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Verdict Staff

Beware of geeks bearing good news

Philip Nothard and Robert Hester, retail and consumer editor and short-term forecast editor at CAP Automotive mark the half-way mark at 2015 to survey the market

Tough new consumer credit regime will catch business finance in its net

As the clock ticks down towards stricter consumer credit regulations early next year there’s growing concern that many firms involved in commercial finance are unaware that they fall under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new regime.

Cars Direct: 40% of trade bids come ‘out of hours’

Almost 40% of initial bids for vehicles on online auction house Cars Direct arrive after 5pm and before 8am, the company has revealed.

Zuto extends finance partnership with Auto Trader

Online broker Zuto will continue to exclusively act as the online finance partner for private car adverts on Auto Trader after the two companies agreed to extend their partnership until 2017.

New fleet sales manager for SEAT

Jason Coleman has risen to the position of national fleet sales manager at SEAT UK. Before this he was area sales manager.

Meeting of minds in Munich

The inaugural 2015 Motor Finance Conference, held in Munich saw some of Europe’s best and brightest motor finance experts brought together in the Kempinski Hotel to discuss some of the most important issues facing the industry today

New UK market model emerges after industry recovers to seven-year high

Sotiris Kanaris talks to leading figures from the fleet world about the state of the UK market

Oakland Partnership grows its roots

Asset and motor finance recruiter Oakland Partnership grew by 52% year-on-year in the 2013-14 period, according to managing director Tom White

The perils of unit stocking

Mel Chell, partner at Shoosmiths, on the risks of fraud for stock funders

Casebook – The Consumer Rights Act 2015 means more change is on the way

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) received Royal Assent on
26 March and is expected to come into force on 1 October. It consolidates existing law and provides new rights and remedies to consumers relating to faulty or mis-described goods, services and digital content.