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Verdict Staff

Get ready for the new data regulation

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was recently agreed and will come into force two years from publication, so by 25 May 2018.

Trade can help ease residual value pressure

By Louise Wallis, director at the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA)

Financing add-ons and unfairness

Russell Kelsall, financial services regulation partner at TLT examines the legal relationship between point of sale finance and add-on purchases

Remarketing shift and challenges for dealers

There is no disputing the fact that personal contract purchase deals have forced a shift in the UK motor industry. But which markets have benefitted, where have the biggest struggles been, and how will auction houses fare? Matt Dale, director of G3 Remarketing, shares his thoughts

Make time to plan for regime change

Locke Lord partner Jo Davis and paralegal Timothy Anson chart the progress of the FCA’s Senior Managers Regime

Could PCP be the new PPI?

Stephen Dawson, partner at Shoosmiths, questions whether customers are as well informed as they should be when it comes to the realities of a PCP agreement

Making finance miles better?

Jon Henrich, new product development manager at Ford Motor Credit speaks to Jonathan Minter about how Lincoln Finance is using the carrot as well as the stick when it comes to mileage limits

Partnerships behind the labels

For many manufacturers, partnering with an independent lender makes sense for their finance option. Jonathan Minter speaks to providers about how the system works

What will mobility look like in the future?

Nick Salkeld, chief commercial officer at LeasePlan looks at how he thinks mobility will evolve within the market.

Audi uses digital technology to overcome tight space in plush Mayfair showroom

Sotiris Kanaris talks to Gary Pearson, head of customer quality and network development at Audi UK about ways dealerships can respond to changing customer behaviour