2012 CAT AWARD WINNERS REVEALED

More than 140 aftermarket heavyweights converged on Twickenham Rugby Stadium recently for the 2012 CAT Awards. The great and the good applauded our eight award winners, including retail magnate Joe Elliot for his lifetime achievement award.

GOVERNMENT SCRAPS PLAN TO EXTEND MOT INTERVALS

Government proposals to extend MOT test intervals from the current system of 3-1-1 have been scrapped in favour of a drive to improve standards with codes of conduct and additional mystery shopping.Transport Secretary Justine Greening said the focus instead would be to work with industry to improve standards.

FEATURE: BIG GUNS ROLL INTO UK

The aftermarket grapevine does it again – first Unipart, and now ECP as well. CAT talks exclusively to ECP’s Sukhpal Singh and LKQ’s Rob Wagman about Euro Car Parts’ shocking £225 million sale, future growth targets, and hitting the beach.