A rogue car dealer has been jailed for four years after he made a staggering £300,000 selling cars that had previously been written off. Zana Ahmed Muhammed ran an illegal operation selling insurance write offs out of a base at The Old Ambulance Station, Flint. The 42-year-old used Facebook Marketplace and eBay to advertise the illicit motors and but … [Read more...]
Minimum wage rise drives down dealer profits
More than half of dealers (52%) say the higher minimum wage introduced in April is having the biggest single effect on their profitability this year, new research shows. Other factors hitting margins mentioned in May’s Startline Used Car Tracker include more expensive stock (45%), premises costs (41%) and increased employer national insurance contributions … [Read more...]
FRF Toyota Wales is Britain’s best for the brand
Top accolades in the annual Toyota Best Retailer in Town awards have been won by FRF Group, named the Best Toyota Group for the second year running, and Steven Eagell Peterborough, winner of the Best Toyota Retailer title. With a 20-year history, FRF won the Best Toyota Group award for its focus on engaging and developing its teams to provide service that … [Read more...]
Put spring back into your car
From lingering pet smells and stale food, to poorly maintained air conditioning and damp upholstery, odours that built up in your car over the colder months can become more noticeable as temperatures rise. In fact, Vertu has found that online searches for ‘car AC smells’ have surged by 181% in the past three months alone, suggesting many drivers are turning … [Read more...]
A third of drivers ignore tyre pressures
Uswitch recently investigated the most commonly ignored car issues and why drivers are reluctant to fix them straight away. Continuing to drive a vehicle after identifying a fault can be a safety hazard and in serious cases even result in legal repercussions. Despite this, nearly three in five (57%) car owners admitted to driving their vehicle after … [Read more...]
Dealers win over “Agency” sales plan
Seven out of 10 dealers (71%) say the industry wide shift to the agency sales model is “effectively over” according to new research. April’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 33% believe agency hasn’t worked for most dealers, 31% that most manufacturers are abandoning their plans, and 10% that the model is bad for customers. Ineos is the latest brand … [Read more...]
Motoring costs in Wales are lowest in Britain
Wales is the cheapest place to own and run a vehicle in the UK. A new analysis of regional motorist spending has revealed significant disparities in the cost of motoring across the UK, with drivers in Northern Ireland paying more than £600 a year extra compared to those in Wales. The data highlights key spending areas: fuel, insurance, servicing, … [Read more...]
Quarter of fleet vehicles now in workshops
Downtime is a growing issue for fleets, according to 2025’s Arval Mobility Observatory Fleet and Mobility Barometer, with a third more respondents than last year reporting an increase. The percentage of fleets saying that having vehicles unavailable awaiting repair is a problem that has grown from 18% to 24%, the new figures show. John Peters, Head of … [Read more...]
KIA is king of brands in dealers’ eyes
The Winter 2025 survey of car dealers put KIA as the best brand to have. The poll garnered responses from an impressive 2,204 sites across 31 franchised networks, equating to a response rate of 61.3 percent. Jaguar are not in this edition of the survey as it has effectively suspended operations for 12 months, but will return in the next. The highest … [Read more...]
Used EV demand is slowly rising
Almost two thirds of dealers (64%) say consumer demand for used electric vehicles (EVs) is improving, new research shows. This is the highest result since the question was first included in the monthly Startline Used Car Tracker in May 2024. Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said, “This figure was just 50% last month and as low as 45% in our … [Read more...]
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