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Bodyshops and vehicle repair businesses should use technology to win business from fleet customers, says Audatex.

Nationwide Windscreen Services has been awarded a two-year contract to supply Hertz UK with glazing and ADAS recalibration services.

ARI has appointed three mobile fleet engineers to help the fleet management company optimise optimise nationwide repair network.

By Chris Eldridge, managing director, Autoglass BodyRepair

That is the key question facing decision-makers when weighing up how to get the most out of their fleet. Catherine Chetwynd reports

Lex Autolease has awarded its Fleet Service Provider of the Year to Nationwide Windscreen Services.

Daf has found the oldest Daf truck still in commercial use following an international search as part of its 90th birthday.

Fleet Assist has responded to rising registrations of alternatively-fuelled cars by ensuring plug-in vehicle SMR capability across its network.

Nine in 10 (87%) of motorists are unaware which countries on mainland Europe mandate winter tyres, a survey suggests.

Go Plant Fleet Services launched a new refurbishment operation for specialist CVs after seeing rising demand across the UK

Many fleets leave tyre management to their leasing companies, but there are many reasons they should take an increased interest

Brake will run the free webinar, ‘Maintenance and mechanics – how safe are your vehicles?’, featuring talks from fleet professionals on November 8.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is expected to announce an additional £420 million to tackle the growing pothole problem in this afternoon’s Budget.

Examples of the strategies adopted by various different fleets, and why they work for them.

Electric vehicles cost an average 23% less to service and maintain over three years/60,000 miles than petrol models, research from Cap HPI has found.

ABAX has joined forces with Formula One Autocentres to provide car and van drivers with an alternative option for installing their GPS vehicle tracking units.

Damage Reclaim, a no win, no fee start-up, is targeting fleets that are in dispute with their leasing companies over end-of-contract vehicle charges

By Chris Crow head of network and technical services at Fleet Assist

AE Motors Birmingham has been fined for not having employers’ liability insurance.

Fix Auto UK has announced that it has taken ownership of its own repair shop by acquiring a majority share of Fix Auto Goole.

Guest Group has launched a new truck parts business - Partscomm - which will supply vehicle parts and consumables for same and next day delivery across central England.

Two bin lorries and five vans owned by South Norfolk Council remained on the road despite not having a valid MOT.

Strategically situated near J23 of the M6, the six-bay workshop on the Stone Cross Business Park in Golborne, is positioned between three key locations - Manchester, Preston and Liverpool.

Allianz Partners has announced a three-year collaboration with SSangYong Motors which will see owners benefit from a year’s roadside cover.

The AA is to launch an app which it says has already helped predict and prevent breakdowns for tens of thousands of car drivers across the UK into the business sector later this year.

The new centre is due to open on September 1 and forms part of National Windscreens UK network of 108 fitting and calibration centres.

Growth and an increasing numbers of windscreen variations has seen National Windscreens open a new £1 million regional distribution centre in Peterborough.

National Windscreens has won a “major” British Army fleet vehicle contract, resulting in sole supplier for windscreen repair, replacement and ADAS calibration.

Harrow-based Fraikin technician James Walkling has jointly won the company’s Top Tech Challenge recognising excellence and expertise in employees.

Fix Auto Malvern has become the latest franchisee in the network to expand and open a Fix & Go express repair facility.

Metropolitan Police technicians have begun training to work on electric vehicles (EVs) as the organisation plans an EV fleet.

More than 570 garages sign up to use the Network Performance and Opportunities Report (NPOR) in its first six months.

Autoglass BodyRepair has agreed a new three-year contract with Covéa Insurance to provide mobile repair services.

Think tank the Adam Smith Institute's call for the MOT to be either scrapped or the frequency of inspections reduced has been labelled a “recipe for disaster”.

Vehicle service, maintenance and repair (SMR) expenditure, reflecting the aftersales spend of leasing companies with Fleet Assist, has passed the £2bn mark.

Revive Auto Innovations UK won the Franchise Support Award category at the HSBC Franchise Awards 2018 organised by the British Franchise Association (BFA).

RAC patrols dealt with more pothole-related breakdowns from April to June, than in any other second quarter since 2015.

An increasing number of vehicles fitted with ADAS are an ‘accident waiting to happen’ following a windscreen replacement, the managing director of Auto Windscreens has warned.

Telematics giant Masternaut has team of scientists working to harness the power of data.

The AA is launching two services that aim to reduce fleet downtime and ensure car and van drivers stay mobile at all times.