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Motor industry news

Motor industry news

Owning and running a motor trade business isn’t a closed shop affair. For you, your service and product to remain competitive, a source of motor industry news is essential. Every industry needs access to the latest information. Whether it is technology, surveys, software monitoring, updates on legislation and compliance or general news. Your bottom line is connected to every aspect of your business. If one area can be more streamlined and made to be more efficient, the cost savings can be a self multiplier. Allowing you to reinvest in your business and vehicles, retain and further train staff and excel at your motor trade service. This aside from motor trade news being an interesting read all round.

There are many ways in which you can keep up to date with the latest motor industry news. Often this can be free but the kind of information you are seeking tends not to be found in the mainstream media. You can sign up to email newsletters from rival companies. Follow industry bodies such as RMIF on Twitter and Facebook and attend trade shows, building a network of connections. Specific motor trade news comes in the form of dedicated motoring magazines or trade websites aimed at motor traders. This news format is also broken down into sectors. For hauliers, motor trade insurance brokers, antique car restorers and truck and car mechanics. Different publications suit each category of trader. Though to stay informed it’s best to overlap the news intake for a competitive edge.

Motor industry news helps traders stay up to date with whats happening

Motor industry news helps traders stay up to date with whats happening

Motor industry news via the internet

Depending on your niche the latest motor industry news can help you make business decisions and forecast demand in business. Enabling you to also prepare for additional expenditure should oil prices be rising, insurance laws change or a parts manufacturer is being sold to another company. You can get news about the motor industry either on a local scale from The IMI or if operating globally, European and country specific news publications. Information on research and technology, training and CPD, business resources and events allow you to take your company to the next level. In a world where tech advances streamline costs, new training programmes offer more efficient staff and network connections provide more business, accessing motor industry news proves invaluable. As insurance brokers, we also monitor a wide variety of motor industry news to ensure we know how to assist in driving down motor trade insurance premiums when you call.

Policy for traders

Policy for traders

The  security of your business is all wrapped up inside a policy for traders. MOT centres, repair garages, breakdown recovery agents and transporters all rely on the terms within. Line by line, part time car restorers, people buying and selling cars in their spare time. Through to businesses running fleets of trucks and operating globally. All of these niche businesses benefit from the time taken to deliver a policy for traders. One which is built and tailored for their specific motor trade business activity. Insurance for motor traders is important, not only because it is required by law. It saves your cash flow and expenditure from being hit in the event of an accident. Or if a claim is made against your work, indemnity insurance steps in to save the day.

Policy for traders

Policy for traders can be obtained quickly

A motor trader that fails to have the best policy for traders can soon find its business under threat. We build in every variable from the outset and enable you to update your trader’s policy with a quick phone call. New employee under 25? Added. No claims bonus benefits, added. Have a new contract being signed for deliveries in Europe? Green card, replacement vehicle options, breakdown recovery all added in the time it takes you to sign off new work. Knowing that you and your employees are covered at every turn is important. Employer’s liability insurance, insurance for employees and values added should a visitor harm themselves on your premises. Whether you work from home, on the road or have a building as a base. All road risks and combined motor traders insurance can all be built in and tailored to your business.

A policy for traders is the result of the information you provide. Which is why you should always be honest about your activity and age of employees. Tell us everything about your vehicles, vehicle type. The amount of miles you drive. Whether you have additional locks on buildings or CCTV for parking bays. If you are trying to save an insurance house money and keep your excesses to a minimum, the broker will always do the same. An underwriter and broker works through every detail to include the correct Goods in Transit classes. And the correct sums value insurance for indemnity with a 24 hour helpline to assist should any problems arise. To understand better the terms and conditions and policy particulars that will be built into your new policy for traders documents. To have questions answered, for tips and advice, give us a call and we’ll help you see every aspect.

Motortraders advice

Motortraders advice

Motortraders advice from bokers who specialise  in the area is vital for success when trading. We’ve been where you are now. Typing endlessly into search engines to get an answer. What ever happened to being able to use the phone and get instant Motortraders advice? Look no further because if you have questions, our motor trade insurance brokers have the knowledge. It’s an amazing fact about this business, that every policy document begins life in the same format. It is merely adapted to your needs and evolves with your business over time. New trucks, an expanding business, problems with convictions, penalty points or young drivers. How can one Fleet Manager or Director have all the answers? This is one of the many reasons we have a 24 hour helpline offering Motortraders advice. Allowing you to pick up the phone and not resort to search engines. Getting answers from websites not really knowing if what you’re reading is true and current.

motortraders advice

Motortraders advice for garages with premises

A variety of places do offer Motortraders advice and up to date guidance on legislation, such as the local trading standard bodies. Specific retail motor law enterprises will also assist but advice may come at a cost. You wouldn’t expect an insurance broker to be able to offer business advice for the motor trade either. Yet as each of your motor trade activities are connected to a policy point, you may well be surprised. Do you need EU breakdown recovery and can it be added as and when you want? Are you correctly covered for that new contract and transporting another company’s goods? Are your drivers holding the correct CPC certification. Is CPD overdue? You wouldn’t expect a motor trade insurance broker to know the answer, but they do.

Questions on motor trade insurance for under twenty fives, finding out how to go from part time to full time legally. Finding answers on business premises coverage and whether you should hire a new driver or simply add a night time shift. Finding out whether you are correctly covered under a policy with every new business decision is hard work. It is essential that you have the answers. If an accident occurs because a route changed and you’re over the low mileage covered. Should a driver’s no claims bonuses come up short. Are you covered for loss of licence or replacement vehicle on the new vehicle you forgot to add? These and many more questions regarding motortraders advice are easily accessed with one phone call to us any time of the day.

Traders Policy

Traders Policy

Motor trade insurance is a specialist traders policy which is available to those who only operate as a business. Each document begins life the same way with a set policy cover and basic terms and conditions. We then go through your business activity line by line adding the correct amount of cover for each possible outcome. Whether you work from home as a part time mechanic or restore antique vehicles. Require all road risks and premises cover or transport high end luxury cars. Every part of a trader’s policy can be adapted to your niche area of the motor trade business To understand exactly what is covered click the link. Ensure you tell us everything about your business so that we can offer the cheapest premiums but at the same time, the best motor trader’s cover.

Traders Policy for driverless cars

Traders Policy for driverless cars

Your new traders policy can be broken down into several separate parts. Vehicles, employees, activity, tools, equipment, premises and also the work you carry out. From these we gather information on driver no claim bonuses, vehicle history and possible problems. We’ll understand the ages of your employees and if under 25 or if any have driving convictions. We’ll discover if you transport your own goods, those of another company or on hire and reward. Insurance values can be different if you take tools and equipment out of your buildings and on to the road. Specialist all road risks cover taking into account theft of tools can be built in. Also the type of vehicles you have and their mileage and activity, whether to retailer locations or building sites will also have an effect. Each aspect can be tailored and made specifically for you.

Not every traders policy needs to have the same amount of cover. Brokers and underwriters work together to deliver a motor trade insurance quote that is cheaper. Because if you driver under 250 miles, do not need European breakdown recovery or have no younger drivers, you can save money. However, if delivering dangerous goods and chemicals, visit building sites and drive high tonnage lorries. You need the correct amount of cover within a motor traders policy document to cover for claims should you be in the wrong. We protect your business to ensure it can continue trading whether there are claims against your work (indemnity) or a collision has occurred. Our brokers stand ready to review your unique situation and deliver the most exact motor traders policy that you require. Only adding policy particulars that directly relate to your business activity. Call us today and our partner underwriters will offer the best and cheapest trader’s policy to cover your needs now and into the future.

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