Motor Trade Legal Articles

The recent Employment Tribunal case of Metling v Knight IT Group Ltd [2025] gives a strong reminder to employers about the use of offensive language in the workplace and the potential implications for claims. This article will run through the facts of the case before providing some practical advice on how to best mitigate against […]

As with any motoring business, where you provide courtesy cars or test drives there will come a time when the driver has broken the law and you receive a request from the Police for the Drivers Details. What can you expect and how should you respond? Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) The first notice that […]

“I regularly provide loan vehicles for customer use during repairs. I have recently had a Land Rover Discovery for repairs and have provided a Ford Fiesta whilst the work was being undertaken. This was not a problem but now there has been a delay due to parts and the customer is becoming frustrated that they  […]

“ I have had a vehicle on site for some time. I have done some diagnostic work and quoted for a repair. The owner was going to get back to me but they haven’t and now I cannot contact them, what should I do?” There are many reasons a vehicle may be abandoned on your […]

“I have recently taken on an employee, about a month ago, but she isn’t proving to be very reliable.  She is a receptionist but has already had 5 days off with a variety of medical complaints.  What do I do?  I don’t want to be unfair to her but I’ve got a business to run […]

You’d have to have your head buried very deep in the sand, if you’re in our industry, not to have heard about the landmark decision in the Johnson case, handed down on 25 October 2024.  We’ve talked about that case several times, so we won’t recap it here.  It’s enough to note that the case […]

For those with a particularly keen eye on employment law, you will have seen that this week the Court of Appeal handed down a highly publicised decision in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School. Case Facts Mrs Higgs worked as a pastoral administrator and work experience manager at Farmor’s School. On her personal Facebook […]

In the news last week was the case of Asad Farooq v Liverpool Football Club, where Mr Farooq had claimed that he was turned down for a role based upon his race. Mr Farooq identifies himself as having British Asian heritage and applied for the role of ‘First Team Operations Manager’, having not held a […]

“If I must close my business due to storms and bad weather, do I have to pay my employees, or should it be taken as holiday?“ With the recent run of storms and the issuance of a red weather warning in January, many members are facing this question for the first time. Given the likely […]

“We made a verbal offer of employment, conditional on the individual satisfying certain pre-employment checks.  Can we withdraw that offer before the pre-employment checks have been completed on grounds that the role has been withdrawn for operational reasons?” The legal consequences of withdrawing an offer of employment will generally depend on the specific circumstances of […]