Left of Centre or Leave of Senses? What constitutes a classic car? If you were to take HMRC’s definition to the letter, then for tax purposes, it’s any car that is worth more than £15,000 and over 15 years old. Meanwhile, the DVLA deems any car built over 40 years ago to be a ‘historic…
Classic Fords It’s a gloomy October morning as I write this. It’s dark, cold, and raining. Most of the country is back in an extended lockdown (pick a number between one and…), the pubs are (mostly) closed, the politicians are arguing(again), unemployment is at an all time high, and you can’t go into a bank…
Are you awesome, like working in a team & have a work hard / play hard attitude? Then you’ll probably thrive in Laird Assessors. Here’s why: We have a team of motor engineers dotted around the UK who examine cars, mainly crashed ones. They compile expert reports which are required generally for insurance or legal purposes. We need people to help them.
Road Test by Nik Ellis This is a Swiss Army Knife of a car. Feel the need for speed? Big, fast engine, tick. Driving round Europe & require something comfy, tick. Taking the kids camping & need loads of room, tick. Owned & loved by many a famous supercar collector such as Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason…
By Jonathan Mitchell Classic Car Specialist My Dad had one of those… A line that most adults of certain age, with even a passing interest in things automotive, will have uttered at some point in the last 20 years (or more) when talking about cars of a certain age. Or perhaps they wished that their dad (or indeed mum,…
Nik Ellis test the new Huracán EVO RWD The Gallardo was the first model to emerge from Lamborghini after Audi took control in 1999. Rumour has it that Audi needed to reduce their 1-10 quality scale to -3 just to encompass the somewhat agricultural build standards. After being introduced in 2004, the Gallardo was very…
Recruiting the Best We’ve always had a problem recruiting staff, mainly because we’re super fussy. One of our big selling points is our outstanding service, so the staff have to be something special. We’ve won plenty of customer service awards for Yes qualifications are handy, experience even more so, but by far & away ethos…
Desktop Vehicle Damage Assessments Desktop reports are common place now, sometimes called Virtual Reports, simply Desk or Remote Video Inspections. It’s a very quick & efficient way of providing a vehicle damage assessment report and has been adopted by insurance companies, accident management companies, the motor trade & over the last few years some of…
Technological Progress Have you sat in a car built in the last twelve months? A world of difference from cars built at the turn of the last decade. Not only has steel been replaced with plastics, carbon fibre, ceramic, aluminium, ultra-high strength steels, but they now have a raft on incredible technology. From IoT connected…
We’re offering our engineering services for free during this testing time. We provide damage vehicle triage, desk-top reporting, repair management & a range of bespoke products to ensure damaged vehicles are managed rapidly to ensure the shortest key-to-key, return to use time. Police, Ambulance & Fire Experience We have two decades experience dealing with emergency…