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October 2018
Mission Accomplished!
We are delighted to announce that ALL our Staff Engineers are now Salvage AQP accredited! – Well done to Keith and Dave who were the final 2 to undertake the exam last week.
September 2018
Update on Salvage AQP accreditation
We are very pleased to advise that 3 more of our Engineers have passed the accreditation taking the number up to 9 ‘AQP’ Engineers. Well done to Danny, Gary and Peter.
3 + 3 = 6 !
Further to our post in August, we are delighted to confirm 3 more Engineers have gained the Salvage AQP accreditation. Well done Mark, Simon and Steve!
AUDIT OF OUR SERVICES – THE RESULT !!
Feedback from Principals - A positive audit for Northern Assessors and it is clear that the service provided to ****** Insurance is quick, accurate and is on the whole to a good quality. General feedback from the claims teams is that they are pleased with the interaction they have with Northern Assessors and they receive [...]
August 2018
THE PERILS OF USED CARS !
Once again we have undertaken an inspection of a second hand vehicle (after the Client had purchased it) due to issues encountered. Unfortunately the Client found problems shortly after purchase and instructed ourselves to undertake an inspection which revealed no less than 12 faults with the vehicle (at least 6 are major defects) that must [...]
THREE OVER THE LINE AND COUNTING!….
We are very pleased to announce that our first three Engineer candidates have passed the Salvage Code of practice examination at Training 2000 in Blackburn. Well done Dave, Ray and Paul. Further updates to follow.
High tech cars to push up repair costs and car insurance premiums;
New cars are becoming more expensive to insure than ever before. The ever-rising levels of standard equipment mean that repairs are more costly than ever, which in turn pushes up customers’ premiums. Of course, while some of that added tech is due to customer demand for extra comfort and refinement, other tech has been added [...]
JLT reveals Premier League injury bill
The cost of injuries increased 21% in the 2017/18 season with £217m paid out to Injured footballers. The cost of player injuries for Premier League football clubs increased over 21% with teams paying out more than £217m in wages to injured players in the 2017/18 season, according to JLT Specialty. In its third annual Sport [...]
OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT ACHIEVED DUE TO REPORT FROM NORTHERN ASSESSORS:-
The distributor of a horsebox in which a promising event horse died after his leg went through the floor has come to an out-of-court settlement with the lorry’s owner. NORTHERN ASSESSORS Independent report:- A report written by consulting automotive engineers Northern Assessors, who inspected the lorry after the accident, stated that: “The floor is constructed [...]
July 2018
Fraudster sentenced to a year in prison after stealing more than £10,000 from Aviva, RSA, Allianz, Direct Line and Axa.
A former Axa employee has been jailed for 12 months after stealing over £10,000 in total from insurers including Aviva, RSA, Allianz and Direct Line Group. Jack Burton, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 18 July for making nine fraudulent claims against several insurers. He also pleaded guilty to abusing his position as an [...]
DAS v Asplin: Guilty three sentenced to 15 years;
Judge brands Asplin "a manipulative, arrogant and greedy man". Paul Asplin, David Kearns and Sally Jones were sentenced to a total of 15 years for conspiracy to defraud Insurer Das. The three defendants were sent down at Southwark Crown Court on Friday 13 July after a trial that had lasted since April. They were accused [...]
Das v Asplin: Asplin guilty in fraud case;
Paul Asplin, the former CEO at Das, was found guilty of fraud charges alongside ex Das claims director David Kearns and former wife, Sally Jones. Former Das CEO Paul Asplin was found guilty on fraud charges today (9 July) at Southwark Crown Court. Fellow defendants David Kearns, ex claims director at Das, and Sally Jones, [...]
KEEP UPDATED ON SALVAGE AQP’s
We are very pleased to announce that all our staff Engineers are booked in to undertake the Salvage competency examination over the next 3 months. Updates to follow
Check out Sainsbury’s Bank’s guide servicing and maintaining your car
With the recent major changes to the MOT test which came into effect on 20th May, it’s now harder for cars, vans, motorbikes and other light passenger vehicles to be deemed roadworthy. As well as additional items not previously serviced before, there are now stricter limits for emissions from diesel cars, and changes to the [...]
Check out Sainsbury’s Bank’s guide to buying a new and used car
Buying a used car guide: Buying a new car guide:
June 2018
CHARITY EVENT COMPLETED !
I am pleased to announce that the 128 mile charity walk was completed by myself and 13 other brave men. We all made it back to Huddersfield on Sunday the 24th June after the epic trek albeit somewhat battered, bruised and with very sore feet. The result however is that we will have raised over [...]
UPDATED ON SALVAGE AQP’s
We are pleased to confirm that ALL our Engineers applications have been accepted on the salvage AQP scheme. Updates to follow once examinations have taken place.
If you are considering buying a used vehicle… Why take the risk?…
Following a recent inspection of a used vehicle purchased from a major motor retailer, it is obvious that a pre purchase inspection by a qualified vehicle Engineer is as important as ever. The vehicle in question was found to have over 10 faults with an estimated £3000 repair bill to rectify the issues but unfortunately the owner had already [...]
The results are in!
The results are in !.....We are pleased to announce that we have undergone a successful external Audit of our services and systems to achieve a ‘good rating’. Here are extracts of the 2018 Audit report; ‘’All the reports have good clear images and it is clear that there is a very thorough auditing process in [...]
May 2018
Former insurance broker turned ghost broker is sentenced to 12 months in prison
Following a joint investigation between the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), its insurer members and the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), Nigel Fox, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court to 12 months in prison.
Justice Committee “troubled” by the reliability of insurer fraud data ahead of secondary legislation on personal injury reform.
Increasing the small claims limit for personal injury (PI) creates significant access to justice concerns, according to a new report from the Justice Committee. The committee examined the impact of raising the PI small claims limit (using secondary legislation) from £1,000 to £2,000 and to £5,000 for Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) related PI claims, part [...]
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