QuestGates group today (17/01/2024) announced having strengthened its position in the UK motor claims sector with the acquisition of Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd (CMA). Established almost 30 years ago, we have built an enviable reputation in the UK motor …
Who remembers the days of ESDA* and the VSC**? We possessed both during the heyday of the ‘dodgy document’. Whilst personal computing, printing emailing and the internet have seen a substantial reduction in tangible documents with their wet signatures, they …
‘It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters’* You may believe ‘no harm done’ that upon viewing the damage (lack of?), the impossibility of any injury occurring because of your walking-pace nudge (or similar), …
‘The motor insurance sector has been grappling with a surge in vehicle theft – a problem most prevalent in the high-value vehicle market’ with a ‘25% year-on-year increase’ according to ‘consumer intelligence’. Whilst the scarcity of available used cars may …
A glowing endorsement … CMA are pleased to have their professionalism and attention to delegated authority TPPD / Highway claims recognised following a supplier performance audit. Whilst it was noted Claims Management and Adjusting Ltd (CMA) are providing a good …
A spillage on our roads can prove problematic, and expensive. There is the initial cleansing & containment to consider, possible environmental issues, traffic management and potentially .. resurfacing with all the associated costs this brings. We know a thing or …
A judge having dismissed a no-insurance prosecution against an e-scooter owner after being told it is impossible for the third-level student to get insurance for the vehicle, that a conviction would be ‘unfair’, these riders are seemingly labelled as ‘victims’; …
As we reported in July 2022, vehicle theft numbers are only one facet by which to understand the size of the problem – and likely the least helpful! Consideration also needs to be given to: recovery rates vehicle values This …
Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd., has called out the absurdity of a particular type of insurance fraud. “Retrospectively getting cover, or ‘forward-dating’ the event, is a common con, but this one was absurd, seemingly designed to fool the police, he …
02/09/2022 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: Further to previous disclosures of the rates used by Kier to bill NH for DCP works, please could you provide the latest to cover the period 2021 to the …
You are likely aware we work for vehicle information suppliers, the public and insurers, assisting with ‘diminution in value’ and/or ‘loss of title’ claims – read more here. In brief, if an information supplier informs a customer the vehicle is …
A GB licence holder must immediately notify the DVLA of any change of address, this is stipulated in section 99(4) of The Road Traffic Act 1988. Yet, under Section 99A(3), EU driving licence holders can drive in the UK for …
National Highways’ failure to audit a £440,000 bill from Amey has cost the public over £300,000! The costs arose from a collision; a vehicle struck Higham Road Bridge, Northampton which passes over a railway line. Emergency attendance was required and …
A great Christmas gifts for children and adults? Not if you intended to ride of a road! Over 1 million privately-owned e-scooters sold in the UK before the holiday rush. are ILLEGAL for road-use. the police have seized 1,000’s of …
Think again! Informed there is a potential fault or defect with your vehicle, why would you not seek to address it asap … for the safety of yourself, your occupants and other road users? Does this recent (12/2021) spell the …
Ride an Electric Scooter on the road and you risk confiscation of your pricey machine … plus 6 points on your license for ‘no insurance’. So why are you allowed to ride an Electric Bicycle? The official response: Cycles, including …
The ICO & FoIA – A Potentially Far-Reaching Decision Notice (DN) Information held by an Authority’s contractor is held ‘on behalf of’ the Authority. The latest Decision Notice has upheld our complaint and potentially starts to address a ‘major loophole’ …
Whilst some explain electric scooters were legalised for use on British streets 07/2020, this does not apply to every scooter. Hop on an eScotter and take to the road at your own peril; injury and/or legal! E-scooters are classified as …
31/05/2021 – The personal injury claims process is changing for people who suffer lower value injuries as a result of road traffic accidents (RTAs). Turning on a sixpence, we at CMA have long enjoyed the challenges of addressing portal claims …
The BBC reports: More than 40,000 people from the Philippines have been recruited to front British companies as part of schemes costing the UK “hundreds of millions of pounds” in lost taxes. BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 discovered more …
