A Northern Ireland car dealer has been convicted of selling a clocked car, and then trying to re-sell it to undercover Trading Standards officers a few days later.

Trading Standards officers from Norfolk County Council are to visit more than 40 second-hand car dealers in the county over the next few weeks as a result of consumer feedback.

CDL owned vehicle provenance website, MyCarCheck.com has published the results of a survey showing that 21% of car buyers would consider buying a previously written-off vehicle, which is just as well given that their figures also show that 17.37% of all cars on UK roads have been previously written-off.

Three organisations have agreed to work together to create a career path for motivated and inspired vehicle technicians.

A new business designed to help motor dealer groups rationalise the cost and effectiveness of their recruitment process, through a model which only charges a 1% placement fee, has been launched by some well known faces from the motor industry.

The organisers of the CV Show have released further details of some of the companies offering solutions to fleet operator's headaches, who will be exhibiting at the event which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from April 24th to 26th.

Suppliers of thousands of specially adapted commercial vehicles such as ambulances and wheelchair accessible vehicles used by fleets in the UK are said to be threatened by a failure to prepare for forthcoming European regulations relating to Whole Vehicle Type Approval. So says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), who claim that small and medium-sized businesses could shut down overnight if they do not act now to meet complex new laws.

The son of one of Britain's greatest aviation pioneers is opening an MG dealership, with the help of race ace and pilot Jason Plato, who will make a guest appearance at the opening.