A Peterborough used car dealer has been jailed for eight months following repeated breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) intended to safeguard consumers.
Dealer sentenced to four years in prison after a trading standards investigation revealed he sold written-off vehicles without informing buyers.
Rowes Garage fined over £200k after staff diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome from overuse of tools.
Shkelzen Gashi,, the past owner of Smart Tyre Services, has been disqualified from being a company director for defrauding the Government-backed bounce back loan scheme introduced in the COVID pandemic.
Regulatory investigations and authorisations expert Andy Smith has joined the team at Auxillias, the specialist legal and compliance firm.
Family-owned Shropshire dealership group Furrows is moving to employee ownership.
The UK's motor finance industry must wait until the summer to hear whether the Supreme Court will overturn the notion that lenders and their partner car dealerships have been unfair with their customers because of the finance commission paid to dealers.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) today fiercely countered accusations that its members have engaged in bribery for decades as the Supreme Court appeal continues
A landmark Supreme Court case could determine the fate of a potential £44bn compensation bill linked to undisclosed dealer commissions.
A technician working at an MOT centre in Hull has been jailed for numerous offences, including threatening a colleague with a knife.
Eddie Flanagan, partner at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, notes that it while a spotlight remains on the UK's motor finance market due to important legal actions it is critical for lenders to be continuously refining their data and practices.
A Norfolk dealership has been fined £200,000 in a prosecution this month by the Health and Safety Executive after one of its technicians died in a horrific workplace accident.
The FCA ramped up its crackdown on misleading financial promotions in 2024, forcing nearly 20,000 ads to be withdrawn or amended - almost double the 2023 figure.
Customer-facing businesses are on the frontline of both economic and regulatory change but are automotive retail dealerships tackling the challenges and finding new opportunities, asks Freeths legal expert Richard Coates.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has taken action to protect car loan providers from potential multibillion-pound payouts in a pivotal mis-selling case to be heard at the Supreme Court
The Department for Transport has responded to reports that the industry has missed the 2024 ZEV Mandate target with assurances that it expects no car manufacturer to pay crippling fines.
A mechanic demonstrated "pure stupidity" when he took out a customer's vehicle which had been left for repairs, Belfast Crown Court heard this month.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an extension for firms to respond to complaints about motor finance agreements that do not involve discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs).
Swindon vehicle repair business Evolution Car Center has been hit with an £80,000 fine for employing illegal workers.
The Supreme Court has granted permission for two car lenders to appeal a landmark ruling on motor finance commission payments that has raised concerns over a potential £30 billion compensation bill.
