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publication date: Feb 16, 2010
After 190 years of trading, South Wales haulier Ellis Morgan & Son has gone into liquidation following the collapse of its key client, Western Corrugated, leaving the firm £250,000 out of pocket.
Peter Dewey of Begbies Traynor was appointed as liquidator of the firm on 28 January, making all 28 staff redundant. The company's statement of affairs shows it has a total deficiency of £1.07m with assets of under £48,000. Tailgating is the most despised habit amongst British motorists with two thirds (66pc) wanting to put bumper-to-bumper motoring in the road-going equivalent of Room 101. New research from Kwik-Fit shows that tailgating is hated by more people than other drivers failing to indicate (62pc), or dangerous overtaking (57pc). Jumping traffic lights, which is cited by 35pc of motorists, and hogging the middle lane of the motorway (34pc), complete the top five. A range of service plans for low mileage Fiat users has been launched by Fiat Group Automobiles UK. Called Feel3, the plans are designed for owners who cover less than 10,000 miles a year, and allow customers to drive with complete peace of mind, knowing their car has been regularly serviced by trained Fiat technicians. Prices vary slightly between dealers, but a three-year, 27,000-mile plan can cost around £13 a month. However, until 31 March, eligible Fiat 500 and Punto Evo customers can sign up for the scheme completely free of charge. Following news that the government is considering harsher penalties for motorists who use a mobile phone while driving, research by Direct Line reveals that over two thirds of British motorists would support measures to increase the number of penalty points or increase fines for drivers caught using a mobile while behind the wheel. Previous Direct Line research has shown that drivers' reaction times are 30pc slower when talking on a hand-held mobile phone compared to being at the legal drink drive limit behind the wheel and nearly 50 per cent slower than when driving under normal driving conditions. TATA has appointed former Vauxhall boss Carl-Peter Forster to head up its global operations including JLR. The 55 year old takes up the group chief executive officer role after heading up GM Europe brands Vauxhall, Chevrolet, Saab and Opel. Before that, he was a board member at BMW responsible for manufacturing. JLR’s previous boss in the UK, David Smith, suddenly resigned at the end of January. About 10 foreign specialists will join an ad-hoc panel to be set up soon by Toyota Motor Corp. with the aim of maintaining the quality of parts and equipment used to build Toyota cars overseas, company officials said. The committee will comprise specialists from Japan, the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, with Toyota President Akio Toyoda as panel chief, say Japanese media reports. |
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