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SME Access To The Financial Ombudsman Service

28 January 2019

In the FCA’s regulation round up dated January 17th they reminded us that in October 2018 they published the SME access to the Financial Ombudsman Service – near final rules, followed by the publishing of the final rules on December 20th. The final rules which were unchanged from the near-final rules. These rules extend access […]

2018 Marks Stable Year For The Motorcycle Market

22 January 2019

The National Motorcycle Dealers Association have reported that Motorcycle sales volumes for 2018 were largely similar to 2017. In an article published on the RMIF website Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK said “2018 was a turbulent year for the motorcycle market, driven by […]

eMaster Used Car Sales Increase By 27% in 2018

15 January 2019

Whilst many OEM’s and dealers use eMaster to focus on New car sales renewals, FISC has reported that Used car sales enjoyed a 27% increase year on year in real terms …2018 v 2017. Simon Young FISC’s Managing Director commented, “eMaster has enjoyed great growth in terms of dealer numbers during 2018, but the really […]

FISC to Support Rain Rescue Animal Charity in 2019

9 January 2019

We are delighted to announce that the staff of FISC Limited have chosen Rain Rescue Pets Charity as their local charitable cause to support throughout 2019. Commenting on the support, Simon Young Managing Director said: “Our chosen Charity for 2018 was Sheffield Deaf Children’s Society and we raised over £1000 for this fantastic cause. It […]

FISC Announce Enhancements To Assist CPD Monitoring And Launches Classroom Based CPD Training For Its Motor Dealer Partners

28 December 2018

As part of FISC’s ongoing commitment to having the most user-friendly, value-adding and reliable compliance tool for the motor industry, we are pleased to announce a new Tracker system feature which will allow all Training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) completed to be logged and monitored for staff involved in insurance distribution activities. The Insurance […]

Festive Opening Hours

20 December 2018

Seasons Greetings from all of us here at FISC! As we put up our stockings and hang the mistletoe we’d like to inform you of our opening hours if you should need us over the Christmas period. Our out-of-hours team will be available 24/7 in case of an emergency while the office is closed, other than that, […]

Dacia Is Top Carmaker For Brand Advocacy

19 December 2018

A recent article in MotorTrader.com revealed that YouGov’s BrandIndex showed that Dacia is the UK’s top car manufacturer for brand advocacy. With a score of 67.4 Dacia beat 34 other car manufacturers as well as coming ninth out of the top 10 brands in all sectors. For the full article and details of the top […]

CO2 Target Talks Fail As European Manufacturers Warns Of Negative Impact

17 December 2018

Talks aimed at ratifying new CO2 targets for Europe have stalled, as countries failed to reach a compromise over recommended levels. Earlier this year, the European Parliament voted to cut CO2 levels by 15% from 2025, and 35% from 2030, based on 2021 figures. These numbers were the result of much discussion, with initial 2030 […]

FISC Looks Forward To Further International Expansion in 2019

14 December 2018

FISC now operates in several international markets including, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Norway & Finland. South Africa, China, the US and Canada are already planned for early 2019. Aaron Burton FISC’s CTO said ‘our international expansion plans for 2019 have been in place for some time. We will open 12 new markets next year and from […]

FISC Dealer Network Insurance Sales Rise by 49%

10 December 2018

FISC has revealed that across its network of motor dealers that use its compliance systems and services, like for like sales of Warranty, Tyre & Alloy Wheel Insurance have increased by 49% in 2018 over the same period last year. Tyre insurance saw the biggest rise with sales up a noteworthy 129%. Alloy wheel insurance […]

Demand For New Vans & Pick-ups Grows 9.6% In November

7 December 2018

SMMT figures show that new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations increased by almost 10% in November, good news in a depressed overall vehicle market. Demand for large vans weighing 2.5-3.5t and pick-ups drove the growth, with the year-to-date market the same as last year, down -0.7%, with 331,776 vehicles registered.

Is ‘A No deal’ Brexit A Catastrophic Blow To The British Auto Industry?

5 December 2018

According to a recent SMMT Brexit impact survey, three quarters of UK automotive firms have said that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit would be a catastrophic for the UK Automotive Industry. Half said they had already been affected by uncertainty, with one in five having lost business and a third cancelling or postponing their UK investment decisions […]

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