Motor Trade Legal Articles

“I have an aging technician (Alan) who has started to make quite a few mistakes.  He seems to be forgetting things and is getting a bit long in the tooth so I wondered whether I should just suggest it might be time for him to retire?  I wouldn’t mind offering him a small sum of […]

Most members will have a good understanding of the so-called “emissions scandal,” but a quick recap never hurts.  In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to using “defeat devices” to manipulate emissions levels during testing. The scandal initially erupted when it was discovered that Volkswagen had installed such devices in millions of diesel vehicles in order to pass […]

“We have recently found evidence of a technician undertaking MOTs at our premises during work hours, but not logging the job in our system and pocketing the cash for himself. He has never been allowed to do this and has used company equipment and time to do the MOT. What is our legal position and […]

“I run a small body repair MOT workshop. I sometimes have to leave my technician working on his own when I am out of the business, is that okay? Is there any law in this area?” Employers who have employees who are likely to be working on their own need to carry out a risk […]

“When I receive a Subject Access Request do I have to provide everything with a person’s name on?” The Short answer is no. Whilst a person’s name will be personal data, this does not mean the whole content of any document becomes their personal data. There is no need to disclose the whole of an […]

Following July’s election results and Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer being elected as Prime Minister, there has been a great deal of speculation as to how and when Labour’s manifesto promises would come to fruition. Although Labour’s election manifesto gave a flavour of what is to come, the 17th July King’s Speech gave far more direction […]

From 26 October 2024 employers have a new duty to proactively take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment when the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act) Act 2023 comes into force.  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) has recently published a consultation on amendments to its technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at […]

“As we are at the start of a new academic year, I am taking on a new apprentice. I’ve always employed apprentices using our standard contract of employment that I use for all of my employees.  I’ve heard it is very difficult to legally terminate an apprenticeship, but I’ve heard that in England & Wales […]

Brace!  Brace!  Ready or not, new vehicles are going to start coming with a whole lot more tech packed into them.   In this article, we’re going to look at the EU’s new Vehicle General Safety Regulation (GSR2), Regulation (EU) 2019/2144, which rolled out on 7 July 2024.  While the UK has not adopted these […]

Once upon a time, ADR, like mediation, was merely an “alternative” to Courts. It was an entirely optional process that gave parties flexibility.  ‘Times they are a changing’, as Bob Dylan might say. It has long been true that a Court could deny a successful party their costs if they unreasonably refused to participate in […]