Newsletter
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Issue 28 - 19th July 2019
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear Colleague, NFDA members will have now received the Summer 2019 Dealer Attitude Survey questionnaire for completion. Just a reminder that the deadline to respond is 31 July. The Dealer Attitude Survey is a vital tool for NFDA in the discussions with manufacturers to continue to best represent your interests and raise any issues affecting your business. It is therefore essential that we receive a response to the survey -...
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19th July 2019
95% OF APPRENTICES TO STAY WITH THE SAME COMPANY IF THEY GET A JOB OFFER
Findings from Drive My Career’s latest Insight revealed that 95% of apprentices would remain with the same company if they received a job offer after their apprenticeship. Drive My Career is the...
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19th July 2019
THE VOICE SUMMER 2019 PUBLISHED
The summer 2019 edition of NFDA’s quarterly publication, The Voice, has been published. The magazine includes updates on: Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA): the accreditation scheme is now open to...
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19th July 2019
TOM TUGENDHAT MP VISITS NFDA MEMBER HUMPHRIES & PARKS IN WEST MALLING
Tom Tugendhat MP visited Humphries & Parks Mitsubishi in West Malling under the NFDA Parliamentary Engagement Programme on Friday 12 July. The National Franchised Dealer Association (NFDA), which...
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19th July 2019
MILS CASE STUDY: Right to be accompanied at disciplinary/grievance hearing
“An employee has requested that they have an interpreter at a disciplinary hearing because they do not understand English. Do I have to allow this?” Under Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act...
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19th July 2019
JOIN NFDA’S DEALER TRIP TO NADA 2020 IN LAS VEGAS
Join our dealer trip to the NADA Show 2020 in Las Vegas! We will be departing on Thursday 13 February and returning on Monday 17 February 2020. The package will include: NADA Convention...
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19th July 2019
Government calls for card payment on all EV rapid chargepoints by 2020
The government has outlined that it wants to see all newly installed rapid and higher powered chargepoints provide debit or credit card payment by spring 2020. The government expects industry to...
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19th July 2019
European passenger car registrations: -3.1% first half of 2019; -7.8% in June
In June 2019, new car registrations in the European Union fell by 7.8% to 1,446,183 units according to the latest figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). To a large...
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19th July 2019
First registration form changes
First registration form changes: Removal of the old V55/1 form from 1 August 2019 From 1 August 2019 DVLA will no longer accept old versions of the V55/1 form (V55/1 06/16). It is important to...
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19th July 2019
EVENTS
NFDA REGIONAL MEETINGS The key issues we discuss at our regional meetings include dealer/manufacturer relationships, new and used vehicle markets, finance and insurance issues, HR and employment,...
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