All articles by Jonathan Minter

Jonathan Minter

Jonathan is the editor of Motor Finance magazine. You can reach him at jonathan.minter@verdict.co.uk

Gov. extends Plug-in Car Grant

The UK government has extended the Plug-in Car Grant, which provides £5,000 of the purchase price of an electric car, until at least February 2016.

Audi launches finance calculator for fleet customers

Audi has released an online finance calculator designed to produce instant contract hire quotes tailored to fleet customers.

Paragon: Broker business volumes ‘unaffected’ by FCA switchover

Over half (57%) of brokers have said the switchover to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory regime has had no impact on their business volumes, according to a survey by Paragon Car Finance.

JATO: New car market continues to grow in July

European new car registrations grew by 9.6% year-on-year to 1,180,078 in July, according to automotive market information provider JATO Dynamics.

HPI: half of performance cars and hot hatches have been given new identities

Vehicle information provider HPI has warned that personalised number plates could be being used in order to hide a cars illegitimate past.

Consumer bodies call for no PPI limit

Martin Lewis from MoneySaving Expert and Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which? have written to Tracey McDermott from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to express ‘serious’ concern that the regulator is considering placing a time limit on PPI complaints.

Honda and Volvo top JD satisfaction survey

Honda and Volvo came top for consumer satisfaction with vehicle service in J.D. Power’s 2015 UK Customer Service Index Study.

FCA to look into remuneration and incentives

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a thematic review looking at staff remuneration and incentives within the consumer credit industry.

BMW fleet arm reviewing Google name change

Alphabet, BMW’s fleet management company, has said it is reviewing any possible trademark infringement from Google’s new holding company, Alphabet.

Motors.co.uk launches search by monthly cost function

Online car search network Motors.co.uk has launched a function to search by ‘monthly cost’ for buyers on its website.