from Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has warned that potholes on UK roads could cause windscreen damage.

Axle and suspension faults are the most common claims on 4-year-old vehicles according to latest research from Warranty Direct.

Leicester Council has confirmed its trading standards department is conducting an investigation into vehicle hire company Europcar.

Volume brands are providing business users with much higher levels of customer care than their premium counterparts, according to data from APD Global Research.

The majority of Servicing Stop's garage network are taking steps to embrace electric vehicle servicing by installing new equipment and introducing new technology, a company survey shows.

Fleet operators, with more than 300,000 vehicles managed between them, attended Sofico’s inaugural innovation day for fleet operators in Australia.

New research has revealed that motorists in some parts of the country are paying up to £82.89 more for servicing and MOTs compared with other towns and cities.

Technology could halve unexpected breakdowns by 2020 as data increasingly helps fleets to identify malfunctions before they escalate.

BVRLA labels proposals for manufacturers to collect and store data from connected vehicles, and only release it if there is an agreement, “very dangerous”.

Few signs of improvement although RAC Pothole Index is at its lowest for years.

Wessex Fleet has awarded FMG with a contract to provide incident management services for 800 vehicles.

With the average repair bill rising by 32% in the past three years, concerns are mounting around the challenge of repairing ADAS, new materials and a lack of skills.

The dynamics of the fleet leasing market are changing thanks to the potential ‘big data’ is providing through the growth in connected cars.

By Jeremy Rochfort, national sales manager, Autoglass

Royal Mail has made savings by taking a holistic view of the fleet and identifying how it could do things differently rather than simply adapting existing policies. It is a massive organisation but that doesn’t hold it back when it comes to implementing new ideas; it is constantly trialling and testing solutions.

More than a third (38%) of UK drivers aged between 45 and 55 confess that they don’t feel confident changing a tyre on their vehicle, a survey suggests.

Commercial fuel card reseller The Fuelcard Company has launched Service+, a system for booking vehicle service, maintenance and repair at local garages.

Catering Academy has appointed Prestige Fleet Servicing to handle all the servicing, maintenance and repair work for its mixed fleet of 50 vehicles.

Tusker wants to offer fleets a choice between franchised dealers and independents for servicing, maintenance and repair (SMR).