Newsletter
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Issue 13 - 02nd April 2021
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear ColleagueThe NFDA took part in a Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) roundtable this week. The meeting was productive and it was positive to see the franchised sector featured predominantly in discussions. A number of key stakeholders from the industry were represented at the meeting.In the past week, the Austrian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on manufacturer-dealer relationship. The court ruled that Peugeot cannot tie customer satisfaction to dealer...
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02nd April 2021
NFDA announce Chairman of the National Truck Council
We are pleased to announce that Brian Currie will serve another term as Chairman of the NFDA National Truck Council. He will be ably supported by John Biggin of TruckEast. Brian Currie is a...
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02nd April 2021
How best to prepare for showrooms reopening
It is less than two weeks before showrooms in England and Wales are set to reopen on April 12th, with Scottish retailers opening ‘click & collect’ services from April 5th onwards. To help...
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02nd April 2021
Majority of Britons support vaccine passports
A new Ipsos MORI UK KnowledgePanel poll has found the public support using ‘vaccine passports’ across a range of circumstances. There is particularly strong support for their use for people who are...
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02nd April 2021
Register your business for free Covid tests – Deadline...
The government in England* has announced that if your business has 10 or more employees, you will be able to order free rapid lateral flow tests as long as your employees cannot work from home. The...
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02nd April 2021
DVSA MOT update
MOT exemptions – 1 year on Today is the anniversary of the first MOT exemptions issued during the pandemic. Almost 10 million vehicles were given an exemption between 30 March and the end of July...
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02nd April 2021
COVID-19 impact on EU automobile production, full-year 2020
Based on full-year figures for 2020, this map shows the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the production of motor vehicles for each of the 27 EU countries and the UK. COVID-19 production impact,...
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02nd April 2021
Consumer spending on vehicle expenses down £25 billion
Drivers have spent £25.6 billion less on vehicle expenses since the start of lockdown in March 2020, reveals new research from Direct Line Motor Insurance. As restrictions and changes to working...
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02nd April 2021
Weekly News Digest
UK GDP bounces back after unprecedented pandemic beating – City AM The UK economy bounced back more strongly than first thought in the last six months of 2020, the Office for National Statistics...
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