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Welcome to Matt Perry – CTO
- February 23, 2021
- Posted by: Sam Boden
- Category: Automotive Industry, Meet the Clickers, News
No CommentsWe’re delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Matt Perry as Chief Technical Officer Matt joined ClickDealer on a consultancy basis in October 2020 as interim CTO, to help advise on future digital transformation projects and provide guidance around the ongoing tech strategy. He has now joined the team on a permanent basis as a
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Our dealers took home awards in the Used Car Awards!
- February 9, 2021
- Posted by: Sam Boden
- Category: Automotive Industry, Awards, News
The Used Car Awards 2020 took place on Friday 5th February. The Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards were held virtually this year, hosted by Mike Brewer. We’re incredibly proud that THIRTEEN of our amazing dealers were shortlisted for awards: Dealer Award Outcome Hilton Garage Used Car Online Sales Experience Shortlisted Sam Evans, Beck Evans
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Do you know how the FCA Commission rules affect your dealership?
- January 4, 2021
- Posted by: Sam Boden
- Category: Automotive Industry, News
Do you understand the new FCA Commission Rules? The FCA’s ban on ‘discretionary commission models’ and new rules take effect from the 28th January 2021. The FCA rules on commission models, and on how they should be disclosed to customers are set out in CONC 3 and CONC 4 in the FCA Handbook. The FCA
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Volume networks feeling the pressure from luxury brands and supermarkets
- March 18, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
Volume dealer networks are feeling the squeeze by luxury brands in the new car market and rapidly expanding car supermarkets within the used car sector. Speaking on the situation, APC’s managing director Bill Bexson said: “The motor retail market has become increasingly segmented with both the so-called prestige brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and Jaguar
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29% of motorists allowed their MOT certificate to expire
- March 12, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
A new study conducted by Kwik Fit has revealed that 29% of British motorises have forgotten to renew their MOT certificate before their existing one expired. Based on a sample size of 2,000, this percentage could be relative to roughly 11.6 million UK motorists. A further 16% of respondents admitted to repeatedly forgetting to renew
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Transport Watchdog Launches Website to Report Poor Road Signs
- March 11, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
Many of us have felt the frustration of being unable to correctly read a road sign because part of it is missing, its dirty, covered by overgrown foliage, or has been vandalised. Not only is a poor road sign frustrating, but it’s also pretty dangerous. That’s why transport watchdog Transport Focus has set up the
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BCA Celebrates All-time High For LCV Values
- March 10, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
BCA has revealed that light commercial vehicles (LCVs) hit an all-time high this previous January. Prices hit £7,636 which was a £343 (4.7%) increase from their December 2019 figures. Fleet and leased LCVs averaged out at £852, increased by £199 (2.3%) compared to December, and is also the highest ever monthly value recorder for corporate
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DVSA Announces Changes to Theory Test
- March 2, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
We’ve all been there, that bane of our learner years; the dreaded theory test. Considered by many aspiring drivers to be a tricky hurdle they need to overcome in the hopes of hitting the road, the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have recently announced that there will be changes to the theory test
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Margin compression still a big worry for dealers
- February 27, 2020
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Squeezing profit from their vehicles while remaining price competitive is a continuing headache for dealers who are paying more for the most popular stock – small and mid-size cars – and the picture is unlikely to get much better this year, analysts say. The headline figure of a 1.1% rise in the prices paid by
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Parking Mishaps Cost UK Motorists £1.5b Each Year
- February 25, 2020
- Posted by: Kirsty Sidley
- Category: Automotive Industry
Research recently conducted by Skoda UK into our driving habits found that around 3.74million motorists in the UK caused damage to their vehicles while parking in 2019, landing them with an average repair bill of £396. When added up this comes to an eye-watering total of £1.5 billion! As part of their research, Skoda UK
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