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
Compliancy Services: FCA to cost consumer finance firms £100m by 2020
Consultancy Compliancy Services (CS) has estimated that a combination initial outlays and year-to-year compliancy costs will mean the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could have cost consumer finance firms, including those in the motor finance industry, as much as £100m (126.5m) by 2020.
BCA: values continue to climb
The average value of a used car sold at British Car Auctions (BCA) in November was £8,075, the highest value of 2014, according to the BCA Pulse Report.
EMaC and Gforces form aftersales partnership
Service plan provider EMaC and automotive digital software provider GForces have partnered to collaborate on integrating technologies.
ATD adds GlassForecast to its service
Leeds-based software developer ATD Solutions has added GlassForecast as an option for its multi-market vehicle valuation forecasting system, AVS.
Glasss: Decembers values a noteworthy low
Used car values slid rapidly in the final quarter of 2014 and hit a noteworthy low in December, according to Glasss head of valuations Rupert Pontin.
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SMMT: New car registrations up 8% in November
New car registrations rose for the 33rd consecutive month in November, growing 8% year-on-year to 172,327 cars, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
FCA changes fee charging rules for brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a series of rules for brokers in relation to what information needs to be provided in order to charge a fee or request a payment without consultation.
HPI launches new risk evaluation tool
Motoring technology company HPI has launched a new data tool called React.
SMMT elects 2015 Board
Gareth Jones, managing director of German owned ebm-papst Automotive and drives UK, has been elected to president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Used car trade values fall strongly in Nov
A sharp reduction in used car trade values over November ended what had been a strong run in the market that had lasted for most of 2014, according to CAP Automotive.