Tag Archives: Data

Crash repair chain NARS has called in The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to investigate the illegal access of data from a computer system it uses. NARS told ICO investigators system had been unlawfully accessed to view car repair estimates which contained personal data. The person of interest to the search warrant carried out today is not a current employee of ...

Solera Holdings, the owner of cap hpi and Audatex, has bought Autodata for £340m. It is the second time the company has been bought in under three years. In 2014 Autodata founders sold the business to Bowmark and Five Arrows Principal Investments for £143m. Autodata is a provider of technical information for the automotive service, maintenance and repair sector. It ...

Dealers need to do more to protect their data and reputation online. For many dealerships hackers are able to barge their way into their IT infrastructures through two open doors: lax IT infrastructure and security or staff members. Remote access and takedown of a dealership’s website, or removal of data, can be done anywhere in the world thanks to today’s ...

HPI has warned that the proposed changes to the MoT would see the risk of fraud from clockers escalate. The Government said in the Summer Budget is is to consult on whether to extend the time before a car needs its first MOT test from three years to four. Neil Hodson, managing director for HPI, said: “There are clearly some ...

Auto Trader has signed a 10-year contract with Glass’s to help it develop new ways to search and present vehicles. It is aiming to help consumers to get more relevant search results and to find the car they are looking for more quickly. “Glass’s has a reputation for working closely with partners to innovate and add value beyond high quality ...

What can dealerships do to ensure people are confident they are driving away with the best car for their particular needs? A survey on car buying behaviour that we carried out recently found that over half of the drivers in the UK use the internet as their first port of call to research their next car purchase. It’s clear that ...