Daily Motor News – Monday 16 March 2026 

ARC360 2026 set to unite the industry voices 

ARC360 2026 is set to bring together the organisations actively shaping the future of the UK vehicle repair sector when it returns to the British Motor Museum, Gaydon on Thursday 21 May. The event continues to strengthen its position as one of the industry’s most important meeting points, with representation already confirmed from around 30 insurer brands, more than 10 vehicle manufacturers and some of the UK’s most innovative, forward-thinking and fastest-growing repair businesses. Read more

Young driver safety – Chartered Insurance Institute makes public commitment to widespread consultation on improving approaches to safety in mid-2026 

The CII has outlined steps towards new guidance on young driver safety in response to a prevention of future deaths report after an inquest into a fatal accident in which three young people died. Read more

New measures to modernise and transform the UK redress system  

Following feedback from industry and consumer groups, the Financial Ombudsman and FCA have outlined the next steps on their joint work to modernise the redress system. Read more

Taxi Licencing: A New Regime on the Horizon

Despite an ever more favourable legal landscape having evolved in recent years, with a raft of key judicial decisions in insurers favour which limit the measure of damages, there are many aspects of taxi claims which remain problematic. Read more

Countdown builds for ClaimsTech – The Pitch 2026 as entry deadline approaches 

The race is on for claims technology innovators as the entry deadline for ILC’s ClaimsTech – The Pitch 2026 rapidly approaches, with submissions closing at the end of March. Interest has already been strong, with a number of impressive and innovative solutions submitted from across the insurtech landscape. Read more

WeRide and Geely Farizon scale Robotaxi production 

WeRide has expanded its strategic cooperation agreement with Geely Farizon, with the two companies announcing their plans to deliver 2,000 upgraded, purpose-built, mass-produced Robotaxi GXRs by the end of 2026, advancing WeRide’s progress toward large-scale global Robotaxi commercialisation. Read more

The world’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle is now entering production 

A new electric motorcycle startup claims it has solved one of the oldest challenges in two-wheeled transportation: staying upright. Technology company OMOWAY has officially unveiled its new OMO X electric motorcycle and announced that the bike has now entered mass production, describing it as the world’s first mass-produced self-balancing electric motorcycle. Read more

Police-style powers handed to environment officers as part of plans to bring down waste criminals 

Waste criminals could soon face police-style powers as the government steps up its crackdown on the crime. Under a new zero-tolerance approach, the government is looking to expand powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) as well as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and other legislation to the Environment Agency and its enforcement officers.  Read more

Only one industry pays salaries high enough to afford the cost of an average UK home as non-owners give up on property prospects 

A new study has revealed that only one sector in the UK pays a salary high enough to afford the average house price. The figures estimate that an annual income of £56,476 is now needed for a single person to comfortably afford the mortgage repayments on the average UK house price of £270,000.^[1]Yet, only the financial and insurance activities industry provides a median salary high enough to achieve this, at £58,488. Read more

Londoners ‘disproportionately’ affected by fraud 

Londoners are “disproportionately” affected by increasingly sophisticated fraud operations, senior police figures have warned. At a police and crime committee meeting at City Hall this week, officials said fraud was on the rise – accounting for 41% of all crimes across England and Wales – with online scams particularly prevalent in London. Read more

Firms to be paid to hire unemployed young people 

Companies are to be paid grants to hire more young people under new government proposals to tackle youth unemployment. Ministers want to create 200,000 jobs and are pledging £1bn in funding for several initiatives. Read more

How Estonia built a blueprint for mobility innovation procurement 

Procuring innovation in mobility and transport remains a significant challenge for many cities and regions in Europe. In 2025, a series of workshops in Estonia brought together public and private stakeholders to explore this issue as part of a new initiative by EIT Urban Mobility, Estonian Business School and Estonian Cleantech Association. Read more

Willis, a WTW business, today announced the continued expansion of its GB Affinity technology ecosystem through a strategic partnership with Qover, a European leader in embedded insurance orchestration. Read more

Europcar Mobility Group UK has extended its partnership with Leicester Tigers, renewing its role as Official Vehicle Rental Partner from the start of the 2026/27 season as the club stormed to victory against Exeter to lift the Premiership rugby cup. 

The government spent £377m in nine months to keep British Steel’s Scunthorpe site operating, according to a report. The National Audit Office (NAO) said ongoing operations were costing the department of Business and Trade (DBT) about £1.3m a day, with no set budget, repayment schedule or end date. Read more

Ash Jackson has started a new role as Director Of Conduct Operations at Marshmallow.