A garage in Northampton has lost tools valued at around £30,000 in a burglary and two vehicles that were on the premises overnight.
Mechanics are dealing with a higher number of suspension problems, largely due to the poor state of local roads, according to the RAC.
Dealers are benefiting from higher prices at auction for part-exchanged vehicles, according to the latest data published by Manheim’s auctions.
Dealers may be celebrating a successful 2015 with sales of new cars at an all time high, but newly-released figures show that profitability during November dropped.
Car buyers in the UK purchased more diesel vehicles than petrol cars in 2015 for the first time in five years.