ILC Motor Repair News – Friday 23 October 2026

Precision Repair Group (PRG) has announced its investment in accident repair business L & I Eaton, adding 15 repair centres to its UK network and extending its geographical coverage into Scotland for the first time. Read more

Evolve Accident Repair Group has completed the acquisition of Wyndon Motors in Coventry making it the seventh site in the rapidly growing group.

Head of Network Operations & Engineering at Activate Group, Chris Aplin reflects on his career, the leadership lessons he lives by and where the repair market is heading. Read more

Madi Hall has started a new position as Account Executive at Rapid Repair Network.

Motofix Group has officially adopted RWC’s Train to Gain programme to provide dedicated CPD and upskilling across each skill discipline for the group.

Armstrong & Burns Accident Repair Centre has been presented with the iBodyshop UK Early Adopter Award.

Express Bodyworks Group has acquired EJ Bowman’s Lincoln – a business with over 80 years’ service to the industry.

Andrew Ford has started a new position as General Manager at Evolve Accident Repair Group.

Hyundai Motor UK appoints AX Motor Assist and Avant for new Accident Management and Approved Bodyshop programmes

Hyundai Motor UK has appointed AX Motor Assist as its new Accident Management partner and Avant to manage its Hyundai-approved Bodyshop Programme. Read more

Pressing issue: UK drivers want dashboard buttons back

Surprisingly, younger drivers are most keen to see physical controls make a comeback. More than three quarters of 18–25-year-olds (77%) want buttons back, with many other drivers in agreement (64% of 26–49-year-olds, 63% of 50–65-year-olds and 59% of those over 65). Read more

Toyota Motor Europe posts all-time record sales of 936,042 vehicles in the first nine months of 2026

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) achieved record sales of 936,042 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the first nine months of 2026, up 0.6% year-on-year. Read more

AION partners with CRG Diagnostics

AION has partnered with CRG Diagnostics to strengthen diagnostic and calibration support for its UK repair network, with the aim of reducing vehicle downtime and improving repair efficiency. Read more

Volvo Cars Q3 2026: taking decisive action to navigate a very tough environment

Volvo Cars today reports an operating income, excluding joint ventures & associates and items affecting comparability, of SEK -3.7 billion and a corresponding EBIT margin of -5.6 per cent for the third quarter of 2026. The result reflects a further deteriorating external environment, led by market developments in China and the US. Read more

China threatens retaliation if UK follows EU with tariffs on Chinese electric cars

China has threatened to retaliate against the UK if the government follows the European Union by imposing restrictions on Chinese-made electric cars. Read more

Industry needs a viable path to zero emission mobility 

As the consultation on the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate draws to a close, our message to government is clear: industry is committed to the destination, but we need a route that is sustainable and realistic. Read more

Insure TV Masterclass: Navigating the future of motor claims and vehicle repair 

At Aviva, we know that delivering great claims outcomes requires more than keeping pace with vehicle technology. It takes strong broker partnerships, industry expertise and a commitment to finding solutions that deliver for customers. Read more

Volkswagen Financial Services | Fleet renews incident management partnership with FMG

Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet (VWFS | Fleet) has renewed its long-standing partnership with FMG, extending the provision of incident management services that help VWFS | Fleet drivers return to the road quickly, safely and with minimal disruption following a vehicle incident. Read more

FNOL for fleets: why the first notification can shape the entire claim

First Notification of Loss (FNOL) is more than the point at which an incident is reported. It is the point at which critical information is captured, decisions begin to be made and the next stages of the claim are set in motion. Read more

See Through the Scam: Warning over fake car insurance deals as fraud networks uncovered daily  

New insights from the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) reveal at least one new Ghost Broking network is uncovered every day, with each capable of targeting thousands of victims. To help disrupt this activity and protect the public, an industry campaign has been launched to warn people about the signs of fake car insurance deals. Read more

ThingCo warns of collision increase

Telematics data from ThingCo has identified an 82.4% increase in accident alerts relative to driving time among predominantly young drivers in the three weeks following the autumn clock change, highlighting increased motor claims risks as daylight hours shorten. Read more

Surventis strengthens paint technical awareness

Surventis has developed a Paint Technical Awareness Workshop to help insurance and work-provider engineering teams better understand modern vehicle refinishing processes, repair technologies and sustainable repair methods. Read more

Reports of cloned vehicles rise to record high as law-breaking drivers look to evade enforcement cameras 

Instances of vehicle cloning – where a number plate is fraudulently used by another driver on a different but similar vehicle to avoid getting caught by enforcement cameras – are at their highest level ever, according to new data analysed by the RAC. Read more

IMI hosts strategic industry roundtable on the future of the MOT

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), with the support of the DVSA, brought together industry experts yesterday (21st October) for a strategic roundtable focused on ensuring the MOT test remains fit for purpose as vehicle technology evolves. Read more

The claim is the promise – exclusive ILC weekly serialisation

Chapter 4: Trust banked, trust spent Every insurance relationship contains one letter the customer actually reads. It is not the policy. We established in the introduction that nobody reads the policy. It is the renewal notice, and they read it for one reason: it contains a number, and the number has usually gone up. Read more