All articles by MF Editorial
MF Editorial
Sticks and stones
Sticks and stones A few weeks ago I was invited to give a presentation to a group of small business men and women I rolled up to the meeting with my Sony Vaio under my arm to be met by the chairman of the meeting who was fiddling with a projector that looked as though its previous owner was probably a cinema
Lookers buys Dutton Forshaw for £60m
Lookers plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Dutton Forshaw Group Limited, the motor retail division of Lloyds TSB Asset Finance Division Ltd for a total consideration of up to £60m, payable in cash on completion
New operational team at Lex
They are: Andrea Pendlebury, associate director of customer operations; Paul Gibbons, associate director of fleet admin; Dave Tanner, associate director of maintenance; and Paul Kerrigan, associate director of operational delivery.
GE Fleet
Petrol is starting to outshine diesel as the fuel of choice for company cars, according to GE Capital Solutions, Fleet Services quarterly Company Car Trends (Q2 2007) report For Q2 2007, only 1.6 per cent of fleets reported a rise in the number of diesels on their fleet compared to 25.1 per cent for the same period in 2006
Counting the costs
Counting the costs Failure by a party to a dispute to reasonably consider alternative dispute resolution procedures (ADR), including mediation, can result in severe costs sanctions being imposed by the court
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
Customer segmentation could unlock potential in used car finance
Jo Tacon looks at the 2008 Used Car Market Report from BCA The annual Used Car Market Report from BCA is in its 18th year of publication, and presents a mixed picture of the health of the sector
First fines levied for PPI mis-selling in motor retail sector
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) fined GK Group Ltd, George White Motors Ltd, Ringways Garages (Leeds) Ltd, Ringways Garages (Doncaster) Ltd and Parks of Hamilton (Holdings) Ltd a combined total of more than £175,000 for “shortcomings” in the sale of PPI alongside car and motorbike loans The FSA had previously imposed public censures – but not fines – on motor retailers Eastern Western Motor Group and Cathedral Motor Company for failings in their PPI sales processes, in December 2006 and February 2007 respectively.
September an ‘exceptionally weak’ month for new car sales
New car sales tumbled last month amid plummeting consumer confidence The September figures from the SMMT showed that new car registrations were down 21.2 per cent year on year to 330,295 units
Zenith Vehicle Contracts works fleet magic for Merlin
Insurance claims company Merlin Professional Claims Services has awarded the contract for its 100-strong fleet to independent lessor Zenith Vehicle Contracts
Lombard Vehicle Management secures Jewson LCV deal
Lombard Vehicle Management has won a contract to provide 600 light commercial vehicles to building products supplier Jewson and Saint-Gobain, a supplier of construction, manufacturing and consumer building materials The LCV fleet requirement includes specialist vehicles ranging from standard panel vans to dropsides, Lutons with tail-lifts and glass carriers, delivered in a variety of colours and liveries to support Jewson, Graham, Solaglas and other Saint-Gobain businesses,” LVM said.