The Motoring News for August 2008
August 2008
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DVLA Unlocks the Safe to its ‘F’ Prefix Registrations
DVLA Personalised Registrations is unlocking its safe to release F-Series registrations – the final set of prefix numbers previously unavailable en mass to private plate aficionados. the full story
DVLA Personalised Registrations is unlocking its safe to release F-Series registrations – the final set of prefix numbers previously unavailable en mass to private plate aficionados. the full story
Published on: 27th Aug 2008
The Driving Standard's Agency Jail Sentences Handed to Driving Test Fraudsters
The Driving Standard's Agency (DSA) can reveal further success in their efforts to deal with individuals who fraudulently sit the practical driving test on behalf of named candidates. the full story
The Driving Standard's Agency (DSA) can reveal further success in their efforts to deal with individuals who fraudulently sit the practical driving test on behalf of named candidates. the full story
Published on: 22nd Aug 2008
Beware of a Break Down on the Hard Shoulder
The last bank holiday before Christmas sees many motorists make long motorway journeys and sadly, some of these journeys will be interrupted by a breakdown. the full story
The last bank holiday before Christmas sees many motorists make long motorway journeys and sadly, some of these journeys will be interrupted by a breakdown. the full story
Published on: 22nd Aug 2008
Gateshead College to run the Ford Masters Apprenticeship Programme
Gateshead College takes pole position by winning contract to run the Ford Masters Apprenticeship Programme in the North EastThe Gateshead College Skills Academy, based in Team Valley, has been appointed to provide the training for the Ford Masters Apprenticeship Programme (FMAP) – the only college in the North East selected to run the prestigious training scheme. Nationally, the FMAP is managed by London-based Skillnet Automotive Academy. the full story
Gateshead College takes pole position by winning contract to run the Ford Masters Apprenticeship Programme in the North EastThe Gateshead College Skills Academy, based in Team Valley, has been appointed to provide the training for the Ford Masters Apprenticeship Programme (FMAP) – the only college in the North East selected to run the prestigious training scheme. Nationally, the FMAP is managed by London-based Skillnet Automotive Academy. the full story
Published on: 18th Aug 2008
Ruislip-based Skillnet Automotive Academy to join the London Task Force on Apprenticeships
Ruislip-based Skillnet Automotive Academy, the UK’s leading training provider to the automotive industry, has been selected by the Government to join the London Task Force on Apprenticeships. The Task Force is headed by Minister for Skills David Lammy and comprises employers, local government representatives, college principals and training providers, and aims to persuade more London employers to offer apprenticeships. the full story
Ruislip-based Skillnet Automotive Academy, the UK’s leading training provider to the automotive industry, has been selected by the Government to join the London Task Force on Apprenticeships. The Task Force is headed by Minister for Skills David Lammy and comprises employers, local government representatives, college principals and training providers, and aims to persuade more London employers to offer apprenticeships. the full story
Published on: 18th Aug 2008
Jamjar Cars Launches New Proposition
Jamjar Cars Ltd, one of the UK’s leading online car retailers and backed by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has changed its proposition to customers, offering personal contract hire (also known as personal leasing) as a flexible alternative to buying. the full story
Jamjar Cars Ltd, one of the UK’s leading online car retailers and backed by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has changed its proposition to customers, offering personal contract hire (also known as personal leasing) as a flexible alternative to buying. the full story
Published on: 18th Aug 2008
Smartwax Concours Paste Wax
Although few people can devote the time and dedication required to win concours events, everybody wants their car, motorbike or boat to look like a show-stopper. the full story
Although few people can devote the time and dedication required to win concours events, everybody wants their car, motorbike or boat to look like a show-stopper. the full story
Published on: 7th Aug 2008
Don’t panic about weakening 4x4 residual values – help is at hand
Fears concerning weakening residual values for 4x4s have some basis in fact, says specialist four-wheel drive rental and leasing firm SHB 4x4, but there are a number of approaches available to ensure you can still run such vehicles economically. “There have been numerous reports that the Government’s focus on making vehicles with emissions at the higher end of the scale less attractive, high fuel prices, plus the ill-informed antics of some members of the anti-4x4 lobby, have weakened the residual values and reduced popularity among used buyers for four-wheel drive vehicles,” says SHB 4x4 director Paul Street. “Certainly, the people we speak to in the industry say that at auction, 4x4s need to be in the very best condition to sell, and that there are few customers for those vehicles of a poor standard. “Where this will end up is difficult to tell. the full story
Fears concerning weakening residual values for 4x4s have some basis in fact, says specialist four-wheel drive rental and leasing firm SHB 4x4, but there are a number of approaches available to ensure you can still run such vehicles economically. “There have been numerous reports that the Government’s focus on making vehicles with emissions at the higher end of the scale less attractive, high fuel prices, plus the ill-informed antics of some members of the anti-4x4 lobby, have weakened the residual values and reduced popularity among used buyers for four-wheel drive vehicles,” says SHB 4x4 director Paul Street. “Certainly, the people we speak to in the industry say that at auction, 4x4s need to be in the very best condition to sell, and that there are few customers for those vehicles of a poor standard. “Where this will end up is difficult to tell. the full story
Published on: 4th Aug 2008
